The veteran guard was traded from Charlotte to Miami in 2024 for Kyle Lowry and a 2027 first-round draft pick.

Either way, Simpson earned second-team All-NBA honors here from B/R. "While certainly not the most-heralded player on the summer Hornets, Simpson still left the biggest statistica

The Hornets already have LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller. If Knueppel can join them as an effective-out-of-the-gates third perimeter piece, that's a team that can win a solid total of games in the banged-up Eastern Conference.