Report: Hornets and Hawks discussing potential swap involving NBA veterans

The Charlotte Hornets have made a plethora of trades this offseason; however, they might not be done yet. At the moment, Charlotte has 17 players and will have to trim their roster to 15 ahead of the 2026-27 season. Already, Charlotte traded away Miles Bridges, Tre Mann, LaMelo Ball and Josh Green, netting Naz Reid, Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale, Dennis Schroder, Dorian Finney-Smith and draft capital back in return.

Now, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Hornets may be looking to move Finney-Smith prior to training camp. Fischer reported via "The Stein Line" that Charlotte has had discussions with the Atlanta Hawks about a potential trade involving Finney-Smith and 3-point specialist Buddy Hield. Last season with the Rockets, Finney-Smith averaged 3.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, one assist and 0.4 steals in 37 games for Houston.