Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets do not want Kemba Walker’s future to become collateral damage of their organizational pivot. They also recognize they’re traveling a slippery slope with his next deal. On the heels of owner Michael Jordan deciding not to renew the contract of general manage Rich Cho, along with a report that stated he’s targeting [...]

Substantive change is on the horizon for the Charlotte Hornets. Though they elected not to make a major move at the trade deadline, owner Michael Jordan isn’t planning to bring back general manager Rich Cho next season. In fact, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, he already has Cho’s successor in mind—Mitch Kupchak, former general manager [...]

In what has thus far been the only deal in the last 48 hour before the NBA Trade Deadline, the New York Knicks agreed to trade Willy Hernangomez to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday afternoon. [tweet https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/961277432442605568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Here is Hornets General Manager Rich Cho’s comments on the deal for Hernangomez: [tweet https://twitter.com/hornets/status/961404211547332609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] The deal makes [...]

Count the New York Knicks as a player in the Kemba Walker sweepstakes should Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan move off his asking price of a returning All-Star talent. From Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: When news that Charlotte’s Kemba Walker might be available broke, Knicks fans pegged him as someone to go all-in for, however, [...]

The Charlotte Hornets find themselves in the position no NBA franchise wants to find themselves in, an NBA purgatory of sorts, with a capped out roster that is not good enough to contend or even make the playoffs and not (quite) bad enough to bottom out. So what is an NBA team to do in [...]

Good news for Buzz City, well respected head coach Steve Clifford has been medically cleared to return to the sideline. [tweet https://twitter.com/hornets/status/951617484192444416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Clifford has been away from the team since December 6th due to severe headaches. The Hornets have gone 6-11 in their past 17 games with Clifford out and lead assistant Stephen Silas (Son [...]

Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford is stepping away from the team for an undetermined period of time. Here’s the announcement from that the organization released on Wednesday: The Charlotte Hornets announced today that Head Coach Steve Clifford will be away from the team for the immediate future to address his health. Currently, there is [...]

Offensive aid is on the way for the Charlotte Hornets. Defensive help, too. Nicolas Batum has yet to play this season while recovering from a torn ligament in his left elbow, and the Hornets have struggled without him. Jeremy Lamb has stepped up as a scorer, defender and even passer, but the team is still [...]

The Charlotte Hornets had a disappointing season in 2016-17. A year after being a surprise 48 win team that was tantalizingly close to winning their first playoff series in franchise history in 2016 (remember these are the former Bobcats), they took a huge step back last season winning only 36 games and finishing 11th in [...]

Michael Carter-Williams has seen his NBA stock fall off of a cliff since his impressive rookie campaign in which he won Rookie of the Year as a member of the 76ers in 2013-14. Carter Williams is now on his 3rd NBA team in the past 12 months and is slated to be the back up [...]