Ball to Hou (plus other Char moves)

[Skybox]

We have sold off vets and tightened spending so we could bottom out this year (and retain our 1st owed the Spurs, now Kings).

So while it appears we are sellers, I believe we are done selling.

We sit on a surplus of draft capital and matching contracts.

The logical next step is buying. We will be attaching draft capital for upgrades, to the following contracts:

Nurkic
Josh Green
Grant Williams
Josh Okogie

Trade proposals that ignore this blueprint for roster management are out of touch with the direction of the team in terms of buying/selling.

I know it's absurd to conceive of the 2nd worst team in the NBA transitioning to buying, but that's what we will see.

We will fire a first year head coach before we start gutting the roster like this.

I hope to see proposals for Charlotte where we attach draft capital to matching salaries for upgrades, instead of losing key players and arguing about their value. It's pointless to argue LaMelo's value when you have 7 surplus 1st round picks to build a team.

You left Mark Williams off your list…was that on purpose? I didn’t get the LAL trade other than his health is worth the risk for LAL, who could win today if he kept it together for 3 months (but tough guy to count on for a rebuild). CHAs angry, but LAL clearly wanted it to work.

I wouldn't let that deal muddy the picture of this transition to buying.

The Hornets secured an overpay for Mark Williams.

What does an overpay for LaMelo look like?

Not this.

Let's try to match proposals with reports from Hornets fans about the direction of the team. We should have a better sense of our buying position than non-Hornets fans who couldn't even name the 7 surplus picks we have to build a team around our key players led by LaMelo.

Good luck with that angle (biased homers only) participating…not how it’s going to go on RealGM. We suffer from that on ORL board too…where Cole Anthony and a srp is routinely traded for prime Michael Jordan.

[MasterIchiro]

You left Mark Williams off your list…was that on purpose? I didn’t get the LAL trade other than his health is worth the risk for LAL, who could win today if he kept it together for 3 months (but tough guy to count on for a rebuild). CHAs angry, but LAL clearly wanted it to work.

I wouldn't let that deal muddy the picture of this transition to buying.

The Hornets secured an overpay for Mark Williams.

What does an overpay for LaMelo look like?

Not this.

Let's try to match proposals with reports from Hornets fans about the direction of the team. We should have a better sense of our buying position than non-Hornets fans who couldn't even name the 7 surplus picks we have to build a team around our key players led by LaMelo.

Good luck with that angle (biased homers only) participating…not how it’s going to go on RealGM. We suffer from that on ORL board too…where Cole Anthony and a srp is routinely traded for prime Michael Jordan.

7 1sts plus matching contracts. Seems realistic to cash in. Most teams are mortgaged most of their 4 firsts available for trade. Some contenders only have 1 or 2.

Logic says Hornets can at least close the gap a little here.

That is an obvious buy position.

[KembaWalker]

Loser player LaMelo Ball for proven high impact winner Jalen Green lmao. Yeah I’m good

[pipfan]

I just think Char could do with a culture change-if they add Flagg they have an awesome front line of Flagg/Miller/Williams to build with
Ball will still be "the man" in Char, but in Hou he'd have to fit in more, and have a winning team/experienced coach to adjust to.

You add Green, Reed and the #11 and all of a sudden, Char is VERY interesting.

Of course, they could keep Ball and count on him maturing, but I think a fresh start for him/Char would be good

[Diop]

I think if Ball was in another team he would get a whole lot more love.

His scoring is elite, his efficiency gets hurt as he often tries to do too much with his crappy supporting cast. he's a baller and happy to pass it off.

the health is a question mark, as we don't know how much is serious injury and how much is tanking

[Frankie]

I think if Ball was in another team he would get a whole lot more love.

His scoring is elite, his efficiency gets hurt as he often tries to do too much with his crappy supporting cast. he's a baller and happy to pass it off.

the health is a question mark, as we don't know how much is serious injury and how much is tanking

His stats are good, but there's 2 things that concern me about him.

1. He is injury prone
2. He just comes across as an unserious player.

The 2nd point is maybe unfair on him, but that is the perception I have of him. His talent is undeniable.

[Apz]

I think if Ball was in another team he would get a whole lot more love.

His scoring is elite, his efficiency gets hurt as he often tries to do too much with his crappy supporting cast. he's a baller and happy to pass it off.

the health is a question mark, as we don't know how much is serious injury and how much is tanking

Doubt it. Look at trae that basicly got the same strengths and weaknesses