NBA Basketball
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Hornets won't go 'big-game hunting' even if Jordan sells | |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Charlotte Hornets aren’t expected to be big spenders in free agency this summer even if Michael Jordan sells the team. The Hornets are a projected $39 million under the NBA salary cap for next season - which ranks in the top 10 in the league in terms of available spending money - but the team plans to focus on re-signing their own players and adding others through the draft and “savvy trades,” according to general manager Mitch Kupchak. “Although we have a lot of financial flexibility, we don’t typically go big-game hunting with our free agent money,” Kupchak said Tuesday. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | LaMelo Ball | 23.3 | |||
| Rebounds: | Mark Williams | 7.1 | |||
| Assists: | LaMelo Ball | 8.4 | |||
| FG%: | PJ Washington | 44.4% | |||
| Steals: | Kelly Oubre Jr. | 1.42 | |||
| Blocks: | Nick Richards | 1.09 | |||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 117.2 (22) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 46.2 (29) | ||||
| Assists: | 25.9 (19) | ||||
| FG%: | 47.7% (19) | ||||
| FT%: | 79.5% (25) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.7% (11) | ||||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 111.0 (27) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 44.5 (9) | ||||
| Assists: | 25.1 (17) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.7% (28) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.9% (27) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.0% (29) | ||||
| Standings | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Division | ||||||||||||
| W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||
| xy-Miami | 44 | 38 | .537 | -- | ||||||||
| x-Atlanta | 41 | 41 | .500 | 3.0 | ||||||||
| Washington | 35 | 47 | .427 | 9.0 | ||||||||
| Orlando | 34 | 48 | .415 | 10.0 | ||||||||
| Charlotte | 27 | 55 | .329 | 17.0 | ||||||||
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| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 4/7/2023 | Xavier Sneed | Signed as Free Agent Two-Way Contract | |||||||
| 4/7/2023 | Kobi Simmons | Signed for the Rest of the Season | |||||||
| 3/30/2023 | Kobi Simmons | Signed as Free Agent Two-Way Contract | |||||||
| 3/28/2023 | Xavier Sneed | Signed to 10-Day Contract | |||||||
| 3/22/2023 | Nick Richards | Re-Signed Veteran Extension | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 2/27/2023 | LaMelo Ball | Right ankle fracture | |||||||
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