Bulls-Hornets trade: Chicago adds shooting in Buddy Hield as Charlotte takes flier on Rob Dillingham

The Charlotte Hornets are trading Buddy Hield and cash to the Chicago Bulls for Rob Dillingham, according to ESPN. This is the second time Hield has been traded this offseason, as he was recently swapped for Dorian Finney-Smith when he was still on the Atlanta Hawks. Hield makes around $3 million more in salary this season than Dillingham, so the cash will help make up the difference.

The appeal for Chicago is straightforward. Their two young building blocks are athletic forwards in Caleb Wilson and Matas Buzelis. Dillingham was a trade-deadline flier brought in by the previous regime that didn't play especially well in 30 games with the Bulls. With Tre Jones and Josh Giddey at point guard and those wings taking on some ball-handling responsibilities, it didn't make much sense to try to continue developing Dillingham as an on-ball player. Hield's elite shooting, however, should help clear lanes to the basket for Wilson and Buzelis.

It isn't even clear at this point whether Dillingham will ultimately make the roster in Charlotte. At present, the Hornets owe standard contracts to 18 players. Ryan Nembhard, acquired in that trade with Atlanta, is expected to be waived, and Pat Connaughton likely will…

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