Charlotte Hornets Receive: C Deandre Ayton
Brooklyn Nets Receive: F Miles Bridges, F Gordon Hayward, C Mark Williams
Phoenix Suns Receive: F Kevin Durant
This is far from the first article on the internet to link Deandre Ayton to the Charlotte Hornets.
It feels like a perfect match. The Hornets need a center badly. Ayton feels like an ideal pick-and-roll partner for franchise player LaMelo Ball. He’s also on the same aging timeline. The Hornets could build a long-lasting partnership with this deal.
Meanwhile, the Nets pivot into a sort-of rebuild again following this trade. The 24-year-old Miles Bridges is the centerpiece of this trade for them. The difference in this deal is that he’s actually a suitable fit alongside Simmons.
Hayward is here to match contracts, but at the same time, he’s a valuable contributor. With a healthy Simmons, the Nets could be competitive following this deal. They’ll also be younger, with more draft capital to show for it as well.
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If the doomsday scenario does occur, and Irving and Durant are due for departure, they at least land in a better situation following this trade.