NEW ORLEANS — A person with direct knowledge of the deal says the New Orleans Hornets have agreed to trade reserve point guard Antonio Daniels and a 2014 second-round draft pick to Minnesota in exchange for forward Darius Songaila and guard Bobby Brown.

The person spoke to The Associated Press Wednesday on the condition of anonymity because the trade had not been officially announced.
The move will cut the Hornets’ payroll by $1.3 million this season.
Songaila has been in the NBA for six seasons, averaging 7 points. Brown, who was on the Hornets’ summer league team in 2008, played 68 games with Sacramento and Minnesota last season, his first in the NBA.