New thread for Tony Parker

Breaking: Tony Parker has agreed to a two-year, $10M deal with Charlotte, a league source tells Adrian Wojnarowski.

[Edited on July 6, 2018 at 5:03 PM. Reason : ~]

7/6/2018 5:03:00 PM

Seems like a good way, along with the new head coach, to try and model your franchise like the Spurs, I guess.

7/6/2018 7:21:34 PM

Saw some speculation this might mean a Kemba trade is in he works...But I don’t really see it...Parker is getting up there in age and only averaged 19.5 minutes/game last year, and hasn’t averaged over 25 mpg in a few years...so I’m assuming Charlotte wouldn’t lean on him to start if Kemba was traded.

7/6/2018 7:29:23 PM

Yeah, Parker is gonna be a backup.

Also I guess this means the hornets aren't going to trade for Leonard.

7/6/2018 8:27:48 PM

Yeah but next year when kawhi is a FA.. He'll want to team back up with parker

7/6/2018 10:16:20 PM

Eh or trade Kemba and start Tony and tank while we still can

7/6/2018 10:42:21 PM

Tank so that Jordan and company can make more terrible lottery picks. Genius!

7/6/2018 11:04:11 PM

Yeah that seems like the obvious course.. Graham can be the backup pg if he's traded

7/6/2018 11:05:05 PM

Mosgov out for BISMACK

[Edited on July 7, 2018 at 9:29 PM. Reason : yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

7/7/2018 9:29:01 PM

THE RETURN OF THE (BIS)MACK

7/7/2018 10:11:12 PM

That's gotta be a positive, right?

7/7/2018 11:40:31 PM

I mean they both had similarly shitty contracts, so that's basically a wash. But at least Biz can be a solid defensive presence. Mozgov is a pretty useless player.

7/8/2018 1:40:40 AM

Everybody loves Bismack, so it's a win for the Hornets marketing folks if nothing else. Start Zeller and let Biz be an energy guy off the bench.

He plays his ass off and rebounds everything, so he'll help with the hustle plays. Also gives the Hornets a sorely-needed rim protector, because Zeller and Frank ain't blocking shit. He sets good screens on offense and will have the occasional nasty put-back jam, but that's about all we can expect out of him. He's got no jump shot and a set of concrete blocks for hands.


In other news, Malik Monk is done after dominating one game of summer league ball with a sprained wrist. Sucks, but he'll be back by the start of camp. It could have been worse.

7/9/2018 2:55:28 PM

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"I mean they both had similarly shitty contracts, so that's basically a wash. But at least Biz can be a solid defensive presence. Mozgov is a pretty useless player."

yeah i feel like Bismack brings a little more to the table than Mozgov at this point. plus, Charlotte got a couple 2nd round picks out of it.

7/9/2018 2:56:57 PM

it's only summer league obviously, but not too shabby

https://www.facebook.com/SLAMMagazine/videos/10156638575531385/

7/15/2018 8:01:07 PM

TP (for my bunghole)

7/24/2018 12:03:07 PM

Anybody going to the Hornets game at Kenan this year?

7/24/2018 1:14:47 PM

I might, but it would definitely be a game-day decision for a cheap seat.

7/25/2018 8:25:24 AM

The hornet this year is a MONSTER. They have potential to enter semi-final conference game in the playoff. I know it's a bold prediction b/c they have never played semi-final since 2002, which is 16 years ago. But I'm positive to those young guys

10/1/2018 1:53:50 PM

New coach is already impressing me. Love that they moved Batum to SF instead of SG, and that they're trying Frank at C instead of PF. Also glad he's bringing MKG off the bench to be a 6th man/instant energy guy

Speaking of -- our bench is going to be a lot of fun to watch this year with Monk and Bridges (both have looked great so far) along with Parker and MKG.

Wonder if they'll make a move for Jimmy Butler...

10/2/2018 9:56:15 AM

Bacon and Graham are also fun to watch.

And they fire Cho and get a senior GM.

10/2/2018 10:01:51 AM

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"Wonder if they'll make a move for Jimmy Butler..."

That seems like a Kupchak move, trading significant assets for a guy you have a zero percent chance of resigning in free agency. I fully expect this to happen now.

10/2/2018 10:31:50 AM

Yeah. He signed Malone, Payton, Nash and Howard to Lakers before. I have high expectations for him.

10/2/2018 10:35:42 AM

Can we get a count of the # of Tarholes on this team so we can all make an informed decision about whether to root for this team

10/2/2018 10:50:07 AM

I think the Charlotte Hornets having their training camp in chapel hill tells you all you need to know.

10/2/2018 12:01:15 PM

I think Marvin Williams is the only one...for now.

10/2/2018 12:29:58 PM

Williams is the only player. But Jordan, Kupchak, and Buzz Peterson (asst GM) are all Tarheels.

10/2/2018 1:17:37 PM

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"I fully expect this to happen now."

Houston is ahead us already.

10/2/2018 5:08:31 PM

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"I think the Charlotte Hornets having their training camp in chapel hill tells you all you need to know."

Didnt they play a preseason game in Raleigh a few years back?

10/2/2018 7:43:04 PM

Yes, but they didn't have training camp there.

10/2/2018 7:49:14 PM

God forbid they hold camp at the biggest/best public basketball program in the state. More like the tarcats I guess.

10/2/2018 7:51:57 PM

I like to base my NBA fandom on a 3-day training camp in September

10/2/2018 8:03:10 PM

For what it's worth, Terry Henderson and Cat Barber were on their D-League team



[Edited on October 3, 2018 at 1:15 PM. Reason : ]

10/3/2018 1:10:39 PM

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"God forbid they hold camp at the biggest/best public basketball program in the state. More like the tarcats I guess."

Well it's pretty silly when the players/coaches/support staff live in Charlotte and they have a perfectly fine practice facility there.

10/3/2018 1:31:09 PM

Nahhhhhh, Chapel Hill, UNC, Dean Dome is Temple of Heaven for professional basketball players. Young players from around the globe want to come down here to play a game.

10/3/2018 1:44:36 PM

So about the actual basketball... Miles Bridges is looking pretty great so far.

10/3/2018 2:39:07 PM

I don’t see how it’s a big deal. The Rockets training camp is at McNeese State.

[Edited on October 3, 2018 at 2:45 PM. Reason : ^ yes indeed. ]

10/3/2018 2:43:18 PM

Several young talents pop up this yr, Bridge, Bacon, Graham, etc.

[Edited on October 3, 2018 at 2:52 PM. Reason : ;]

10/3/2018 2:50:55 PM

^^ See this
https://www.wralsportsfan.com/youth-basketball-tournament-ranks-among-biggest-events-ever-hosted-in-raleigh/17890968/

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"On Tuesday, it was announced that The United States Basketball Association Boys National (USBA) Championship will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center in July 2019, 2020 and 2021. It will be the largest single-week youth sporting event ever held in Raleigh, based on total hotel room nights. The event will see more than 15,000 attendees from around the world and is expected to generate the need for more than 19,000 hotel room nights and $11M in tourist spending each year."

10/3/2018 3:18:21 PM

New GM in, old GM out. Since the Hornets hired Mitch:
vowed to not tank
Fired Cliff
Traded Howard to the Nets for Mosgov and some other stuff
Then traded away Mosgov and some other stuff for former Bobcat Bizmack Biyombo (sc)
Drafted Bridges and Graham
Hired Borrego
Signed future HOFer Tony Parker

He has done a lot! Preseason game 4-1 is impressive, considering they beat Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics (nearly twice), Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls. Those are all championship teams. I have full expectations to the new season.

10/13/2018 12:12:27 PM

Hornets is gonna save Carolina professional sports. They beat Magic by 30, and now they are 20 pts ahead of Heat just at the beginning of the 3rd Qtr. It's back-to-back trip to FL.
Panthers and Hurricane are not doing so well so far.

10/20/2018 9:35:55 PM

Hornets are 1-1 with a chance to go to 2-1 if they win tonight. Panthers are 3-2 and Hurricanes are 4-3. Seems like all of the teams have comparable W-L records.

10/20/2018 10:04:19 PM

Oh, the heat is catching up from behind , damn!

10/20/2018 10:13:01 PM

Two former hornets are now working in China.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2784389-al-jefferson-reportedly-agrees-to-contract-with-xinjiang-flying-tigers

https://www.asia-basket.com/China/news/551567/Tyler-Hansbrough-is-a-newcomer-at-Golden-Bulls

Big AL is in Xinjiang and Tyler is in Zhejiang. There should be good chances for them to come back.

10/23/2018 10:15:27 AM

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"Hornets is gonna save Carolina professional sports."

HAHAHAHAH!!

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"Panthers and Hurricane are not doing so well so far."

Canes are leading the Metro division.
Panthers are 4 and 2...

10/23/2018 1:40:27 PM

Really like how this team is coming together this year. Bridges was definitely a sleeper and he has great aggressiveness/confidence.

Kemba has really come out firing which is awesome to see. Unfortunately, the team still has the reputation of being where washed up players go to die and it's going to take a lot to overcome that.

10/23/2018 7:34:57 PM

Opportunity comes! Bulls seem haven't prepared well for the new season. If we take down these two games, we will stay elite.

10/24/2018 2:45:28 PM

Batum couldn't even inbound the ball correctly with 5 seconds to go last night

10/25/2018 11:03:58 AM

Kemba was guarded tightly, he couldn't get the ball. So Batum passed it to Marvin, and he missed the shot. That's it. Very disappointing ending. Zach Lavine was a freak, he scored a lot. At the last minute, it was pretty much just Zach versus Kemba.

10/25/2018 11:20:00 AM

Kemba Walker is now the No. 2 scorer in the league, just behind Curry. Amazing. Although I hope more players can step up to share his burden.

11/8/2018 2:59:53 PM