Hornets Veteran Gives Direct Take About Charlotte

“This is a gold mine. This is special. Fans come every night. I watched this place get packed consistently…if we won more, oh man, forget about it. They always showed up, they’re always encouraging, every game. Even last game of the season, it was special. Even though we couldn’t pull it out, it was a special game. This is a special place to play,” Gibson said.

Gibson signed with the Hornets last offseason. In his first season in Charlotte, the Brooklyn native appeared in 37 games, starting 11 of them.

Hornets Veteran Taj Gibson Gives Direct Take About Charlotte

Changes Coming in Charlotte?

Earlier this year, the Hornets traded Mark Williams to the Los Angeles Lakers for Dalton Knecht. The trade ultimately fell through, however. Last month, NBA insider Marc Stein reported that the Hornets may re-explore a trade involving Williams in the offseason.

“Mark Williams is obviously back with the Hornets after the Lakers rescinded their February trade for the Charlotte big man, but some rival executives expect the Williams trade market to be re-explored this summer. The Hornets have tried to shut down similar speculation about star guard LaMelo Ball, but the reality remains that Williams, Ball and Brandon Miller have managed to appear in the same game just 18 times over the past two seasons,” Stein wrote.

Furthermore, HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto also reported that the Hornets may have interest in trading star guard LaMelo Ball.

“I touched on this with some of the other guys, and some executives around the league are looking at it too. If you were willing to part with Mark Williams—who’s 23 and pretty good, though he has some injury concerns—the next logical thing would be to also look at LaMelo Ball. He’s on a max contract, and they’re not winning, obviously, for the foreseeable future. For LaMelo, he wants to win. This is now going to be his fifth season. How much longer does he see himself there? That’s what I’ve been told. And I’ll say this, Matt—at the end of the day, I also think not being an All-Star and not winning affected him. He had the numbers on paper, but Charlotte’s record hurt his chances,” Scotto said.

The Last Word

With the season now over for the Hornets, there is a lot to monitor this offseason. As it stands, there is no guarantee the Hornets will make any trades. However, it is still interesting regardless. After failing to make the playoffs once again, the Hornets are a team to keep an eye on over the summer.