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Hornets trade rumors

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1 open rumor tagged to the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets sit over the cap at $174.9M against a $165.0M cap, a $200.4M tax line and aprons at $209.0M / $221.7M: in a trade they can take back up to $27.50M for $20M outgoing. Build one yourself in the Trade Machine; every reporter's track record is on The Ledger.

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hoopsrumors · Sat, Sep 5 · 1 d ago
Mid-size contracts ($5M–$30M) · the matching salary in most trades
Naz Reid$23.28M
Coby White$22.84M
Grayson Allen$18.13M
Brandon Miller$15.10M
Dennis Schröder$14.81M
Grant Williams$14.27M
Expiring after 2026-27 · the contracts that come off the books
Brandon Miller$15.10M
Grant Williams$14.27M
Pat Connaughton$3.82M
Moussa Diabaté$2.46M

How the confidence score works

Every rumor starts from its reporter's measured accuracy — how often their past reports were confirmed by an actual transaction on our ledger — or, before five calls, from a tier based on their outlet. Corroboration by a second reporter adds up to 20 points; age takes points away, because a rumor nobody has repeated for two weeks is usually dead. A roster move that matches the rumor marks it confirmed; an on-record denial marks it denied; after thirty days without news it expires. Aggregator roundups ("Notes" posts) are collected but never scored.