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• Report: Lakers Tried To Trade For Hawks’ Onyeka Okongwu Before Failed Mark Williams Deal
According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, the Los Angeles Lakers tried to acquire Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu before the failed Mark Williams deal with the Charlotte Hornets. The Hawks kept Okongwu, who took Clint Capela‘s starting spot. The Lakers acquired Williams from the Hornets, but the deal was rescinded after Williams failed his physical […] The post Report: Lakers Trie...2025
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• Vasilije Micic Says Next Team Discussion Is 'All Just Talk'

Phoenix Suns guard Vasilije Micic knows there's been a lot of discussion about where he might play next season. That includes being linked to several different teams in Europe. However, Micic cautioned reading too much into that, because the Suns have a team option for him for next year. "I really don't know. The team still has an option on my contract. And that's a serious clause in the NBA. All ...2025
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• Clippers’ Batum Expects To Retire From NBA After Next Season
Los Angeles Clippers forward Nicolas Batum expects to retire from the NBA after next season. The Frenchman has been one of the best role players of his generation and just completed his 17th year in the league. During that time, he has represented the Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers. […] The post Clippers’ Batum Expects To Retire F...2025
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• Suns Targeting New Starting Center

The Phoenix Suns are targeting a new starting center this offseason. The Suns traded Jusuf Nurkic to the Charlotte Hornets for Nick Richards during the 24-25 season. Richards averaged 9.5 points and 8.6 rebounds in 22.7 minutes over 36 games after he was acquired by the Suns. Richards is signed through the 25-26 season. The Suns continue to search for a new head coach along with a resolution on wh...2025
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• 2025 NBA Offseason Preview: Charlotte Hornets

2024 was a year of change for the Hornets, who traded away veterans like Terry Rozier, P.J. Washington, and Gordon Hayward, hired a new head of basketball operations (Jeff Peterson), and brought aboard respected assistant Charles Lee to replace head coach Steve Clifford. In the wake of those changes, there was plenty of chatter ahead […]...2025
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• Suns Narrow Head Coach Candidate List To 8 Candidates
The Phoenix Suns have narrowed their list for the next head coach to eight candidates. These eight candidates will advance to a second round of interviews over the next week. The eight candidates are Sean Sweeney, David Fizdale, James Borrego, Johnnie Bryant, Jordan Ott, Steve Hetzel, Micah Nori and Dave Bliss. Sweeney is currently an assistant coach on Jason Kidd's staff with the Dallas Mavericks...2025
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• Mavericks Win 2025 NBA Draft Lottery; Spurs, Sixers, Hornets In Top-4

The NBA held its 2025 Draft Lottery in Chicago on Monday with the Dallas Mavericks winning the lottery with a 1.8 percent chance. The San Antonio Spurs moved up to No. 2 ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers at No. 3, and Charlotte Hornets at No. 4. Cooper Flagg is the presumptive No. 1 pick with Dylan Harper expected to be selected at No. 2. The draft is expected to open up considerably after the first...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Instant projection after Mavs win Cooper Flagg sweepstakes

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images The 2025 NBA draft lottery is settled. Here’s our instant mock draft. The 2025 NBA Draft lottery was always going to be one of the most meaningful of the 21st century. Teams at the bottom of the standings wrestled for position all season to increase their odds at landing the No. 1 overall pick and the rights to Duke super freshman Cooper Flagg. We now ...2025
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• Kenny Atkinson is the perfect coach for this Cavs moment

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Kenny Atkinson’s long basketball journey led him to the perfect place with this year’s Cavaliers. The day Kenny Atkinson was fired the Nets beat the shit out of the Spurs, 139-120. It was March 6, 2020. Brooklyn stood at 28-34 with 20 games left in the season (or so they thought), a playoff team in the East, respectable when you consider their recently si...2025
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• Cooper Flagg’s 6 best landing spots in NBA Draft lottery, ranked

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Let’s rank the best landing spots for Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA Draft lottery. Not all NBA Draft lotteries are created equal. A year ago, when the Atlanta Hawks jumped from up from No. 10 to win the lottery, there was no sure-fire No. 1 overall player sitting there as the obvious prize. That’s not the case this year: the teams entering the lottery are...2025
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• Hornets Still Betting on LaMelo Ball, But for How Long?

At some point, the Charlotte Hornets are going to have to take the next step in their rebuild. They’ve been accumulating assets for the better part of five years now. So far, that’s gotten them little more than frustration, injuries and a seat at the lottery table. Eventually, they’ll have to start winning, or start […] The post Hornets Still Betting on LaMelo Ball, But for How Long? appeare...2025
• Lakers 'Couldn't Live With What They Saw' On Mark Williams' Physical

The Los Angeles Lakers rescinded their trade for Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams at the deadline after he failed the team's physical examination. "[The Lakers] just couldn't live with what they saw," a source with knowledge of the situation told ESPN regarding Williams' physical examination results. Williams was specifically requested by Luka Doncic as his preferred lob partner from availab...2025
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• Teams Have Serious Concerns About Depth Of 2025 NBA Draft Beyond Top-2

The 2025 NBA Draft early entry list has been released, revealing a much smaller pool of 106 early entrants compared to 195 last year. This significant decrease is primarily attributed to the growing influence of NIL deals in college basketball. Cooper Flagg is the consensus No. 1 pick regardless of which team secures the top selection on lottery night. The Duke freshman and national player of the ...2025
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• Charlotte Hornets 2024-25 fantasy basketball season recap: injuries plague Hornets once again
Another injury-riddled season resulted in another trip to the lottery, but there is hope for the future in Charlotte....2025
• LaMelo Ball Instructed By Charles Lee To 'Get Stronger' In Offseason

Charles Lee delivered a clear mandate to Charlotte Hornets' franchise cornerstone LaMelo Ball during Monday's exit interviews, emphasizing the need for physical development heading into next season. "He's got to get stronger," Lee stated plainly when discussing offseason priorities for the 6-foot-7, 190-pound point guard. Lee noted that opposing teams regularly deployed more physical defensive str...2025
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• LeBron James made history yet again by breaking his own unprecedented record

Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images LeBron James has been playing so long he basically only has his own records left to break. LeBron James breaks the NBA’s All-Time scoring record every single time he puts the ball in the basket, but that wasn’t the only history he made while leading the Lakers to a 128-123 win vs. the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. In the v...2024
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• Another NBA player is exploring WNBA expansion — this time in Charlotte

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Charlotte Hornets forward Grant Williams wants to see a WNBA expansion team in his town. CHARLOTTE — Hornets forward Grant Williams wants to see a WNBA expansion team in Charlotte. And, he wants to see it done right. “I’ve been trying to bring a team to Charlotte for the past 2.5, 3 years, but that’s up to [WNBA Commissioner] Cathy [Engelbert] and them,” Wil...2024
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"Just as the New Orleans Pelicans decided to return their team’s history to the Charlotte Hornets upon their rebrand, ensuring the memories of Larry Johnson, Muggsy Bogues and the beloved teams of the 90s belonged to the city of Charlotte, not a greedy owner who moved the team."

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"“You feel the full gamut when you watch those kinds of games,” Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said before the Heat played against the Charlotte Hornets at Kaseya Center."

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"Michael Jordan is finalizing the sale of the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski."

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"Shams Charania of The Athletic suggested he can play as soon as Sunday versus the Charlotte Hornets."

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"The Charlotte Hornets and Kelly Oubre Jr."

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"The Charlotte Hornets traded Bryant's draft rights to the Lakers for Vlade Divac in the 1996 NBA Draft"

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"That did not change Wednesday night with Steve Kerr’s squad getting blown out on the road by the Charlotte Hornets, 106-91."

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"Below is a running diary of the Lakers’ game against the Charlotte Hornets, with comments drawn from Mike Trudell’s @LakersReporter Twitter account."

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"Jordan Clarkson scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, as the Lakers took down the Charlotte Hornets."

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"Despite having played in the NBA for six years now, Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lin says security personnel at opposing arenas around the league still ask him for credentials."

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"Jordan is also the owner of the Charlotte Hornets, and two of his current players—Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Cody Zeller—are part of the Jordan Brand family."

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"Just think all the way back to the beginning of his career, when a precocious teenager was drafted out of high school by the Charlotte Hornets and immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers."

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• Vasilije Micic Says Next Team Discussion Is 'All Just Talk'
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• Lakers Would Only Trade Austin Reaves For Top-Tier Center

The Los Angeles Lakers are considered highly unlikely to trade Austin Reaves unless they could acquire a top-tier big man in return, reports the Los Angeles Times. A player that fits that description is not expected to be available on the trade market. Nic Claxton of the Brooklyn Nets and Daniel Gafford of the Dallas Mavericks are a pair of bigs who would make sense at a cheaper prince point. The ...2025
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• Hornets Predicted To Surprisingly Pass On Ace Bailey To Take ‘Explosive Athlete’ in 2025 NBA Draft
After LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, one analyst wants the Charlotte Hornets to focus on defense instead of drafting Ace Bailey in the NBA Draft....2025
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• Flagg, Harper, Bailey, Edgecombe, Fears Go 1-5 In ESPN's First Post-Lottery Mock Draft

The Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA draft lottery Monday, shocking the basketball world by converting their minuscule 1.8% odds to secure the No. 1 pick. The Mavs now have the inside track to select Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, widely regarded as the consensus top player in this draft class. San Antonio jumped from their projected eighth spot to secure the No. 2 pick despite just 6.3% odds, while...2025
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• Mavericks Win 2025 NBA Draft Lottery; Spurs, Sixers, Hornets In Top-4
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• 1 conspiracy theory for why every team will win the NBA Draft Lottery

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Your in-built excuses for the draft lottery tonight. The NBA Draft Lottery is on Monday night with Cooper Flagg being the biggest prize since, well ... okay, Victor Wembanyama two years ago — but still, Flagg is a big deal. Flagg might be the best U.S.-born prospect since LeBron James, garnering comparisons to Scottie Pippen, Jayson Tatum, and Grant Hill...2025
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• Everything you need to know about the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The NBA Draft lottery is here. We’re drawing ever closer to the 2025 NBA Draft, and with it a transformative player who could turn around a franchise. A total of 14 teams have a chance to win the No. 1 overall pick, with five organizations having a 10% chance or better to landing the first pick. Find our most recent mock draft from Ricky O’Donnell here....2025
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• Flagg, Harper, Bailey, Edgecombe, Fears Go 1-5 In ESPN's First Post-Lottery Mock Draft
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• Lakers 'Couldn't Live With What They Saw' On Mark Williams' Physical
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• Teams Have Serious Concerns About Depth Of 2025 NBA Draft Beyond Top-2
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Pre-lottery update with changes inside top-10

Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Here’s our latest 2025 NBA mock draft. The NBA Playoffs are in full swing, and it’s putting a spotlight on the types of players teams need to win in the postseason. There’s a marked change in the way the game is played and officiated from the regular season to the playoffs, and it can help inform which prospects should be valued as the 2025 NBA Draft...2025
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• Charlotte Hornets 2024-25 fantasy basketball season recap: injuries plague Hornets once again
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• Cooper Flagg Declares For 2025 NBA Draft

Duke forward Cooper Flagg has declared as an early entry candidate for the 2025 NBA Draft. Flagg announced his decision to leave for the draft via social media. The Blue Devils freshman is the consensus first overall pick in the draft. Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game this season. He shot 48% from the field, including 38.5% on 3.6 three-poin...2025
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• Kemba Walker to join BIG3: Four-time NBA All-Star coming out of retirement to join Ice Cube's 3-on-3 league

Walker is the Charlotte Hornets' all-time leader in minutes played, field goals and total points...2025
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• The NBA Draft lottery will never escape allegations of being rigged

Another year, another fix in. The endless debate over whether or not the NBA Draft Lottery is rigged has always been a logical vs. emotional affair — like all conspiracy theories tend to be. Logically speaking there’s no conceivable way it can rigged. Not only does that rely on an idea that everyone who oversees the lottery is somehow in on it and nobody leaked any information, but it also opens t...2025
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• Steph's sister Sydel shares who she roots for when Warriors play Suns
Sydel Curry-Lee, the sister of Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and Charlotte Hornets guard Seth Curry, revealed who she roots for when her brothers play against her husband and Phoenix Suns guard Damion Lee....2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Updated projection with 2 March Madness prospects rising, 1 falling

Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images March Madness has impacted our latest 2025 NBA mock draft. March Madness is the first time a big section of NBA fans check in on the top prospects in college basketball. This is a good year to do it: 19 of the 30 first-round picks in our last mock draft made the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament, and a bunch of them are still playing as the fi...2025
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• Watching sports is harder and more expensive than ever

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images It feels harder and more expensive than ever to watch sports these day There have never been more ways to consume content — and it’s never been more annoying to be a sports fan. Now we could be reaching the breaking point where the frustration of trying to watch sports is passing the desire to actually enjoy them. A new report shows that several NBA teams h...2025
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• The nixed Lakers-Hornets Mark Williams trade heads to arbitration. Here’s what’s next

Brian Westerholt-Imagn Images This is a drama-filled mess with only one loser. One of the most bizarre NBA stories has been simmering under the surface for the past five days. A big-time trade, rejected under unique circumstances, now leaving two teams without pieces they need, the trade deadline over, and the gripe heading to court. At the NBA trade deadline the Lakers made a big deal for...2025
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• Victor Wembanyama’s block without leaving his feet had Hornets announcers losing it

Only Wemby could block a shot like this. The San Antonio Spurs were one of the big winners of the 2025 NBA trade deadline by landing De’Aaron Fox, and that means Victor Wembanyama finally got the help he needed. The Spurs are still a couple games out of the play-in tournament in the Western Conference, and it’s setting up for an intense end-of-season battle between some desperate teams for the fin...2025
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• 4 NBA trade deadline winners, and 4 big losers after a wild week of deals

Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s hand out winners and losers from the 2025 NBA trade deadline. The 2025 NBA trade deadline started with a double-bang (word to Mike Breen) when the Dallas Mavericks made the unfathomable decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. The Mavs and Lakers each made surprising moves in the days that followed, le...2025
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• Michael Jordan Can't Determine Who Gets Shoe Deals Due to NBA Salary-Cap Rules
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• Michael Jordan Appears on Forbes' World's Richest Billionaires List for 1st Time
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• Steph Curry & LeBron James Were Coincidentally Born at the Same Hospital in Ohio
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• Kevin Durant's Return Is Just What The NBA Needs In 2015-16
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• Michael Jordan Comments on Shortening NBA Season and Game Length
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• Carmelo Anthony Passes 20,000-Career-Point Mark vs. Charlotte Hornets
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• Anthony Mason, Former NBA Fan Favorite, Dies at Age 48
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• Hornets Forecasted To Land ‘Best Athlete In the Whole Class’ With No. 4 Pick in 2025 NBA Draft
With the longest active playoff drought in the NBA, one analyst wants the Charlotte Hornets to fix their defensive struggles in the 2025 NBA Draft...2025
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• Victor Wembanyama’s block without leaving his feet had Hornets announcers losing it
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• NBA trade deadline 2025 tracker for every deal as it’s announced

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images We’re keeping track of every 2025 NBA trade deadline deal as they are announced in this post. The NBA seemed set for a quiet trade deadline in 2025 as a new Collective Bargaining Agreement tormented teams with multiple luxury tax aprons and more punitive restrictions for increasing payroll. So much for that. The NBA trade deadline started with fireworks w...2025
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• Heat’s Terry Rozier Being Investigated By Feds For Illegal Betting
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is under investigation by federal prosecutors for possibly manipulating his performance as part of an illegal sports betting scheme. The Wall Street Journal was first to report. Rozier was a member of the Charlotte Hornets for the game in question. He has not been charged with a crime or accused […] The post Heat’s Terry Rozier Being Investigated By Feds F...2025
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• 9 biggest NBA All-Star snubs of 2025, ranked by the most shocking omissions

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Here are the biggest snubs of the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. NBA All-Star Game rosters just aren’t big enough. That’s the top takeaway after the league finalized its 24-man roster with the announcement of the All-Star reserves on Thursday night. There are so many deserving players who won’t get the chance to play in the All-Star Game, which is the ultimate show of j...2025
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• Terry Rozier Investigated By Feds In Illegal Gambling Inquiry

Terry Rozier is being investigated by federal prosecutors to determine whether he manipulated his performance as part of an illegal sports betting scheme. The same investigation has already led to a criminal charge and a lifetime ban from the NBA for former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter. Rozier hasn't been charged with a crime or accused of wrongdoing. It couldn't be learned if investigato...2025
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• Amen Thompson doesn’t need a jump shot to be an NBA star for Rockets

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Amen Thompson is becoming a star on his own terms for the Rockets. It wasn’t hard to come up with a list of reasons for why Amen Thompson could bust in the NBA when he entered the 2023 draft. Amen and his twin brother Ausar took a novel path to the draft by bypassing college basketball for the upstart Overtime Elite league, where they played ag...2025
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