The Charlotte Hornets ACTUALLY Made a Smart Trade

The Charlotte Hornets ACTUALLY Made a Smart Trade

It almost seems rare these days to not only see a trade that works out equally well for both sides and how they benefit in a given deal but even more rare to see a good trade or really a good transaction in general come from the Charlotte Hornets and with the Hornets

Moving on from Terry roier who is a prime trade candidate for them in exchange for Kyle Lowry on an expiring contract and getting a first round pick in the deal from the Miami Heat the pick in question being a 20207 first round pick Lottery protected and if it doesn’t

Convey it becomes unprotected in 2028 I love this deal for both teams given the state of the Hornets who are obviously not in a position to be winning now and a player like roier who doesn’t fit their timeline but is having the best season of his career taking advantage of

His trade value being at its peak getting off his contract which still has two years left on his deal after this season and acquiring a first round pick and an expiring deal to free up cap space going into next season which now positions the Hornets to have the most

Cap space in the NBA going into next year a move with a semblance of Direction from the Hornets and according to reports the Hornets aren’t done making deals what are some of those potential deals that could go down leading up to the deadline on February 8th well let’s talk about it as always

If you’re new to the channel and you like this type of content you would mean a great deal to me if you subscribed and in return I’ll be providing more NBA content like this now it’s easy to make fun of the Charlotte Hornets and all the moves they’ve made over the years the

Busted draft picks the fat contracts they’ve handed out to mid-level players and still year after year being an average to bottom feeder team in the NBA and while I’m by no saying this is some Monumental trade that is going to turn their franchise around not even close

But this is the first time in a while where to me the Hornets have finally signaled a proper direction they’ve been especially bad the last two seasons the year before that they went to the playin as the 10th seed and got beaten badly in that game they haven’t made the playoffs

In almost a decade and rather than making these moves where they try and bring in bigger names and signing them to long-term deals like Gordon Hayward or before that Nicholas patum the Hornets have finally recognized we’re going nowhere and and if we continue on this path it’s very likely we’re going

To lose Lam Melo ball if he Demands a trade because Lam Melo is the biggest name player or watch appeal that this franchise has had in over two decades yes more so than kmo Walker and while it’s going to be painful filled with lots of losing in the short term the

Hornets are finally recognizing they need to stop this play at bringing in big-ish names just to try to maintain some semblance of relevancy they’re not relevant except that build draft capital and assets you can work with towards the future and go from there and moving off of Terry roier like I said capitalizing

On his trade value when it’s at its peak getting off roer’s contract getting a first round pick in the deal freeing up a ton of cap space for this off season and now focusing on moving all of their assets that don’t fit their timeline now

They’re not going to be able to get much for Gordon Hayward on an expiring deal you might even be looking at a buyout situation you may get lucky and get a second round pick in a deal for a team that is looking to salary dump one of

Their players but unlikely now I’ve said before there is a world in which if the Hornets wanted to take on Zack LaVine and see if him and Melo could do something special then they could Fork over a first round pick and a trade deal with Hayward which would free up cap

Space for the Bulls going into this season by getting lavine’s deal off of their books but I personally don’t think that’s a smart move for the Hornets as it kind of puts them back into this Perpetual state of mediocrity but rather than focusing on Gordon Hayward two

Players I would look to move I’m the Hornets are PJ Washington and Miles Bridges miles Bridges I’ve seen my piece in him before as someone who has a wife and two daughters and grew up with sisters I have zero tolerance for domestic abuse and this guy should never

Be able to play basketball again but the off court stuff aside and if the NBA is seemingly going to let this guy just play like nothing happened then Bridges who is on an expiring deal and a player who they likely won’t look to resign you should be able to get something for him

A player that is a strong score and in his prime and then for PJ Washington a solid player and inconsistent player but on a fairly team-friendly deal and could be a solid role player for a contending level team should you be able to get some sort of draft capital or a young

Player in exchange for him yeah I think so get his money off the books and free up even more cap space and so you move on from Hayward Washington and bridges and you focus on building around lamelo ball and Brandon Miller you’d be bad for a while more High lottery picks as long

As they don’t blow their lottery picks like they have in the past and you finally finally start doing a proper rebuild now as for the Miami Heat because I realized I haven’t mentioned anything about their takeaway in the deal the heat as they really have always

Been are trying to win now they went to the finals last season and while the heat aren’t as focused on the regular season case in point last year they nearly got taken out in the play in and then went on to the finals it’s the eighth seed but the Miami Heat also know

That their roster is currently constructed especially with Jimmy Butler getting older aren’t legit title contenders and they don’t want to run the risk of just being a few minutes away from being eliminated from playoff contention like they were last season in the playing and for the heat who have

Really struggled offensively this year currently 20th in offensive rating they’re 26th in the NBA in points per game they’re second to last and overall field goal attempts they don’t get enough shots up and they aren’t efficient when they get those shots up bottom 10 in the league in overall field

Goal percentage and so adding a player like roir who can get you 20 points per night on fairly efficient shooting getting a player like him in his prime that fits their goal of trying to win now and also getting roir when they knew they had no intention of keeping Kyle

Lowry getting roir and giving up a first to move off of lowry rather than losing him for nothing this off season is a solid return especially when you desperately needed added offense which roier provides in the backourt don’t get me wrong roer’s numbers are a bit inflated this season because he plays on

A bad team and has had the green light for most of the year because lamelo and Gordon Hayward have missed a good portion of the season but he’s still a valuable contributor to the heat who are trying to up their Pace their number of shots and overall shooting efficiency

Both from deep and at The Rim now do I think this type of move puts Miami on the same tier as teams like the Celtics bucks or Sixers no but it does make them better than they were before and I also think that the heat aren’t done as there

Are reports that they’ve been interested in deard De rozan maybe they try and make a big push for Buddy heel to add more scoring maybe they even make a Big Splash in going after dejonte Murray so while I don’t think this move in isolation moves the heat into contention

Status I don’t believe that this is the Heat’s last move they’re not done so anyway in short I think this is one of the more well-balanced trades and a win-win for both teams involved and I think what’s the most surprising piece of it is that the Hornets are actually

Making a smart decision feels weird to say that anyway let me know what you guys thought of the trade here for Terry roier and Kyle let me know in the comments as always be sure to subscribe and I will see you in the next one

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Discussing the recent trade of the Hornets sending Rozier to the Miami Heat in exchange for Kyle Lowry and a first round pick

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