Just one day after inking an Exhibit 10 training camp contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, former lottery pick veteran guard James Bouknight has been waived by the club, the Trail Blazers announced on their official X account.
The 2021 lottery pick was let go by the team that drafted him earlier this year. James Bouknight could have a new lease on his NBA life. The Portland Trail Blazers have signed the former Husky guard to an Exhibit 10 contract.
The Portland Trail Blazers may be just a week-and-change away from the start of their 2024-25 regular season, but that doesn't mean head coach Joe Cronin isn't still tinkering around the fringes of his roster.
According to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto, the Portland Trail Blazers have signed guard James Bouknight to an Exhibit 10 contract. The 24-year-old spent the last three seasons of his NBA career with the Charlotte Hornets.
The Trail Blazers have officially signed NBA free agent guard James Bouknight to an Exhibit 10 contract for training camp, the team announced in a press release.
James Bouknight is coming off a year where he appeared in 14 games for the Charlotte Hornets. He averaged 3.6 points per contest while shooting 43.9% from the field and 43.3% from the three-point range.
Since the Charlotte Hornets waived James Bouknight on February 8th, there hasn't been much news about the former UConn lottery pick. Despite posting several workout photos on Instagram from the UConn practice facility and Miami, Bouknight has had difficulty making a return to the NBA.
A few hours after it was reported that the Charlotte Hornets would be waiving guard James Bouknight, the team officially announced that decision and added that guards Ish Smith and Frank Ntilikina were also waived.
The Charlotte Hornets are waiving shooting guard James Bouknight, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. This is one of several moves the Hornets made at the trade deadline, also sending power forward P.J.
On Wednesday evening, the Charlotte Hornets lost to the Toronto Raptors by a score of 123-117. James Bouknight did not play in the game, and on Thursday, Shams
The Hornets have decided to part ways with a former lottery pick.
The Charlotte Hornets announced Thursday evening that they have waived guard Théo Maldeon, who was on a two-way contract. Maldeon appeared in 13 games this season for the big league club, making one start.
As expected, the Charlotte Hornets will not have the services of LaMelo Ball for tonight's in-season tournament game against the New York Knicks. They are calling the injury he suffered in the loss to Orlando an ankle strain, not a sprain.
The Charlotte Hornets will be without James Bouknight (knee), Frank Ntilikina (tibia), Terry Rozier (groin), Cody Martin (knee), and Nick Richards (concussion protocol) for tonight's game against the Boston Celtics.
With a matter of hours until the October 31st deadline it was reported that the Charlotte Hornets made the decision to decline James Bouknight's 4th year team option.
The third-year guard suffered the injury on Thursday during a training camp practice. Bouknight will be reevaluated in four weeks.
The Charlotte Hornets have largely struggled in Summer League play, but that's not to say that there haven't been some positives.
Tuesday night, the Hornets will know where they are picking in the 2023 NBA Draft. They enter the lottery with the fourth-best odds to land the No. 1 pick.
Bouknight was found unconscious in a parking deck, and he had a handgun with him.
It was Bouknight's fourth citation since joining the Hornets - the first three were for reckless driving - and his second in seven days.
UConn went on to defeat Xavier 72-61. As for Bouknight, he played for the Huskies for two seasons, including last year when he was their leading scorer. Bouknight is obviously still plenty beloved by the UConn faithful.
Borrego admitted that Bouknight is unhappy over a lack of playing time.
Despite his small 190-pound frame, Bouknight proved capable of finishing through contact on occasion and was also tremendous at getting to the foul line, averaging 6.8 free throws per 40 minutes – a top 15 mark among all players on ESPN’s top 100.
Bouknight is second in the Big East in scoring and averaging 20.3 points per game while shooting 45% from the field and over 32% from three-point range.
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