The Charlotte Hornets may have a difficult decision to make with one of their more intriguing young players.

For as much as everyone has dunked on the Charlotte Hornets organization over the years, it's time to give the Hornets some credit: they have done a terrific job of putting together a talented young roster that could make some noise in the Eastern Conference moving forward.

While LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller are the biggest names, Charlotte is home to plenty of intriguing young players, including 24-year-old guard Josh Green.

The Hornets acquired Green from the Dallas Mavericks in a four-team deal last summer. He played in 68 games during his debut campaign in Charlotte, averaging 7.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals over 27.8 minutes a night on 42.8/39.1/68.1 shooting splits.

Green had initially signed a three-year, $41 million extension with the Mavericks in October 2023, so he is under contract through 2027. But could the Hornets extend him beyond that?

Bleacher Report's Andy Bailey doesn't think so.

"If the Charlotte Hornets were to extend him, something around the range of $50 to $55 million over three years wouldn't be shocking," Bailey wrote. "But this team seems to be perpetually rebuilding. And it's hard to pinpoint exactly who the foundational talents are. Committing resources to Green, even if they're not exorbitant, feels shortsighted when this season might reveal significant value in Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel and Liam McNeeley."

Bailey makes a strong point. It's not exactly like Green lit it up during his first season in Charlotte, posting a rather pedestrian true-shooting percentage of 55.9 percent. He has actually declined quite a bit since landing that extension with the Mavericks, and at this point, it's looking like Green is just a decent rotational piece and nothing more.

The Hornets have too many other talented youngsters on their roster to commit any sort of substantial money to Green over the long haul. Plus, Green still has two years left on his deal. Charlotte may as well take its time in evaluating him.

If anything, a world could exist in which Green becomes a trade candidate.