Hornets notes: Cody Martin recalled, Batum 'probable' vs. Warriors

Cody Martin was recalled from the G-League ahead of Wednesday's game vs the Golden State Warriors. Nic Batum is still dealing with a hand injury.

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Nic Batum is listed as "probable" ahead of the Charlotte Hornets' game against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.

Batum, 30, re-injured his left hand in the Hornets' loss to the Suns on Monday. He caught a finger on the jersey of Ricky Rubio as he shot over the guard. Batum broke a finger on that hand in the Hornets' season-opener vs. the Bulls.

The 6-foot-9 French forward -- who is the Hornets' highest paid player -- is averaging 3.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists this season.

Should Batum not be able to play against the Warriors, Hornets' fans can expect to see increased minutes for second-round pick Cody Martin. The Nevada product was recalled from his G-League assignment Wednesday morning.

Over the 11-game stretch that Batum missed earlier this season, Martin played 14.7 minutes per-game while averaging 3.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals.

Martin has spent the last three contests with the Greensboro Swarm, averaging 14 points per-game.

While the sample size is small, Martin is 11th in the NBA in charges-drawn per-game with a 0.38 mark.

Notes, Tweets and stuff

It’s incredible how efficient Devonte Graham has been for a bad @hornets offense: 35.1 AST%, 52.0 EFG%, 56.0 TS%.

Other players so far this season to reach those checkpoints (min. 25 MPG): Luka, Lebron, Harden, Trae, DAR, Brogdon. #AllFly

— Spencer Percy (@QCHspencer) December 4, 2019

Eric Paschall has been the Warriors most impactful player through 21 games.
17.3 PPG • 5.4 REB • 1.8 AST • 51% FG • 81% FT
•69% FG% @ rim (83rd percentile) - 45% FGA's are at the rim
•Draws a foul on 18.1% FGA's (98th perc)
•85th percentile in OFF REB % (4.4)#DubNation

— Jack Duffy (@TheJackDuffy) December 4, 2019

• NBA.com wrote about Devonte' Graham. An interesting part of his journey was Jason Capel not releasing him from his commitment to Appalachian State. Graham said of that recruitment experience: "It [the Appalachian State snag] ended up being maybe the best thing that happened to me. Being held out, going to Brewster, getting better, then ultimately going to Kansas, I feel like that whole situation made me better as a player, as a person.”