Charlotte Hornets Receive: F Julius Randle

New York Knicks Receive: F Kelly Oubre Jr., C Mason Plumlee, F/C P.J. Washington

The Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks are fighting for position in the same area of the Eastern Conference standings.

Both teams, as currently constructed, are likely fighting for a spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament. Should everything go correctly, they could push for a sixth seed outside of the tournament.

Certainly, a lot could change between now and the regular season with trade talks ongoing. For the Hornets, they need an infusion of talent to help prop the team up and acquiring a former All-Star in Julius Randle should do just that.

Randle can step right into the role potentially vacated by Miles Bridges given the off-the-court issues he is currently dealing with. While Charlotte isn’t surrendering any draft capital in this deal, which is a win, they are trading away a lot of depth.

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Kelly Oubre Jr., Mason Plumlee and P.J. Washington are all rotation players at the very least. The Knicks could very well be in the market for some depth pieces in the coming weeks and this deal would certainly satisfy that need, bolstering the team on the wing and in the frontcourt.

How does this deal impact each team? Let’s take a look at it from both of their perspectives, starting with the Hornets.