The Charlotte Hornets announced that they are parting ways with two-way player Mangok Mathiang. (NBA.com) The Queen City team chose to waive the big man after only one season with the organization. Mathiang was one of the Hornets’ first-ever two-way players along with Marcus Paige.
During his long season with Charlotte, Mangok saw limited playing time. In four regular-season appearances, he averaged 2.0 points per game and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 57.1% from the field in 5 minutes per outing.
Mathiang spent most of the 2017-18 season in the G-League with the Greensboro Swarm where he put up 10.