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The Charlotte Hornets are deeply committed to keeping All-NBA point guard Kemba Walker, but they are reportedly unlikely to give him the full five-year, $221 million supermax deal he earned last month upon his selection to the All-NBA Third Team, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. “There is doubt around the NBA that the […]

All-Star point guard Kemba Walker says the fifth year the Charlotte Hornets can offer him this summer in free agency is very important to him. Walker becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason for the first time in his NBA career. The Hornets can offer Walker the supermax extension, a deal which would pay Kemba […]

Marc Stein of the New York Times reports that Charlotte Hornets All-Star guard Kemba Walker has committed to play for Team USA in this year’s FIBA World Cup tournament. Likewise, rumors are circulating that New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis is also interested in participating in the global tournament. USA Basketball has begun assembling its […]

Charlotte Hornets big man Cody Zeller has started a lemonade stand to raise money to keep All-Star point guard Kemba Walker in Charlotte. Walker becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. The Hornets can offer Walker the supermax contract this offseason, a deal which would pay Walker around $221 million over five years. The most […]

Kemba Walker is set to become one of the top free agents on the market this summer, but even though he will have a chance to play in a larger market like Los Angeles or New York, Walker says he would actually prefer to remain in Charlotte. “Oh no question, Charlotte’s definitely my first priority,” […]

The Houston Rockets could reportedly move veteran point guard Chris Paul this summer in their desire to improve their roster, and according to latest speculations, there are a numbers of teams that could be their trade partner. While no team has officially made it known that they intend to pursue CP3, Sean Deveney of Sporting […]

The Charlotte Hornets are reportedly interested in trading for Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon, according to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders. Except for superstar James Harden, the Rockets are reportedly making every player on the roster available in trade talks this summer. Eric Gordon. https://t.co/U5qeVCi6cm — Steve Kyler (@stevekylerNBA) May 31, 2019 Gordon has […]

All-Star point guard Kemba Walker is favored to re-sign with the Charlotte Hornets this summer, per BetOnline.ag. Walker, who has spent his entire NBA career with the Hornets, is at a +100 by the betting site to stay in Charlotte. The Los Angeles Lakers are at a +150 to sign Walker, who becomes an unrestricted […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson did not make it on any of the All-NBA teams this season, and he had this to say about it: Klay Thompson learns he didn’t make All-NBA (“Oh I didn’t?”) and is clearly a little ticked (it affects his next contract): “When you go to five straight Finals, it […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker is eligible for a supermax extension after getting selected to the All-NBA Third Team for the 2018-19 season. Whether or not the former No. 9 overall pick will be returning to Charlotte is still up for debate, but at least general manager Mitch Kupchak has a financial figure to […]

Cam Reddish might just be the most fascinating prospect in the 2019 NBA Draft pool. Heading into his freshman season at Duke, Reddish was already projected as a top-three pick, right behind teammates R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson. However, Reddish never quite found his groove at the collegiate level. Although he still managed to average […]

The two Most Valuable Player frontrunners in Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the 15-man shortlist of the 2018-19 All-NBA selections: The All-NBA Teams: pic.twitter.com/ZdTEWdDEAo — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 23, 2019 Both Antetokounmpo and Harden, two of the three finalists fro the MVP award were named unanimous selections, […]

The future of the Boston Celtics is in flux with Kyrie Irving at the center of their murky summer outlook. Whatever the Celtics decide to do with Irving, who is expected to opt out of his current contract to become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason, will affect the core of the team including […]

The Charlotte Hornets find themselves entering an important offseason, as the franchise facing several key decisions. Charlotte went 39-43 overall in James Borrego’s first year on the job, which left them just outside of the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. While that is better than being in the conference cellar, it also came […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie power forward Miles Bridges says he didn’t get snubbed from the All-Rookie team this season. Bridges took to Twitter and said he thinks he played like ass all season for the Hornets, who missed the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. I didn’t get snubbed. I played like ass all year. I don’t […]

The reason that the NBA Draft Lottery is so special is because of the shock and awe factor that comes with each new drawing. Some teams (like the Cavaliers or Bulls) leave feeling mostly disappointed, while others (such as the Pelicans, Grizzlies and Lakers) are totally ecstatic. Whereas the Pelicans and Lakers have tons of […]

For all of the talk about how royally screwed the New Orleans Pelicans were after Anthony Davis asked for a trade midseason, they ended up winning the NBA Draft lottery and will surely get a nice collection of assets in return for Davis this summer. So, basically, the Pelicans will end up with Zion Williamson […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is set to take place in Chicago Tuesday night, and the odds of the 14 non-playoff teams to land the first overall pick have already been released by NBA.com. Team Lottery Odds New York 14.0% Cleveland 14.0% Phoenix 14.0% Chicago 12.5% Atlanta 10.5% Washington 9.0% New Orleans 6.0% Memphis* 6.0% Dallas** […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Tony Parker says it’s “50-50” if he’ll retire this summer. Parker signed a two-year, $10.25 million deal with the Hornets last offseason. The second year of Parker’s contract is non-guaranteed with a trigger date of July 4, 2019, and the veteran plans to tell the team his decision in June: “It’s […]

Outside of the eight remaining teams in the exciting 2019 NBA Playoffs, the offseason is here for most NBA franchises. One team that has been on the outside looking in since the start of the postseason, the Charlotte Hornets, came close to their first playoff since 2016, but fell just shy finishing ninth in the […]

The Charlotte Hornets will have one primordial mission heading into the offseason — keep Kemba Walker. Despite being linked to teams like the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers, it’s heavily unlikely teams — including the Hornets — will know where his thoughts rest until the first few dominoes start to […]

Charlotte Hornets center Bismack Biyombo has undergone successful left knee surgery. The Hornets issued a statement announcing the success of the procedure. According to the team, Biyombo underwent arthroscopic surgery to “address the chronic issues in his left knee.” The 26-year-old big man is expected to make a full recovery and be ready in time […]

A rival front office executive says the Charlotte Hornets should have traded All-Star point guard Kemba Walker last season when his value was at its highest, according to Yaron Weitzman of Bleacher Report. Last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers were trying to acquire Walker to appease superstar small forward LeBron James. A deal, though, never got […]

The New York Knicks have plenty of potential targets for this upcoming free agency period. Among them is Kemba Walker, a Bronx native with plenty of fans within the organization, but not one they would take over their top priority at the point guard position — Kyrie Irving. According to ESPN’s Ian Begley, multiple executives […]

Charlotte Hornets head coach James Borrego addressed the elephant in the room during his end-of-the-season press conference with reporters. Everyone in Charlotte, from fans to the media, wants to know what the franchise is going to do with veteran small forward Nicolas Batum, who arguably has one of the worst contracts in the NBA. Batum […]

The Charlotte Hornets had a chance to swing the table and prove to Kemba Walker they’re capable of acquiring talent by trading for Marc Gasol. Yet when a potential deal slipped from their grip, the Hornets star was deflated to see he would no longer be getting help to chase a spot in the postseason. […]

Very few sports outstage the NBA playoffs when action is in full tilt, but this weekend’s broadcast of The Masters Tournament did, with a healthy Tiger Woods completing an epic comeback by earning his fifth green jacket — his first major win in 11 years. It takes a GOAT to know another, they say — […]

Charlotte Hornets big man Bismack Biyombo has picked up his player option for the 2019-20 campaign, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Biyombo will make $17 million next season. Biyombo is coming off a 2018-19 campaign in which he played 54 games and made 32 starts, averaging 4.4 points and 4.6 rebounds over 14.5 […]

The 2018-19 NBA MVP Race is almost over with the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Houston Rockets’ James Harden all but guaranteeing that this year’s battle for the crown will come down to just them. Both are considered locks for the 2018-19 All-NBA First Team, but the question remains as to who will join […]

Charlotte Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak says the franchise will do everything it can to re-sign All-Star point guard Kemba Walker this summer. Walker becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1 for the first time in his NBA career. The Hornets missed the playoffs this season. Walker has only been to the postseason twice with […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer for the first time in his NBA career. Walker says the chance to win is his top priority going into free agency. Kemba Walker said the chance to win is absolutely his top priority going into free-agency. When asked if the Hornets […]

The NBA has seen plenty of surprises in another action-full regular season, but there are a few teams that have left their mark in one way or another. On the verge of completing an arduous run of 82 games over the course of a six-month campaign, ClutchPoints is proud to bring you the end-of-season awards: […]

Charlotte Hornets veteran point guard Tony Parker is still deciding whether or not he’s going to call it quits. Following his team’s 122-114 defeat against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, Parker admitted in the postgame press conference that he is still considering playing on for next season, but isn’t sure yet: Tony Parker said […]

Charlotte Hornets talisman Kemba Walker received a rousing ovation from the crowd at the Spectrum Center despite a 122-114 loss to the playoff-bound Orlando Magic, a loss that also helps bump The Queen City from any postseason hopes. Walker fought valiantly to keep his team in the race, but the outcome would matter little, as […]

All-Star point guard Kemba Walker remains non-committal on his future with the Charlotte Hornets. Walker recently said that he will mull things over during the offseason, emphasizing that he will talk with his agent to determine the best course of action for him. Now, the 28-year-old guard doubled down on that and said he still […]

The regular season ends on Wednesday, and the playoffs are already less than 72 hours away. Still, the postseason bracket is far from set in stone, with one spot still up for grabs back in the Eastern Conference and not a single first-round series set out West. The Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, […]

The Orlando Magic will hold Jonathan Isaac out of Wednesday night’s regular season finale in Charlotte. According to a report from Josh Robbins of the Athletic, Isaac has been placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol program after taking a shot to the jaw in the third quarter of Sunday’s victory over the Boston Celtics. Jonathan […]

Throughout Kemba Walker’s career with the Charlotte Hornets franchise, it has mostly been one heartbreaking year after another. Though they are still fighting for a playoff spot this season, the best that the Hornets can look forward to in April is another first-round exit, this time at the hands of the league’s best team, the […]