{"id":151838,"date":"2025-07-24T07:57:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=151838"},"modified":"2025-07-24T07:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:57:51","slug":"antonio-reeves-easily-could-find-way-into-hornets-rotation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/24\/antonio-reeves-easily-could-find-way-into-hornets-rotation\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornets New Two-Way Player Easily Could Find Way Into Rotation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes an NBA player who seems like they deserve a standard contract doesn\u2019t receive one. Instead, they agree on a two-way contract, spend the year in the G League, or <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/24\/nba-is-likely-losing-another-guard-to-europe\/\" target=\"_self\">sign overseas<\/a>. One of those players is <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/reevean01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antonio Reeves<\/a>, who signed with the Charlotte Hornets on a two-way deal on Wednesday. On a subpar shooting squad though, Reeves has the opportunity to show he belongs with the NBA team.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_132764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132764\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-132764\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25834144_168402037_lowres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Apr 2, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden (1) is defended by New Orleans Pelicans guard Antonio Reeves (12) in the second half at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25834144_168402037_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25834144_168402037_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25834144_168402037_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25834144_168402037_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25834144_168402037_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25834144_168402037_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25834144_168402037_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-132764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apr 2, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden (1) is defended by New Orleans Pelicans guard Antonio Reeves (12) in the second half at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Hornets New Two-Way Player Easily Could Find Way Into Rotation<\/h2>\n<h3>Antonio Reeves Joins Hornets On Two-Way Contract<\/h3>\n<p>As first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN, Reeves is heading to the Hornets. Since Charlotte had each of the three two-way spots occupied, someone needed to be waived. As per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, that player is guard <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/baughda01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Damion Baugh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Charlotte Hornets are signing guard Antonio Reeves to a two-way NBA deal, sources tell ESPN. The 2024 Pelicans second-round pick averaged 6.9 points and 40% 3-point shooting in 44 games as a rookie last season.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1948109324074525030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Charlotte Hornets are waiving two-way player Damion Baugh, league sources told <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hoopshype?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@hoopshype<\/a>. Charlotte is waiving Baugh to clear a spot for the addition of Antonio Reeves on a two-way contract.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/1948112994946412898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Standing at 6-foot-5, Reeves was selected in the second round (47th overall) in the 2024 NBA Draft. The shooting guard spent his rookie season playing for the New Orleans Pelicans.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024-25, Reeves appeared in 44 games (six starts). Playing 15 minutes per contest, he posted averages of 6.9 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists. The 24-year-old shot 45.6% from the field, 39.5% from beyond the arc, and 80% from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p>Shooting well above average from three-point territory can\u2019t be thrown away as just occurring over a somewhat small sample size (129 attempts). As a fifth-year senior at Kentucky in 2023-24, Reeves connected on 44.7% of his three-point tries.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of letting his contract become fully guaranteed for 2025-26, the Pelicans waived Reeves in early July.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Was Inaccurate Shooting From Outside Last Season<\/h3>\n<p>The Hornets were certainly not a good outside shooting team last season. They were 28th in three-point percentage. That is despite <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryse01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Curry<\/a> leading the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/13\/cheap-free-agent-three-point-shooters\/\" target=\"_self\">league in three-point accuracy<\/a> with Charlotte in 2024-25 (currently remains a free agent).<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Hornets have a lot of individuals on their roster that are backcourt players. Their projected starting backcourt of <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/ballla01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LaMelo Ball<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/millebr02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Miller<\/a> are likely their two best players. This offseason, they traded for <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sextoco01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collin Sexton<\/a>, signed <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dinwisp01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spencer Dinwiddie<\/a>, and re-signed <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/manntr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tre Mann<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s five players, but don\u2019t expect it to be five all season ahead of Reeves. Ball\u2019s injury history is well-documented. The soon-to-be 24-year-old has appeared in just 105 of a possible 246 games for Charlotte over the last three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Sexton was acquired with one year remaining on his current deal. Dinwiddie was signed for just one year. If the Hornets aren\u2019t in contention, which most expect to be the case, they potentially could be dealt away during the season.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Dinwiddie remains with the team all year, he is 32 years old. Charlotte could pivot to wanting to see their younger pieces more later in the season. That could include Reeves.<\/p>\n<p>Entering his second season, Reeves is likely disappointed that he was unable to garner a standard deal. Don\u2019t be surprised if that two-way contract is converted to a standard one later in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: \u00a9 David Yeazell-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes an NBA player who seems like they deserve a standard contract doesn\u2019t receive one. Instead, they agree on a two-way contract, spend the year in the G League, or sign overseas. One of those players is Antonio Reeves, who signed with the Charlotte Hornets on a two-way deal on Wednesday. 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