After the trade deadline, the team cannot trade Thomas Bryant since he has a player option next year which is worth $2.8M.

After the trade deadline, the team cannot trade JT Thor since he has a team option next year which is worth $1.9M.

Hornets are unable to complete this trade. Since they are not an over apron team, and they are sending out between $7,500,000 and $29.0M in salary, they are only able to take back $7.5M more than the salary they are sending out.

Hornets can only take back $21.8M in salary based on the amount they are sending out.

Cut $2.5M from the Hornets incoming trade value to make this trade successful for the Hornets.