Tag: Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets remain the only NBA team to have never played a Christmas Day game. The Memphis Grizzlies appeared in their first Dec. 25 game last season against the Golden State Warriors. Golden State defeated Memphis 123-109 at Chase Center. The NBA has scheduled games on Christmas Day ever since the league made it […]
The Charlotte Hornets are signing forward Tre Scott to an Exhibit 10 contract. Scott, 26, went undrafted in 2020 out of the University of Cincinnati. The 6-foot-8 wing appeared in only two games with the Cleveland Cavaliers in his rookie 2021-22 season. He averaged 3.0 points, 1.0 rebound, and 5.5 minutes per game. Training camp […]
The Charlotte Hornets have signed guard Frank Ntilikina to a one-year, $2.53 million contract, according to Sam Rose of CAA Sports and Olivier Mazet of Maz Sports. This is a partially guaranteed deal. Ntilikina, 25, was selected eighth overall by the New York Knicks in the 2017 NBA Draft. Born in Belgium and raised in […]
The Charlotte Hornets have officially waived two-way forward Xavier Sneed, according to sources. Sneed, 25, went undrafted out of Kansas State University. The former Wildcat signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Hornets on Nov. 30, 2020. However, Sneed was waived by Charlotte on Dec. 19 that year after three preseason appearances. The Missouri native […]
The Charlotte Hornets sale from Michael Jordan, who had owned a majority stake in the NBA franchise, to a group led by Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin has been finalized, it was announced Thursday. “I’m thrilled to be able to pass the reins to two successful, innovative and strategic leaders in Gabe and Rick,” Jordan […]
Miles Bridges accepted a one-year, $7.92 million qualifying offer from the Charlotte Hornets earlier this month and recently met with Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak to apologize for the “pain and embarrassment” he caused the NBA community. Bridges was arrested in June 2022 for a felony domestic violence charge involving his wife, Mychelle Johnson, and […]
Miles Bridges has played four seasons in the NBA but missed all of 2022-23. The 25-year-old was dealing with some off-the-court issues related to a domestic violence case. He’s lost out on millions because of this and was far off in recent negotiations with the Hornets. Bridges were still seeking $25 million annually in a […]
Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has signed a $7.9 million qualifying offer for the 2023-24 season, per Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul. The 6-foot-6 wing is now set to become an unrestricted free agent next summer. Bridges, 25, cannot be traded until Dec. 15, 2023. More importantly, the Michigan State product has veto power over […]
Kelly Oubre Jr. is slated to test the open market this offseason and will likely not re-sign with the Charlotte Hornets, per sources. The frontcourt is full at the moment. Charlotte selected Alabama forward Brandon Miller second overall in the 2023 NBA Draft. Then there’s Gordon Hayward, Miles Bridges, Cody Martin, and others. “With Brandon […]
As an unrestricted free agent this offseason, Kelly Oubre Jr. will likely not be returning to the Hornets. In the 2023 NBA Draft, Charlotte had the second overall pick. They selected Alabama’s Brandon Miller and now they have a few too many wing players. That is why league sources say the Oubre could be on […]
