OKC Thunder trade primer: Hornets seek to build the hive around Kemba Walker
Stats:
Entering week 17 of action here’s how the Hornets rank in key categories:
Offensive Rating: 12th (110.5)
Defensive Rating: 22nd(110.3)
Net Differential: 16th (+0.2 )
Points per game: 112.0 (tied 15th)
Offensive field goal efficiency: 45.3 percent (19th)
3-Point percent: 35.7% (tied 11th)
Opponent points per game: 111.5 (18th)
Opponent field goal efficiency: 46.5 percent (tied 21st)
Opponent 3-point percent: 34.8% (tied 12th)
Record: 7th in EC
Home: 19-8 | Road: 7-18 | Back to back sets: 9
Versus the East: 19-15 | Versus the West: 7-11
Hornets Salary Situation:
"Active Roster Cap: $120,297,581 Cap Hold: $13,854,261 Total Cap: $120,297,581 Cap Max Space: $-32,282,842 Practical Cap Space: $-18,428,581"
To view the full team salary by player up to 2021-2022 click this link to Basketball Insiders.
Draft Pick Situation:
2019:
- Own first round pick
- Second round pick goes to Hawks
2020:
- Own first round pick
- Second round pick goes to Knicks
2019 free agents
- Bismack Biyombo – player option
- Joe Chealey – restricted
- Frank Kaminsky – restricted
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – player option
- Jeremy Lamb
- JP Macura – restricted
- Kemba Walker
- Marvin Williams – player option
Note: players listed with player options or team options means they are contracted through to 2019-2020, but their options will be exercised (or not) this offseason.
2020 free agents
- Dwayne Bacon – restricted
- Tony Parker
- Willy Hernangomez