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Two mock trade ideas sending Nets center Nic Claxton to the Charlotte Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets lack an impact center, which makes them an appropriate landing spot for the Brooklyn Nets’ Nic Claxton.

Still just 26 years old, Claxton would fit well with Charlotte’s timeline based around LaMelo Ball (23) and Brandon Miller (22).

Prying Claxton away from Brooklyn wouldn’t be easy. He’s been mentioned in trade rumors for months in connection with big-market teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, but there’s a reason the Nets haven’t traded Claxton. Brooklyn, like Charlotte, is rebuilding, and a young center of Claxton’s caliber makes sense in that rebuild.