Orlando needs someone like Lamelo on their team. Even though there is some discussions about Melo and winning basketball, I believe that he can contribute for winning in the right enviroment. This enviroment is Orlando.

Sadly, the Magic need to give up AB on this trade, but keeping the big 3 is huge.

For the Hornets, they recieve a really good young player in AB and a future useful role player in Caleb Houstan. They receive a good veteran and leadership to the locker room and a better C than Nurkic with a good contract

With that, a pick in this draft that is almost in the lottery and can provide them a really good player and a future protected 1st rounder

Projected Rotations: ORL: Lamelo/Cole Suggs/Kam Jones (#25) Franz/TDS/Jett Paolo/Isaac WCJ/Mo Wagner

Thats a contender in the East.

CHA: AB/Nick Smith VJ Edgecombe/KCP Miller/McNeeley/Houstan Bridges/Grant Williams Williams/Goga

Its actually a pretty solid team man, they could even make it to the play-in

How does Hornets fans feel about this trade? As a Magic fan, I even think it is a lot for Lamelo, who has some injury concerns throughout his career