The Hornets have officially signed second-round pick Amari Bailey to a two-way contract, the team announced today in a press release.
A one-and-done college player, Bailey spent his lone NCAA season at UCLA, averaging 11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 26.9 minutes per game (30 contests) before declaring for the NBA draft as an early entrant.
The 6’5″ shooting guard was the 41st overall pick last month, drafted by the Hornets with a pick they acquired from Oklahoma City. Of the eight players selected in the 2023 draft who have officially signed two-way deals in the last two weeks, none were picked higher than Bailey.
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Bailey’s two-way contract will pay him just shy of $560K (half of the rookie minimum) and will allow him to be active for up to 50 regular season games as a rookie. The 19-year-old will likely see plenty of action with the Greensboro Swarm, Charlotte’s G League affiliate.
The Hornets now have 14 players on standard contracts and a pair on two-way deals, with Leaky Black also expected to join the team on a two-way pact.
However, there will likely be more roster shuffling to come, given that P.J. Washington and Theo Maledon are still restricted free agents, No. 31 pick James Nnaji remains unsigned, and JT Thor and Kobi Simmons are on non-guaranteed contracts.
Should have stayed in college
morant should stop messing around with amari’s mom.