Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee liked what he saw from rookie Christian Anderson Jr. during preseason (averaged 12.5 PPG/1.5 RPG/3.5 APG/3.0 TOV/1.5 SPG/2.5 PF/46.7% FG/60.0% 3-PT/88.9% FT in two games after coming back from a left ankle sprain). (via Charlotte Hornets): “Love the growth that Christian made. I think just like the rest of […]
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After the Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo Ball trade over the summer, Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel became their cornerstones. The Hornets are expected to extend Miller’s contract ahead of the upcoming season. Trading Ball not only made Miller and Knueppel the team’s pillars, but it also yielded future draft capital. The Hornets’ blockbuster trade prioritized long-term […]
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After the Boston Celtics' preseason contest against the Charlotte Hornets, I wrote a column about the defense. About how the Celtics are going to be employing a new style this season.
The Hornets have waived Jarkel Joiner and Latrell Wrightsell, the team announced Saturday, bringing their roster within the regular-season limit. Charlotte now has 15 players on guaranteed standard contracts and three on two-way deals. No further cuts are required before Monday’s deadline. Joiner and Wrightsell are expected to continue with the Greensboro Swarm. Both signed […]
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The Hornets have moved to within the regular season roster limit by waiving guards Jarkel Joiner and Latrell Wrightsell, the team announced today (via Twitter). A 6’1″ point guard who went undrafted out of NC State in 2023, Joiner signed non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts with Atlanta in 2023 and 2024 and with Toronto in 2025 […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves are off to a good start to their 2025-26 season, with Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball leading the way as they went 3-1 in their first four preseason games. The team is expected to make waves this coming season with the acquisition of Ball from the Charlotte Hornets. The two were selected [...]
Two former Blue Devils and current NBA rookies had big nights Friday. Cameron Boozer had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists to help the Memphis Grizzlies past the Charlotte Hornets. Meanwhile, Isaiah Evans showed his potential for the Minnesota Timberwolves, finishing with 21 points on 6-13/5-10 from the floor, in a 133-116 loss to […]
The Charlotte Hornets waived guard Pat Connaughton on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, parting ways with the veteran after one season. Charlotte's president of...
The Nets’ highest pick since the New Jersey Nets took Derrick Favors in 2010 will not start in Wednesday’s opener vs. Charlotte Hornets. Jordi Fernandez also told reporters at Friday’s practice that Mikel Brown Jr. will be on minutes restriction. Brown Jr. played 18 minutes in the last preseason game two days ago, his only […]
The Hornets wanted to keep Pat Connaughton around. In the end, they couldn’t find room. Charlotte announced Friday that it waived the veteran wing, resolving a roster squeeze before the start of the regular season. The Hornets had 16 players on standard contracts and needed to get down to 15. Connaughton was the only one […]
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The Charlotte Hornets have waived veteran guard Pat Connaughton as the team makes its final roster adjustments ahead of the upcoming NBA season. Connaughton was playing on a non-guaranteed contract, allowing Charlotte to release him without a guaranteed salary commitment. The move brings the Hornets down to 15 players, meeting the NBA’s standard regular-season roster […]
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The Hornets have waived Pat Connaughton, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The team has confirmed the news (via Twitter). Connaughton had looked like the odd man out in Charlotte for some time, as the veteran wing was the only player on a standard contract whose salary was non-guaranteed. Cutting Connaughton and a […]
Coach Charles Lee’s Charlotte Hornets have mounting injury concerns as they prepare to open the 2026-27 NBA season on Wednesday, October 21 at the Barclays Center against the Brooklyn Nets. Center Naz Reid is showing leadership on a youthful team that cut one of its most well known veterans, Pat Connaughton. The news was revealed […]
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The NBA’s final roster decisions aren’t always about the last player invited to camp. Sometimes, keeping a veteran means reconsidering a recent draft pick. That’s part of the picture in Memphis, Charlotte and Dallas, where teams are weighing trades and cuts ahead of opening night, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. Grizzlies Memphis […]
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After reporting on Thursday morning that the Bucks and Lakers are among the teams gauging the trade market this fall, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line says in his latest Substack post that the two clubs have actually held exploratory talks with one another about a potential deal. League sources tell The Stein Line that […]
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The Hornets have added guard Latrell Wrightsell and waived DaJuan Gordon as they continue sorting through the final spots on their preseason roster, the team announced. That followed another quick exchange earlier Thursday, when Charlotte waived Wyatt Fricks and signed Gordon. Wrightsell went undrafted out of Alabama this year after averaging 13.2 points and 3.1 […]
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The Hornets have made a series of roster moves affecting the back of their 21-man preseason roster, announcing today that they waived forward Wyatt Fricks and signed guard DaJuan Gordon (Twitter links), then waived Gordon to sign guard Latrell Wrightsell (Twitter links). Gordon, who went undrafted out of UT Arlington in 2024, has spent most […]
I feel for the Hornets fans. Granted, they were missing some big pieces this game -Coby White, Grant Williams and Kon Knueppel would all add quite a bit to their team. But, most of their fans spent the whole game trashing their own players and team. They were quite complementary of the Celtics, though. My favorites are in bold. What are yours? Lol salaun...hes in the bronny tier of whos in the argument for worst player in the league Quite honestly I wo...
The Minnesota Timberwolves acquiring LaMelo Ball from the Charlotte Hornets this offseason was one of the bigger moves that occurred. Many NBA fans and prognosticators believe that Anthony Edwards needed a second All-Star-caliber player on the team to truly contend in the Western Conference. The Timberwolves were ultimately able to get Ball, who will serve […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly considering potential trades as they prepare to finalize their roster ahead of the 2026-27 NBA regular season. According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks are exploring possible deals to address their roster situations. The Charlotte Hornets are also above the roster limit and […]
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