Co-Host of @WesAndWalker on @WFNZ from 12-3pm and the @LockedOnHornets podcast. Contributor to Hornets Live! on FanDuel Sports Network.
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Congrats to the Wolfpack, but sorry, there’s just no way NC State can beat a 7’4” multiple time Naismith POY in the NCAA Tournament on their way to a title.
Anyways, about to pull up this “Survive and Advance” doc and see what it’s all about.
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The Charlotte Hornets are the first team to score 158 points since Team Lebron scored 170 in the All-Star game last year
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Wow.
Hornets win its 5th straight opener beating the Nets 136-117
- Brandon led all scorers w/ 25
- Melo finished w/ 20, 2, 8
- Kon scored 11 in his debut.
- Bridges & Kalkbrenner both had dbl-dbls
- 9 of 10 guys who played reached double digits
Hornets are 1-0. Let’s party.
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LaMelo Ball was denied an opportunity to finish strong last year because of a fractured wrist that still bothered him once he returned the last 10 games.
This year? He finished like a Superstar
LaMelo's line the last 10: 23.3/6.1/9.1. He shot 47% overall, & 45.7% from three.
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I’m not getting the feeling that Mark Schlereth appreciates Eric Collins as the national treasure we all know him to be.
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If Sion James is going to be an immediate plus in the rotation that changes some things
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Overheard by some employee walking into the BOA Corporate Center: “I didn’t realize people liked the Hornets this much”…
Yes. Yes we do. No one celebrates a SL Title like Hornets fans.
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I joked about this deal not getting done because of a failed physical multiple times...
But like, we already did all the reaction pods, post-trade pressers, welcome tweets, goodbye messages. I thought we were in the clear.
This is a mess man.
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This man just cleaned up “finish the lyrics” wearing a number 6 Bobcats jersey.
Unless it’s some throwback night or a custom uni, the only players who wore that jersey are Nazr Mohammed and Tyson Chandler.
Just sick. All the respect in the world.
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Clearly awkward. What happens w/ Mark now?
- Does he play?
- Trade value nuked after failed physical
- Can’t trade him this szn anyway
- Moose still just as loose? Nurk?
- Elfrid Payton chose 5 LOL
I just hope Mark gets healthy & balls out man. Great dude w/ tons of potential.
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Ok but have you seen Tidjane Salaun?
“He's not Steph Curry, but I think he is the closest thing to Steph Curry we've seen in a long time...”
- Tom Haberstroh on Reed Sheppard
(Via the Kevin O'Connor Show / h/t @GormanChristoph)
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When Charlotte wasn't revealed by 4, I was rocking back & forth in a straight jacket thinking about Wemby. It got very real.
That said, it's easy to get excited about Scoot. That guy is fantastic & absolutely should be the 2nd pick.
I promise, it's a good night for Charlotte.
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Me: “I think Kai might be done with the Horne…”
*Kai Jones thrunks an alley on a special defensive generational 7’5” prospect*
Me: “You know, there really might be something there. We should wait patiently and see”
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Woj: “The bench in Charlotte, I’m not sure all those guys are in the NBA next year, anywhere, like all of them.”
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Kai Jones said he’s playing both 4/5, but has been playing more 4 in practice.
I also asked him how the battles against other big guys have gone: “It’s been good. No one really can guard me… yeah it’s been great though”
Kai is ready for Summer League
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This is the worst game Bryce has played since returning to the starting lineup, & I’m including the Dallas game last year. At least in that Dallas game, he had zero protection.
He’s been careless w/ the football, missed throws, bad decisions, missed blitzes.
He’s been bad.
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#Hornets beat the Hawks 116-110 in the opener:
- Mark Williams is the center of the future
- Brandon Miller, a rookie, hit shots when it mattered
- PJ Washington was a monster inside the arc
- Terry was scary
- 34 assists!
Gotta get Melo going. Otherwise, a strong start.
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A center. A center who can catch. A center who can catch the pass from Melo in traffic and finish off the pnr.
Mark Williams will never know how much we appreciate him.
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Kon Knueppel fits Charlotte's offense nicely.
Elite shooting. Smart player. Decision making on drives is excellent & absorbs contact well. His ACC Tourney run as lead dog was really impressive.
Kon from Kannapolis, Koncord, Kings Mountain. #Hornets have their guy.
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Look, I had fun watching Hornets basketball again.
- LaMelo played like a lead dog.
- Mark played like a freakin bat outta hell.
- Thought PJ was much more confident & challenged a ton defensively.
- Brandon, Gordon, & Miles all hit late shots to keep them in it.
That was fun.
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I got to do a Hornets broadcast w/ Eric Collins, Dell Curry, and @ShannonSpake today… Man what a gift.
Super appreciative of everyone reaching out. To the OG sickos and the ones who hopped on along the way, huge thanks.
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Huge thanks for all the love during last night’s broadcast. Overwhelming, really. Sickos are the best.
@ShannonSpake makes it easy man.
I’m just glad I was there to catch Eric Collins reference Skynyrd live.
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What a win for Carolina. Unreal.
OL played their ass off through all those combinations and got things moving and shaking.
Dowdle ain’t going back to the pine either.
Go Cats.
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Oh Kon’s gonna look off LaMelo and just decide to take it coast to coast for his first ever bucket??
My god I’m soaring
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If you're going to invest in LaMelo Ball & presumably Mark Williams, you shouldn't hesitate at all to bring back PJ Washington.
If the $ is too high, fine. If it's under 20 mill...
He's the perfect fit with those 2 and will play any role you ask him. Get it done.
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I think XL just gave us the biggest play of his career when he and the Panthers desperately needed it most.
Well done.
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Guys, it’s our fault. We liked him too much. We have to keep our joy in check for the safety of our players.
Additional evaluation on Josh Okogie's left hamstring revealed a left hamstring strain, team says. 🤕
He will be reevaluated in three weeks and additional updates on his status will be provided as appropriate.
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Charlotte’s process has been full of shrewd moves since the trade deadline:
- 2 1st rd picks & real NBA depth acquired
- Respected GM in Jeff Peterson
- Experienced, smart, successful, familiar, younger hires elsewhere in the FO
Now, a HC w/ those same qualities in Charles Lee
A new chapter begins. We’re thrilled to announce the new Head Coach of your Charlotte Hornets, Coach Charles Lee! 🐝👏
Presented by @CorcoranHM
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The Charlotte Hornets jumping into Summer League
Rick Ross knees don’t wanna see him win 😭 @RickRoss (via @iHeartMemphis)
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Twitter:
Kenny Atkinson stays in Golden State
Kenny Atkinson has a family
#Hornets hesitant to pay Miles Bridges?
Hornets hesitant to pay assistant coaches?
Mike D'Antoni part 2
Russell Westbrook part 5
Myles Turner part 83
Hornets trading 15?
Mason Plumlee guaranteed?
Me:
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Brian Windhorst just now on @GetUpESPN:
"There's going to be big drama w/ picks 2 & 3. If not on draft night itself, in the days leading up to it because we don't have a feel for Charlotte, we don't have a feel for the Blazers"
If Windy don't know, ain't nobody know
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I am ready to deliver a hot take after 34 minutes of Hornets preseason basketball:
LaMelo is really good
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Checking for Hornets free agent moves is beginning to feel like closing and opening the fridge and expecting food to magically appear.
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Love getting this done & just leaning all the way into having a bunch of perimeter players w/ a ton of juice.
Super fun player on what could be a super fun team. Great bang for your buck potential.
Melo, Brandon, Sexton, Mann, & Kon all handling the ball? Oh baby
Free agent guard Tre Mann has agreed to a three-year, $24 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets, sources tell ESPN. Hornets officials and Mann's agent Aaron Turner of Verus Sports negotiated terms of the new contract in free agency.
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I just asked Kon if Mark told him anything about Charlotte and if he could develop some chemistry w/ Mark like he did w/ Maluach.
What’s your favorite Kon/Mark memory?
BREAKING: The Charlotte Hornets are trading center Mark Williams to the Phoenix Suns for the No. 29 pick tonight and a 2029 first-round pick, sources tell ESPN.
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I just wanted competent QB play and here we had Red Favre standing on the sideline the whole time. Unreal.
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I heard Scott Fitterer once traded his egg-salad sandwich for pizza, cosmic-brownies, and a gameboy at the 3rd grade lunch table.
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Bryce Young looking this good is a win. His performance matters more than the result.
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Me at the start of this Hornets season vs. me 30 games in
INJURY UPDATE: @hornets at PHX 12/29
Mark Williams (Low Back Contusion) is doubtful
LaMelo Ball (R Ankle), Gordon Hayward (L Calf), Frank Ntilikina (L Tibia) are out
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Wow. This is a lot, and I’m a big Mark Williams fan. I love what Mark has shown when healthy & what he could become.
Reality is, he’s looked different since the injuries & (intentional) weight gain. Losing that athleticism (temporarily?) took a toll on his all-around impact.
Just In: The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 unprotected first-round pick and a 2030 pick swap to the Charlotte Hornets for center Mark Williams, sources tell ESPN.
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Sources: Amazon agrees that the @hornets broadcast team is the best in the business.
Congrats to Eric and Dell man, they deserve it all.
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Man, we just saw the “Charles Lee benched Melo in the 4th quarter of a tight one” game.
Regardless of why you think it happened and whether Lee was right to do so, we’re gonna come back to this game as a reflection point.
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Kon didn’t miss 3 free throws in a game all season long at Duke last year. Only missed 2 one time.
Ridiculous outlier shooting game from him.
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Two straight seasons of Hornets despair have forced Eric Collins to go further in the depths of his factoid bag than we’ve ever seen before, and my god has he delivered.
He’s built for this.
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No need to look it up but Davis Bertans hit approximately every single shot he's ever taken against the Hornets during his lifetime. Good trade
The Oklahoma City Thunder are finalizing a trade to send G Tre Mann and F Davis Bertans to the Charlotte Hornets for Gordon Hayward, sources tell ESPN.
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Listen Jeff you’ve already made good on this offseason, it’s all good over here, but it would be cool if we maybe got one of the Centers going for 10 mill a year or less. I just need one.
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Again, I wanted to see this Mark thing through…
But Dalton Knecht, an unprotected 1st, and a pick-swap?? Never would have thought Mark would get that kind of return.
Tough to say no to, which is why Jeff Peterson didn’t.
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Both Jeff Peterson and Charles Lee have discussed how rare it is that so many Hornets players stayed in Charlotte during the offseason to work and improve.
Jeff said he's never seen anything like it in his entire NBA career.
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I just got home. I turned on the Hornets game and the first thing I see is Mason Plumlee hit a reverse lay-in, only to be followed up by a double between-the-leg dribble leading into a lefty J.
Is Mason Plumlee just Larry Bird now and we all have to accept it?
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Y'all know I feel about PJ Washington. Dude's shotmaking was inconsistent and ceiling was maybe so high, but thought he was criticized way too much. Enjoyed him as a player & was asked to play a million different roles.
Ok, now, this trade is awesome. Love the value coming back.
The Charlotte Hornets are finalizing a trade to send F PJ Washington to the Dallas Mavericks for Grant Williams, Seth Curry and a first-round draft pick, sources tell ESPN.
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Kalkbrenner is going to shoot 87.5% from the field tonight on 8 attempts and it’s going to hurt his overall efficiency on the season.
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Man... let me tell y'all how excited I am. To work w/ somebody I developed a friendship w/ is fantastic.
A huge shout to all the ppl in my corner, listeners and their support, & of course everyone at @wfnz. They've been crazy welcoming.
12-3pm 92.7FM/WFNZ App. Let's get it.
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We. Are. BACK!
Free agent center Mason Plumlee has agreed to a one-year, $3.6 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets, sources tell ESPN. The Hornets get some frontcourt depth, completing a contract with Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports for Plumlee's 13th NBA season.
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The #Hornets come back to beat the Rockets 110-105. It’s Charlotte’s 4th straight season opening win, & Charles Lee gets his 1st win as HC:
- LaMelo Ball looks healthy & like a star
- Everybody rebounded. Everybody.
- Tre Mann. Tre I. Tre 6th Mann. All of it.
ATL up next on FRI
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Rummaging through stats that back up Charles Lee as a HC with zero consideration for context and nuance.
There have been 3 teams who won 60 games in the Eastern Conference in the last 10 years.
Charles Lee was on every one of those staffs.
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That’s how you end a home-stand before hittin the road for a month.
What a win for the Hornets man. Vibes are great.
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Another example of athletes with multiple stops, eventually making their home in Charlotte
Gordon Hayward sat down with @FOS_Today yesterday and talked about his career, playing for the Hornets, and retirement.
"I love my time in Charlotte and we still live there now. That's the place where we call home. And so I'm rooting for that franchise." 🤟
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That possession looked dead in the water man… AND he got fouled. What an awesome finish from Brandon Miller to win the game.
Much needed win.
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