The Hornets have waived forward Xavier Sneed, who was on a two-way contract, per a team press release.
Sneed, 25, spent most of the 2022/23 season with the Greensboro Swarm, Charlotte’s NBAGL affiliate, appearing in a total of 44 games with the club across the Showcase Cup and regular season. In 32 regular season appearances (31.2 MPG), Sneed averaged 12.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per night with a .393/.318/.738 shooting line.
He received a 10-day contract from Charlotte at the end of last season and then signed a two-way deal just before the season ended. He appeared in four games with the Hornets, averaging 4.3 points in 12.0 minutes.
Sneed, who also had brief NBA stints with the Grizzlies and Jazz, has spent the bulk of his three-year professional career playing in the G League, primarily with the Swarm. The former Kansas State product went undrafted in 2020.
As our roster count shows, the Hornets currently have 14 players on standard contracts (12 guaranteed), a pair on two-way deals after releasing Sneed, two unsigned restricted free agents (P.J. Washington and Theo Maledon), and one unsigned draft pick (James Nnaji, who was selected 31st overall).
first business decision. fire someone, anyone.
Hornets roster —- of #1 picks
Brandon Miller – #2 pick
Nick Smith Jr – #27 pick
James Bouknight – #11 pick
LaMello Ball – #3 pick
Mark Williams – #15 pick
Miles Bridges – #12 pick
PJ Washington – #12 pick
Kai Jones – #19 pick
Rozier – #16 pick
Gordon Hayward – #9 pick
Bridges and two 2nd rd picks
Traded for SGA ……
Is this about missing on talent. Developing talent. Or building chemistry with talent ??
I’d say all of the above …… Sell the Team
Thankfully they did sell the team.
I’ll say one big thing is I don’t believe Clifford is the right coach for this team. He’s actually gone on record as saying he believes yoing players can get better without playing, which is baffling to me to an extent. I understand practice and all of that, but young players also need minutes. I also don’t like his style for this team.
James Borrego got more out of the team and should’ve been kept.
Fire Mitch, fire Clifford… and I’d keep LaMelo, Miller, Washington and Williams, and if I could flip some picks and other pieces for an impact veteran player, I think you have to look at it.