Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux), Mike Prada of SB Nation (@MikePradaSBN) and Fred Katz of The Athletic (@FredKatz) break down the NBA’s Southeast Division.
They discuss how the Heat, Magic, Wizards, Hornets and Hawks fared in the off-season, including which teams improved and what moves stood out. The three also predict the season to come, including projected finish, breakout players and rookies they are most excited to see.
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Michael Jordan is set to sell a "large piece" of the Charlotte Hornets to two New York-based investors, according to Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer.
Jordan, who currently owns 97% of the team, will retain majority ownership.
Bonnell adds that the league is expected to quickly approve of Gabe Plotkin and Daniel Sundheim as minority owners.
Forbes estimated that the Hornets were worth $1.3 billion.
Sources close to Jordan add that he plans to own the Hornets "for a long time."
The Charlotte Hornets only offered Kemba Walker $160 million over five years, approximately $60 million less than his max after earning All-NBA honors.
Walker didn't demand the full supermax from the Hornets.
“We had great years with him, and we didn’t get into the playoffs,” Mitch Kupchak said. “What makes us think that next year (would) be different?”
“I’ve got to step back and look at where we’ve been and where we’re going. Chart out a course that gives us the best chance to build something that is sustainable for more than a year or two.”
Kupchak also defended the Hornets against criticism that they should have traded Walker rather than letting him leave in free agency as he signed with the Boston Celtics.
“Almost every offer revolved around draft picks. It was always lottery-protected.,” Kupchak said. “When you do something like that, you’re saying you’re going to draft a player in the teens, we don’t know how good he’s going to be, and it’s going to take three or four years (to realize value). We wanted to keep Kemba — under the right conditions.”
The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to sign Ahmed Hill to a Two-Way contract.
Hill went undrafted out of Virginia Tech in 2019.
During Summer League with the Brooklyn Nets, Hill averaged 6.8 points and 2.3 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game.
The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to a one-year deal with Kobi Simmons.
Simmons will compete for a reserved point guard spot in camp with the Hornets.
Simmons went undrafted in 2017 out of Arizona and has since played briefly in the NBA as well as the G League.
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