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Watch Malik Hall’s posterizing dunk in the NBA Summer League

Malik Hall made the highlight reel once again in the NBA Summer League

Former Michigan State power forward Malik Hall has made a mark on the NBA Summer League, showing off his athleticism and showing why he could be an asset in the league.

Hall made another rim shaking dunk during the summer league, and you can watch it via X:

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Summer Celtics defeat Sin City Hornets 89-84 in Las Vegas Summer League action, improve to 2-1

The victory was due in large part to team play, with four players scoring in double figures and another four nearly so.

The Boston Celtics have won their third game of the NBA’s 2024 Las Vegas Summer League, beating the Charlotte Hornets 89-84 to improve their record in Sin City play to 2-1. The victory was due in large part to team play, with four players scoring in double figures and another four nearly so.

Reserve combo guard Jamius Ramsey tied the Celtics in scoring with 15 points, (and 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and a block), and forward Anton Watson also put up 15 points in the win (along with 5 boards, 2 assists, as many steals, and a block).

Rookie wing Baylor Scheierman (12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and as many steals) and free agent forward Killian Tillie (11 points, 2 boards, and 2 blocks) also had a good game.

The Celtics still have one more game before the Sin City postseason (should they make it) against the Dallas Mavericks on this coming Friday (July 19).

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Watch Malik Hall make the NBA Summer League highlight reel

Malik Hall made the NBA Summer League highlight reel with this throw down:

Malik Hall is participating in the NBA Summer League with the Charlotte Hornets looking to make his name in the league and earn a spot in the National Basketball Association.

In a summer league game between the Hornets and Atlanta Hawks, Hall had a patented play, showing off his off the dribble drive to the rack and a slam dunk.

Watch the highlight reel play via X:

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Miles Bridges resigns with Charlotte Hornets on 3-year deal

Miles Bridges re-signs with the Charlotte Hornets

Miles Bridges has made the decision to come back to Charlotte, and will re-sign with the Charlotte Hornets on a 3-year deal. The deal, reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, is going to be for 75-million dollars over the 3-years.

Bridges is coming off of a career year, averaging 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

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Maine Celtics coach Blaine Mueller, Boston assistant Jermaine Bucknor to join Charles Lee in Charlotte

Given Boston’s success in 2023-24, it is not hard to see why teams are looking to peel off a little of what led to Banner 18 being hung.

It seems former Boston Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee is going to thin the bench of the Celtics’ G League and assistant coaches a bit as Lee makes the move to Charlotte to take over as the Hornets head coach next season.

According to recent reporting from the Portland (Maine) Press Herald’s Drew Bonifant, Maine Celtics head coach Blaine Mueller will join Lee in Charlotte as an assistant coach. MassLive’s Brian Robb adds that Boston assistant Jermaine Bucknor will also join Lee on the Hornets’ bench, which will also have Celtics alum Kemba Walker making the leap to the other side of the clipboard this week.

They will have former Boston forward Grant Williams on the roster as well, making the new-look Hornets a distinctly Celtics-inflected ball club next season. 

Given Boston’s success in 2023-24, it is not hard to see why other teams are looking to peel off a little of what led to Banner 18 being hung.

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Hornets sign No. 6 pick Tidjane Salaün to first-round contract

The Hornets announced on Wednesday that they signed Tidjane Salaün, the sixth pick in the draft, to his rookie-scale contract.

The Charlotte Hornets announced on Wednesday that they signed Frenchman Tidjane Salaün, the sixth overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft, to his rookie-scale contract.

He will make $6,240,600 next season as the sixth pick.

Salaün averaged 9.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 54 games last season across all competitions with Cholet Basket of the LNB Elite League. He played the previous two campaigns for Espoirs Cholet in the under-21 league.

The 18-year-old dazzled in the French League playoffs, averaging 13.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in three games against Paris. He had his best outing in Game 1 after recording 19 points, eight rebounds, three assists and one steal in a win.

The team announced this week that Salaün will miss the California Classic in Sacramento after suffering a minor laceration near his knee. He is expected to be available to play in the NBA Summer League beginning on July 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

He will be joined by roster players Brandon Miller, Nick Smith Jr. and Leaky Black in Las Vegas, along with undrafted free agents RaeQuan Battle, Kevin Cross Jr. and Malik Hall, among others.

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Ex-Boston point guard Kemba Walker to join Charles Lee’s coaching staff in Charlotte

Walker will coach current Hornets and former Celtics forward Grant Williams in Charlotte.

Fresh on the news breaking that former Boston Celtics floor general Kemba Walker would be calling it quits as a player, news of the next step in his basketball career post-playing days is now coming into focus.

That phase, which he alluded to in his goodbye message shared on social media this past Tuesday (June 2) evening, reportedly consists of the University of Connecticut point guard legend making a leap to the other side of the clipboard. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports that after “retiring from a 12-year NBA career, four-time All-Star Kemba Walker is rejoining the Charlotte Hornets on new coach Charles Lee’s coaching staff as a player enhancement coach.”

Lee and Walker will join current Hornets and former Celtics forward Grant Williams as an active Charlotte player with Boston ties under a new ownership regime in a post-Michael Jordan era.

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Hornets’ KJ Simpson ruled out of summer league with injury

Hornets rookie KJ Simpson will not play in summer league, the team announced on Monday.

Charlotte Hornets rookie KJ Simpson will not play in summer league due to a hamstring injury sustained during the predraft process, the team announced on Monday.

The Hornets begin summer league on Saturday with three games in the California Classic from Sacramento. The team will then play at least five games in the NBA Summer League on the campus of UNLV starting on July 13.

Simpson, the 42nd pick in the 2024 NBA draft, is expected to be fully recovered and available for the start of training camp in September. The team will also be without Tidjane Salaün, the sixth pick, for the California Classic after suffering a minor laceration near his knee.

Simpson was drafted after averaging 19.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists on 43.4% shooting from 3-point range as a junior at Colorado. He was named to the All-Pac-12 first team and set several single-season program records, including double-digit-scoring games (35).

Salaün was highly touted after dazzling with Cholet Basket in the French League. He ended the season on a tremendous run and produced 19 points, eight rebounds, three assists and one steal in a Game 1 win over Paris in the playoffs.

The Hornets will tip off their schedule in the expanded California Classic with the San Antonio Spurs and then face the Chinese national team (Sunday) and Sacramento Kings (July 9).

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Former MSU basketball F Malik Hall to reportedly play for Charlotte Hornets’ NBA summer league team

Malik Hall to play for Charlotte Hornets’ NBA summer league team

Earlier on Sunday, it was reported by Jon Chepkevich that former Michigan State basketball guard Tyson Walker will play for the Phoenix Suns’ NBA summer league team. Shortly after, Chepkevich also reported that another MSU player has found his next home.

Chepkevich reported that MSU forward Malik Hall will play for the Charlotte Hornets’ summer league team.

Summer league will take place from July 8 through 10 in Las Vegas.

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Duke commit Cooper Flagg named to USA Basketball select team ahead of Paris Olympics

Duke commit Cooper Flagg is among the 15 players named to the USA Basketball select team ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Duke Blue Devils commit Cooper Flagg is among the 15 players named to the USA Basketball select team that will train with the senior national team ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Flagg, the consensus No. 1 recruit in the class of 2024, is the lone collegiate player on the roster, which will be led by Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley. He is the first collegian to participate with the select team since Doug McDermott and Marcus Smart in 2013.

The select team will practice and scrimmage daily against the senior roster July 6-8 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team boasts 12 current players in the NBA or G League and 10 players with USA Basketball experience at the junior and senior levels.

USA Basketball previously announced the 12-man roster for the 2024 Olympic Games with NBA All-Stars LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis and Devin Booker headlining the group.

The U.S. qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games by finishing as one of the top two teams in the Americas region of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, despite failing to medal. The group, led by Anthony Edwards, Austin Reaves and Mikal Bridges, finished fourth.

They were selected to compete in Group C. The Americans, who will be coached by Steve Kerr, Erik Spoelstra, Tyronn Lue and Mark Few, will open on July 28 against Serbia and face South Sudan on July 31 and a team still to earn a berth on Aug. 3.

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