Michael Kidd-Gilchrist out for the year

[MBunge]

MKG is very young and clearly promising but you have to worry about a guy who is that limited offensively.  He's neither a shooter nor a scorer and has averaged a little over one assist and one turnover a game, which indicates he either rarely passes or rarely handles the ball for more than a few dribbles.

Mike

[saltlover]

Because I'm sure people here can't help themselves, MKG can't be traded until February 25th (6 months after his extension was signed).  In other words, after the trade deadline has passed.  So time to move on from that.

(However, if you're looking for a place to send Evan Turner, a spot in the rotation has just opened up.)

[D.o.s.]

Because I'm sure people here can't help themselves, MKG can't be traded until February 25th (6 months after his extension was signed).  In other words, after the trade deadline has passed.  So time to move on from that.

(However, if you're looking for a place to send Evan Turner, a spot in the rotation has just opened up.)

So we can't trade for him this season -- but his stock is hardly going to improve in the interim (although it would mean that Charlotte has no increased motivation to move him in the offseason, since he'll be coming back for '16-'17, if that's where you're going with this train of thought?)

[hpantazo]

Looks like at least for now they are going with Batum at SF and Lamb at SG. I don't see Evan Turner being and improvement over either of those two for them.

[saltlover]

Because I'm sure people here can't help themselves, MKG can't be traded until February 25th (6 months after his extension was signed).  In other words, after the trade deadline has passed.  So time to move on from that.

(However, if you're looking for a place to send Evan Turner, a spot in the rotation has just opened up.)

So we can't trade for him this season -- but his stock is hardly going to improve in the interim (although it would mean that Charlotte has no increased motivation to move him in the offseason, since he'll be coming back for '16-'17, if that's where you're going with this train of thought?)

Correct.  Hornets would have no reason to move him just as the extension they were excited to sign him to kicks in.

[mahcus smaht]

This is too bad, could certainly see them being worse than Brooklyn now.

[D.o.s.]

I mean that also assumes that the Hornets make the logical decision and Jordan's whimsy doesn't derail anything.

[Endless Paradise]

Sooooo.... Trade them Turner? Too soon?

That was my immediate thought. As a twofer, they could also use a PF and just had the positive experience of AlJeff successfully losing weight. But I don't know that they'd give back in return a piece we'd want.

They could use another PF? Have you seen their rotation? Williams, Zeller, Kaminsky, Jefferson, Hawes, Maxiell.

I take that as more center-heavy than PF rich.

It's the other way around, actually. Maxiell, Zeller, and Williams are PFs, as is Kaminsky. Regardless, the point is that they always have five rotation bigs and one deep reserve -- what use would they have with another big? Pretty much all of those guys, save for Williams, can slide between the 4 and the 5.