The Charlotte Hornets had the resources to be a disruptor in this offseason's free agency. However, the best they could come up with were Spencer Dinwiddie and Mason Plumlee. There could be a silver lining, as not going on a spending binge on free agents has left them $22 million below the first apron.
As Bobby Marks of ESPN noted, Charlotte is one of the three organizations to watch out for in three-team trades or salary-shedding deals because it can use its $14.1 million non-tax midlevel exception in a trade. The other squads are the Washington Wizards, who are in a similar situation to the Hornets, and the Utah Jazz, who have a $18.