✅ Why the Hornets do it: Get a future 2nd for a player they were about to lose for nothing.

Save cap flexibility by swapping Mann for an expiring deal (Carter).

Let young guards like LaMelo, Nick Smith Jr., and Collin Sexton have more minutes.

✅ Why the Bulls do it: Take a low-risk shot on Tre Mann as a backup combo guard behind Coby White & Ayo Dosunmu.

Carter was likely out of the rotation anyway.

Mann’s upside fits better with their retooling direction.