The Charlotte Hornets made some major strides during the 2020-21 NBA season. They were aggressive going into the season, signing Gordon Hayward to a massive contract to bring some legitimacy and veteran leadership to the roster.
While they may regret that deal sooner than later, as Hayward is an injury concern, the Hornets are back on the map. The Hayward splash followed them signing Terry Rozier the offseason before, who picked things up in his second season in Charm City after an up and down first.
The Hornets lost to the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Play-In Tournament, but it was still a successful season in plenty of regards. The team has a face of the franchise in LaMelo Ball, who won the Rookie of the Year award and looks like a star in the making.
There are plenty of intriguing, young, athletic players on the roster around him, making the Hornets a fun team to watch.
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Right now, the only thing missing from their roster is a center. Cody Zeller and Bismack Biyombo are both free agents this summer and the organization should be looking to upgrade on them. One avenue could be via trade.
Charlotte has the No. 11 overall pick in this year’s draft and could dangle that in trade. Who could they target with that pick and some of their other assets? Here are three intriguing trade targets for the Charlotte Hornets this offseason.
