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It’s already happening and Miller has been completely on board with it. He cited the organizational turnout in South Charlotte on Saturday for his celebrity pickleball classic hosted by the Team Miller Foundation. “Definitely,” Miller said. “Being there for our teammates, showing up for events like this … I went to Grant’s golf tournament this year, been to Grant’s camp this year, plan on going to Coby White’s camp. It’s just showing up for the guys. That’s all we can ask for. “We see them every day throughout the season, but showing up for stuff and their needs is kind of important to them as a player.”
Still, White believes there’s a way to let naysayers know how the Hornets can be a good team in a tough conference. “I think just letting the work show,” White said. “I think we don’t got to say too much on it. Everybody’s going to have an opinion and that’s just what comes with being in the NBA. I think it’s a great opportunity for us in terms of the East getting stronger, playing against obviously high-level competition every night. But the East getting stronger, I’m excited for it. I think our team is excited for it. It’s going to be a challenge for sure. “Everybody’s bought in, and I think everybody can tell because we’re all here right now. So for us, it’s going to be an exciting challenge and I think we’re all excited for it.”
“The one thing I’ve always noticed about G.A. is his ability to impact winning,” White said. “Everywhere he’s gone, he’s won. Whether it’s Milwaukee. … he’s been a winner everywhere he goes. He’s been part of a winning culture. He’s been part of a winning organization. So I think first and foremost, he knows what winning looks like, and he knows what it takes to win at this level. I think obviously being one of the best shooters in the NBA is going to help us a ton.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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."
