The Charlotte Hornets plan to sign Julyan Stone to a two-year minimum deal once he receives FIBA clearance.

The second year will have a guaranteed trigger date.

Stone is leaving his team in Italy following an illness to his father.

The Hornets were in need of more depth at point guard.

The Charlotte Hornets are expected to sign Julyan Stone once he is released from his contract.

Stone signed a contract extension this summer with Umana Reyer Venezia in Italy but the deal didn't contain an out clause for the NBA.

Stone's father, however, is in a coronary care unit with severe lung, heart and kidney ailments.

Stone and his Los Angeles-based agent, Giovanni Funiciello, have asked the team to release him so he can be closer to his father in the United States for the upcoming season.

The Hornets have been looking for a third point guard at the veteran's minimum.

The Charlotte Hornets are signing Marcus Paige and Mangok Mathiang to two-way contracts.

Paige and Mathiang will play primarily for the G-League Greensboro Swarm next season.

Paige was originally selected 55th overall by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2016 NBA draft, then traded to the Utah Jazz. Paige was released by the Jazz in October and stayed with their G-League affiliate. 

Mathiang, a 6-10 center, did a pre-draft workout for the Hornets.