Certainly.
In the lime green? 100%
Ummm no.
Chef, we need a 2 guard, why not? We have the Cap room, who else is going to come here?
I would not want to give up our first round pick, but I think we have some assets to trade or maybe we trade back and get Dillinghan or K George, the Miami kid.
Injury prone guy that has relied on his athleticism. A combo guard thatās not even an average defender or plus distributor. And heās making LaMelo money. Eh, gonna pass on that
How about we trade for Wiggins and Moody from GSW?
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Iāll ask you the same thing, whatās the alternative?
If we get them for nothing in for our Cap room, are you guys saying that you just would rather have nothing
Because thatās what youāre gonna end up with
If you arenāt going to have miles and you can get him in a scenario where the hornets would even get an asset in the deal then I could see it.
I canāt stand the thought of miles, melo and lavine making a combined $100m+. Melo and lavine are made of glass and miles is a bbiq nightmare for me
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Rumor, Hornets interested in Okoro
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Now you are talking! This kid is young, talented and professional. He fits our time horizon and a critical positional need for the team. Too bad free agency starts after the draft because this kid would alleviate some pressure. I will have to look up his defensive stats but he is a much better bet than a failed locker room cancer oft injured over the hill overpaid moody punk @ss bitch like Zach.
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A good fit, stylistically, to play with LaMelo and Miller. Much more like the player we need to bring in on the Wing. All comes down to $s, and I think weād actually be quite an appealing prospect for him.
Hard no to Lavine. Injury prone, high usage, not a good defender & makes a lot of money for three more years. If we bring in a 2/3, then I want a defender who can hit open 3s and play off-ball. Okoro fits that template nicely.
Would love that and keep the core but we Will undoubtedly overpay or not have any shot
Question for you ā¦ and others ā¦ is it just me with my Hornets hat on, failing to be objective, or isnāt this a pretty good situation for Okoro?
The way I see it, heās been a spot starter / rotational player thus far in his career. Thereās a crying need for a 3&D wing in this starting unit, and that player will be paired with LaMelo & Miller ā¦ an objectively very talented young pair. Okoro can simply play to his strengths and be set up by LaMelo & Miller for plenty of, hopefully, good shots.
With our new HC having a good rep, and having come from a winning program which certainly featured their excellent Wings, and the coaching staff heās assembled. Plus the entirely new structure and personnel in the front office, again headed by a young guy with a good rep within the association ā¦ Iād like to think a player like Okoro would see the Hornets as a good option.
That said, yes, weāll overpay.
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Iām a fan of Okoro in general so donāt want this to seem like Iām down in the idea of bringing him here. Even if itās a slight overpay. But if Iām honest, I donāt see a major difference between him and getting DSJ back here. If heās fully healthy, Iād prefer DSJ.
The size upgrade is nice and if Okoro was a 38+% 3pt shooter or it seemed like he could get there, I might not think this. Or if Smithās health is a concern, Iād go Isaac and not think twice.
Itās a very good situation for him.
DSJ left for a reason. Unless he is enthralled with the new regime, heās not coming back to Charlotte.
I like Smith too, but think that ship has sailed, unless we trade one of our OKC Guards.
However, Okoro is a 38+% shooter from 3. Last season, he made 1.6 of 4.1 per 36 which is 39.1%. Granted that is the best year heās had, heās improved every year of his career. But he came from 1.4 of 3.7 per for 36.3% from 3 the previous year, so itās not an outlier, and he has, IMHO, shown himself to be a true 3&D Wing, with good size.
It may well be redundant, as I fear @FoundingHornet is likely correct, and he wonāt come here, but heās right at the top of my (semi)realistic wish list.
LaMelo, Miller, Okoro starting with Mann, Micic and Cody rotating plus Smith & Curry for depth looks pretty decent.
Lord, i completely forgot we had Cody in the team still.
Heās easy to forget since weāve only seen him 35 times in the past two years, but a healthy Cody could potentially be a very solid 3&D guy. The last year he was healthy he shot 38% from 3 as well. Assuming he actually plays, I donāt see Okoro as much of an upgrade over him, if at all. Weāve been saying this for the past 3 years it seems, but if we can get healthy, we have some decent pieces.
Iāve been wondering if theres a way to get Derrick White somehow. Somethingās got to give in Boston, they have 2 supermax players in Tatum and Brown, just signed Jrue to $30, and he and Porzingis will make over $30M. Iām sure theyād listen to offers of cheaper contracts and depth, cause that tax is gonna be painful.