Charlotte Swapped Matt Carroll for Forward Hakim Warrick
On November 13, 2012, Charlotte acquired power forward Hakim Warrick from New Orleans in exchange for veteran shooter Matt Carroll. The Bobcats were beginning a rebuilding year after drafting Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, while the New Orleans franchise was trying to rebalance its guards and wings around a young Anthony Davis. Warrick had been a highly athletic forward since his Syracuse college career, but his role in New Orleans had become limited. Carroll had returned to Charlotte in an earlier Dallas trade and could shoot from distance, yet was no longer a high-minute starter. Both franchise transaction records confirm a straight one-player-for-one-player agreement with no draft selections or cash. This move was a reserve-depth exchange, not the arrival of an established All-Star for either rebuilding team.
Warrick Supplied Charlotte Frontcourt Depth for Part of a Season
Warrick played regular-season games in Charlotte and gave the club a different athletic finisher at forward. His playing time and scoring were modest compared with more prominent Bobcats frontcourt players, and the team did not make him a multi-season building block. At the February 2013 deadline, Charlotte moved Warrick to Orlando in a separate trade for Josh McRoberts, with NBA historical records also identifying cash as part of that later Charlotte package. Thus Warrick was a transitional asset that eventually led to a more versatile passing forward for Charlotte. The original Warrick trade cannot be credited with every later McRoberts assist or playoff achievement, however, because another team and a second agreement intervened. The Bobcats C inherited grade captures direct reserve minutes and some later exchange value, not a new cornerstone on the court.
New Orleans Received Carroll but Did Not Secure a Long-Term Starter
Carroll was a veteran guard whose outside shooting had once been a larger part of the Charlotte offense. He provided New Orleans a chance to add an experienced perimeter option without giving up a draft pick, but did not establish himself as a long-term starting scorer there. His previous high-volume Bobcats minutes belonged to another part of his career and should not be counted as a New Orleans return. The inherited Pelicans Win headline appears alongside equal C grades, suggesting a narrow preference for the positional or financial fit rather than a measurable grade advantage. Charlotte held Warrick briefly and then converted him in another move, while New Orleans made its own contract and depth adjustment. A neutral assessment recognizes modest returns to both clubs from a deliberately small transaction.
Final Verdict
Pelicans Win under the inherited headline, with Charlotte and New Orleans both graded C. Charlotte received Hakim Warrick, used him briefly and later traded him to Orlando for Josh McRoberts. New Orleans obtained Matt Carroll for reserve shooting and roster flexibility. Neither club received a future draft pick in this 2012 exchange.