The NBA trade deadline is just one week away, and if there ever were a year for the Charlotte Hornets to be active, it’s this one. The Hornets currently sit with the fourth worst record in the league and are nine games out of the play-in tournament. They’d have to go 23-7 the rest of the way to match the win percentage of the current 10-seed in the East. Not likely.
The Hornets are already heavily rumored to be involved in trade discussions centered around their veterans. Mason Plumlee and Kelly Oubre (before his injury) were having arguably their best seasons as pros, and both are on expiring deals.