The Charlotte Hornets got some cautiously optimistic news on LaMelo Ball’s ankle injury, but his return remains uncertain. Meanwhile, the NBA trade deadline looms, and Bobby Marks has some eye-opening trade proposals that could reshape the team’s future—should the Hornets really consider trading Miles Bridges for Khris Middleton?
LaMelo Ball’s ankle injury had Hornets fans holding their breath, but early reports suggest some cautious optimism. With an MRI pending, we discuss what his absence means for Charlotte and how the team should approach his recovery. Meanwhile, the Hornets’ injury report continues to grow, making their roster decisions even more complicated.
As the NBA trade deadline approaches, Bobby Marks has some interesting ideas for the Hornets—including a potential deal that would send Miles Bridges to the Bucks for Khris Middleton and a 2031 first-round pick. Would this move help Charlotte build for the future, or is it just another short-term setback? We also explore potential trades for Josh Okogie, the importance of collecting assets, and how the Hornets can position themselves for the offseason.
Plus, we break down the impact of trade rumors surrounding De’Aaron Fox and why his market value could set the tone for how teams evaluate LaMelo Ball in the future. Should Charlotte be active as a trade facilitator, or is standing pat the best move?
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We have an update on the lamelo ball Injury we'll also get to some NBA trade Deadline stuff some fake trades Bobby Marks uh coming up with a couple and We'll discuss what that would mean for The Hornets going forward that's all Today on lockdown Hornets you are locked on Hornets your Daily Charlotte Hornets podcast part of The locked on podcast Network your team Every day in the minute CU we [Music] Now it's locked on hornets part of the Locked on podcast Network it's your team Every day thanks for making us your First listen we're free we're available Anywhere you get your podcast and that Includes YouTube there's Doug Branson Find him on his substack every Hornets Box score.com he's also writing the Lockon Hornets newsletter he's also Hosting lockdown NBA he's also texting You he's a part of all of those things Again the mighty Doug Branson I'm mail Listen to me on WFNZ every weekday from 12: to 300 p.m. this episode is brought To you by game time game time game time Download the game time app create an Account use code locked on NBA for $20 Off your first purchase so we have some I would say pretty good news on the Lamelo ball front I was actually Watching NBA today yesterday and Sham Shiria he comes on and says that there's
Some cautious optimism surrounding the Lamelo ball injury x-rays taken after The injury they were negative on that Left ankle sprain he will undergo an MRI Today at some point Wednesday for those That might be listening at a different Date January 29th so we'll see if There's another update to come sooner Rather than later maybe right after we Hop off of this pod because that's what Happens quite a bit Doug maybe that's When it's going to happen but we do know He is not going to play tonight against Brooklyn we know there are a lot of Players that are going to play tonight Against Brooklyn but everybody was Looking at the lamelo ball injury Cautious optim M x-rays negative Undergoing an MRI today we'll see what Happens but I think for the most part Given his injury history given his ankle Injury history pretty good news oh yeah Certainly better than them finding out That it was a fracture or that it was a Severe sprain and that we immediately Got the news that he was going to be out For some longer period of time but I Think we're still in wait and see mode If they did the M if they're doing the MRI today and and they're still going to Be evaluating it you know I I think we We're just not going to know until they They give us the twoe evaluation period Or whatever it ends up being uh but I'll
Say the same thing that I said on Yesterday's show which is the priority Should be getting lamelo ball to 100% It's a bummer for fans that had tickets Purchased uh for this long home stretch That they're on that they're not going To get to see lamelo ball uh but at this Point there is no reason to push him Back on the floor any sooner then than He needs to yeah so we were out there For the military care event Wes and Walker we were hosting a show at the Spectrum Center we interviewed miles Bridges we interviewed Mark Williams we Got to talk with Sam Farber so we were In the building we didn't see lamelo There at the military care event which Makes sense probably getting treatment On that ankle just figuring out what the Hell is going on the severity of all of It but mil said he was feeling really Good I was trying to get something else But he said no he's doing really well And he's in good spirits and that's all We seem to be hearing about lamelo you Go back to the locker room good spirits Engaging with teammates so it doesn't Seem like the attitude would suggest That there is a really serious injury But again you're right who knows we're Not going to get any confirmation until We get an MRI and then we get the final Update what's frustrating though too About all of this Doug is you see the
Hornets injury report everybody's on it There's not anybody playing so just to Reveal everybody not playing tonight Against the Nets it's lamelo Josh Green Is going to be out with right foot Soreness Trey man still out Cody Martin Out with a sports hernia okay Brandon Miller out scaff lonit Grant Williams ACL Mark Williams he's Mark Williams Isn't gonna play uh the left foot injury Management he's also out so when you sit Lamelo out you could understand that in Fact I would have if I were forced to be Putting money on an injury prop on FanDuel I would say yeah lamelo ball is Probably going to be out in this game But we're also in this tank Lim Where everybody's out so if they were Making a push for the playoffs or if They were playing competitive basketball And there wasn't any incentive to lose Whatsoever well then maybe they would Bring lamelo back because he is 100% And They're not holding him out just like They're holding everybody out against a Team that's Also they also have incentive to lose Right so this is what's tough is we Don't really know when he could come Back and how cautious the Hornets are Being and how incentivized the Hornets Are by holding him out as well it it all Makes it a little bit harder to figure Out what's going on with Melo yeah well
And but that's going to be the situation When your team is not focused on this Season I mean they're focused on getting Better every day you know all of the Things that we hear from by the way I Listen to your I haven't had a chance to Listen to the full interview with Miles Bridges but I did because I was very ill Yesterday I spent most of the day asleep But um yesterday I did catch your Interview with Betsy Mack who is in Charge of the military care event and All of the uh charity and and different Stuff that the Hornets do in the Community and she said in the interview Four pillars I was just like I wonder if Your body just at the the mention of Four pillars the old James bgo staple if It just like seized up a little Bit it did seize up a little bit but it Was for a good cause so you know you you You hold your anger back it's like sorry Betsy it's not you it's bgo you're doing A great thing here go on I apologize I I I didn't cringe because of anything you Said anyway but the Hornets have entered A phase of realism they've come to terms With what this season this season wasn't Supposed to be exactly like this this Season was really supposed to be like The question we were asking at the Beginning of the season was is this team Going to be so good that the Organization is forced to re-evaluate
And to That maybe will breaks of hornets fans Because they've toage their ability to Get a high Lottery Pick and use that Pick either to actually select a player Or uh package it in in a deal well that That's not happening right I mean their Their hands were not forced um this is The hand that they've been dealt for What feels like five or six seasons in a Row now and but I'm glad I'm glad They're getting realistic I'm glad They're shifting gears and now we get an Opportunity to check in on the Development of players that I think will Be either important when it comes to This trade deadline guys like Josh aogi Um I don't know was Martin on the list Was Martin on the out list yeah he's He's sports hernia yeah a hernia Cody Martin is dealing with so okay well it's Gonna be a big game for Josh aogi uh M Diabate uh guys that even if you want Them to stay with the organization like Diabate I don't think many people want To see him traded but it's just going to Be good experience for him as well and KJ Simpson too probably get get a chance To see him we we well well I was going To say we should in the third segment Just try to guess what the starting Lineup's going to be and see who's who's Who's most close to being right because That that would be because it's it's
Going to be tough I I mean you can you Can get close but it's not a conf it's Not a foregone conclusion on who's going To start but anyways yeah Point well Received I it's big opportunity for all These guys especially I I just keep Looking at those Wing Defenders I I have To imagine one of them's on the Move Whether it's a kogi Cody Martin somebody And who wins who wins out uh it would be Funny to see you're so good you actually Get the most value in return so now You're still out anyway but the wing Defenders are the the guys that I'm Watching the most coming up next on the Lockon Hornets Podcast be everywhere trade deadline Bobby Marx has a couple of hornet trades Uh that he proposes and they're actually Pretty interesting so we'll talk about Those on the other side of the break Coming up next lock on [Music] Hornets this episode is brought to you By game time game time game time game Time is now an authorized ticket Marketplace of Major League Baseball Which makes getting tickets even faster And easier prices on the game time app Actually go down the closer it gets to First pitch with killer last minute Deals Allin prices views from your seed And their lowest price guarantee game Time takes the guesswork out of buying
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Division asks what would you consider a Successful trade deadline for the Charlotte Hornets and on the flip side What would frustrate you trying to Mentally prepare for how to feel given The range of what the front office could Do or could not do so what's your you Know sort of best case scenario what's a Successful trade deadline what what one That would frustrate you Walker oh man So a successful trade deadline I think There are many versions of that I think The successful trade deadline would be One clearly to get as much value as you Possibly can if I think okay so if You're looking at this from a asset Collection standpoint which the Hornets Are going to be looking at it from that Point of view um is there any way you Can get a first I from somebody I wonder If you could just get some kind of it it Would be I would imagine heavily Protected given what is going to be Offered out there on the trade market The only way that you get the lighter Protection would be to deal a miles Bridges and I don't know we were 50/50 On that I think those numbers start to Come down Doug as they suffer a lot more Injuries as miles continues to play hard In the second half regardless of the Situation it it doesn't matter uh I Think those numbers actually come down From Miles being traded so if that's the
Case is there any way you can somehow Get a protected first I think that'd be Pretty tough overall second round picks They're still going to stockpile those Maybe like a really enticing uh the Young Reclamation project where it's Just not working out with another team Like is there somebody that's very early In their career but there's a team that Just can't afford to be as patient with Said player and the Hornets come in as That third fourth team there's some Money Meandering that all these teams Have to roll through and then the Hornets just end up with what is a Pretty promising young player that just Hasn't had enough time with these other Franchises because they can't afford to Be patient so I think those are a couple Of ways I would deem The Hornet Successful going into the trade deadline Uh what we can start there with you too How would you deem them successful yeah I think you hit on all of the things and It goes into Bobby Marx's article here Where he puts the Hornets in the tier Four of uh trade deadline uh Participators and and he deems that tier The middlemen so that's I think the most Successful trade deadline scenario for The Hornets is that they are able to Facilitate deals or facilitate teams Getting under certain aprons and they Come away with assets that they can use
In this next off season to really Upgrade this roster because I just don't Think that they currently have the Players that are valuable enough and and The it's just not the right time to make Those moves at this trade deadline I Think this is going to be a really Sticky trade deadline I don't know that There are going to be any major moves That the Hornets could come away with Like big-time players at this trade Deadline those players have all made Their intentions really clear as to Where they want to play where they where They want their Futures to be I think Going to be many more Opportunities in this upcoming off Season so that's what what I would look At in terms of what would frustrate me I Mean obviously doing nothing this team Needs to continue to do something and Build assets and and you know get ready To make their move so if they come away And they're not a middleman and they Just do nothing or they can't get the Deal done which is what we've seen in You know years past pre Jeff Peterson I'm pretty confident that he's going to Get something done already got something Done I mean he traded Nick Richards and Got Josh aogi but can he turn Josh aogi Into something more like Bobby Marx has Him moving Josh aogi to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaac aoro and two second
Round picks like as much as I love a Kogi that to me that's great because you Get more s get more size than a kogi on The wing and Isaac aoro pre-injury was Shooting the basketball pretty well and You get two second round picks like I I Love that deal so can he can he do Something like that can he continue to Parlay and build assets that's what I Want to see it would be frustrate me if They do nothing yeah I'm with you I I Would like to see some something Happened and Bobby marks he's got some Of these teams and and categories he Actually talks about every team in the NBA what to watch for at the trade Deadline and they're in different tiers The deal makers uh the Hornets are in Tier four which is the middlemen I don't Know how that is defined it does not Tell me how that is defined but they are The lead team in tier four the middleman But if you look at a couple of the Trades that Bobby marks creates you Talked about Isaac aoro two second round Picks coming to Charlotte in exchange For uh Josh aogi that would make sense To me too I'd probably pull the trigger On that one the the interesting one is He says Charlotte could receive Chris Middleton and and a 2031 top five Protected first round pick 2031 top five Protected first round pick in exchange For Miles Bridges and this is what he
Writes trading bridges for a 2031 first Rounder continue Charlotte's trend of of Obtaining future draft Capital Middleton's $34 million salary next Season adds $9 million to the Hornets Payroll with 27 million in Non-guaranteed contracts aogi Cody Martin vasam meic Charlotte is well Below the luxury tax and again those Guys could be also out the door you'd Have to match money we'll see but again Miles goes out in exchange for Chris Middleton a big contract in a 2031 top Five protected first round pick wow that Would be a big time deal what do you Think So yeah you would be taking on Chris Middleton's bad money contract from the Perspective although Chris Middleton is Playing a little bit better since coming Back from I think he had surgery on both Ankles and that's like he'd be the Perfect fit in Charlotte like he would He would have a lot to talk about with So many of the players here um having Ankle injuries uh but he's but look I Mean yeah long term is Chris Middleton Going to be a a star player an All-Star Again I'm I'm not really certain of that I I think most people aren't certain of That Milwaukee is ready to deal I think They want to do something at the Deadline could it be something major Like Jimmy Butler I think that's still a
Possibility so this miles Bridges thing I would put in the class of like the Backup move which is where Miles Bridges I think has comfortably sat since he Came up in Charlotte Hornets trade Rumors is like he's going to be the plan B or the plan C for a team that was Unable to cash in on what they wanted to And still needed to make a move so I Mean I think this is of the deals that I've seen it's kind of of a realistic Deal although I would love to see that 2031 I don't think it's ever going to be Unprotected but man if they could do What they did in in that last trade Deadline uh pre uh Jeff Peterson where They got it to like top two protected Because by 2031 Giannis could be out of There I think his free agency comes up In 26 and everyone's trying to position Themselves for the 26 free agency paloa So uh you know that by 2031 Milwaukee Could just be a crater and then you've Got opportunity to get a three or four Pick if if that's how the chips fall and It goes right in line with another Question from the sio Satchel which is From yoyo who says in hindsight dumping Terry and Gordon were great moves I Don't see anything like that coming do You Bridges question mark and the answer To that is they kind of already made Their pivot like last season straight Deadline was the pivot you're not going
To see them pivot any further like Bren Miller's not going anywhere lamelo's not Going anywhere Mark Williams is not Going anywhere so unless someone pushes Him out of the pain but Uh hey dude this is your time that that Ad game this is your time baby you you Swing for the fences because you're Hitting home Runs um so I don't they're not going to Make another major pivot this is about What what can you get around the margins To really complete your asset profile to Get ready to to approach this offseason And find out if there are any Opportunities uh to go after uh play Players who may be disgruntled or not Happy with their situation I mean dear And fox I think it's like a long long Long long long shot because I think he Wants to go to San Antonio or Miami or Houston or something but those are the Kind of opportunities that could be Available to you in the off season but You've got to have the the first round Picks to do it well maybe maybe we touch On that dear and fox thing on the next Segment but I I do want to finish up This Buck stuff before we move on bucks Stuff by the way b u k s Buck stuff just To clarify that uh make that very clear To everyone if you look at the Bucs Payroll Giannis he's 30 years old and He's on the books after this season for
Three more years he's off of the books His last year to player option 2027 2028 So just to put it at that in perspective You're talking 28 29 2930 3031 it's Three more years Doug after his first Contract or this this contract is done And he's already 30 so the the 2031 First round pick it could be absolutely Lovely for this team especially if you Just go ahead and take the bet that the Bucks are going to do everything they Can to milk every ounce of talent out of 36-year-old Giannis unless of course They trade him but you're also hoping in That scenario that if Giannis is traded Then the value isn't four first round Picks and all the pick swaps at that Point maybe you're trading for Giannis For like I don't know something less than that Because he's not showing you that he's Still the real Giannis and that's a game That might age poorly you know he he I Just I would love the 2031 top five uh Protected pick and then Chris Middleton He's only on the books for uh one more Year after this so you're taking his Contract on now and then he's making $34 Million on a player option next season And then after that done um last thing Like miles Bridges Chris Middleton you Know miles is in attacker he gets into The paint and you need that that is a Skill set that the Hornets almost
Desperately need given what their Players are rebounding defense he gives You all of that but Chris Middleton Would give you some shooting he has the One bad year here recently but he's Still shooting at a pretty nice clip From three so if you can just get Chris Middleton somehow to stay healthy for Just a little while longer and all he's Got to do is just be a catch and shoot Guy uh I I wonder how that would work With Brandon Miller who's been like the Low-end comp of Brandon Miller or excuse Me yeah of of Brandon Miller and uh uh Chris Middleton if the those two guys Work together I don't know that'd be Interesting but yeah that that that top 31 top five pick would be the big thing Coming back in return all right do you Have anything else to finish before we Go to the third segment no I think you Covered it all I mean I think there is a Little bit of upside and and not upside Necessarily but a little bit of hope That you if you acquire Chris Middleton That could mean something thing to your Team but but I think you'd have to be Realistic about where he is as a player Where his body is um but I I like I like What you said there I think the contrast Is that you do add a little bit of Shooting I mean against Utah he was 10 Of 13 uh from the field uh but he's not He's not shooting uh a a ton of Threes
Right now but he is really kind of Getting back into the swing of things it Would just give you better shooting Overall which is something the Hornets Have desperately needed this season even More than than an attack All right let's move on coming up next On the lockon Hornets Podcast everywhere we'll give you some Finishing thoughts on the trade deadline And then maybe talk a little bit about The Hornets and the Nets and try to Figure out what the starting lineup is Going to look like that's all still to Come here on [Music] Loh steer the ship Doug Branson where do You want to take us do you want to go a Little bit more into this Dr and fox Stu Because I think we could make that local I don't know how are how are you feeling About the de and Fox Trade demand out in Sacramento yeah I mean look if if Sacramento did find a deal that they Like at the trade deadline I think it's Really unlikely I think this thing and If it did happen I could see it you know Involving it seems like I think they're Going to be like two or three teams that Get together and say all right we all Have problems let's solve them Miami's Got a Jimmy Butler problem minnes 's got A Julius Randall problem a lot of teams Got got problems that they want to fix
At the trade deadline and so I really Feel like the the dear and fox thing and But maybe there needs to be a fourth or Fifth team involved that could be the Local angle I don't think the local Angle is the Hornets have any shot in Hell of acquiring deer and fox And you know we've seen teams like Toronto do this with Kawai where you Bring a guy in you know he's not going To resign but you go for one thing the Hornets are not in that position they Don't have the structure like that's not That's just not a thing that makes any Sense for them right now maybe it will Make sense in the off season when they Have a bit of a plan together about like Who they are and what they're going to Do all right now maybe we can go out and Get a guy if dearen Fox is still Available then maybe that makes sense I Think what makes more sense at the trade Deadline for the Hornets now would be to Go after young players young wings uh we Mentioned aoro I think that's what Scares me about the Middleton thing Because Middleton's not a young Wing but You get the first round pick that would Be the exception there and but the Another guy that I like is Max Christie Out of LA and Josh aogi and Miles Bridges put on a show against La a Little tryyou similar to what Nick Richards did against Phoenix so if if
The Lakers are salivating for a wing Defender or a wing attacker then you Know maybe you ship one of those guys Bring back max Christie who I think has Shot the ball well and plays defense Three and D Wing gives you a little bit More size in terms of height which we Talked about in the last show the Hornets are height deficient Christie I Think is like 66 maybe 67 on a good day On a sppy toes I like that deal um max Chris Max Christie reminds me of one of My favorite things about our pod Relationship in that when we go through Draft talk you have in your brain who Walker guys are from like pick you Max On down well that that's what you do Right cuz I I I did like ma Max Christie But it's like hey that's your guy which I do love I I welcome that Bryce sensal Hey that's your guy right like I got I Got and you remember that and you'll Text me during these games hey your guy That was your guy right it's just max Christie is on that list and I think it Really stems from uh one of the workout Interviews I was on the call when he was Interviewing uh with media after like a Draft workout but anyways Max Christie Would be really interesting to me the Dear and fox stuff just real quickly so Does it make for does it make sense for Charlotte no not really I I love the Idea of just having two ball handlers
That can shoot and attack and complement One another like I think it would be Really fun to have dear and fox and Lamelo ball on the same team uh that Would be a lot of fun for me to watch But clearly the Hornets aren't in the Right spot they're not going to go after Dearin there you risk uh frustrating Lamelo taking the ball out of his hands Because dearin is not a catch and shoot Guy like he's somebody that's going to Have the ball in his hands quite a bit So you wouldn't risk it to put it simply No they're not going to trade for dear What I am interested about this though Is I think dearin Fox whatever he's Traded for Doug the price with what Dearen is going to go for I think we're Going to be able to similarly compare That to lamelo especially if you Consider how the media thinks him uh What what the media thinks about dearin Um you look at some of the All-Star Votes like lamelo they're just kind of Similar in the sense of the fans Overwhelmingly voted for lamelo the fans Did not overwhelmingly vote for dear and Fox but I do feel like younger point Guard even though he's a few years older Than lamelo I do think there's I I think There's like a comparison in price at Least there's a starting point so if Dearn Fox gets traded for something then What does that mean for a lamelo
Potential um I don't know you you're not Buying it not really because I think the Big differences that would uh separate Those two deals would be lamelo's Extensive injury history and his lack of History in the playoffs or any kind of Winning record outside of the the playin Disaster that he was a part of so that's Where I think that's what separates de That's what make that's what's going to Make dearen Fox more attractive and Particularly the Spurs who want to pair A guard with uh with VI wanyama that They're confident is not going to take Over the is not going to consume the Offense I mean again Fair unfair I think The the word on lamelo is that he Consumes your offense he becomes your Offense and that's not going to be as Attractive to a team that has a big or a Forward that they want to pair a guard With uh it's going to be more attractive To a team that has nothing and wants Something that that could be lamelo then Could Garner you know three four uh First round picks but that's I mean it's Going to be four first and and a good a Good player or a good young a couple of Good young players I think like for the San Antonio thing they're going to have To give up Castle they're going to have To give up another player maybe Kell Johnson plus four first round picks like Lamelo is not getting anywhere near if
If if dear Fox didn't exist and San Antonio was interested in pairing a Guard and they came to the Charlotte Hornets about lamelo I'm not sure that It would be four first rounds Stefan Castle and Kell Johnson it's so funny Man because I I think lamelo would I Don't know I think lamelo would be a Better fit with wimy like I I would be Getting rid of all that stuff to PA Lamelo and wimy and I that was that was Very unclear that was not organized or Concise from my takes I think what my Point is is wherever dearon fox goes That's going to be a high level NBA Point guard on the move so I think we Can start there with trying to assess What the value for lamelo would be there Is an age Gap dearion is a couple of Years older but I think there's some Offsetting factors between the two even Considering their big differences so on One hand Daren fox has been healthier Than lamelo but also you could could Point to lamelo being a significantly Better three-point shooter dearen has Had one Good Year from the three-point Line outside of that it's been pretty Terrible his entire career I guess his Second season he shot 37% he shot 37 Last year other than that it's been 32 Or below for dearen Fox which isn't very Good you are talking about differences In um attacking the rim between the two
Dearin is better at that finishing uh Better inside the three-point Arc and so That would be a point towards dearn but Also dearen is 63 lamelo is 67 and can Make every pass and lamelo is clearly a Better facilitator so it's it's Different taste they're different flavor Point guards but I think with some of The offsetting factors like you still Probably get to something similar in Value in my opinion you're right the Injuries that would be the most worsome And I don't know if teams would be Willing to take that risk so maybe That's what would hinder teams from Giving up the dear and fox type value in This case I do think it's an interesting Starting point though right like we've Tried to figure out what would lamelo go For what was the the last point guard on The move like I'm trying to think of Somebody that was in his prime like Relatively young um you know going van To Houston yeah and Van vet I mean that Was a free agent destination and you Know like fre and people thought trade Yeah yeah and people thought Houston way Overpaid for fvv like I don't the this Is interesting to me man like you're Talking uh a big time point guard on the Move here so uh we'll just be Interesting to see what he goes for on The trade market was it Brad Beal was it Was that was a be was the be deal
To Washington yeah and that was that was Reluctant and also again you know like Not a point guard but that's a yeah I That's what I was trying to think of Like who's the last big point guard to Be on the move for a significant return That the teams just aren't giving up on Those guys because they're really Valuable you don't have one it sucks to Run an offense without one of those guys So hey we know we we we are intimately Aware of the fact that when the Hornets Don't have lamelo ball and you're going To be very aware of it tonight against The Brooklyn Nets it is very difficult Uh to score a lot of points you can run An offense and sometimes and people have Noticed this like sometimes without Lamelo for a game or two the offense Looks to be a little snappier the ball Moves a little bit better because the You know lamelo consumes a lot of oxygen In the offense and he also pulls the Defense in certain directions and so and And he takes a lot of shots and so yeah When when the when he's out the ball Might move a little bit better um but The shots aren't necessarily going to be Better and so you know and then after a While again things things tend to gum up Again so yeah it's It's I I would caution the Hornets on Making any kind of panic move uh to get Rid of lamelo ball because a I don't
Think the value of right now you know I Think they've got to see lamelo and Oppos postseason situation before that That conversation is even entertained oh Yeah let me put this disclaimer on it Right I I do not I'm talking about not Wanting to trade lamelo put on the Scroll Walk trade lamelo ball I'm talking about Just the kind of value right because we Have not seen it for a point guard in This tier in this ilk an all NBA Allstar Type point guard that is younger 27 or Younger on the move and so it would be Interesting to see just how lamelo be Valued by the way like you're talking About the gravity you know lamelo would Spread that defense out way more than Dear in wmy and lamelo would be Phenomenal I just wish it was in a Hornet's uniform I I wouldn't I wouldn't Want to see that in a Spurs uniform no You can't have them we want them here Because of what lamelo can do for a team That'll do it for lockon Hornets thanks For making us your first listen we're Free and available anywhere you get your Podcast that includes YouTube there's Doug Branson every Hornet boox score.com Textt him you can find his information There on every Hornets boox score.com Also listen to Locked on NBA along with Hayes and Matt Moore I'm Walker mail you Can listen to me on WFNZ every weekday
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