Two months ago, Théo Maledon wasn’t even on the Charlotte Hornets’ radar.
Maledon found himself in Oklahoma City leading into training camp in October, but got traded to Houston in September in an eight-player deal along with Derrick Favors, Ty Jerome, Maurice Harkless in exchange for David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke and Marquese Chriss. The 21-year-old Frenchman didn’t last long with the Rockets, though, and was waived within days of the deal.
The Hornets saw something in Maledon and signed him to a two-way contract, pegging him mostly for the G League’s Greensboro Swarm.