According to NBA insider Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist doesn’t come up in trade conversations. He also added that the Charlotte Hornets wouldn’t get a greater value in return if they were to trade MKG. Even though the small forward hasn’t been named in any serious trade reports, the speculation is always there.
Now, this doesn’t mean that a trade involving the five-year NBA veteran isn’t possible. Although, even before this report, trading MKG probably wasn’t in Charlotte’s plans this summer. The team’s front office and Steve Clifford both seem committed to Michael as the starting small forward for the time being.