Hornets guard James Bouknight will undergo arthroscopic surgery on Wednesday to address a meniscus injury in his left knee, the team announced in a press release.
The third-year guard suffered the injury on Thursday during a training camp practice. Bouknight will be reevaluated in four weeks.
It’s a huge setback for the 2021 lottery pick out of UConn, who has disappointed during his first two NBA seasons. He appeared in just 34 games last season off the bench after seeing action in 31 games as a rookie. He’s averaged 5.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 12.6 minutes per game during his two-year career.
Bouknight came to camp without a clear role. He’s not signed beyond this season. The Hornets must decide this month whether to pick up their $6M rookie scale option on Bouknight for the 2024-25 campaign.
That seems even more unlikely now that he won’t be available at the start of this season.
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