Mark Williams is still going to be under contract with the Charlotte Hornets for at least the next year-plus, but that’s not the case for James Bouknight.
The Hornets declined to pick up the fourth-year, $6 million option on Bouknight’s rookie contract and exercised Williams’ third-year option in time for Tuesday’s NBA-mandated deadline, league sources told The Observer. Bouknight will become an unrestricted free agent next summer.
Bouknight’s future with the Hornets didn’t seem like a given since the reserve guard hasn’t been able to nab a sustained role within Charlotte’s rotation after being drafted No.