As I mentioned on the other thread, disappointed in my Hornets for getting rid of Williams, really thought he'd be a key piece of our future core.

As Issac mentioned our centre rotation is now 2-way Moussa Diabate (a beast but should not be a starting NBA centre) and 39 year old Taj Gibson.

Hoping tomorrow we make a trade sending Vasa Micic and Cody Martin somewhere for a centre

I dare say the Hornets trading Williams is entirely down to them not having faith in him injury wise and not wanting to tie up salary cap long term when his rookie deal is done on a guy who is unavailable 50% or more of the year. I'm a fan of the guy though, so hopefully he can turn it around.

Yes his injury woes have been frustrating, and his D has been questionable, still would've given him a few more years though

Lakers had better hope Luka signs with them. Would say they have an advantage with the Lakers name, but that team looking pretty thin. Williams finally gives them a centre, but essentially 2 firsts (counting Knecht as one) and a swap is risky as hell. IF Luka goes, LeBron either retires or goes ring chasing for final season. Then the Lakers have Reaves, Rui, Williams and not much leftover. The Lakers and Phoenix picks will be major assets Charlotte are really starting to put together a lot of draft assets. If they could get a stack of picks for Ball they should do it, he's too injured to be reliable.
Miami trade was good, lose a distraction although can I call him a Heat legend for his playoff heroics. If Wiggins buys in he'll fit in defensively and saves them salary. They'll go after a star to pair with Bam and Herro, would the ultimate reclamation projects in terms of fitness be Luka or Zion? Pelicans looking to move on from Zion, wouldn't take much, and Riley really wants Luka. Imagine either of those two fit alongside Bam and shooters. And there's that tax advantage Miami has as well.
Don't know how Jimmy will go with Draymond, they'll also have to decide how much Kumingas worth.
Bucks get healthier but lose a bit of their chemistry.
Ingram is a bit of a meh trade. Will the Raptors pay what he wants especially after ditching Siakam and OG. It'll turn them into that dreaded 5/6 EC seed, good enough to make playoffs every year now but making the second round would be a good year. Probably needed one more lucky lottery pick.

"The Phoenix Suns are trading Jusuf Nurkic and a 2026 first-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets for Cody Martin, Vasilije Micic and a 2026 second-round pick, sources tell ESPN."

Sure enough they do exactly what I called for

Deadline day was a bit of a fizzer but only because teams got everything done in the 3-4 days leading up. It has been an excellent deadline week.

As a Raps fan not happy about the Ingram deal. Too much overlap in the skills of Ingram, Barnes and RJ. They're obviously hoping he re signs to a reasonable deal given his value is lower at the moment, but the fit is off. Feels very much like when the Raps got Rudy Gay in when they already had DeRozen.

Then if Ingram simply walks, its an absolute howler and probably the end of current Raptors management.

I like Hunter to the Cavs deal. Definite upgrade and a big wing to match up with guys like Tatum. Obviously the big risk is he throws off chemistry as he's a bit of a known chucker.

De'Andre Hunter to the Cavs for LeVert, Niang, three seconds and two swaps. Cavs get stronger and Hawks sell high.

Clippers send Mann and Hyland to the Hawks for Bogdan and three seconds.

Grizzlies send Smart and a first to the Wizards.

Simmons working on a buy-out, with Cavs keen to grab him.

Pj Tucker has been waiting for a trade for a year then gets traded 3 times in a couple of days.
Now the buyout games start, speculation Brown gets one and heads back to Denver which will be huge. Simmons also linked to Clippers.

Fox on his San Antonio debut hits the game winner against Charlotte, but it's waved away as the ball left his hand 0.1 seconds late

Ben Simmons is joining Patty Mills at the Clippers.

The Clippers go from never having an Aussie play for them, they were the last NBA team to never have an Aussie, now they've added two in the last week.

Lakers trade for Mark Williams has been rescinded after he failed his physical.

Wonder how often you could use this as a tactic to disrupt teams. If the physical is failed before the trade deadline, you can amend the trade. Otherwise, it's either rescinded or you have to let it proceed.

Hayes at centre it is.

As a hornets fan welcome back Mark!