Hoops Rumors

The Hornets intend to sign veteran big man Taj Gibson to a one-year, $3.3MM contract, agent Mark Bartelstein tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). Based on the reported terms, Gibson will receive the veteran’s minimum for a player with 10+ years of experience, while Charlotte will carry a $2,087,519 cap hit.   More to come… … [Read more...] about Hornets To Sign Taj Gibson To One-Year Deal

3:33pm: The Hornets have cut Bertans, the team confirmed in a press release. He’s on track to clear waivers on Monday. 1:01pm: The Hornets will waive veteran power forward Davis Bertans, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Bertans has a $16MM salary for 2024/25, but only $5.25MM of that total is guaranteed. Charlotte will be on the hook for that partial … [Read more...] about Hornets Waive Davis Bertans

Nick Smith Jr., a first-round pick in 2023, is hoping to carve out consistent rotation minutes in 2024/25 under new Hornets head coach Charles Lee, writes Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer. The 20-year-old appeared in 51 games as a rookie last season, averaging 5.9 RPG, 1.4 RPG and 1.2 APG on .391/.432/.867 shooting in 14.3 MPG. He pointed to solid defense as his path to … [Read more...] about Hornets Notes: Smith, Lee, Offseason, Simpson

3:34pm: Pokusevski and McGowens have officially been waived, according to a release from the Hornets. 2:40pm: The Hornets will create some additional salary cap flexibility by waiving two more players on non-guaranteed contracts. The team is cutting forward Aleksej Pokusevski, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link), as well as wing Bryce McGowens, per Rod … [Read more...] about Hornets Cut Aleksej Pokusevski, Bryce McGowens