Captain Morgan

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Hornets Nation @HornetsNationCP · 18h Miles Bridges just removed 'Hornets' from his Twitter and Instagram bios amid the uncertainty entering free agency. https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-did-miles-bridges-just-hint-at-looming-exit-from-charlotte-amid-free-agency-buzz/

hoping we hear something soon about this...getting really nervous.

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn · 31s The Pistons are sending the Hornets the 2025 first-round pick via Milwaukee in the Duren trade, sources tell ESPN. Detroit got that pick from Portland in the Jerami Grant deal yesterday.

to get someone to also take Gordon Heyward and his contract so we can sign Miles.

has to be. So we should get Griffen or Williams.

what if we took Williams and then got Duren? We could get our guy and then get rid of Gordon if Duren lasts one more pick.

we are on the clock....Duren and Williams available. Bilas says Duren is best available but Griffen is best fit.

OKC pick is in

Duren and Williams both still on the board.

a good number of mocks had us taking Sochan. He goes at 9.

I can't handle that. will find a draft tracker and tune in when it gets to our pick.

Is something really interesting going to happen? Will we keep both picks? We'll know in the next couple of hours. israel @iohandles · 7h Every report/rumor has been the absolute worse outcome for Charlotte. - We’re trading for Westbrook - We’re hiring Steve Clifford - We don’t want to pay Miles Bridges - We’re trading Hayward and 15 for nothing but cap space Lotta lying going on

is Nixon the only one not expected to be ready for camp? That's pretty good if so.

https://www.profootballrumors.com/ tldr The Panthers are on the lookout for a veteran edge rusher, but the team has plans for the recently extended Frankie Luvu. The fifth-year linebacker is on a new Carolina deal because the coaching staff believes he can contribute on the edge, according to Newton. In his first Panthers season, Luvu started four games but worked mostly as a backup. Among players who saw the bulk of their snaps as off-ball linebackers, Luvu graded as Pro Football Focus’ No. 2-ranked pass rusher — behind only Micah Parsons — last season. Granted, this came on just 249 snaps and produced just 1.5 sacks, but the American Samoa native earned a two-year, $9MM deal to stay. Panthers defensive lineman Daviyon Nixon is not expected to be full-go when training camp starts, Joe Person of The Athletic notes (subscription required). The former Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year-turned-Carolina fifth-rounder is still recovering from the knee injury that ended his rookie season. With Matt Ioannidis in the fold alongside Derrick Brown, Nixon is in line to be a rotational presence in his second season. also notes after Saints Penning may not be ready to start... "it does not appear he has seized the job for which he’s ultimately ticketed just yet. If Penning is on the bench to start the season, swingman James Hurst would be in line to get the call."

when's the last time a college coach moved up and did well? Don't think it happens very often.

so far out of left field I don't have an opinion...but willing to listen. The question is would NBA players, especially Melo, buy into it.

D'Antoni reportedly meeting with Jordan today.

Thursday is the big night, and this article gives a pretty good look at the major mock drafts. Lots of Mark Williams and Sochan. https://www.atthehive.com/2022/6/20/23175304/charlotte-hornets-2022-nba-draft-week-mock-draft-roundup?utm_campaign=atthehive&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Joe Person @josephperson · 44m Rhule says he's not sure who will be the No. 1 left tackle when Panthers get to camp. Says Brady Christensen is one of the best players on the team (any position), so expect them to find a spot for him -- whether it's LT or LG. Jonathan M Alexander @jonmalexander · 45m Either Ikem Ekwonu or Brady Christensen, who has practiced at LT and LG, will start camp at LT. The coaching staff will evaluate after this, Rhule says. Jonathan M Alexander @jonmalexander · 48m Matt Rhule said he expects everyone, all the players, to be a full go by training camp. Daviyon Nixon, who is recovering from a knee injury, is the only who has a ways to go. Jonathan M Alexander @jonmalexander · 51m Matt Rhule said all the coaches and personnel guys will take time off over the next five weeks so they can be ready for training camp in late July. Joe Person @josephperson · 52m Matt Rhule: Difference in Sam Darnold from OTAs last year to this year is "night and day." But Rhule said if there's someone they can bring in to make the team better -- at any position -- they're going to do it.

David Newton @DNewtonespn · 27m Panthers rookie quarterback Matt Corral sounds more confident now that he's completed OTAs. He plans to spend time in Florida training over the next five weeks before heading to Florida for family time. David Newton @DNewtonespn · 34m When does Panthers' rookie QB Matt Corral think he will be ready to compete with Sam Darnold for the starting job? "Whenever coach [OC Ben McAdoo] says I'm ready, I'm ready.'' Sounds confident. Jonathan M Alexander @jonmalexander · 36m Matt Corral said the biggest thing for him is learning the playbook. Darin Gantt @daringantt · 36m Corral said the biggest challenge of the weeks before camp will be “not taking a day off mentally.” He’s taking his playbook with him everywhere he goes, and staying in it to get himself ready.

David Newton @DNewtonespn · 13m Panthers first-round pick Ickey Ekwonu said his goal is ‘'100 percent'' to be the starting left tackle in training camp. He also showed skills as a receiver on a TD catch from Sam Darnold in Thursday's final practice of OTAs. Joe Person @josephperson · 17m Ikem Ekwonu says he’s actually had two catches this spring, so hopes he showed coaches he can do it in a game. Jonathan M Alexander @jonmalexander · 18m Ikem Ekwonu on the potential to face Browns' DE Myles Garrett and Steelers' T.J. Watt: "That's something I'm excited for. Going up against the best of the best is going to be test for me." Darin Gantt @daringantt · 19m Ickey’s been to a basketball camp in Spartanburg, so he’s aware of the heat that’s in his future. (Not that it hasn’t been Spartanburg hot this week.) “I chose to wrestle, but I could have played basketball." Jonathan M Alexander @jonmalexander · 20m Ikem Ekwonu said he's been to Wofford once for a JV basketball tournament. He claims he averaged a double-double, 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jonathan M Alexander @jonmalexander · 22m Ikem Ekwonu says he plans to train some in Charlotte and some elsewhere and hopes to close the gap between him and the vets conditioning-wise. Darin Gantt @daringantt · 23m Ekwonu on his touchdown: “I knew Sam was going to put it on the money." Darin Gantt @daringantt · 23m Ikem Ekwonu at the podium, says “the violence will never leave me.” (That’s a thing offensive linemen say.) Talks about the benefit of doing drills against Brian Burns, which will give him a sense of what NFL speed looks like.