Charlotte Hornets Articles - Page 68

Vlade Divac is the toast of the basketball world after joining the Hall Of Fame this week. The Serbian big man was an important figure not only for the Lakers and the Kings but also the entire basketball world. However, his NBA journey wasn’t one that was covered in roses. Once a valued big man […]

The Charlotte Hornets will enter their 2019-20 Training Camp with a ton of questions. Who will take the lead after the departure of Kemba Walker? Will Marvin Williams decide to take a larger role in the offense? Did they make a huge mistake with the selection of Malik Monk and more? With 39 wins last […]

After losing franchise centerpiece Kemba Walker this offseason to the Boston Celtics, the Charlotte Hornets have a new youth-focused squad that will almost certainly be in the running for the top spot in the 2020 NBA Draft lottery next offseason. The Hornets made a myriad of moves in the 2019 NBA Draft, one of which […]

Veteran guard Jodie Meeks is reportedly on the radar of several NBA teams. According to Ben Stinar of AmicoHoops.com, the Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Hornets, and L.A. Clippers have all expressed interest in signing him for the upcoming season. League source: The Milwaukee Bucks in addition to the Hornets and Clippers have also expressed interest in […]

The Charlotte Hornets had a deal in place to acquire Marc Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies last season, but then it feel through. According to Roderick Boone of The Athletic, Gasol wouldn’t commit to the Hornets beyond the 2018-19 season, as he had a player option for the 2019-20 season. The Toronto Raptors wound up […]

The Hornets are set to pay homage to one of their beloved color schemes in the coming season. According to an official report from the team, Charlotte will wear their classic purple and teal uniforms at times throughout the 2018-19 campaign. The purple classic uniform is BACK! 👀🐝 pic.twitter.com/fvibFw0Be7 — Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) August 20, […]

The 2019-20 NBA Season hasn’t started yet but odds are already in place as to whom the favorites are to win the championship. Who will be ROY, MVP, and DPOY? What about who will claim the moniker as the worst team in the league? Last season, the New York Knicks walked away with that distinction […]

Before anything else, let’s make one thing clear: not much is really expected of the Charlotte Hornets in the coming year following the departure of now former cornerstone superstar Kemba Walker. As a matter of fact, many are predicting that the Hornets will be one of the worst teams in the league next season. For […]

Malik Monk knows it’s time put up or shut up next season. The 21-year-old University of Kentucky product enters his third NBA season come the fall and the first without All-Star point guard Kemba Walker leading the Michael Jordan–owned Charlotte Hornets. Here’s what Monk had to say about his own personal expectations for the 2019-20 […]

Charlotte Hornets guard Malik Monk is preparing for a possible increase in his playing time given that his team has a thinner backcourt rotation in the upcoming 2019-2020 season. Per Sam Perley of nba.com, Monk shared his objective for the offseason. The 11th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft noted that his workout is […]

The Boston Celtics’ rollercoaster season brought a whole lot of turnover, including the loss of backup point guard Terry Rozier, who now finds himself as the promised starter of the Charlotte Hornets after being signed and traded to take the reins for Michael Jordan’s franchise. Yet the 6-foot-1 dynamo hopes things would’ve been handled differently […]

Terry Rozier will suit up as a new member of the Charlotte Hornets a couple of months from now, knowing these are some big shoes to fill when it comes to replacing All-NBA point guard Kemba Walker, now of the Boston Celtics. However he’s welcoming the pressure that comes with his surge in the league […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Terry Rozier found himself celebrating soon before the start of free agency, waking up to a call about from his agent saying the New York Knicks had made a substantial offer, soon celebrating the possibility of making The Big Apple his new home. But that feeling wouldn’t last long, as the […]

New Charlotte Hornets point guard Terry Rozier dispelled the myth that there is any animosity between him and former Boston Celtics teammate Kyrie Irving. The man known as “Scary Terry” told Jonathan Abrams of Bleacher Report that he doesn’t hate Irving, and that he has been rather cool with him through free agency: “A lot […]

Free agent shooting guard Jodie Meeks has reportedly drawn interest from the Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Hornets, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Meeks won the championship last season with the Toronto Raptors. He played in eight games during the regular season and averaged 6.4 points. The 31-year-old averaged just 1.6 points in the […]

Kemba Walker served eight productive seasons with the Charlotte Hornets. In the coming season, however, the 29-year-old All-Star will be suiting up for the Boston Celtics. His first trip back to Charlotte will fall on Nov. 7: After eight seasons and three All-Star games with the Hornets, new Celtics star Kemba Walker will make first […]

The 2019 NBA offseason saw a wild wave of changes, with more than 200 players finding new homes in free agency, whether it was by a signing or a trade. NBA stars were not shy to make moves, as some of the game’s biggest names will now suit up in a different jersey. These are […]

Charlotte Hornets guard Dwayne Bacon is confident that his time for him to shine will eventually come. In an interview with The Athletic’s Roderick Boone, Bacon said that he has been patiently waiting for an opportunity to show what he can do. “I feel it will come,” said Bacon, the 40th overall pick in the […]

Even though the Charlotte Hornets have little hope to even grab a playoff spot next season, incoming second-year forward Miles Bridges is optimistic about the team’s chemistry. The Michigan State product spoke on how the Hornets showed the league how connected they are as a team through their Summer League play. “I feel like that’s […]

The Charlotte Hornets will no doubt look a bit different come next season. With current Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker now officially out of the picture, the Hornets did bring in fellow signal-caller Terry Rozier while up-and-coming swingman Miles Bridges will be forced to lead the way going forward. Even if Bridges has been […]

Charlotte Hornets big man Miles Bridges says he’s “coming in hungrier” next season after three-time All-Star point guard Kemba Walker left for the Boston Celtics in free agency. With Walker gone, Bridges knows he has to be more aggressive and productive on offense for the Hornets to compete on a nightly basis. “I knew this […]

The Charlotte Hornets low-balled Kemba Walker this summer with an offer that was nowhere near the supermax contract that their former franchise star was eligible to get. The now-Boston Celtics point guard apparently had a gut feeling that he wasn’t going to get the offer he wanted from the franchise that he called home for […]

Kemba Walker found himself leaving the only team he’s ever played for in the NBA, a painful process after a max-level offer seemed all but secure when he qualified for the supermax provision after making the All-NBA Third Team. Yet the Charlotte Hornets did not offer that, as owner Michael Jordan was only willing to […]

The Charlotte Hornets will be swimming in unfamiliar waters next season, as they enter the new campaign without their former cornerstone superstar Kemba Walker leading the way. Incoming sophomore swingman Miles Bridges acknowledged this fact, saying that it will be “weird” without Walker, but at the same time, he sees this as a tremendous opportunity […]

Things are looking up for Charlotte Hornets rookie PJ Washington. The 20-year-old coming out of Kentucky has just signed a shoe deal with Nike: Charlotte Hornets’ 12th overall pick PJ Washington has signed a multi-year shoe deal with Nike Basketball. pic.twitter.com/MSGcMb7r5E — Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) August 5, 2019 Washington, a 6-foot-8 forward, was selected by […]

There are a lot of questions surrounding the Charlotte Hornets, especially after they lost All-Star point guard Kemba Walker in free agency. General manager Mitch Kupchak hasn’t made a significant move aside from acquiring Terry Rozier from the Boston Celtics, and that should worry a lot of the team’s fans. The truth is, no matter […]

The Charlotte Hornets will reportedly add two more young players to their roster, as according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the team has agreed to contractual terms with twins Cody and Caleb Martin. Sources: Twins Cody and Caleb Martin of Nevada have agreed to rookie contracts with the Charlotte Hornets and will enter NBA […]

It’s a new era for the Charlotte Hornets, as the franchise is handing the keys to the offense to Terry Rozier, who is replacing All-Star point guard Kemba Walker. Rozier and Walker were traded for each other this summer. Rozier signed a three-year, $56.7 million contract with the Hornets as part of a sign-and-trade with […]

There have been more than a few people who have called out the Charlotte Hornets for what they consider to be an overestimation of newly-acquired point guard Terry Rozier. Charlotte made the most out of a terrible situation in losing Kemba Walker by striking a sign-and-trade deal with the Boston Celtics, which is what brought […]

The Charlotte Hornets recently made waves by adding former Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier in what ended up as a sign-and-trade deal involving Kemba Walker. While the Hornets may have found their new point guard of the future in Rozier, one anonymous Eastern Conference team executive believes that things just went from bad to […]

There are always great underdog stories that never get enough attention, and the NBA’s star point guards are no exception. As a sophomore playing for the University of Connecticut, Kemba Walker put up quality numbers of 14.6 points, 5.1 assists, and 4.3 rebounds per game. However, he was labeled little and was not highly sought-after […]

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan thinks it might be time to revisit the structuring of free agency rules at the next collective bargaining agreement. The NBA’s Board of Governors held a meeting earlier this month in Las Vegas to discuss several topics, including tampering and the number of deals that were made this offseason. The […]

Zion Williamson, the most sought after sneaker endorser to enter the league since LeBron James, has officially signed with Jordan Brand. In a statement, Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan praised the New Orleans Pelicans rookie for wanting to “shock the world,” taking his namesake brand along with him. “Zion’s incredible determination, character and play are […]

Kemba Walker’s agent Jeff Schwartz has seen and lived the heart-pulsing nature of free agency, eventually navigating the waters for the first time with his client and helping him reach a new destination with the Boston Celtics after the Charlotte Hornets were only prepared to go so far into an offer. Despite the free agent […]

Miles Bridges entered the NBA brimming with athletic gifts that brought excitement to Charlotte Hornets fans all year long in 2018-19. He’s a physical specimen that can jump straight out of the building and throw down the most thunderous of slams. But what most people fail to realize is that the 6-foot-7 leaper out of […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker only made the playoffs twice during his eight-year run with the Charlotte Hornets. The All-Star guard never played with another All-Star with the Hornets. A washed up Dwight Howard doesn’t count. With the Celtics, Walker will be playing with two talented youngsters in Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, and […]

Kemba Walker admits he was “a little bit heartbroken” the Charlotte Hornets didn’t offer him the deal he was looking for in free agency. The Hornets didn’t offer Walker the supermax contract he was eligible for. The three-time All-Star also says he was excited about change and is looking forward to suiting up with the […]

Kemba Walker decided to sign with the Boston Celtics this offseason, leaving the Charlotte Hornets after eight years of service with the team. Walker became a beloved member of the Hornets organization and the Charlotte community. The three-time All-Star says his decision to leave wasn’t easy, but he’s excited for the next chapter in his […]

The Charlotte Hornets had a rough offseason. They lost All-Star Kemba Walker, as well as their second-best playmaker in Jeremy Lamb. To replace the production lost, the team signed Terry Rozier to three-year, $58 million deal. Now that Rozier has been paid, Hornets head coach James Borrego explained what he expects the point guard to […]