Free agent former West Virginia swingman Raequan Battle has agreed to an Exhibit 10 training camp contract with the Hornets, sources tell Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer (Twitter link).
A 6’5″ swingman, Battle averaged 16.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per contest across 22 games with the Mountaineers as a fifth-year senior in 2023/24, posting a shooting line of .408/.339/.835. He played on Charlotte’s Summer League squad in July.
As Boone notes, Battle’s training camp deal may signify the Hornets’ interest in making him an affiliate player with their G League squad, the Greensboro Swarm.
Battle could also see his training camp contract converted to a two-way deal with the Hornets up until the day before the regular season begins. Charlotte currently has one open two-way slot available, with the other two committed to point guard KJ Simpson and center Moussa Diabate.
It’s more probable that Battle will be cut prior to the start of the year and will then become an affiliate player with the Swarm. Should a player be waived from an Exhibit 10 deal and then spend at least 60 days with that team’s NBAGL affiliate, he’d stand to earn a bonus worth as much as $77.5K.
Unlike the Spurs, the Hornets had a great off-season (the only other thing they should have done is let Bridges walk. Just trade him
Luke, everything you comment is asinine. Give it a rest