Rod Boone

Charlotte

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Mark Williams Hasn't Returned To Hornets Since Rescinded Trade To Lakers

2 months ago | basketball.realgm.com | Rod Boone

Mark Williams has yet to return to the Charlotte Hornets after the trade sending him to the Los Angeles Lakers was rescinded. Charlotte played three road games since the rescinded trade, and Williams was inactive for all three games. It's believed that the Hornets are giving Williams time to readjust to being back with the team. In a bit of an odd coincidence, Charlotte's first game after the All-Star break is on Wednesday at the Los Angeles Lakers.
RaeQuan Battle, Hornets Agree To Camp Deal

Aug 9, 2024 | basketball.realgm.com | Rod Boone

The Charlotte Hornets are signing guard RaeQuan Battle to a non-guaranteed training camp contract. Battle is expected to land with the Greensboro Swarm of the G League as an affiliate player following the NBA preseason. Battle went undrafted out of West Virginia at the 2024 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 16.1 points and 4.1 rebounds as a senior for the Mountaineers last season. Rod Boone/Charlotte ObserverTags: RaeQuan Battle, Charlotte Hornets, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor
Hornets, RaeQuan Battle Agree To Camp Deal

Aug 9, 2024 | basketball.realgm.com | Rod Boone

The Charlotte Hornets are signing guard RaeQuan Battle to a non-guaranteed training camp contract. Battle is expected to land with the Greensboro Swarm of the G League as an affiliate player following the NBA preseason. Battle went undrafted out of West Virginia at the 2024 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 16.1 points and 4.1 rebounds as a senior for the Mountaineers last season. Rod Boone/Charlotte ObserverTags: RaeQuan Battle, Charlotte Hornets, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor
Reggie Jackson To Join Sixers After Waiver From Hornets

Jul 23, 2024 | basketball.realgm.com | Rod Boone

The Charlotte Hornets are waiving guard Reggie Jackson. After clearing waivers, Jackson plans to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Hornets acquired Jackson earlier this offseason in a salary-shedding move by the Denver Nuggets. The Hornets acquired two second-round picks for taking Jackson's salary into their cap space. This is the second time Jackson has been waived by the Hornets in a two-year period. Charlotte previously waived the veteran point guard following the 2023 trade deadline.
Hornets 'Made It Clear' They Want To Keep Miles Bridges

Jun 28, 2024 | basketball.realgm.com | Rod Boone

Charlotte Hornets new front office leader Jeff Peterson made it clear where his team stands with free agent forward Miles Bridges. "I've made it very clear to Miles that we want him to remain as a Hornet", Peterson said. Bridges is an unrestricted free agent this offseason. After missing the entire 2022-23 season after going unsigned and then suspended due to domestic violence charges, Bridges played out the 2023-24 season on a one-year qualifying offer for Charlotte.
Hornets say there's enough 'talent in the system' to win now. But questions remain

Jul 31, 2023 | charlotteobserver.com | Rod Boone

As Mitch Kupchak flanked LaMelo Ball on the dais last month, discussing the Charlotte Hornets' direction after locking up their star player, the setting presented a snapshot into the franchise's offseason intentions. With Ball locked up under contract for the next half-decade, the organization and its new majority co-owners have to turn their complete attention to constructing a solid roster around their affable 21-year-old building block.
Hornets' preseason schedule is out. Here's when Brandon Miller will debut in Charlotte

Jul 28, 2023 | charlotteobserver.com | Rod Boone

Brandon Miller's home debut is set. The Charlotte Hornets will host Oklahoma City at Spectrum Center on October 15 as part of its four-game preseason schedule, the team announced on Friday. The matchup with the Thunder will likely mark the first time the No. 2 overall selection in last month's NBA Draft plays in front of his new home crowd. But the first outing for Miller and possible return of Miles Bridges could come days earlier in South Florida.
PJ Washington's status? New owners aggressive? Can Miles Bridges practice?

Jul 27, 2023 | charlotteobserver.com | Rod Boone

Free agency hasn't exactly triggered a spending frenzy by the Charlotte Hornets. They couldn't reach an agreement on a multiyear pact with Miles Bridges and he's on track to pick his own future path as an unrestricted free agent next year. Sure, they inked LaMelo Ball to the richest deal in the history of Charlotte pro sports, handing him the first rookie max extension contract in the 35 years of the team's existence.
NBA’s board of governors approves Hornets sale, ending Jordan’s tenure as majority owner

Jul 23, 2023 | bozemandailychronicle.com | Rod Boone

Michael Jordan’s days as the majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets are truly finished. The NBA’s board of governors has approved Jordan’s sale of a majority stake in the franchise to Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin, league sources confirmed to the Observer on Sunday. The move, which was expected to be finalized this week, comes a little more than a month after the team initially announced Jordan was indeed selling a chunk of the team to Schnall and Plotkin.
NBA’s board of governors approves Hornets sale, ending Jordan’s tenure as majority owner

Jul 23, 2023 | thederrick.com | Rod Boone

Michael Jordan’s days as the majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets are truly finished. The NBA’s board of governors has approved Jordan’s sale of a majority stake in the franchise to Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin, league sources confirmed to the Observer on Sunday. The move, which was expected to be finalized this week, comes a little more than a month after the team initially announced Jordan was indeed selling a chunk of the team to Schnall and Plotkin. kAm(:E9 y@C52?