This Heat-Hornets Trade Sends Gordon Hayward To Miami

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Why The Charlotte Hornets Do The Deal

The Miami Heat putting lottery protection on this pick is akin to having a life insurance policy against getting hit by a bus whenever you go for a walk:

Chances are, it won’ come into effect.

It would take a disaster for the Heat to land in the 2023 lottery. Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler would both have to miss significant portions of the season. Assuming anything but the worst injury luck, this pick will convey to the Charlotte Hornets.

In other words, they’re primarily trading Hayward for a first-round pick here. Still, Lowry could be useful in a smaller reserve role.

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Furthermore, he should be a good mentor for franchise point guard LaMelo Ball. After all, Lowry may be in decline now: But after the career he’s had, he surely has an awful lot to teach.

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