Oklahoma City Thunder/ Charlotte Hornets
January 2026

OKC acquired veteran center Plumlee, while Dieng was sent to Charlotte and rerouted to Chicago, with Charlotte also receiving a 2029 second-round pick from OKC. The deal is framed as OKC converting a developing piece who never secured a consistent rotation role into a veteran big, while Plumlee had been lightly used and then sidelined after December groin surgery.