SEPTEMBER 22ND: The deal is official, the team announced.
SEPTEMBER 9TH: Big man Dallas Lauderdale will attend training camp with the Hornets, reports Chris Haynes of the Plain Dealer (Twitter link). The terms of the arrangement for the former Ohio State Buckeye aren’t immediately clear, but it’s likely for the minimum salary, perhaps with a nominal guarantee included.
The 6’8″ 25-year-old is heading to camp with an NBA club for the second straight year, having done so with the Blazers last autumn. Portland retained his D-League rights for this past season, and he did his most impressive work on the boards, averaging 8.7 a game to go with 7.5 points in 29.3 minutes per contest in the D-League.
Charlotte has been carrying 14 players on 14 guaranteed deals, as our roster counts show, but while Lauderdale doesn’t appear to have much camp competition as it stands, the Hornets will almost certainly bring in a few more camp invitees. NBA teams don’t have to carry any more than 13 players in the regular season, so it’s possible that Lauderdale or anyone else the team signs this month will have to be particularly impressive to make it to opening night.
Jordan! There’s other veteran bigs that should be brought in like. Jermaine oneal, bynum,even okafor that have better skill sets than this clown!!
But from a system standpoint, a rim protector and youthful mobility (which none of the ppl you just named currently provide) are the needs and wants of the team. Big Al is THE post scorer and primary offensive threat, so those players you named must be complimentary (which they aren’t) and stretch the floor with a valid 3 point threat…… just saying