Jeff Peterson and the Charlotte Hornets struck a deal with unrestricted free agent Tre Mann on Tuesday evening, and in the process, all but solidified their guard rotation for 2025-26.
The guards currently on Charlotte's roster: LaMelo Ball, Kon Knueppel, Collin Sexton, Tre Mann, Nick Smith Jr., Sion James, and Josh Green. You can quibble about Brandon Miller, Liam McNeeley, and Pat Connaughton's positional designation, but those players are all in the mix to log minutes in the back court as well.
Retaining Tre Mann was a shrewd move. The 'tricky' combo guard endeared himself to Hornets fans with some dazzling early season performances and entered his name into the Sixth Man of the Year conversation before going down with a season ending back injury.