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By Sam Perley, hornets.com | Wednesday, June 21, 12:37 p.m.
A seemingly quiet final few days leading up to the 2017 NBA Draft quickly took a dramatic turn late Tuesday night for the Charlotte Hornets organization with the blockbuster acquisition of eight-time NBA All-Star center Dwight Howard. The deal, which will send Marco Belinelli and Miles Plumlee to the Atlanta Hawks and includes a 2017 second-round pick swap, brings in one of the league’s all-time best rebounders and shot-blockers to a Charlotte roster in need of interior defense and rim protection.