Analysis: Trade deadline day makes some teams better now. Charlotte hopes to see future returns
Oklahoma City got Gordon Hayward, Dallas got PJ Washington, Miami got Terry Rozier and Philadelphia wound up getting city native and Villanova alum Kyle Lowry following a buyout after he was traded. The Charlotte Hornets should feel good as well — even though they were the team on the other end of all those transactions. It’s a natural inclination when the trade season in the NBA passes: Everyone feels compelled to decide which teams won and which teams lost.