The Charlotte Hornets made a surprise move before the NBA Draft began by trading their only pick to the Sacramento Kings for Marco Belienlli. This trade essentially ends Courtney Lee’s time in Charlotte as he is set to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The team will likely let him walk as they have replaced him with Belinelli.
The Hornets traded for Courtney at last season’s trade deadline and he performed great for the team. Most expected them to make a push to re-sign him this summer because of the impact that he had. But Charlotte must have deemed that he will cost them too much on the open market because they have already found his replacement.