Charlotte’s best trade “asset,” actually, is its projected $25 million in cap room. If no free agents fit the bill from what is a weak class, a chunk of that money could be used to swallow an unfavorable contract and a first-round pick from another team. It’s a difficult situation to manage unless they get lucky in the lottery. Charlotte has some nice young players but no stars, and without at least one the Hornets aren’t going anywhere. That calls for some boldness and risk-taking in pursuit of star power, but the Hornets don’t really have the pieces to go and get one. Again, the big opportunity to do something on this front came and went over a year ago.