Pat Connaughton Waived By Hornets

Charlotte Hornets Waive Pat Connaughton, Finalize 15-Man Roster

The Hornets have made their final major decision of the offseason.

Hornets Cut Former NBA Champion Guard

The Charlotte Hornets announced on Friday that they have waived veteran guard Pat Connaughton, a former NBA Champion.

Pat Connaughton Waived By Hornets

Pat Connaughton has been waived by the Charlotte Hornets. Connaughton was on a non-guaranteed contract and the move gets the Hornets down to 15 players. Connaughton appeared in 42 games last season with the Hornets, averaging 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds in 7.1 minutes. Connaughton is entering his age-33 season.

Hornets waive veteran Pat Connaughton

The Hornets wanted to keep Pat Connaughton around. In the end, they couldn’t find room. Charlotte announced Friday that it waived the veteran wing, resolving a roster squeeze before the start of the regular season. The Hornets had 16 players on standard contracts and needed to get down to 15. Connaughton was the only one whose salary was non-guaranteed. There had been interest within the organization in retaining him for his locker room presence…

Hornets Waive Pat Connaughton

The Hornets have waived Pat Connaughton, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The team has confirmed the news (via Twitter). Connaughton had looked like the odd man out in Charlotte for some time, as the veteran wing was the only player on a standard contract whose salary was non-guaranteed. Cutting Connaughton and a […]