Report: Hornets Offered Miles Bridges, Josh Green to Kings for Domantas Sabonis

According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Charlotte Hornets offered Miles Bridges, Josh Green and a draft pick to the Sacramento Kings for Domantas Sabonis.

The Hornets are trying to pair Sabonis with LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel.

"The Sacramento Kings and Charlotte Hornets had exploratory trade talks surrounding Domantas Sabonis, league sources told HoopsHype," Scotto wrote. "One framework loosely kicked around included Charlotte's Miles Bridges, Josh Green, and a potential first-round draft pick going to Sacramento in exchange for Sabonis, sources said. Charlotte has two first-round selections in the upcoming draft, including the 14th and 18th picks. However, Charlotte has been resistant to including one of those first-round picks thus far in a trade package involving Sabonis."

If Charlotte gets Sabonis, head coach Charles Lee can start Ball, Miller, Knueppel, Sabonis and Moussa Diabaté next season. That's a strong starting five on paper. 

Sabonis will make $45,472,000 next season and $48,608,000 in the 2027-28 season. He's better suited to play for a contending team at this stage of his career and the Kings are nowhere close to being a playoff team. They are in deep rebuild mode.

Meanwhile, the Hornets are in win-now mode. They came one win shy of making the playoffs this season for the first time since 2016. 

A three-time All-Star, Sabonis appeared in only 19 games for the Kings this season because of a knee injury. He averaged 15.8 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 54.3% from the field, 18.5% from beyond the arc and 72.7% from the free-throw line.

Sabonis has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Indiana Pacers and Kings. He has career averages of 16.1 points, 10.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.

It will be intriguing to see if the Hornets make any big trades this summer. Most people who cover the NBA believe Charlotte is one piece away from being a contender in the East. 

Sabonis isn't a superstar, but he's a talented rebounder and playmaker who would undoubtedly make Charlotte more formidable. The lefty projects to be a great fit with Ball since he's a gifted pick-and-roll player. 

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