The summer of 2016 may have been one of the craziest free agency periods the NBA has ever had. A lot of players got paid this summer due to the salary cap increase and it left NBA teams in some tough situations. The biggest part of the Charlotte Hornets free agency process this summer was to re-sign the core of the team and make trades to help solidify the roster going into next season.
With the Hornets current situation, it was going to be tough to keep everyone since players could garner more money from other teams on the market.