NBA Trade Rumors: 4 Scoring Wings That Could Help Charlotte Hornets
By Max Seng
Sean Kilpatrick
After floating between 10-day contracts in the NBA for two years, Sean Kilpatrick caught on with the Brooklyn Nets late last season, appearing in 23 games for the Nets and averaging 13.8 points per game in that stretch.
Now, Kilpatrick is the team’s third-leading scorer on a two-year deal with the second year unguaranteed, though the Nets are sure to bring him back.
Were the Hornets to acquire Kilpatrick, they would almost certainly shed some money towards the cap, as Kilpatrick’s deal is worth a little more than $2 million over the two seasons. He’s quietly become one of the league’s best contracts on the worst team.
His line of 14 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game on .421/.353/.844 shooting puts him on par with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Victor Oladipo, a much more heralded player.
Admittedly, Oladipo is three years Kilpatrick’s junior, but the University of Cincinnati product would be a low-cost upgrade for the Hornets.
This trade would free up about $5 million in cap space for the Hornets and give the Nets some badly needed shooting.
The Nets very may well want a pick, which may change the pieces of this trade a bit, as maybe Brian Roberts and a second-round pick would be more appropriate for Kilpatrick in that scenario.
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Kilpatrick showed his scoring potential earlier this season, as he rung up 38 points on the Los Angeles Clippers in November.