The Hornets brought in LiAngelo Ball on a non-guaranteed contract and he enters training camp with the aim of joining his brother LaMelo Ball on the 15-man roster, he told Rod Boone of the Charlotte Observer.
“I feel like I can be a part of the team. I’m just going to play my hardest,” LiAngelo said. “But I feel like my game will carry itself and hopefully I can make the team and play with my brother.”
We have more from the Southeast Division:
- Mason Plumlee started all 73 games in which appeared for the Hornets last season. Head coach Steve Clifford said the plan is for Plumlee to remain the starter with Nick Richards the favorite to back him up at center, Boone tweets.
- Wizards star Bradley Beal, who signed a five-year max extension this summer, says there’s one more box to check off in his career — to show that he’s a “winner,” Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington writes. “I’ve shown I can score with the best of them, I’ve shown I can be an All-Star, I’ve shown I can be an All-NBA player,” he said. “I’ve checked every box. Now I have to win and be a winner. That’s my final box that I want to check and will check.”
- Wizards president of basketball operations Tommy Sheppard said the team’s offseason additions should make the club tougher and more tenacious, according to Bijan Todd of NBC Sports Washington. “What happens is, one or two players can change the way your team is perceived by the other team,” Sheppard said. “You got one or two tough guys, all of a sudden people are like, ‘Hey, don’t mess with this guys.’…It brings it out of [other players] when you look to your left and your right and there’s a lot more fight next to you, it comes out in you too.”
- Other than Bogdan Bogdanovic, who is still rehabbing from knee surgery performed in May, the members of the Hawks‘ roster came to camp in excellent shape and good health, Lauren Williams of the Atlanta Journal Constitution writes. “I expected them to pass the test if they did anything this summer, and we had some guys put up some good numbers,” coach Nate McMillan said. “But everybody passed the test, and we can move on. (We) came in today, I thought these guys would be a little sore. But they came out and had another good intense practice.”
Plumber to start and Richards as back up?
Didn’t they just draft Mark Williams early in the first round….
Jones was drafted last year too!!
Strength & experience are probably the 2 main factors keeping Mark Williams behind those 2 guys. And he was moreso mid 1st rd
Plumlee is one of the best +/- guys at the center position and his 3 assists per game elite
1st round picks buried on the bench. It’s like Steve Clifford never left.
Steve Clifford should’ve never been brought back as a head coach. He’s better as a assistant coach. I’m okay with them starting Mason Plumlee but Mark Williams should be the backup and let one Duke guy show the other Duke guy what’s required to have success in the NBA. Nick Richards is just a third Center and depth piece.
Bradley Beal is one of the best Shooting Guards in the NBA. Him and Kristaps Porzingis both need to be healthy and then that will determine what direction the Washington Wizards go in. They have enough talent to make the playoffs. I love me some Bradley Beal and want to see him back in the playoffs.
Beal wants to check off being a winner, then I hope he’s working hard on his defense this offseason
The Plumlees and the Balls should do a 3-on-3 charity game. Maybe the winner goes against the Holidays.