Seems like he’s the obvious guy on the trading block since he has obvious talent but is the most replaceable.
That being said, he’s far more valuable to us in the energetic, athletic 4th or 5th option than he was earlier in the season trying to be The Guy.
Is there something to be said for keeping him and letting him develop in this role or do you trade him if you can get some reasonable assets?
I know there are strong opinions out there. 
Roster payroll mechanics say no. If they are keeping melo and keeping him long term, they immediately need to start planning for Kon and miller $$
Very fair point. If you could keep him at $20M/per, would you do it?
I think Miles is the odd man out due to the spread of shots across the team. With Miles on the team we can’t get Kon enough looks when we are at full strength and I think Miles is better than a 4th option. Also Tidjane has shown enough growth that he needs to be in the rotation but that’s not possible right now so I just think Miles makes the most sense to move but I don’t think it HAS to happen. I would say to get what you can get for Sexton though, he hasn’t fit what we do like I thought he would.
I don’t have strong opinions on Sexton, but when we got him, my interpretation was Melo insurance to be turned into trade asset if Melo is healthy. That being said, I want three solid pg options on the squad. Sion is one of those. Unsure about Mann.
One thing I really like about Melo, Kon, and Miller is that they give you a very versatile approach to go in a different direction. So, I’m not overly concerned about chemistry moving beyond Bridges. That being said, I do hate to disrupt what we have bubbling at the moment.
Can’t. In a couple years you have miller and melo both at $40m+. Then Kon in 3 going up to $40m.
The interesting thing to me is if the NBA execs will figure out the best roster construction is to pair draft picks with trades to effectively have a laddered bond approach like in financial planning. You basically can’t have more than two big contracts on the team without being able to field the rest of the team. No more big three type approaches.
The best way to do it seems to be like okc or Houston where you extend two rookie contracts into the max and trade away for a treasure trove of draft picks to fill in the roster with high talent low contract players. As those contracts come due, you either trade those players for a reset or trade the higher priced guys that aren’t 1st team all-nba like a jokic or shai.
Same type of thing the NFL is figuring out with paying a QB $75m
Chef is correct. Miller is about to get PAID. The front office is already preparing for that. See the four year deals given to Sion and Kalkbrenner for 4 years at 2.5m per year to help fill out the roster.
Based on 25% of the projected 2027-28 salary cap, his extension could start around $46 million, with a maximum 5-year total near $271 million.
2027/28 Melo will be making 44m. Meaning at minimum Charlotte would have 90m tied up between Melo and Miller. Kon’s max deal will kick in two years later. In a nutshell, you gotta be careful with those 20-30m deals. They’re hard to trade in a modern nba landscape of teams with salaries full of mostly big contracts with small contracts to fill out the rosters.
This is why I never thought the Bridges contract was good or a good trade asset.
Somehow I had missed it but Bridges has moved to the 3rd overall all time scorer in a Hornet uniform. Three things, first it’s sad he put himself in such a bad position early with his issues cause he likely could have developed much better. Second it shows how rough us Hornets fans have had it over the long, long, long years. Even when we had some -dudes- they weren’t here long enough or had some issues along the way. Third kind of goes back to him being available (when his off court stuff hadn’t dragged him down)… That’s been his strength along with the skill he does have. Will be interesting to see what happens with him as the team currently stands.