First it was deja'vu one way, then another.
When the Hornets were in town, there was a trade near the deadline of the first season in which the Hornets were going to acquire a shot blocking center, Steven Hunter, from the Philadelphia 76ers for draft picks. The deal was called off a few days later when Hunter failed his physical. The next Summer, Hunter was traded to the Denver Nuggets who did not detect the same knee problems the Hornets physicians noted.