{"id":63331,"date":"2024-02-06T16:40:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T21:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=63331"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:52:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T23:52:53","slug":"nba-rumors-hornets-forward-trade-likely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/06\/nba-rumors-hornets-forward-trade-likely\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Rumors: Hornets Forward Trade &#8220;Likely&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Charlotte Hornets are open for business, and there is plenty of interest surrounding their available talent. After trading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/roziete01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terry Rozier<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/01\/23\/nba-trade-heat-acquire-hornets-terry-rozier-for-kyle-lowry\/\" target=\"_self\">Miami Heat<\/a>, &#8220;a trade involving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/washipj01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[P.J.] Washington<\/a> appears to be likely before Thursday&#8221;, according to NBA insider <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/sources-bulls-demar-derozan-warriors-plans-nba-trade-deadline-rumors\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brett Siegel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams that appear to be in line to land Washington are the Dallas Mavericks and the New York Knicks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A trade involving PJ Washington appears to be likely before Thursday, sources said, as the Dallas Mavericks have suddenly emerged as a top trade suitor for him.<\/p>\n<p>More on PJ Washington and the Hornets below: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tLHTjNJgV7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/tLHTjNJgV7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrettSiegelNBA\/status\/1754958138921336916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>NBA Rumors: Hornets Forward Trade &#8220;Likely&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h3>Hornets Trade Washington to Dallas?<\/h3>\n<p>Dallas is pushing for players to complement their star duo of Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic. They have been linked with a plethora of names, including Golden State&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wiggian01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Wiggins<\/a>, Washington&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuzmaky01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Kuzma<\/a>, and Brooklyn&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/f\/finnedo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dorian Finney-Smith.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Washington has seen a slight decrease in minutes this season following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bridgmi02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miles Bridges<\/a>&#8216; return from suspension. The former Kentucky Wildcat is averaging 13.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 29.2 minutes per game this season.<\/p>\n<p>Washington recently signed a three-year, $46.5 million extension that runs through 2025-26.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets have reportedly shown interest in Dallas&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenjo02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Green<\/a>. The 6&#8217;5, fourth-year wing is averaging 8.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.6 assists on 40.9% shooting from three this year. Green appears to be a key piece in securing a trade for Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to what they are asking for Bridges, the Hornets are also seeking at least one first-round pick in any deal for Washington.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Rival executives are confident about a one-pick price tag for Washington, especially since his relationship with the Hornets was on thin ice in the offseason.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks own all their first-rounders through 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks have a record of 27-24, good for eighth in the Western Conference. Washington could be the piece that separates them from other play-in teams.<\/p>\n<h3>Hornets Trade Washington to New York?<\/h3>\n<p>The Knicks are in scintillating form right now, but they must mitigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/01\/29\/nba-news-julius-randle-injury-update\/\" target=\"_self\">absence<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/randlju01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julius Randle<\/a>. Washington would be a perfect fill-in for the time being, and would slot in nicely with the bench unit once Randle returns. New York lacks a solid wing presence off the bench. Once again, the Hornets would demand a first-rounder from New York. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/f\/fournev01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evan Fournier<\/a> has been completely frozen out in New York, and is a contract that Charlotte could absorb, according to Siegel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is reasonable to believe that the Hornets would be willing to take on Evan Fournier&#8217;s contract for the young forward, sources said. That is, if they would be getting an immediate first-round pick in return, one that doesn&#8217;t carry heavy protections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Knicks&#8217; president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/executives\/rosele99x.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leon Ros<\/a>e has plenty of draft stock available, with four first-round picks in 2024 and a further two more in 2025. They would likely have to trade their own pick for Washington however, as three of the 2024 selections have top-10 protection or more.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks are currently 4th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 32-18. Home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs is crucial, especially for a New York team that is 18-6 at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Charlotte Hornets are open for business, and there is plenty of interest surrounding their available talent. After trading Terry Rozier to the Miami Heat, &#8220;a trade involving [P.J.] Washington appears to be likely before Thursday&#8221;, according to NBA insider Brett Siegel. The two teams that appear to be in line to land Washington are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4773,"featured_media":63336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,7,30,2,62,12,3,4721],"tags":[4774,662,2111],"class_list":["post-63331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-hornets","category-mavericks","category-featured","category-nba","category-knicks","category-news","category-trade-rumors","tag-rumors","tag-nba-trade-deadline","tag-pj-washington"],"modified_by":"Adam Echchaibi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4773"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}