Charlotte Hornets formally signal current Lakers participant

The Charlotte Hornets will play their first preseason recreation on October 6 after they host the New York Knicks in North Carolina.

Earlier than media day and coaching camp, groups throughout the league finalized their rosters.

On Saturday, the Hornets introduced they’d signed Harry Giles.

By way of Hornets PR: “Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations Jeff Peterson introduced at this time that the workforce has signed middle Harry Giles III, guard RaeQuan Battle and guard Jaylen Sims. In corresponding strikes, the workforce waived middle Joel Soriano, Battle and Sims.”

Giles completed final season averaging 2.4 factors and 1.3 rebounds per recreation whereas capturing 46.0 % from the sphere in 23 video games for the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets.

The 26-year-old was initially the twentieth choose within the 2017 NBA Draft out of Duke.

He additionally hung out with the Portland Path Blazers and Sacramento Kings for 4 seasons.

His profession averages are 5.4 factors, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per recreation whereas capturing 50.8% from the sphere and 24.4% from three-point vary in 165 video games.

By way of Rod Boone of the Charlotte Observer on September 22: “The #Hornets have reached a take care of Harry Giles, league sources verify. The Hornets might use one other massive man and he will probably be within the combine when camp begins in slightly over every week. “

The Hornets will play their first recreation of the common season on October 23 after they go to Jalen Inexperienced and the Houston Rockets in Texas.

They’ve missed the NBA playoffs for eight straight seasons.