Charlotte Hornets
Eastern Southeast
LaMelo Ball (ankle) will be out for the remainder of the season. (Source: Shams Charania on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Ball has been out for over two months because of an ankle injury, and now the team has made the decision to shut him down for the rest of the season as he continues to rest and recover from it. He has struggled with several different injuries over the past few seasons, and fantasy managers can only hope that he will be able to stay healthy in 2024.
Category: Injury Updates
Grant Williams scored 16 points (6-8 FG, 2-2 3PT, 2-4 FT) to go along with seven rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block in the Hornets 118-111 win over the Cavaliers.
Fantasy Impact: After a strong stretch in the middle of March, Williams has been a bit more quiet over the past week. His fantasy upside remains a tad bit limited in his role leading the second unit for Charlotte.
Category: Game Recaps
Nick Richards scored 11 points (4-4 FG, 3-4 FT) to go along with 10 rebounds in the Hornets 118-111 win over the Cavaliers.
Fantasy Impact: Richards logged his second double-double in three games. He is less than one point and one rebound away from averaging a double-double so far in March. He remains a steady producer of points and rebounds with a high field goal percentage for fantasy managers.
Category: Game Recaps
Brandon Miller scored 31 points (11-19 FG, 7-13 3PT, 2-2 FT) to go along with six rebounds, one assist and one block in the Hornets 118-111 win over the Cavaliers.
Fantasy Impact: Miller continues to lead the way for Charlotte, leading them to a surprise win over Cleveland. He has scored at least 21 points in three of his past four games, and he set a season-high in shots made from deep with seven. Miller is shooting 42 percent from the field and 34 percent from deep so far in March.
Category: Game Recaps
Miles Bridges scored 13 points (5-14 FG, 1-5 3PT, 2-4 FT) to go along with six rebounds, two assists and one steal in the Hornets 115-92 loss against the Cavaliers.
Fantasy Impact: Bridges has struggled as of late the past week after a stretch of over 20 points in four straight games. He should continue to hold a big role down the final stretch of the season.
Category: Game Recaps
Bryce McGowens is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Cavaliers. (Source: NBA Injury Report)
Fantasy Impact: McGowens will look to avoid missing his eighth straight game. He remains off the fantasy radar.
Category: Injury Updates
JT Thor has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Hawks. (Source: Charlotte Hornets PR on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Thor was previously downgraded from probable to questionable. He remains off the fantasy radar.
Category: Injury Updates
Vasilije Micic scored 20 points (8-10 FG, 2-3 3PT, 2-2 FT) to go along with one rebound, one assist and one steal in the Hornets 112-92 loss against the Magic.
Fantasy Impact: Micic was one of two players to score at least 20 points for Charlotte. He has now scored at least 20 points in three of his last four games as he continues to take advantage of his playing time in March. He is averaging playing over 30 minutes per game this month.
Category: Game Recaps
Tre Mann (illness) will play in Tuesday's game against the Orlando Magic. (Source: NBA Injury Report)
Fantasy Impact: Mann was initially considered questionable to play thanks to an illness that he was dealing with, but he will be well enough to play through it against Orlando. He should get a large workload and will be a good fantasy option on Tuesday.
Category: Injury Updates
Cody Martin (ankle) is unavailable for Tuesday's game against the Orlando Magic. (Source: NBA Injury Report)
Fantasy Impact: Martin's absence will extend through Tuesday's game at the very least. There isn't much reason to believe that he will be back anytime soon, so fantasy managers shouldn't be holding out much hope for him. Grant Williams and Davis Bertans will both see large workloads for however long Martin remains out of the lineup.
Category: Injury Updates
Seth Curry (ankle) is out again for Tuesday's game against the Orlando Magic. (Source: NBA Injury Report)
Fantasy Impact: The Hornets will be without Curry for yet another game as he continues to nurse an ankle injury. It remains to be seen when he will be able to return to the team, but until then, Tre Mann and Vasilije Micic will continue to benefit from his absence from a fantasy perspective.
Category: Injury Updates
The Charlotte Hornets signed Marques Bolden to a two-way contract. (Source: Charlotte Hornets on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Bolden had previously signed a 10-day contract with the Hornets. He'll remain off the fantasy radar.
Category: Transactions
Davis Bertans (knee) is officially questionable for Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. (Source: Charlotte Hornets PR on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Bertans is at risk of missing his third-straight game on Tuesday. He's dealing with some kind of a knee injury, and the team considers him day-to-day for the time being. Fantasy managers can look for Grant Williams to continue to see additional work if the veteran is out for another game.
Category: Injury Updates
Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak said Mark Williams will be re-evaluated again in another four weeks. (Source: James Plowright on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Kupchak was "wary" to promise he will be back playing on the court in four weeks. “He did see a specialist in the last week (Kupchak refers to him as the best specialist in the country), it will take some time but he does expect 100% a return to play,” Kupchak said. Nick Richards should remain the starting center for Charlotte in the meantime.
Category: Injury Updates
The Charlotte Hornets have waived Frank Ntilikina. (Source: Charlotte Hornets on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Ish Smith was also waived. If LaMelo Ball (ankle) remains sidelined, recently acquired Tre Mann could start at point guard next game for the Hornets.
Category: Transactions
The Charlotte Hornets have waived Ish Smith. (Source: Charlotte Hornets on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Frank Ntilikina was also waived. If LaMelo Ball (ankle) remains sidelined, recently acquired Tre Mann could start at point guard next game for the Hornets.
Category: Transactions
James Bouknight is being waived by the Hornets. (Source: Shams Charania on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: The Hornets picked Bouknight with the 11th overall pick in the draft a few years ago, but now his time with the team is coming to an end. They are waiving him to make roster space after Thursday's trade deadline, and he will be on the hunt for a new team. Fantasy managers can safely leave him on the waiver wire for the time being.
Category: Transactions
P.J. Washington Jr. is headed to Dallas after the Hornets traded him for a package that includes Grant Williams, Seth Curry, and a first-round pick.
Fantasy Impact: Washington has been one of Charlotte's main offensive weapons this season but has suffered from inconsistent results throughout the 2023-24 season. Dallas will hope he can become a spark for the Mavericks behind Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Seth Curry and Grant Williams were actually shooting more efficiently than Washington this season from beyond the arc, but both lack the kind of night-to-night upside Washington can bring.
Category: Transactions
The Oklahoma City Thunder are finalizing a trade to send G Tre Mann and F Davis Bertans to the Charlotte Hornets for Gordon Hayward. (Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Hayward, who has been sidelined since December, is averaging over 14 points per game this season. When he is healthy, he'll add some depth to the front court and likely add some scoring upside to the second unit for the Thunder.
Category: Transactions
Tue, Jan 23rd 7:17pm EST
By Ari Koslow
Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak said Kyle Lowry likely won’t appear in a game for the Hornets until the trade deadline passes “out of respect for him.” (Source: Schuyler Callihan on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: The Hornets acquired Lowry in a trade that sent Terry Rozier to the Heat. It appears they are looking to flip Lowry ahead of the trade deadline.