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Frank Kaminsky’s tenure with the Charlotte Hornets didn’t exactly go how he or the team envisioned. Now that he’s continuing his career with the Phoenix Suns, the former lottery pick is going to extra lengths to ensure he gets a fresh start – and ingratiating himself to his new team’s fanbase in the process. Kaminsky, […]

The Phoenix Suns have agreed to sign big man Frank Kaminsky to a two-year, $10 million contract, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Kaminsky is coming off of a 2018-19 campaign with the Charlotte Hornets in which he played 47 games and averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds over 16.1 minutes per game while shooting […]

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Charlotte Hornets have opted not to extend a qualifying offer to Frank Kaminsky, thus making him an unrestricted free agent. Several teams are reportedly interested in the No. 9 overall pick in 2015. Charlotte has declined to exercise qualifying offer on Frank Kaminsky, allowing him to become an unrestricted […]

Due to their recent additions in the draft and a lack of cap space, the Charlotte Hornets will not be offering Frank Kaminsky a qualifying offer. As a result, the former No. 9 overall pick will become an unrestricted free agent. Rod Boone of The Athletic shared the news about Kaminsky on Thursday morning: Per […]

The Phoenix Suns have reported interest in pursuing Thaddeus Young, Al-Farouq Aminu, Frank Kaminsky and Mike Scott as potential candidates at power forward, according to John Gambadoro of 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports. Young averaged a strong 12.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game last year for the Indiana Pacers, shooting an efficient 52.7% […]

The Milwaukee Bucks reportedly attempted to trade for Charlotte Hornets big man Frank Kaminsky this season and could pursue him in the summer if Brook Lopez leaves, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Lopez had a great season with the Bucks and will surely get a raise from the $3 million he made in […]

Despite his reported desire to reach a buyout agreement with the Charlotte Hornets, it appears that the team intends to hold on to 7-foot big man Frank Kaminsky — for the time being, at least. According to ESPN’s Marc J. Spears, the Hornets are not looking to buy out Kaminsky anytime soon despite Friday’s playoff-eligibility deadline […]

The Charlotte Hornets had big hopes leading up to the trade deadline in early February. In an attempt to bring in help for Kemba Walker and make a solid playoff push this season, they tried to make a deal happen for big man Marc Gasol. Unfortunately, the Hornets swung and missed, and they weren’t even […]

The Philadelphia 76ers made several moves prior to Thursday’s trade deadline. In the biggest deal, they sent Landry Shamet, Wilson Chandler, Mike Muscala and four draft picks to the Los Angeles Clippers for Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic and Mike Scott. In another, they shipped former No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz to the Orlando Magic for Jonathon […]

If the regular season ended today, the Los Angeles Lakers would not be in the playoffs. While many expected there to be numerous teams between the No. 1 seed and the Lakers in the Western Conference coming into the 2018-19 campaign, there weren’t many people (if any at all) who didn’t think they would make […]

The Charlotte Hornets had big dreams leading up to the trade deadline, but ultimately weren’t able to get a deal done. Frank Kaminsky was their big bargaining piece as they aggressively pursued any avenue that would bring Kemba Walker help, most notably Marc Gasol. With the deadline behind them, there is a strong possibility that […]

Frank Kaminsky’s NBA career has hardly gone as planned. A top-10 pick in the 2015 draft after winning National Player of the Year at the University of Wisconsin, Kaminsky was supposed to be an integral cog of the Charlotte Hornets’ present and future. Instead, after the team failed to find a trade partner for him […]

With the NBA’s trade deadline just hours away, several teams around the league are still searching for the right deal. On such team is the Charlotte Hornets, who are said to be interested in finding a new home for Frank Kaminsky. Marc Stein of the New York Times shared the news on Thursday morning: The […]

With just a few hours left before the trade deadline comes to a close, the Charlotte Hornets have reportedly been in talks to offload big man Frank Kaminsky in a potential trade deal. This is according to Sporting News beat writer Sean Deveney. The Hornets, independent of any potential Marc Gasol deals, are still looking […]

The Charlotte Hornets are looking to part ways with forward/center Frank Kaminsky and listening for potential offers for the 7-footer, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Kaminsky recently had the opportunity to log good minutes with the absence of starting center Cody Zeller due to a hand injury but the big man saw only sporadic […]

Charlotte Hornets big man Frank Kaminsky is soon about to be immortalized in bobblehead form. But he won’t be just any old bobblehead; he’ll be a Star Wars Stormtrooper bobblehead, which will be given away to 7,500 lucky fans in the Hornets’ upcoming “Star Wars Night” game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 9. […]

The Charlotte Hornets have exercised their fourth-year option for third-year big man Frank Kaminsky, per Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer. Kaminsky, 24, was the Hornets’ ninth overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and will remain under contract with Charlotte until 2018-19. Kaminsky has been used primarily as a back-up big man during his […]

Frank Kaminsky may not dunk the ball off the dribble often, but when he does, he makes sure it becomes part of the highlight reel. And tonight, it he caught a huge one in early MVP favorite Giannis Antetokounmpo. During the game between the Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks, the 24-year-old Wisconsin product showed everyone […]

It has been quite a busy summer for Kevin Durant after winning his NBA title for many reasons away from the basketball court. Durant now finds himself at the center of a situation revolving around the use of another Twitter accountant to defend himself on social media against the critics who are still hounding him […]

Frank Kaminsky took the issue of NCAA athlete compensation to heart after college basketball analyst Dan Dakich took a shot at former Wisconsin Badger mate Nigel Hayes in one of his tweets. Dakich has been very opinionated in this matter, obviously claiming that college players are compensated more than enough with their scholarships. He threw […]

Charlotte Hornets center Frank Kaminsky got to add to his riches by displaying some of his baseball pitching skills (or lack thereof) at Chicago’s Guaranteed Rate Field, hitting 85 mph on the gun and the batter dummy along with it. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXEv_sKBoYo/ The 7-footer winded up his throw and pelted the batter with an 85-miler right to […]

Last week, Dwight Howard and the Atlanta Hawks’ 41st pick were dealt to the Charlotte Hornets for Marco Belinelli, Miles Plumlee and the No. 31 overall pick. The trade news leaked before the NBA Draft while Howard was hosting a live chat about offseason trade rumors. Only Dwight Howard could find himself in such an […]

Dallas Mavericks point guard Deron Williams turned back the clock with a vintage crossover that turned Charlotte Hornets center Frank Kaminsky on his back, leaving him wide open for a free-throw line jumper. https://vine.co/v/5UFe16HOOn7 Williams has a very unique crossover dribble that is devastatingly effective when he’s able to put a series of them together. […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond has been fined $15,000 by the league after striking the back of Charlotte Hornets center Roy Hibbert on Tuesday, the league announced on Thursday. The incident took place after Hornets point guard Kemba Walker took a three-pointer after shedding his defender, Ish Smith. Drummond intended to get rebounding position and […]

Charlotte Hornets forward Marvin Williams suffered a non-displaced fracture in the middle finger of his left hand. The injury will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the preseason, but coach Steve Clifford says there is a chance he will be ready for the season opener on October 26th. INJURY REPORT: @hornets F Marvin Williams […]

Charlotte Hornets’ big man Frank Kaminsky is not making any friends in Chicago at the moment. The 23-year-old center is about to enter his second year in the league, after averaging 7.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.5 blocks in just over 21.1 minutes per game during the 2015-2016 season. He is also already known as […]

The NBA regular season is right around the corner, and it signals a wave of stat-crazy fans grouping together for another year of serious competition in fantasy basketball. Most leagues begin to hold their drafts during this period, and managers, especially the more determined ones, are already armed with their own tools that will aid […]

Frank Kaminsky III is living life to the fullest. The Charlotte Hornets’ center must have had some wild fantasies when he was younger, and now, he seems to have finally fulfilled one of them. In a photo posted on Twitter, Kaminsky is seen relaxing in a bathtub covered by packs and packs of Skittles, accompanied […]

In a random and quite humorous note, L.A. Clippers sharpshooter J.J. Redick shared a tweet that had other NBA players and followers chime in. https://twitter.com/JJRedick/status/770629821793640448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Chicago Bulls forward Doug McDermott soon followed suit in his reply: https://twitter.com/dougmcdermott/status/770641931919429632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Of course the Clippers marksman had to give McDermott a hard time for it. https://twitter.com/JJRedick/status/770642396279218176 Charlotte Hornets forward/center Frank Kaminsky did […]

Frank Kaminsky had a solid start to his NBA career. He played in 81 regular season games last season for the Hornets while averaging just about 7 points and 4 rebounds per game. He shot a respectable 34% from deep, but didn’t shoot too well from the field in general. He’ll aim to improve his […]

Charlotte Hornets big man Frank Kaminsky is proving that he isn’t soft. In a basketball camp for kids, the former University of Wisconsin standout held nothing back against the innocent little participants. He displayed merciless shot blocking along with elite speed and ball handling against a phalanx of, well, kiddie defenders. Here are some footages […]

This Tuesday, Instagram introduced a new update that allows users to post temporary stories in the style of Snapchat. Philadelphia 76ers center and fascinating figure of social media, Joel Embiid, was quickly able to identify a key benefit of the app’s brand new feature. Embiid, who has been laid off from injury for the first […]

Hornets forward Frank Kaminsky will undergo a minor procedure on Wednesday to repair a pocket of air between his lung and chest wall. The procedure will keep Kaminsky out of the Pro Summer League in Orlando. He is expected to recover in approximately six weeks. Although Kaminsky would have been able to play with the […]