Golden State of Mind With the departure of Kemba Walker over the summer, the Charlotte Hornets were heading towards a rough rebuild. They had minimal cap space, minimal trade assets, and not much talent left on the roster. In our Divisional Matchup Series and Eastern Conference Ranking Previews, the Heaters Gonna Heat podcast crew struggled to find positives for the Hornets and predicted them to be at the bottom of the standings all season long. Yet a quarter of the way throu

Draftkings Signing Terry Rozier to a three year, $58 million contract this summer was an odd move for the Charlotte Hornets. The team was at risk of losing All-Star point guard for nothing, but inking Rozier to such a lucrative deal could be detrimental in its own right. Rozier’s time with the Celtics was tumultuous. During the 2018 postseason, he filled in admirably for an injured Kyrie Irving. More recently, however, Rozier’s consistency and flexibility faltered during Bost

Photo courtesy of The Undefeated For the first time ever, Off The Glass writers will be making some executive decisions regarding their favourite (or least favourite) teams, in the form of one suggested team hiring and a single team firing. While all basketball fans can complain about the players on the court, we here at OTG are turning the blame game into an off-the-court naming exercise, where we can share our gripes with non-player personnel and offer meaningful suggestion

NBA.com The 2019-2020 NBA season starts October 22nd and to get you ready for tip-off, Off the Glass is previewing all 30 teams. Today we look at the Charlotte Hornets. 2018-2019 Record: 39-43, 2nd in the Southeast Division. Season Recap: The Hornets began last season hoping that they had enough to get to the playoffs. They had a new coach in James Borrego and they had signed future hall of famer Tony Parker. Their team was intact from the year before with All-Star Kemba Walk

USA Today With the NBA 2019-2020 campaign still beyond the horizon - the FIBA World Cup in China is currently occupying the minds of die-hard basketball fans - many that follow the league are still in the dog days of the offseason. But alas, the good folks in Las Vegas are always coming up with timely odds and props as the season comes into focus. So after the dust had settled on a VERY active free agency period, and with most clubs’ rosters set for training camp, it’s worth

NBA.com Did you blink this off season? If you did, chances are you probably missed something as it was a pretty busy summer across the NBA. The Charlotte Hornets were placed in a tough spot, albeit by their own hand, and lost their franchise face in Kemba Walker. With a big hole where their only real strong spot used to be, they were stuck needing to find another point guard to guide their offense and they attempted to do that by acquiring Terry Rozier. The problem with that

Detroit Bad Boys The NBA just released the official schedule for the 2019-20 season. Already articles from OTG, ESPN, Bleacher Report, and many others have released enticing works on the best matchups of the coming season. Plenty of information is available on such story lines as the Christmas slate of games, and which team has to travel the longest distance during their campaign. There’s importance in knowing when the first time the new look Los Angeles team’s duke it out ag

NY Post What’s the deal? According to Shams, the Charlotte Hornets and Boston Celtics are completing a sign-&-trade agreement to swap point guards Terry Rozier and Kemba Walker. Rozier will ink a $58 million deal which will be spread out through three guaranteed years. Charlotte will also be sending over some form of compensation to Boston, as they could not have signed Rozier without their help. What does Rozier bring to the team? Has any player in recent memory had back-to-

Bleacher Report I don’t like this. A Woj bomb that came from someone other than Woj? I feel unfaithful. Regardless, earlier today the reliable Marc Stein of the New York Times reported that the Boston Celtics have become “stealth” suitors for Kemba Walker. Later in the day he upgraded his report and said that the Celtics and Dallas Mavericks are on the “front line” of pursuers. Danny Ainge and the Celtics could free up to $34 million in cap space this summer, giving them the

USA Today Overview: After tantalizing league executives as a teenager with his flashy, fearless, open-court wizardry in Europe, Ricky Rubio became the first point guard off the board in 2009, ahead of such peers as Stephen Curry, unfortunately for Minnesota Timberwolves fans.To make matters worse, he took two years to come stateside, so all these years later, is only a seven-year vet at age 28. While Rubio has had his flashes, he has settled into a role quite below what was h

Sporting News With the NBA season winding down it seems like the right time to reflect on the unique pleasure that is the 82 game campaign. Baskets were made, charges were taken, and many predictable scenarios played out in the way one would expect. The Golden State Warriors are at the top of the Western Conference, Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden are battling it out for the MVP crown, and the New York Knicks still stink. Other narratives didn’t go at all as predicted.

20. Ben Simmons 2018-19 Stats: 17 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 7.9 APG, 56/0/60 The Ringer Ben Simmons is on the fringe of superstar status. The thing stopping him is obvious, a jump shot. Giannis has transcended that with his ability to get to the line at will and amazing defensive acumen. Simmons has all those elements to his game but he lacks any sort of ability to shoot some semblance of a jumper. If he gets one, he’ll no doubt rise on this list. 19. Kemba Walker 2018-2019 Stats: 25.1 P

Hornets Receive: Marc Gasol Grizzlies Receive: B. Biyombo, F. Kaminsky, Hornets 2019 first round pick, two future second round picks According to recent reporting from the Athletic, the Charlotte Hornets are very unlikely to trade away Kemba Walker. Team owner Michael Jordan is content to keep Walker for the remained of the season and sort through contract negotiations this summer. Walker is an unrestricted free agent at the end of this year, meaning he is a risk to walk away

To PHI: PF Mike Muscala, SG Furkan Korkmaz To CHA: FP Frank Kaminsky, SG Dwayne Bacon According to Sporting News, the Charlotte Hornets are trying to move on from Frank Kaminsky, and the Philadelphia 76ers would be a great spot for him. With the Hornets cutting him out of the rotation and looking for a trade, it’s an excellent opportunity for the Sixers to get him at a low price. Kaminsky is coming off a career year shooting the three, as he shot 38 percent last season; the S

CHA receives: W. Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr. DAL receives: J. Lamb, F. Kaminsky, M. Williams, 2019 OKC Second Round Pick (via CHA) To preface this trade, we must first discuss a player that is not even included in the above festivities, and yet is a primary driver behind this theoretical transaction. The Charlotte Hornets are determined to keep Kemba Walker, per the Athletic’s Shams Charania. However, Walker is an unrestricted free agent this summer, so the decision regarding

IND receives: PG Kemba Walker CHA receives: PG Aaron Holiday, PF TJ Leaf, SF Doug McDermott, 2019 First Round Pick, 2021 Second Round Pick The 28-14 Pacers are in sole possession of third place in the Eastern Conference standings, which has been a shock to many. At the deadline, Charlotte may get antsy and decide to deal Kemba Walker, fearing that he may not re-sign. To acquire the star lead guard, Indiana would have to deal a young trio of potentially good future players and

DEN receives: PG Kemba Walker CHA receives: PG Jamal Murray, PF Trey Lyles, F Jarred Vanderbilt Kemba Walker is having an All-Star caliber season averaging 25.1 PPG (career-high), 5.8 APG, and 4.3 RPG. Being in the final year of his contract, rumor has it that Walker intends to stay with the Hornets. However, nothing is ever set in stone, especially in NBA. If Charlotte was to move the 28-year-old, the return would take a hit considering other teams taking the risk of a renta

CLE receives: SF Nic Batum, SG Malik Monk, 2019 2nd Round Pick (via OKC), 2020 2nd Round Pick (via CLE) CHA receives: SG JR Smith, PG Jordan Clarkson Good lord do the Hornets want to move Nic Batum. Other players may be getting paid more, but very few players get paid more to do less at this point than Batum. The Hornets do pay a price to get rid of him, including recent lottery pick Monk -- who isn't beloved by the current coaching staff -- and a couple of second rounders, i

CHA receives: F Zach Randolph, SG Iman Shumpert, C Kosta Koufos SAC receives: F Nicolas Batum, SG Jeremy Lamb, PF Frank Kaminsky, 2019 First Round Pick, 2020 Second Round Pick Charlotte is desperate to rid themselves of Nic Batum’s contract, which is regarded as perhaps the league’s worst, and Sacramento is one of the only teams that might be able to absorb it. This is big for Charlotte, who acquires three soon-to-be free agents. For the Kings to accept the deal, the Hornets

Photo: AP LeBron James signed a four year, $154 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers this summer with the vision of a championship in the seasons to come. The team followed this move with a few one-year deals. LA is reserving as much cap space for the 2019 offseason, while simultaneously trying to remain competitive. However, putting so many eggs in next summer’s basket may be unwise. With reports that Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, etc. aren’t looking to