Now that preseason is over, the Charlotte Hornets have started the process of trimming their roster down to 15 players. They announced the first handful of players to be cut, and there are no surprises.
The Charlotte Hornets have waived Harry Giles, Keyontae Johnson and Charlie Brown Jr, Rod Boone of the Charlotte Observer was the first to report the news.
While the key pieces of the New York Knicks’ blockbuster trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves were revealed late last week, it was clear that the two teams needed filler to make the deal officially go through.
The Knicks made headlines when they acquired four-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns from the Timberwolves. But with both teams facing heavy salary-cap restrictions, they needed another team to make it happen.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
Warner Bros. Discovery is suing the NBA after being excluded from the new broadcast rights package, but Kenny Smith isn’t worried about how that might affect what will likely be the final year of “Inside the NBA,” writes Greg Rajan of The Houston Chronicle.