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Hoops Nightly Desk · the morning briefing · 7:00 ET · 2026-27

Hornets Acquire Rob Dillingham From Bulls In Deal For Buddy Hield

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By the Hoops Nightly Desk · 3 h ago

The season has not tipped off, and every team sits at 0-0, but preseason business is already busy. The Hornets and Bulls made a trade sending Rob Dillingham to Charlotte and Buddy Hield to Chicago, and Dillingham is already Day-To-Day with a wrist and arm issue. Training camps across the league are finalizing rosters, with two-way deals in New York and Jalen Duren set to miss Pistons Media Day.

The injury wire

Charlotte's newest guard already has a designation next to his name. Rob Dillingham, acquired from Chicago in the trade that also sent Buddy Hield to the Bulls, is listed Day-To-Day with a right wrist and arm issue. The Hornets take on Dillingham's $6.9 million cap hit in the deal, while the Bulls absorb Hield's $9.7 million. In Miami, Trevor Keels has been cleared and is off the injury report after being listed Day-To-Day. No other status changes are on the wire this morning.

Moves and reports

Camps are thinning. The Grizzlies added Lawson Lovering, losing Yuri Collins, Eric Dixon, Brendan Hausen and Kira Lewis Jr. The Wizards signed Steve Settle III, Trevor Keels, Chris Livingston and Reece Beekman. The Knicks signed Jaden Akins, Tyler Nickel, Kevin McCullar Jr. and N'Faly Dante, with McCullar and Nickel on two-way deals, per hoopsrumors. The Pistons added Bryson Warren and waived Gary Harris; Jalen Duren is expected to miss Pistons Media Day, per hoopsrumors. The Hornets signed Jarkel Joiner. The Clippers lost Jason Preston and Hunter Sallis. The Jazz signed Terrell Brown Jr., the Heat added Dennis Smith Jr. and the Warriors signed Miles Kelly, all per hoopsrumors. The NBA sent a joint offer to EuroLeague, per Barkas. The NBA.

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No games in this window. The 2026-27 regular season tips off October 20; preseason starts October 3.

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Window: 7:00 ET the day before to 7:00 ET on Mon, Sep 28. Scores, injuries and rosters from official feeds; reports from named insiders' public posts and HoopsRumors, with the desk's confidence score. Written 3 h ago.