Report | Hornets "Monitoring" Wizards Guard in Trade Talks

Charlotte are searching for a back-up point guard after Dennis Smith Jr left in Free Agency

James Plowright | Jul 15, 2023

Report | Hornets "Monitoring" Wizards Guard in Trade Talks /

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According to a report from Hoopshype's Mike Scotto the Charlotte Hornets are interested in trading for Washington Wizard's guard Delon Wright. The 31 year old 6'5 point guard has played for six teams in the past five years after starting his career for four years in Toronto. Scotto reported:

Looking ahead, Delon Wright is a trade target the Hornets are monitoring, league sources told HoopsHype.

Wright averaged 7.4 points 3.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists while shooting 47.4% from the field and 34.5% from three. Wright is known as a traditional point guard, while not being an explosive scoring threat he has finished last year with an above average assist rate at 21%. Defensively in percentiles he ranks in the 72nd (Blocks) and 99th (Steals) making him one of the best back-up defensive guards in the league. Wright also ranks in the 92nd (Fouls) and 98th (Offensive rebounds) percentile, two statistical categories which fit well into a Steve Clifford system.

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Published Jul 15, 2023

JAMES PLOWRIGHT

Twitter: @British_Buzz Linked In: James Plowright Muck Rack: James Plowright About Me Bylines for: Sports Illustrated, Sky Sports NBA, SB Nation, Queen City Hoops Based in Manchester in the United Kingdom, I have covered the Charlotte Hornets since 2008. When I was 16 years old I won a blogging competition on Bobcats.com, this ignited my passion for journalism and since then I went on to write for a variety of blogs; Hornets Planet, Queen City Hoops and At The Hive. In 2022 I took on the role as site content manager for the Charlotte Hornets Fannation site (AllHornets.com). I am also the founder of the All Hornets Podcast Network, having recorded over 350+ Hornets related podcasts. Awards - The All Hornets podcast was nominated for "Best Team Podcast" in the 2022 Sports Podcast Awards. - I was nominated for "Sports Writer of the Year" in 2013 for LSU Media while studying my B.A in History and International Relations at Loughborough University.