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• Hornets Willing To Listen To Nick Smith Jr. Trade Offers
The Charlotte Hornets have been willing to discuss potential trade involving Nick Smith Jr., rival teams tell The Stein Line. Smith was the No. 27 overall pick in the 2023 draft by the Hornets. Since that pick was made, the Hornets have hired Jeff Peterson to replace Mitch Kupchak.
Smith has appeared in 19 games with the Hornets this season, averaging 4.3 points and 1.4 rebounds in 10.9 minutes. ...2025
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• Hornets sign forward Leaky Black to two-way contract
Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced yesterday that the team signed forward Leaky Black to a two-way contract. A native of Concord, N.C., Black appeared in a school-record 155 games (130 starts) in five seasons (2018-23) at the University of North Carolina, averaging 5.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists … Continue reading "Hornets ...2023
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• Hornets star 'shooting for MVP' after signing max extension
Good news, Charlotte Hornets' fans: LaMelo Ball is here to stay. With the extension secured, Ball told Charlotte general manager Mitch Kupchak he plans to live up to his new deal....2023
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• Hornets re-sign Cody Martin
Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations & General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced yesterday that the team has re-signed forward Cody Martin. Martin, who appeared in 71 games during the 2021-22 season, averaged 7.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game, setting all new single-season career highs. In his third season out of … Continue reading "Hornets re-si...2022
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• Charlotte Hornets exercise team option on forward Jalen McDaniels
Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced today that the team has exercised its option on forward Jalen McDaniels for the upcoming 2022-23 season. McDaniels appeared in 55 games during the 2021-22 season, accruing averages of 6.2 points and 3.1 rebounds in 16.3 minutes per game in his third season … Continue reading "Charlotte Hornets ex...2022
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• Charlotte Hornets sign rookie guard DJ Carton
Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced yesterday that the team has signed DJ Carton, who went undrafted. A 6-2 guard, Carton made 27 appearances during the 2020-21 season with the Marquette Golden Eagles, averaging 13.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 31.1 minutes per game. Over his two-year … Continue reading "Charlotte Horne...2021
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• Charlotte Hornets sign Kelly Oubre Jr.
Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced yesterday that the team has signed free agent Kelly Oubre Jr. The contract is reportedly a two-year, $26 million deal. During the 2020-21 season, Oubre averaged 15.4 points and 6.0 rebounds in 30.7 minutes per game in 55 games while shooting .439% from … Continue reading "Charlotte Hornets sign K...2021
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• Coaching change expected to benefit Batum
Nicolas Batum may benefit more than anyone from the Hornets’ coaching change, writes Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer. Spurs assistant James Borrego is expected to install the motion offense used in San Antonio, which plays to Batum’s strengths of handling the ball and making quick decisions.Charlotte’s approach under Steve Clifford this season was heavy on postups for center Dwight Howard, ...2018
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• Hornets granted permission to interview Ettore Messina
The Hornets plan to interview Spurs assistant Ettore Messina for their head coaching vacancy, tweets Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. San Antonio has granted permission for Messina to interview with Charlotte.Messina, who has been with the Spurs for the past four seasons, has experience working with new Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak when they were both with the Lakers. Messina served as a consultant for coa...2018
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• Brandon Ingram Has Started Turning the Corner for Los Angeles Lakers
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