The Warriors trimmed their training camp roster, waiving center Marques Bolden and guard Taevion Kinsey, the team announced. Both were on Exhibit 10 deals and lasted through four preseason games before being let go.
Marques Bolden last played in the NBA during the 2023-24 season when he was with the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets. He finished the year with averages of 3.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest while shooting 68.0% from the field in 11 games (two starts).
It's unclear where Marques Bolden will be playing next season. But this past weekend, it sounds like the Duke basketball alum's only focus was catching up with fellow members of The Brotherhood in Durham.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
Ever since going undrafted in 2019 following a three-year Duke basketball campaign, Marques Bolden has taken advantage of seemingly every opportunity to prove he can contribute on an NBA court.
Marques Bolden is coming off a year where he appeared in 11 games (two starts) for the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets. He finished the season with averages of 3.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest while shooting 68.0% from the field.
Marques Bolden is coming off a year where he appeared in 11 games (two starts) for the Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks. The former Duke star finished the season with averages of 3.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest while shooting 68.0% from the field in 11 games.
Less than two weeks ago, former three-year Duke basketball center Marques Bolden signed a 10-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets. The 6-foot-10, 250-pound Texas native played only one game, going scoreless in five minutes of mop-up duty, and the franchise let him go a few days before his deal expired.
The Charlotte Hornets have opted to waive Center Nathan Mensah and subsequently sign Marques Bolden. Despite being on a two-way contract, Mensah played
Three-year Duke basketball center Marques Bolden began this season on a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. Although he saw action in only two games and didn't score a point, it was a promising sign in his pro career considering he hadn't played in the NBA since his limited 2020-21 campaign with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
UPDATE: The signing is offical. Via The Charlotte Hornets: "OFFICIAL: We have signed center Marques Bolden to a 10-day contract." Marques Bolden has played in two games for the Milwaukee Bucks this season. However, the 25-year-old was waived earlier this year.
Former Cleveland Cavaliers big man Marques Bolden reportedly is signing a 10-day contract to join the Charlotte Hornets. Bolden made his NBA debut with one game for the Cavs in the 2019-20 NBA campaign and then played six games for them the following season.
The Charlotte Hornets intend to sign center Marques Bolden to a 10-day contract, agent Michael Johnson Jr. told Shams Charania of The Athletic. Bolden, 25, was on a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks earlier this season and has spent time with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Are the Milwaukee Bucks up for something? This question popped up after the Bucks waived two two-way players that opened roster spots. Eric Nehm of The Athletic reported that the Bucks waived Marques Bolden and Lindell Wigginton.
In late October, it was pleasantly surprising for Duke basketball faithful to see former three-year Blue Devil big man Marques Bolden land a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.