Trade Radar · open rumor · Sunday, September 20 · 15 h ago
Hawks, Hornets Discussing Trade Involving Hield, Finney-Smith
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While much of the NBA’s business has concluded ahead of the 2026/27 season, some teams are still mulling over decisions or potential changes to be made. Two of those teams are the Hawks and Hornets. The two Southeast Division squads have been intermittently discussing a trade that would include sending Buddy Hield to Charlotte and […]
Confidence
45%
| Reporter starting tier | 45 | unattributed report |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −0 | 1 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Atlanta Hawks
$198.3M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet
Brooklyn Nets
$160.1M · under the cap · 15 contracts · cap sheet
Charlotte Hornets
$177.1M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Buddy Hield → Nets
Send out at least $4.70M
The Nets are under the cap, so to take on $9.66M they need to send out $4.70M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Buddy Hield → Hornets
Send out at least $4.70M
The Hornets are over the cap, so to take on $9.66M they need to send out $4.70M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
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