r/CharlotteHornets • u/Civrock • 7d ago
2024 NBA Free Agency Mega Thread
Hornets fans and visitors,
The purpose of this mega thread is for centralized chat and discussion of anything related to the 2024 NBA Free Agency, including fan-proposed trades, rather than numerous self posts or trade machine images/links which really don't need their own threads.
Posts/articles from media or other reputable sources regarding free agency rumors and trades can still be posted as their own threads, this is primarily for Free Agency commentary and trade ideas by fans. If you have a high quality text submission, go for it.
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🏀 2024 NBA Free Agency 🏀
➡️ June 29
- Last day for a team or player option to be exercised
- Last day for a player to receive a Qualifying Offer
➡️ June 30
- Free agent negotiations can begin with players not on your own team (6 PM ET)
➡️ July 1
- Free agency moratorium (12:01 AM ET)
- First-round selections can sign contracts
- Minimum contracts (2 years or less) can sign
- Restricted free agents can sign an offer sheet
- Third-year and fourth-year rookie options can be exercised
- Two-way contracts can be signed and converted
➡️ July 6
- Free agency begins (12:00 PM ET)
- Teams can officially sign free agents
- Trades can become official
- Rookie-scale and veteran contracts can be extended
- Clock begins on offer sheets signed during the moratorium
➡️ July 13
- Last day to withdraw a Qualifying Offer
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u/poontawn 3d ago
Hey I am a Mavs fan but the hornets have been a league pass team for me for years. Here's what I will tell you about Josh Green, coming from someone that legit watched every game the Mavs have played the past couple of seasons.
Strengths:
He's a serviceable POA defender, he uses his speed to stay in front of players but his defensive IQ is average at best. So expect situations where he looks like an elite defender only to get lose an easy beat.
Motor and Hustle, he fucking cares and everyone can see it.
He's a quick boy, and he likes run and gun offenses. Lamelo is a great guard for him to play with, I think his ppg goes up quite a bit this season. He's going to be your starter going forward, I can't image anyone else over him.
Hustle
His 3pt shooting has improved every season, even though he is down 1.2% from 22-23 he is shooting more often. His shot seems to fall when you need it most, especially in a situation when you are behind and need a bucket.
Hustles his ass off
He is a great finisher and that's what makes him awesome in the fast break, like i've said a bunch already. Josh Green fucking hustles the entire time he's out there. Every minute of every game, the dude hustles
Weaknesses:
His handle isn't all the way there, you don't want him initiating a fast break but rather finishing it. I would venture to guess that most of his turnovers this season are from that.
Shot can be streaky, he can go cold and when he does he loses confidence in his shot. But in times like these he will drive to the basket instead of taking the open shot which is good
Defensive matchups against high IQ guards leave a lot to be desired sometimes, he will get beat by high level guards but slow down wings and 4s who are much longer/larger than him.
Final thing is improvement. Josh Green works on his game every offseason and shows up as a much improved version of himself. He's 23 and going into his 5th season, but this season to a team where his role has increased. So I expect you guys to have a Josh Green that the Mavs never had. With Luka and Kyrie, Green played backup wing and I don't really think that's his ideal position. I think he's more of a 2 and I hope that's where you guys play him. But I am excited to watch the hornets next year and expect you guys (if healthy) to be in playoff contention in the East.