KTR Dynasty Analysis

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Charlotte Hornets

Owner: krish

Owner Analysis: After a concerning start of getting a Steph Curry trade vetoed we saw krish start doing some major work. He ended up flipping Steph for Sengun. He nabbed Banchero in the draft. And seemingly stole Hunter Tyson with pick 2.17 this year. He even made a little money back last year. We will see if he takes this franchise to the next level but I think the chops are there.

Current Roster:
Top 25 - 1 (Banchero)
Top 40 - 2 (Sengun, Lauri)
Top 80 - 1 (T.Murphy)
Top 120 - 1 (Jalen Johnson)
Top 200 - 0

Extension Decisions: 
John Wall UFA is $9.6m (That's a big hell no. In fact he should not even be rostered right now)
Josh Richardson is UFA projected at $6m (He has a certain role this season. Might be worth trading as I would expect Miami to upgrade him after this year)
Darius Bazley UFA is $9.6m (You can't pay him that even if he latches on with a team. Should cut him now)
Charles Bassey UFA likely $2.5m (Keep an eye on him. He is behind Wemby and Zach Collins so his time may be limited but he flashed at times last season)
Lauri Markkanen UFA would be $24m (I think you have to do this one. He likely goes for the same on the open market. Extend him before his price goes up)
Montrezl Harrell UFA likely would be $4.4m (Older and will be coming off an ACL injury. Makes sense to cut bait now)

Can't Extend:
Devonte Graham & Romeo Langford (No issues here. Langford barely rosterable and Graham is a limited contributor)

Deep Sleepers: 
Hunter Tyson (Looked great in preseason but the Nuggets are deep so will take time to get minutes)
Jalen Slawson (Haven't been too impressed yet but he is young and will get time to develop in the G-League)


Outlook: Made it to the Eastern Conference playoffs last season as an exhibit of how weak the East has gotten. The conference did get better and this team has followed suit. Ultimately I think the could be on the outside looking in this year. However they have a nice core with Paulo, Lauri, Sengun, T.Murphy and J.Johnson. They kept their 1st for 2024. They just need to churn some the overpriced dudes that shouldn't even be on a roster and replace them with someone who has upside.