{"id":799328,"date":"2026-07-14T08:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/799328\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T08:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:21:17","slug":"hornets-send-miles-bridges-to-suns-for-grayson-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/799328\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornets send Miles Bridges to Suns for Grayson Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2252265\" class=\"wp-image-2252265 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bridges_Ball_1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2252265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Hornets have traded away longtime starters LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>The Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns officially announced on Monday the trade that was reported earlier this offseason.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OFFICIAL: We have acquired Grayson Allen, Royce O\u2019Neale, and a first round pick for Miles Bridges and two picks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F0N7BoXvNB\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/F0N7BoXvNB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hornets\/status\/2076751109129937096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 40px; width: auto; vertical-align: middle; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782882434_991_logo.png\" alt=\"Phoenix Suns logo\" height=\"40\"\/> Suns receive:<\/p>\n<p>Miles Bridges<br \/>\n2029 first-round pick<br \/>\n2027 second-round pick<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 40px; width: auto; vertical-align: middle; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1782882449_599_logo.png\" alt=\"Charlotte Hornets logo\" height=\"40\"\/> Hornets receive:<\/p>\n<p>Grayson Allen<br \/>\nRoyce O\u2019Neale<br \/>\n2033 first-round pick<\/p>\n<p>The deal, which was first reported by ESPN, was agreed to on June 28, three days after the Hornets traded<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/lamelo-ball-trade-timberwolves-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0All-Star guard LaMelo Ball<\/a> to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a deal that brought them Naz Reid.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 12 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Bridges has spent his entire seven-year career with Charlotte and was the team\u2019s longest-tenured player. The 28-year-old forward averaged 17.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists on 46% from the field across 77 games this season, and has averaged 20+ points in a season three times. The Suns<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JakeLFischer\/status\/2071292335837597863?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"> had reportedly tried to acquire him<\/a> before the 2024 trade deadline, instead dealing for him in the offseason two years later.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte never made the playoffs with Bridges\u2019 tenure with the team.<\/p>\n<p>The trade opens the door for Reid, one of the league\u2019s top reserves, to potentially start at power forward.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets get two experienced players in Allen and O\u2019Neale to add to a roster that made a 24-win improvement from last season before losing in the SoFi Play-In Tournament to Orlando in the game for the East\u2019s 8th seed. The 30-year-old Allen averaged 16.5 points, 3.8 assists and 1.4 steals while shooting 40.3% from the field across nearly 29 minutes per game for the Suns last season.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neale also brings added bench shooting to Charlotte, having averaged 9.8 points on 40.8% from deep last season with Phoenix. The 33-year-old sharpshooter shot 40% or better from 3-point range in his past two seasons with the Suns. He finished 17th in the NBA in total 3-pointers made last season (212).<\/p>\n<p>Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hornets have traded away longtime starters LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges this offseason. 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