An NBA trade idea sending a one-time champion to the Hornets has been created. 

Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Hornets and Bucks:

Hornets get: Kyle Kuzma and a 2032 first-round pick swap (top-three protected)

Bucks get: Miles Bridges

Kuzma won the 2020 championship with the Lakers. The Bucks acquired the swingman from the Wizards last season. 

The 30-year-old Kuzma is averaging 13.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game this season. He's shooting 55.3% from the field, 31.3% from beyond the arc and 85.7% from the free-throw line. 

Kuzma is making $22.4 million this season. He'll make $20.3 million next season in the final year of his contract. 

The Hornets have started the season 3-7. They are well on their way to missing the playoffs again.

Buckley created this trade idea for Charlotte to get off of Bridges' contract and hope for a situation where "Kuzma's production to the point that a different desperate suitor winds up seeking him out down the line."

"Things are off to a brutal start in Buzz City," Buckley wrote. "They just aren't turbulent enough for the Hornets to yet consider moving on from franchise centerpiece LaMelo Ball. As one Western Conference scout told ESPN's Tim Bontemps, other teams might consider taking a flier on Ball, 'but Charlotte isn't taking a flier price for him.'

"The Hornets don't have many other movable players, but maybe a desperate suitor could see value in Bridges, who has leveled-up as a three-point shooter (3.2 makes per night with a 38.1 percent splash rate) while posting career-highs in points (22) and assists (4.0).

"If those numbers pique the interest of a Milwaukee team perpetually attempting to appease Giannis Antetokounmpo and his wandering eye, Charlotte should pounce. A lightly-protected future first-round swap from a franchise with that much long-term uncertainty could be incredibly valuable. And who knows, maybe getting back into a lower-stakes situation could up Kuzma's production to the point that a different desperate suitor winds up seeking him out down the line."

Kuzma entered the NBA in 2017. He has career averages of 17.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game with the Lakers, Wizards and Bucks.