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Chitty Charlotte

I'm sure that a good number of us over here at Raptors HQ read other teams information. One such piece is that the Charlotte Hornets aren't that good, and are interested in trading players (apparently everybody except Kemba or Al). Charlotte has a ton of players that I would love to have on the Raps, so let's get into it.

Cody Zeller - PF

Sophomore out of Indiana, and first on the list because I feel like he's the most realistic one we could get. He shows good potential, good size and decent skills already. Going to take a couple of years but should be a NBA starter for the majority of his career.

Noah Vonleh - PF

Look at him as the younger, harder to get Cody Zeller Should also be much better than Zeller when its all said and done, legitimate all star potential.

Michael Kidd-Glichrist - SF

Probably the most underrated defender in the NBA because he wasn't first team last year. The former owner of what was probably the worst jumper in the NBA by somebody shorter than 6'10", but seems to have escaped that. If he can continue to fix his shot, this kid will be a monster, same game as Kawhi Leonard.

Kemba Walker - PG

Good young point guard. Very, very clutch, very, very good handle, good everywhere else. Very much so not a slouch on the defensive end as well. He's no Lowry, but most aren't. He should be pretty good though, ceiling would be Lowry right now IMO.

What trade, if any would I want? Realistic and want might be a bit different, cuz Fields and Hayes for everybody I've said is a bit unrealistic. Realistically, we'd probably end up losing Lowry and getting Kemba if we were to get any other significant player from them. I would definitely not do a Kemba/Zeller for Lowry/Amir move, but both a Kemba/Vonleh for Lowry/Amir or Kemba/MKG for Lowry/Ross trades are eye catching. Obviously the loss of Lowry is big, but is Kemba and the other gain of Vonleh or MKG bigger? And before anybody goes off, my opinions on Ross are known, and MKG is too much of a damn beast on defense, and he can actually shoot decently now. Of those two trades, I actually am not sure which I prefer.

The trade I do know I prefer would be something similar to a Hansborough/Raps 1st for Zeller. We lose our role playing 4 for their role playing 4 (who's better than ours but should be replaced quickishly by Vonleh) and our late first, which probably would not turn into as helpful of a piece as Zeller would be.

I'm not saying that any of these trades will or won't make the Raptors better, but they are being mentioned across the league, so they're worth mentioning. What Charlotte players do you like, if any? And what kind of trade would you want, if any?