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Rod Boone: Asked Coby White about stepping into role as a starter with #Hornets and what he thinks of the roster. "I think we've got a really, really great team," he said.
Charlotte also quickly resumed negotiations with White, who sources say initially turned down an offer following the Finals in search of a starting role, now with definite clarity on his potential future under Lee. (White's three-year, $74 million deal, as Yahoo reported earlier, is fully guaranteed with no player or team options.)
Shams Charania: Free agent guard Coby White intends to sign a three-year, $74 million deal to return to the Charlotte Hornets, sources tell ESPN. White was a major priority for the Hornets and now steps into a new starting role in the backcourt.
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Yossi Gozlan: Charlotte Hornets salary cap situation after trading LaMelo Ball and Josh Green for Naz Reid and picks. $75 million in room below the luxury tax line. Enough room to re-sign Coby White, use the entirety of their $40.8 million trade exception, and $15 million mid-level.
Marc Stein: Charlotte is indeed now trading LaMelo Ball to Minnesota, league sources say, after @TheSteinLine revealed Minnesota’s interest last night. The Hornets have successfully pried Naz Reid away from the Wolves and will now try to retain Pistons target Coby White in free agency.
With Charlotte considering a starting-caliber center upgrade, other centers besides Sabonis are on their radar, including Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton, league sources told HoopsHype. In addition, it’s worth noting that the Nets have expressed interest in Hornets free agent guard Coby White in the past when he was on the Chicago Bulls, sources said. In other Hornets news, assistant coach Zach Peterson is a candidate to become the franchise’s next head coach of their G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm. DJ Bakker, who’s been an assistant coach for the Hornets and head coach of the Swarm in the G League, is a candidate to join Sean Sweeney’s staff as an assistant coach with the Orlando Magic, league sources told HoopsHype.
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Joakim Noah: "Did you learn things, are there teammates who taught you things, who helped you for this year?" Noa Essengue: "Oh yes, and I would say first of all the two who helped me a lot at the time of my injury were Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu. Because it is two guys who went through this operation too. So talking with them, talking about how rehabilitation was, how long it takes, if it was hard to come back afterwards, for this injury, they helped me a lot."
James Plowright: Jeff Peterson on Coby White "When we traded for Coby we envisioned him as someone to be with the Hornets for a long time...He's done an unbelievable job with that... I'm excited to see what this off-season looks like, he gets a full off-season with us." Sounds like the Hornets are already planning on life with Coby White on the roster
Rod Boone: Final: #Hornets 127, Heat 126 (OT) LaMelo 30 pts, 10 asts, 5 rebs Miles Bridges 28 pts, 9 rebs Coby White 19 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts Up next: at Philadelphia/Orlando loser at 7:30 p.m. Friday
Sam Perley: Hornets beat New York, 110-96, in their season finale. Coby White/LaMelo Ball/Brandon Miller all with 19 PTS, Kon Knueppel 14 PTS, likely finishing as the NBA leader in 3PM (273) - first rookie to do so. From 16-28 to finishing 28-10, Charlotte is the 9 seed and will host Miami in the Play-In.
