Charlotte Hornets trade Miles Bridges to Phoenix Suns in major multi-player deal: reports

Charlotte Hornets have agreed to trade forward Miles Bridges, a 2029 first-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale and an unprotected 2033 first-round pick, according to international media reports on Sunday.

The move marks Charlotte's second major trade in the space of three days after sending All-Star guard LaMelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Hornets have also retained Coby White on a new three-year contract worth $74 million.

Bridges played a significant role in Charlotte's impressive turnaround during the 2025-26 campaign. After winning only 19 games the previous season, the Hornets finished with a 44-win record and narrowly missed ending a playoff drought stretching back to 2016.

Having stood at 11-23 on 2 January, Charlotte won 32 of their final 45 regular-season games, boasting the NBA's highest-rated offence and fifth-best defence over that period.

The 28-year-old averaged 17.1 points and 5.8 rebounds despite a reduced offensive role, while providing leadership and defensive intensity for a young core featuring Brandon Miller and rookie Kon Knueppel.

Charlotte strengthen their squad by adding experienced forwards Allen and O'Neale, while also securing Phoenix's valuable unprotected 2033 first-round selection.

The 2029 first-round pick heading to Phoenix will be the least favourable among selections belonging to Charlotte, Utah, Cleveland and Minnesota.

Bridges, who has spent his entire NBA career with the Hornets, has one year remaining on the contract he signed in 2024.

He missed the whole of the 2022-23 season and part of the following campaign after serving a suspension related to a felony domestic abuse case in which he entered a no contest plea.