The Hornets have traded away longtime starters LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges this offseason.
The Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns officially announced on Monday the trade that was reported earlier this offseason.
OFFICIAL: We have acquired Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale, and a first round pick for Miles Bridges and two picks. pic.twitter.com/F0N7BoXvNB
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) July 13, 2026
Suns receive:
- Miles Bridges
- 2029 first-round pick
- 2027 second-round pick
Hornets receive:
- Grayson Allen
- Royce O’Neale
- 2033 first-round pick
The deal, which was first reported by ESPN, was agreed to on June 28, three days after the Hornets traded All-Star guard LaMelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a deal that brought them Naz Reid.
The No. 12 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Bridges has spent his entire seven-year career with Charlotte and was the team’s 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 had reportedly tried to acquire him before the 2024 trade deadline, instead dealing for him in the offseason two years later.
Charlotte never made the playoffs with Bridges’ tenure with the team.
The trade opens the door for Reid, one of the league’s top reserves, to potentially start at power forward.
The Hornets get two experienced players in Allen and O’Neale 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’s 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.
O’Neale 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).
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
