Last year, the Charlotte Hornets joined as one of the facilitators of the Klay Thompson deal between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks. It remains to be seen who ultimately wins out of the six teams that were involved. However, with Thompson facing the possibility of being relegated to the reserves, the Hornets could end up as the victors of the megatrade. That would depend, though, on Josh Green overcoming his first-year jitters in Charlotte.
Thompson has been an intriguing figure in the past couple of years, as he was expected to retire as a legend in Golden State.