The Clippers swing an aggressive midseason move, acquiring Miles Bridges and Mason Plumlee from Charlotte in exchange for Bojan Bogdanović, Brook Lopez, a 2030 pick swap, and a 2026 second-rounder. Washington steps in as the facilitating team, taking on Bradley Beal’s contract in return for 2031 and 2032 second-round picks, with the Wizards planning to waive Beal immediately to help L.A. stay under the first apron. For the Clippers, this isn’t the time to reset. They’re only three games out of the play-in with a long season ahead, and NBA history shows rough starts don’t define a team the 2022-23 Lakers began 2–10 and still made the playoffs, and the 1996-97 Suns started 0–13 before rallying into the postseason. The Clippers themselves lived through this kind of turbulence during the losing streak when Harden first arrived. Buying low on Bridges gives L.A. a versatile, three-level scoring forward who fits their win-now timeline, while Plumlee shores up their frontcourt depth. For Charlotte, this marks the end of the LaMelo-Bridges era, a pairing that never fully delivered on its early promise. The Hornets pivot toward a more defensive-oriented, slower, more physical identity built around Brandon Miller and rookies like Kon Knueppel, whose styles align with more with there rebuild.

Trades I would do after this deal if I was clippers GM: https://fanspo.com/nba/s/general/trades/khygzlFD9lrTae/clippers-move-cp3-to-houston-as-heat-land-dfs-and-all-sides-swap-seconds-in-three-team-deal

Trades I would do after this deal if I was Hornets GM: https://fanspo.com/nba/s/general/trades/7gtLEiKRB-MB2r/pelicans-capitalize-on-treys-breakout-sending-denver-a-much-needed-3-level-scorer-as-hornets-boost-offer-and-land-cam-johnson And https://fanspo.com/nba/s/general/trades/JG3YouZHmvGYuw/lamelo-leads-bulls-new-fast-paced-identity-while-hornets-bring-home-coby-white-along-with-expiring-vets-and-draft-capital