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The Hornets are in substantial talks with Brandon Miller on a rookie-scale extension projected north of $200 million over five years, ESPN's Brian Windhorst reports.
Charlotte is expected to waive rookie guard Ryan Nembhard after Tuesday's trade sent Dorian Finney-Smith to Atlanta for Buddy Hield, Nembhard and cash, according to ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk and Shams Charania.
Miami claimed Bez Mbeng off waivers and will put him on an Exhibit 10 deal, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports. Charlotte had signed him to the same type of contract earlier this month before waiving him over the weekend.
Golden State waived guard Obi Agbim to clear room for Graham Ike's two-way deal, per NBA.com's transaction log. Charlotte cut Tre Carroll to get under 21 players, clearing the way to finalize its trade for Buddy Hield and Ryan Nembhard.
Atlanta and Charlotte have agreed to a trade sending Dorian Finney-Smith to the Hawks, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. Buddy Hield, guard Ryan Nembhard and cash go back to the Hornets.
Charlotte officially signed forward Tre Carroll and waived guard DJ Armstrong to open a spot on its 21-man offseason roster. Carroll averaged 17.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists last season at Xavier after transferring from Florida Atlantic, and went undrafted before appearing in Wizards summer league.
A hypothetical swap would send Grayson Allen from Charlotte to the Lakers in exchange for Jarred Vanderbilt and Jaden Hardy's expiring $6M salary. Allen shot 40.3% from three for his career and ranked 12th in the league in threes made last season with Phoenix.
Charlotte announced the signing of free agent guard DJ Armstrong, son of former NBA player Darrell Armstrong. He averaged 16.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists last season at UMBC, shooting 46.4% from the field and leading the America East in three-point percentage at 41.9%.
Atlanta and Charlotte have had on-and-off talks all summer about sending Buddy Hield to the Hornets for Dorian Finney-Smith, per Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. The deal isn't finalized but remains alive. An earlier version reportedly included Devin Carter, but Atlanta waived him this month and he signed with Boston.
A three-team trade proposal would send Jalen Duren to the Clippers while Detroit lands Brandon Ingram, Moussa Diabate and a 2027 first-round pick swap. Charlotte would absorb Duncan Robinson's salary in exchange for a first-rounder and two second-round picks.
