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Mitch Kupchack said the Hornets will not hunt a center in the draft. He'll draft the best available player.
 
 
Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak said he expects to get a younger player 18- 19-year old at No. 11. He said some older players will be considered.
 
Mitch Kupchak says LaMelo Ball won't play for the Hornets' summer league team.
 
 
Mitch Kupchak said they have a lot of flexibility with the cap. He said the Hornets need to add talent to the roster.
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I basically panned the guy until recently but Corey Kispert deserves a very hard look at 11.  Love how fundamentally sound he is and his shooting is elite.  Not a great athlete but he would help us immediately IMO with that scoring.

The guy is basically the same size as Hayward and a good, willing defender 

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7 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

interesting article about who the Cavs may take...if they take Mobley, it says we should offer Jarret Allen a hundred mill.

 

https://www.atthehive.com/2021/7/27/22592548/jarrett-allen-should-be-priority-number -one-for-the-charlotte-hornets-this-offseason

This is ridiculous IMO.  No way in hell do I give him that contract.  20-23 mill per for Allen is retarded.  Somebody is too high.

These NBA contracts are insane.  Chris Paul has a 44 mill player option with the Suns.  44 fuggin mill 1 year.  Crazy

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Hornets talking with teams about trading back.

"According to ESPN insider and NBA Draft expert Chad Ford (subscription required), the Hornets have had discussions about trading the 11th overall pick. They have spoken to two teams in particular about a deal - the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder.

Based on these rumors, it seems as though the Hornets are trying to trade back in the draft. Both the Knicks and Thunder have shown interest in trading up, according to Ford. New York is using picks 19 and 21 as bait, while Oklahoma City is using picks 16 and 18.

Either of these potential moves would allow the Hornets to bring in two rookies instead of one. With a draft as deep as this one, that might be their best bet. Based on the prospects they supposedly have their eyes on, plenty of players they like will be available in the middle of the first round.

Ford reported a few days ago (subscription required) that the Hornets have five different players in the mix that they are focusing on - Moses Moody, Kai Jones, Ziaire Williams, Cameron Thomas, and Day’Ron Sharpe. Outside of Moody, all of these players are projected to be drafted just outside of the lottery. Trading back would ideally allow the Hornets to select two of them."

 

https://www.atthehive.com/2021/7/28/22598248/hornets-have-discussed-trades-with-knicks-thunder-and-could-potentially-trade-back-in-nba-draft

 

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1 hour ago, Captain Morgan said:

Hornets talking with teams about trading back.

"According to ESPN insider and NBA Draft expert Chad Ford (subscription required), the Hornets have had discussions about trading the 11th overall pick. They have spoken to two teams in particular about a deal - the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder.

Based on these rumors, it seems as though the Hornets are trying to trade back in the draft. Both the Knicks and Thunder have shown interest in trading up, according to Ford. New York is using picks 19 and 21 as bait, while Oklahoma City is using picks 16 and 18.

Either of these potential moves would allow the Hornets to bring in two rookies instead of one. With a draft as deep as this one, that might be their best bet. Based on the prospects they supposedly have their eyes on, plenty of players they like will be available in the middle of the first round.

Ford reported a few days ago (subscription required) that the Hornets have five different players in the mix that they are focusing on - Moses Moody, Kai Jones, Ziaire Williams, Cameron Thomas, and Day’Ron Sharpe. Outside of Moody, all of these players are projected to be drafted just outside of the lottery. Trading back would ideally allow the Hornets to select two of them."

 

https://www.atthehive.com/2021/7/28/22598248/hornets-have-discussed-trades-with-knicks-thunder-and-could-potentially-trade-back-in-nba-draft

 

I’ve been on the Kai Jones train for a couple of months now. If we could grab him and one of the others mentioned, I would consider that a pretty solid draft. There’s no star player in that list, but it’s pretty unlikely there’s a star player at 11. And Kai Jones has immense upside imo.

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1 hour ago, Captain Morgan said:

Hornets talking with teams about trading back.

"According to ESPN insider and NBA Draft expert Chad Ford (subscription required), the Hornets have had discussions about trading the 11th overall pick. They have spoken to two teams in particular about a deal - the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder.

Based on these rumors, it seems as though the Hornets are trying to trade back in the draft. Both the Knicks and Thunder have shown interest in trading up, according to Ford. New York is using picks 19 and 21 as bait, while Oklahoma City is using picks 16 and 18.

Either of these potential moves would allow the Hornets to bring in two rookies instead of one. With a draft as deep as this one, that might be their best bet. Based on the prospects they supposedly have their eyes on, plenty of players they like will be available in the middle of the first round.

Ford reported a few days ago (subscription required) that the Hornets have five different players in the mix that they are focusing on - Moses Moody, Kai Jones, Ziaire Williams, Cameron Thomas, and Day’Ron Sharpe. Outside of Moody, all of these players are projected to be drafted just outside of the lottery. Trading back would ideally allow the Hornets to select two of them."

 

https://www.atthehive.com/2021/7/28/22598248/hornets-have-discussed-trades-with-knicks-thunder-and-could-potentially-trade-back-in-nba-draft

 

I wouldn't mind seeing them trade back. The team needs more talent and this could be a sign they are looking at moving on from Graham and/or Monk.

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53 minutes ago, TheMostInterestingMan said:

I’ve been on the Kai Jones train for a couple of months now. If we could grab him and one of the others mentioned, I would consider that a pretty solid draft. There’s no star player in that list, but it’s pretty unlikely there’s a star player at 11. And Kai Jones has immense upside imo.

Agree with you on Kai, would love if we trade back and grab him 

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