Former 1st-Round Pick Requests Trade From Hornets
He's already indefinitely away from the Charlotte Hornets, not reporting to camp. And he raised a stir last month with a series of bizarre tweets. Now, after two very uneventful seasons in the NBA, Kai Jones has asked for a trade out of Charlotte. And he announced it himself on social media:
Kai Jones says he’s requested a trade out of Charlotte π pic.twitter.com/NHEQdum2lU
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) October 9, 2023
It's quite likely that most Hornets fans' reaction is, "Buh bye", after seeing the strange activity that Jones has been demonstrating of late, plus his inability to crack the rotation.
A former first-round pick (No. 19 overall in the 2021 Draft by the New York Knicks), the 22-year-old has failed to live up to expectations since coming to Charlotte, averaging just 2.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 9 minutes a night through 67 games with Charlotte over two seasons.
Here's an example of his bizarre posts:
I’ve had a higher fg% than those guys since I came out the womb and none of them can guard me so know your ball before you talk to the one in here MF π¦πππ₯π https://t.co/3B6bG4VN5O
— Kai Jones (@242_jones) September 14, 2023
That was followed by this exchange, in which Jones says he's taking LeBron in a one-on-one:
Yes 100%
— Kai Jones (@242_jones) September 14, 2023
The Hornets have already exercised their $3.05M option on Jones for the coming season, so any trade would come with that salary.
The eventuality of moving on from the 6'11" Jones is probably a foregone conclusion for the Bugs, anyway, as second-year man Mark Williams has taken hold firmly of the starting center spot, and 7-footer Nick Richards fared very well as the backup at the five last season. Jones is really without a role to playing time with the Hornets.
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