April 2015 Charlotte Hornets Wiretap

Heat, Hornets, Cavs Lead In 14-15 Trade Score; Bucks, Mavs Rank Last

Mar 26, 2015 1:28 PM

J.R. Smith has had the biggest Box Plus-Minus improvement of all the players traded this season as he's become a critical part of the Cleveland Cavaliers success following his arrival from the New York Knicks. 

Smith had a -4.3 BPM with the Knicks and +3.4 with the Cavaliers for a difference of +7.7.

Enes Kanter ranks second with a +5.9 difference since arriving to the Oklahoma City Thunder from the Utah Jazz. The Jazz have also benefitted from his absence as it has given more minutes to Rudy Gobert.

Will Barton, Mo Williams, Anthony Tolliver, Ramon Sessions, Timofey Mozgov, Iman Shumpert, Tarik Black and Goran Dragic round out the top-10.

Overall, the Heat have the best Trade Score at 6.10, ahead of the Charlotte Hornets at 5.90 and Cavaliers at 5.10. The

Brandon Knight has had the biggest drop since being traded, going from +2.3 with the Milwaukee Bucks to -4.0 with the Phoenix Suns. The Bucks replaced Knight's +2.3 with a -2.0 from Michael Carter-Williams and they have struggled since the trade.

The Dallas Mavericks are also one of the losers of in-season trades as Rajon Rondo has struggled and they also lost the production of Brandan Wright.

The Bucks have the worst Trade Score at -4.30 with the Mavericks ranking next to last at -3.70.

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Kemba Walker To Return Wednesday After 18-Game Absence

Mar 11, 2015 1:56 PM

Kemba Walker will return to the Charlotte Hornets' lineup on Wednesday after missing 18 games due to knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus on Jan. 28.

“I just can’t sit there anymore,” Walker said. “I’ve got to play. I hate to watch. I’m comfortable with where I’m at and I’m ready to go.”

Walker will return against the Sacramento Kings.

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Russell Westbrook, Mo Williams Named NBA Players Of Week

Mar 9, 2015 5:14 PM

Mo Williams and Russell Westbrook were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, March 2, through Sunday, March 8.

Williams led the Charlotte Hornets to a 4-0 week.

Westbrook averaged a triple-double as he led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 2-1 week.

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Michael Jordan Now Worth $1 Billion

Mar 2, 2015 10:26 AM

Michael Jordan has made the Forbes Magazine list of the richest people in the world with an estimated net worth of $1 billion.

Jordan qualifies as the 1,741st richest person in the world.

It is believed that Jordan makes more than $100 million a year off royalties from his Nike Air Jordan line, though his business manager Estee Portnoy has never confirmed those numbers. 

In March 2010, Jordan agreed to buy 80 percent of the Charlotte Bobcats on a valuation of about $275 million. Jordan's stake increased to 89 percent in 2013 and the Charlotte Hornets are now worth more than $700 million.

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