The Golden State Warriors and Charlotte Hornets are expected to pursue Marco Belinelli.

Belinelli was drafted by the Warriors in 2007.

The Hornet can offer the mid-level exception to Belinelli. 

The Charlotte Hornets did not tender a qualifying offer to Bismack Biyombo, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Biyombo was the seventh overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft.

Biyombo had a 15.2 PER in 64 games last season.

Danny Ainge said the Boston Celtics were "probably offering too much" to trade into the lottery despite having all of their attempts turned down.

The Celtics were reportedly targeting Justise Winslow as high as No. 4 and tried to grab him again when he was available at No. 9. Winslow was selected at No. 10 by the Miami Heat.

"Our probably biggest plan was to try to use a lot of our assets, a lot of our picks, to try to consolidate picks and to move up in the draft," he told 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich. "We spent a few weeks trying to prepare for that and do that, knowing that nothing really gets done until draft day, when people are making their final offers, their best offers and so forth. We were very close to consolidating picks and moving up in the draft on a couple of different occasions, and it just didn't happen.

"In hindsight, the next day, it's probably a good thing. We were probably going to spend too much to do what we needed to do," Ainge said. "This morning I wake up, and I'm refreshed that we got guys that we like but also that we didn't overspend for some of the players that were in the draft -- actually just basically one player we were chasing that we thought we had a realistic chance at."

Ainge hinted his offer might have included at least one of Brooklyn's unprotected future first round picks, but the Charlotte Hornets were set on drafting Frank Kaminsky.

"(The future picks) are worth a lot, (but) I think the draft is probably the time where they're least valuable, simply because people get so caught up in players," Ainge said on the radio. "Without mentioning names, there are some players that were drafted at certain spots (by teams) that turned down lots of draft picks that I just don't think was smart on their part.

"But I think our assets have value. On draft day, typically those are hard deals to move. People get so caught up and get so in love with a specific player that that player in their minds becomes bigger than life."

In the days leading up to Thursday night’s draft, rumors circulated that the Charlotte Hornets could be looking to trade Cody Zeller, who they selected with the fourth overall pick in 2013. They expectation was that upon dealing Zeller, they’d hone in on Frank Wisconsin’s Kaminsky.  

Charlotte instead traded Noah Vonley and they selected Kaminsky with the ninth overall pick anyway. He didn’t work out for the Hornets in the weeks leading up to the draft. 

“We knew it was on the radar,” Kaminsky said of Charlotte selecting him. “Like I said, it’s just part of the process and scheduling and match-ups and workouts. It just didn’t work out to where I went down to Charlotte and worked out, but they were definitely on the radar and definitely a team I was interested in.”

Kaminsky and Zeller play a similar style, although Kaminsky’s range is deeper. Despite a possible positional battle, Kaminsky believes he can work with Zeller in the frontcourt.

“I had an opportunity to play against him for two years, so I know about him and I knew where he started and where he is now,” Kaminsky said of Zeller. “Just looking forward to playing with him. He’s obviously a good player. Like I said, I’m just so excited to get down there and find out what my role will be and try to make the most of it."

Jeremy Lamb has been traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Charlotte Hornets for Luke Ridnour and a second round pick.

Ridnour has been previously traded by the Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies this offseason. Ridnour has a non-guaranteed contract.

Lamb was a lottery pick in 2012 out of UConn.

The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to acquire Matt Barnes from the Charlotte Hornets for Luke Ridnour.

The Grizzlies acquired Ridnour from the Orlando Magic this week.

Ridnour's non-guaranteed contract will be waived by the Hornets.

Barnes went from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Hornets this offseason in the Lance Stephenson deal.

The Charlotte Hornets will acquire Jeremy Lamb from the Oklahoma City Thunder involving the contract of Matt Barnes.

Barnes will not end up with the Thunder as part of the deal.

Lamb was the 12th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft out of UConn, coming to the Thunder as part of the James Harden trade.

The Charlotte Hornets have acquired Nicolas Batum from the Portland Trail Blazers for Noah Vonleh and Gerald Henderson.

The Blazers have been shopping Batum in recent days.

Henderson gives the Blazers a solid shooting guard to plug into the lineup with Arron Afflalo opting out of his contract, while Vonleh was a lottery pick last year.

LaMarcus Aldridge was aware of the deal and the Blazers feel it gives them greater financial flexibility and a young talent in Vonleh.

Batum has one season remaining on his contract.

The Charlotte Hornets are aggressively shopping Cody Zeller in attempts to acquire a wing.

If the Hornets succeed in trading away Zeller, Frank Kaminsky could be a serious candidate in the draft at No. 9.

Zeller was the fourth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft out of Indiana. Zeller had a PER of 14.1 in 24.0 minutes per game in his second season in the NBA.

The NBA will hold its 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte.

Charlotte previously hosted the All-Star Game in 1991.

The city agreed last fall to pay for $33.5 million of what will be $40 million in improvements to the arena.