Playoffs or bust for Charlotte and Steve Clifford? () Between a decimated Eastern conference and an improved roster, the stars have aligned. This means that Charlotte will need to cut three players. The addition of two-way contracts means that NBA teams can now carry 17 players with 15 being on their regular season roster and two being on two-way deals. The team has the maximum 20 players for their training camp roster. The Hornets also have eight rookies under contract. The roster breaks down to five PG’s, four SG’s, three SF’s, five PF’s and three C’s.
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The training camp roster now stands at 20.Ĭharlotte rounded out their training camp roster with the addition of two undrafted free agents in SG Terry Henderson out of NC State and PF Luke Petrasek out of Columbia University. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not released. Hornets announce training camp roster (NBA.com) Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today the signings of free agents Terry Henderson and Luke Petrasek, finalizing the team’s 2017 training camp roster at 20 players. In this edition of Buzz City Beat, we look at the Hornets’ training camp roster, if it’s postseason or bust for Charlotte and where the team’s “statement” uniform ranks among NBA teams. The Charlotte Hornets have announced a radio flagship partnership with WFNZ. Welcome to Buzz City Beat, a daily roundup of the best articles from around the internet surrounding the Charlotte Hornets. So without further ado, let’s break down each move made by the Charlotte Hornets this summer and sum up their offseason as a whole.By Jerry Stephens 4 years ago Follow Tweet In a more depleted Eastern Conference than arguably any other point in recent memory, those few additions for the Hornets could be more than enough to have them trending in the right direction and return back to the playoffs. Holding the 11th overall and 40th overall picks in this year’s draft, the Hornets boosted their offensive prowess as they drafted microwave guard Malik Monk out of the University of Kentucky and a potential spark plug off the bench in Dwayne Bacon from Florida State University.īetween adding Howard and the players they were able to grab through the draft, the Hornets have made necessary acquisitions to help bolster their depth as a whole. In the hopes of bouncing back next season, the Hornets faced a challenge in trying to improve their roster as they headed into the offseason, based on the limited financial flexibility they had available.īut before we reached the draft and free agency, the Hornets made quite the surprise by trading for veteran big man Dwight Howard, a move designed to help rejuvenate the eight-time All-Star’s career. How does their offseason grade overall though?Īfter experiencing a 15-win swing in the 2015-16 season, the Charlotte Hornets performed well below expectations as they took a disappointing step backward last season.ĭespite the efforts of first-time All-Star Kemba Walker, the number of veterans who experienced career years (and earned gigantic paydays as a result) the prior season took big steps backward with their play last year. Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images While they didn’t make a surplus of moves this offseason, the Charlotte Hornets made a splash on the trade front and struck it rich in the draft this summer.
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