3:52 PM: Carter-Williams underwent platelet-rich plasma treatment on each of his knees back in July, Bonnell writes in a full-length piece.
12:23 PM: New Hornets point guard Michael Carter-Williams underwent a procedure on his knee in August, according to Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer (Twitter links), who reports that Carter-Williams is not yet back on the court. Per head coach Steve Clifford, it’s not a given that MCW will be ready to go for Charlotte’s regular season opener on October 18.
Carter-Williams, who inked a one-year, $2.7MM deal with the Hornets this summer, has a history of injuries, having battled shoulder and hip problems in the past. In 2016/17, Carter-Williams missed time due to knee and wrist injuries. The Syracuse product has never played more than 70 games in a season, appearing in a career-low 45 contests last year.
The Hornets added Carter-Williams this offseason after struggling to find reliable backup production behind Kemba Walker at the point in 2016/17. If the former Rookie of the Year isn’t healthy to start the season, Charlotte figures to turn to Julyan Stone for those backup minutes. Stone recently joined the Hornets on a guaranteed contract as the team’s third point guard.
Wow I keep forgetting about the early season start date October 18th. I was so used to Halloween night being opening night. In reality the season starts in about 5 weeks !!
Hornets have been hit hard and the season hasn’t even started. But I hope things come together for them roster wise and health-wise.
Now I can’t remember what other injuries the Hornets had. I thought there was other issues with their roster? Can’t remember now…..
No other existing injuries that I have heard of
None that carry over into next season anyways
Stone or Monk will likely be the options at the backup PG
Its MCW he’s irrelevant
Precisely
Former ROY to irrelevant in five seasons, well done MCW.
Was a fake ROY. Someone had to put up numbers on that terrible Sixers squad