18. Charlotte Hornets (23-25)
The Charlotte Hornets are clinging to the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but the story here is that the team continues to shoot down trade offers for Kemba Walker, who is a free agent after the season.
That means that the team intends on re-signing Kemba during the off-season, which will prove to be an extremely costly move. Even though he’s having one of the best season of his career, there’s no question that the Hornets will have to give Kemba a max contract.
I’m not sure that’s the best move for this franchise moving forward, nevertheless it’s the move that the team is clearly going to make.