Why The Charlotte Hornets Do The Deal
Life in the NBA is faster than it used to be.
In today’s league, young stars will request a trade before their rookie contract is finished. There has been no formal LaMelo Ball request, but there have been whispers of his discontent.
Ball is officially on trade watch.
Perhaps the Hornets rushed their rebuilding process around Ball too much. Acquiring veterans like Terry Rozier and Gordon Hayward may have doomed them to the middle – and when Ball is absent, they fall well short of even that mark.
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This is an opportunity to start over. It’s also a good one. Sengun has flashed star potential already and Martin is a solid young wing, Add three first-round picks and a swap to the equation, and the Hornets are getting good value for Ball.
Should the Rockets really give all of that up to land him?