Charlotte Hornets 🐝

[Normmm]

Devin Booker is 28. Phoenix seems to be wanting assets. Id be good with the Hornets trading the 4th pick for Booker.

[49er4life01]

I don’t think Phoenix would be ok. I also don’t know that we would have enough to win once we traded for him. He would just move from one bad situation to another.

[Niner23]

Maluach pro comp is Mark Williams . If it were anything else I think we would take him, but they’re too similar of players

[Normmm]

I dont think its going to happen. But, i also dont think Booker has a no trade clause as far as having a say in moving from one bad situation to another. Phoenix might consider it as a way to clear salary cap and rebuild.

[run49er]

https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1937904690932695385

[ninerJ]

Joe and Kobe Bryant !

[run49er]

https://x.com/HornetsReddit/status/1937963244960026865

[run49er]

https://x.com/NBA/status/1938033544627900649

https://x.com/hornets/status/1938033583224197478

[Nineradvocate]

https://x.com/hornets/status/1938033583224197478

The caption for this should be “mid”.

The entire vibe of this pick is “what player could make the least amount of difference without being an actual disappointment”.

[run49er]

https://x.com/CBSSports/status/1938037044854264301

[run49er]

https://x.com/DraftExpress/status/1938032729104191712

[Nineradvocate]

Lol well I would go with his opinion over mine. I’m just going with my gut reaction.

[Nineradvocate]

https://x.com/Hunter_Bailey45/status/1938044529007071671

https://x.com/Hunter_Bailey45/status/1938044949993275861

[Nineradvocate]

https://x.com/malquiza8/status/1938043434931298714

[Gassman]

Ok. I thought this stupid crap was going to stop after Jordan was no longer the owner.

First they draft Kon which was a very middling pick at 4 and now they trade away their starting center?

They could have drafted Maluach!!!

OMG WHY DO THE HORNETS HAVE TO BE SO BAD AT THIS!!!

I hate hate hate these moves so much.

And the phoenix suns. Oh My God.

They may be even dumber.

They just picked Maluach and then trade for Mark Williams? A player that is likely to keep Maluach on the bench!!

[run49er]

Have TV on mute so just now hearing it.

https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/1938047339375055171

[Gassman]

They aren’t wrong!

Phoenix would be the stupidest franchise it wasn’t for us.

[run49er]

Per Kevin Sweeney of SI:

4 Charlotte Hornets: Kon Knueppel, Duke Blue Devils
Grade: B

After plenty of speculation that this pick could be on the move, Charlotte elected to keep the pick and draft Knueppel, who was essential to Duke’s Final Four run. This is a move to push toward the playoffs, building around a pair of high-usage options in LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller by adding an elite shooter with great feel for the game in Knueppel. Despite his athletic limitations, many in NBA circles believe he has more upside than just a role-player shooter as he continues to add to his three-level scoring and playmaking arsenal.

https://x.com/CBB_Central/status/1938052290721812699

[Gassman]

@run49er

Despite his athletic limitations

That’s the key here.

Dude is slow.

He is gonna get hunted on offense by the other team.

So dumb. When several higher upside players were available or a few higher floor players were available.

I just don’t get it.

This feels worse than the night when we had no good centers and we drafted Williams and Duren and then traded away Duren.

This isn’t that hard.

You just have to use your eyes.

Kon was great in college. This ain’t college.

[49er1]

This is why I checked out on the Hornets and the nba many years ago. The Hornets will NEVER be good enough to contend and are a joke. The nba will assure that continues by any means necessary.