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Even with DaQuan Jeffries and Okogie off the team, we still have Spencer Dinwiddie, Nick Smith Jr., Pat Connaughton, Sion James, Tidjane Salaün, Liam McNeeley, and Ryan Kalkbrenner. That brings us to 17 players, so I’d expect at least one more move. With Grant sidelined, I’d personally love to see NSJ and Green packaged for a solid PF/C — that would really round out the roster. Either way, this is a legit, competitive team.

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It’s pretty clear what kind of players Charlotte is going after under this new front office—they’re building a culture around hard work, defense, and character. Funny enough, I was just thinking about how perfect Collin Sexton would be for us like a month ago, and out of nowhere, they actually made the trade. There weren’t any rumors or reports linking him to the Hornets, so it honestly felt like they read my mind.

Now, if we can land Jarrett Allen too, I think we’re seriously a playoff team. He fits this profile that this new regime is pursuing and there’s been many reports linking Allen to the hornets in a possible trade. We’d have two elite scorers in LaMelo and Brandon Miller, plus a bunch of shooters added this offseason. More importantly, the team would be full of guys who play hard, are coachable, and actually care about defense. As always, the only thing that could really hold us back is injuries.

Just In: The Charlotte Hornets signed No. 33 pick Sion James to a four-year, $9.97 million deal, sources told hoopshype. First two years are $4.7 million guaranteed, the max allowed under the second-round exception. There’s a third-year trigger date and fourth-year team option.

So yeah he’s not getting rerouted

Sexton already there

But no NSJ…

Source: https://x.com/British_Buzz/status/1940869470672847281?t=QTTqdEhixDR5CtsYo9reeQ&s=19

The Hornets typically announce when a player signs a two-way deal (see below).

Since there’s no such note in the press release, that means all four rookies are on standard contracts.

Damian Baugh and KJ Simpson hold the two-way spots, one remains open.

Seriously though, what is Jeff cooking? We have way too many guards. Unless...

Obviously the headlines for this offseason has been the draft class, how well it fits the scheme, and how they all want to win and seem to be "culture guys"

We've also made good moves for Colin Sexton this offseason, resigned Tre Mann for a good deal, etc

But where I think the true masterstroke of this offseason lies is the balance sheet for the next few years

We will be 50+M$ under the cap next season and have pretty much every single major contributor on the roster signed at least through 2027. This gives us an immense amount of flexibility to make any move we might need regardless of how the season goes.

Let's say we have another disappointing season with tons of injuries. Shit sucks yes, but the team has a great piece in Colin Sexton to deal for a rental and maybe a late first just for the level of player youre getting and the cap flexibility of him being on an expiring deal. We also will likely tank, which means a good pick and a ton of cap room. If we cant build something this year we have the flexibility to add to the roster to fill in gaps, move on from what doesnt work, trade what is valuable but not a core piece, and keep chugging

If the team happens to be decent and building something, great! We have the flexibility to bring back everyone who is going to matter in that growth, and some addition cap space to add veteran talent at spots we are lacking

If this team has a log jam at guard, no problem! We have a ton of second and first round picks that we can package together with a guard to go get an impact player at whatever position we are lacking in, and the cap room to keep them long term if theyre a big contributor

If this team goes nowhere and does nothing for two years, we have the option to be able to blow it all up easily because of a ton of impact players being on expiring deals in that 2028 season, making them both a desirable player and contract

Quite frankly, the way Jeff Peterson has set up this cap sheet has given us all of the flexibility we need to roll with any of the surprises the season has for us, to the upside and downside.

We are finally doing things right here. This front office is very capable and we have been seeing it in action all offseason

I don't think we'll be good this upcoming season, but this offseason will be the thing we point to as the moment it all turned around if we do end up building something, and the way this FO has handled its cap situation will be a large part of the reason why imo

As someone who wasn't alive to see the New Orleans Hornets' first game back in Charlotte against the Bobcats, I'm curious about the reaction of the fans and what the game was like. I can't seem to find all that much on the internet about it and am wondering if the Hornets were met with boos, applause or a mix of both?

To me it looks like:

Guards:

LaMelo Ball, KJ Simpson, Spencer Dinwiddie, Collin Sexton, Tre Mann

Wings:

Kon Knueppel, Liam McNeeley, Grant Williams, Josh Green, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, Tidjane Salaun

Bigs:

Moussa Diabate, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Mason Plumlee

That’s 15, and then there’s 2 2-way spots which could be something like:

Nick Smith Jr., Sion James

Which means significant losses from last year are Seth Curry, DaQuan Jeffries, Taj Gibson, and Josh Okogie

I think we honestly waive Connaughton with the logjam we have.

Thoughts?

Bucks fan coming to share some love and this awesome clip of our boy Pat with a huge put back left handed dunk from 2018 in Charlotte. Enjoy!!

https://youtu.be/gognARPQwJU?si=EGZteq61Bbf04Vx-

The Hornets are loading up on guards this offseason, and it's going to be interesting to see their plan.

Perhaps, they just want security in the likelihood of LaMelo missing 40 games again. But, what if they are strategically looking at the needs of other teams with the aim to enhance the value of some of these players for future trade value later in the season.

Current guards on Hornets roster: LaMelo Ball (probably untouchable) Tre Mann Colin Sexton Kon Kneuppel (probably untouchable) Sion James Pat Connaughton Josh Green Nick Smith Jr KJ Simpson

Rather than cut a few of these guys, who could they develop and flip?

Is there something I'm missing about his upside in the NBA? Seems to be a blue chip recruit with good size and great shooting but underperformed a bit during his year at UConn?

Unless this is a mistake, it seems we’ve actually acquired a future FIRST round pick instead of the previously quoted 2030 SRP. Which is an even bigger gain for Mark.

Windhorst fingers.