Friday night’s Charlotte Hornets victory over the Atlanta Hawks served as a brief crossroad for the Hornets’ recent trade history.
The Hornets trade as often as any NBA franchise. The Hawks’ starting center, Miles Plumlee, was acquired by the Hornets from the Milwaukee Bucks nearly a year ago. The Hornets gave up little in that deal – Spencer Hawes and Roy Hibbert – but the Hornets agreed to take on Plumlee’s contract, which calls for him to make $12.4 million this season and next.
The Hornets got out of that bad deal when the Atlanta Hawks agreed to take Plumlee as part of package that acquired now-Hornets center Dwight Howard.