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Hornets’ PJ Washington: ‘I think it’s going to be big things here in Charlotte’

PJ Washington was in the middle of explaining why he preferred to return to the organization that drafted him when the person sitting to his right interrupted the Charlotte Hornets big man.

“That’s not what your agents were saying,” team president/GM Mitch Kupchak said Tuesday during a press conference formally announcing Washington’s re-signing. “That’s the first I’ve heard that.”

Once the laughter subsided from Kupchak’s comedic barb, leading to a hearty chuckle from Washington, the 25-year-old power forward reiterated his stance.

Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak, left and PJ Washington speak during a press conference announcing Washingtonu2019s signing of a three-year contract in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak, left and PJ Washington speak during a press conference announcing Washington’s signing of a three-year contract in Charlotte, N.