New Details Emerge About Hornets' Trade Plans for Naz Reid

Naz Reid was not the subject of sourced trade reporting, and a quote suggesting the Charlotte Hornets will likely move him was taken out of context, James Plowright said Thursday on X.

Plowright said he contacted Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, who confirmed that stories built on his podcast remarks were an inaccurate aggregation. Krawczynski made the comments while discussing the Hornets building around Kon Knueppel and Brandon Miller, Plowright said.

"I’ve reached out to @JonKrawczynski and he’s confirmed this is an inaccurate aggregation," Plowright said on X. "This was not sourced reporting on Naz’s future, this quote was taken out of context when discussing about the Hornets building around Kon/Miller."

Krawczynski, who covers the Minnesota Timberwolves, spoke about Reid on his podcast Tuesday.

"But B, the possibilities of Naz getting traded again are very high," Krawczynski said on his podcast, as transcribed by ClutchPoints. He made the remark after saying Charlotte fans would be upset that, after a fun season last year, things are going sideways again.

"This is a roster that I think is going to change quite a bit over the next couple of years as the Hornets look for the right combination of people to really vault into what they hope is contention," Krawczynski said on the podcast. "I think you can say that Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel are going to be there. Beyond that, who knows?"

HoopsHype also carried Plowright's post on Thursday. Plowright's post responded to an NBA Central post that quoted Krawczynski and credited HoopsHype.

The Hornets acquired Reid in an offseason trade with Minnesota that sent LaMelo Ball out of Charlotte. The Hornets also received four first-round picks and two second-round picks in the four-team deal, Last Word on Sports reported.

Reid, 27, went undrafted and won Sixth Man of the Year with the Timberwolves in 2023-24. He signed a five-year, $125 million contract and is now in its second season and earns $23.2 million this season, according to Last Word on Sports.

Reid is averaging 17.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 3-pointers per game while shooting 41.1% from the field and 36.5% from beyond the arc. His scoring and rebounding averages each rank second on the team.

Reid had 25 points and 13 rebounds Monday in a 124-112 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Charlotte played that game without Miller and Knueppel, who were sidelined with groin and hamstring injuries, respectively.

Coach Charles Lee benched Reid for the second half of an Oct. 28 loss to the Detroit Pistons. After that game, Lee said Reid "didn't meet our standards in the first half." The Hornets are 4-7 and ninth in the Eastern Conference. Charlotte plays the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix on Thursday night.