Why the Charlotte Hornets should NOT trade Kemba Walker

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The sort-of maybe possibilities…

Indiana Pacers:

Pacers get: Kemba Walker

Hornets get: Thaddeus Young

Oladipo and Walker would be a deadly combo. Their skills match up perfectly, considering Oladipo’s defensive abilities would counterbalance Kemba’s offensive nature. Kemba for Thad Young matches up near-perfectly from a contract perspective (the Hornets have nine PF’s anyway, what’s one more?) But the Pacers would have to give up a nice 1st-round pick too or a young player (they only really have young bigs to offer, which the Hornets already have enough of), which they probably wouldn’t/shouldn’t do just to upgrade on Darren Collison–who turned in another solid season this past year.

New Orleans Pelicans:

Pelicans get: Kemba Walker

Hornets get: Nikola Mirotic

An ideal running mate for AD and Jrue. Wouldn’t be insane to swap Kemba for Mirotic and a future first-round pick. Charlotte would certainly be the “loser” in this swap, but it’s not unimaginable.

Orlando Magic:

Magic get: Kemba Walker

Hornets get: Nikola Vucevic

They somehow have never drafted an effective point guard in the past decade. I’ve heard Lowry mentioned to be their new short-term PG. Why stop at the Biyombo trade, though? The two teams could theoretically swap Ross or Vucevic and a 1st for Kemba, but that pick is way too valuable to be anything less than top-5, top-8 protected or worse for the Hornets.

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