Charlotte already conducted its business at February’s trade deadline as a clear rebuilding seller. The Hornets have the impending free agency of forward Miles Bridges to sort through now. And while Bridges could command upward of $30 million, sources said, the Hornets are also believed to be open to parting with Bridges by way of sign-and-trade, should a productive opportunity present itself. Charlotte, sources said, held conversations with Brooklyn about swapping Bridges in a package that would have brought Ben Simmons to the Hornets in February. Sacramento was another team that inquired about Bridges at the deadline, sources said.
by UnbiasedNBAFan_
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30 million for Bridges lolololol
WOOOO
I would be fine with a sign and trade, let Jeff Peterson cook
Please do that.
I could envision some kind of double-sign and trade with the Hornets/Bulls. Hornets have been reported to want to target Patrick Williams, a Charlotte native, in free agency.
**Hornets Get:**
– Patrick Williams (~$18M/y Sign and Trade)
– Lonzo Ball ($20M)
**Bulls Get:**
– Miles Bridges (~$27M/y Sign and Trade)
– Nick Richards ($5M)
**Result:**
Bulls swap Williams for a more dynamic PF to pair with Coby, Giddey, and Ayo Dosunmu. They also get a replacement backup big for Drummond, who is reported to want to join a contender. Miles and Coby give them enough scoring punch that they can move LaVine and/or DeRozan for youth/picks, while still remaining “competitive.”
Hornets aren’t competitive enough that they need Lonzo to recover to his old self, but could use the upside if he does. They replace Bridges with a better perimeter defender, Patrick Williams, next to LaMelo and Miller. Then the Hornets could add a backup Center (Goga Bitazde or Valanciunas??) with the MLE.
**Bonus:** If the Hornets also draft Cody Williams, then they could have Mark Williams, Grant Williams, Patrick Williams, Cody Williams, and Cody Martin all on the same roster!
More interestingly he says rockets are open to future draft compensation for 3 and hornets are seen as serious contenders for moving up.
could flip either the heat or mavs 1st to go from 6 to 3 and draft Reed.
Tbh I don’t buy much of the reports that have been around bridges, all say teams inquired and “league executives view”, I remember at the deadline there were reports that we were trading him to phoenix for fucking nassir little and now apparently it was Ben Simmons? That contract would only work if it was Gordon or Terry involved at the deadline etc not centered around miles since his contact was so low
We very well may lose him in free agency or sign and trade him but I’ve learned to rarely ever trust these types of pieces
BEN SIMMONS??
I dont wanna pay him, but surely we can fleece some desperate team who needs him
If we traded Bridges for Simmons, I’d be looking for a new team for sure.
I’ve previously said I wouldn’t mind Ben here as a rehabilitation project, but for the love of god not like this lmao.
We gotta keep RTB idgaf what anyone says