According to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders, “Hornets PF Johnny O’Bryant will have his $1.5 million deal guaranteed for the season.” August 1st was the deadline in his contract. The Charlotte Hornets are going to keep him past that date which means that his contract will become fully guaranteed for the 2017-18 campaign.
O’Bryant originally signed a 10-day contract with the Hornets midseason. After a second 10-day deal, he impressed the team enough to earn a partially guaranteed two-year deal worth $1.6 million. The first year of his contract was only worth just over $100,000 while the second year will hold the majority of the money worth $1.