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But like every athlete facing a major decision, the choice is rarely simple. PG-13 himself pointed to two key factors that carry real weight: the city and the culture surrounding the team. On both fronts, the Hornets present a tough call — one George said he'd rather stay away from. "Listen, if I'm in free agency, I'm not picking Charlotte just because there's no winning culture there," the 76er emphasized. "Charlotte is an amazing city. Would love to play for it, because of the city — like, I can see myself living there. But in terms of a basketball standpoint, I'm not going. My career is over if I go there."

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Full schedules will be announced in August, coinciding with the rest of the NBA's schedule rollout for the 2025-26 season. The groups: East Group A - Cleveland, Indiana, Atlanta, Toronto, Washington. East Group B - Boston, Detroit, Orlando, Brooklyn, Philadelphia. East Group C - Milwaukee, New York, Chicago, Miami, Charlotte. West Group A - Oklahoma City, Minnesota, Sacramento, Phoenix, Utah. West Group B - L.A. Lakers, LA Clippers, Memphis, Dallas, New Orleans. West Group C - Houston, Denver, Golden State, Portland, San Antonio.

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Sam Perley: Liam McNeeley: "I'm living the dream. Now that I'm [in Charlotte], it's amazing. I think we've got a really good Summer League team. I know as a team, we've got something to prove, but also personally, I've got something to prove, too."

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Of the eight rejected bids, only two (Houston and Charlotte, N.C.) were backed by NBA team owners. The other six (St. Louis; Kansas City, Mo.; Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tenn.; Miami; and Denver) sent proposals without support from NBA ownership. While Miami and Denver have NBA teams, the ownership was not involved in the WNBA bid.

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Jake Fischer: The 2030 second-round pick Utah is sending to Charlotte is the most favorable of Jazz/Clippers, per source, as Collin Sexton fills the Hornets' pursuit of backup guards.

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Jake Fischer: While the Hornets originally intended to trade one of their two picks here, Charlotte is keeping Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner, sources say.

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Jake Fischer: Chicago informed the league this morning they were fielding offers for No. 45, sources say. Other known spots open for trade: Charlotte, with one of Nos. 33, 34, Toronto (No. 39), Golden State (No. 41) and OKC (No. 44).

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Donatas Urbonas: Vasilije Micic, who’s been in the mix for multiple EuroLeague powerhouses, traded back to Charlotte which will excercise his team option, according to @espn.

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Bobby Marks: As part of the trade, Charlotte is acquiring Vasilije Micic, sources tell ESPN. Micic was traded to Phoenix in February as part of the Jusuf Nurkic trade. His $8.1M team option will get exercised by Phoenix.

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NetsDaily: Shams says Philly is set at #3, but Charlotte at #4 and Jazz at #5 still taking calls.

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Patrick Chasse has been hired by the Hornets to serve as the new vice president of medical and performance, league sources told The Observer. Chasse spent the last five years with the Boston Celtics — the same franchise Charlotte plucked Lee from a year ago — and most recently held the title of head athletic trainer/physical therapist.

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Among the various challenges in pinpointing the order from Nos. 3-8, league sources say, is the uncertainty emanating from Philadelphia and Charlotte. Sources say that the Sixers and Hornets have signaled to rival teams that they will listen to trade offers until they're on the clock at No. 3 and No. 4 respectively. The Sixers, as The Stein Line confirmed last week, have also approached San Antonio about moving up one selection, which we can only deduce would be to nab Harper for themselves.

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“I’m not the biggest Ace Bailey guy. Personally, if I’m Philadelphia, I’d be very, very open to trading down. I’ve heard the Pelicans at number seven like Ace Bailey. Joe Dumars there — sounds like he really likes Ace Bailey. Could try to trade up to number three to Philly or number four with Charlotte. That to me is the best-case scenario for the Sixers — you trade down from three to seven, New Orleans gets their guy, and you can probably still get Malawatch. I don’t know if Trey Johnson would be there at seven, but Malawatch — I don’t see it at four or five.”

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Will Guillory: Kon Knueppel said he's already met with Chicago, Charlotte, Brooklyn, Atlanta and Orlando.

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