{"id":96722,"date":"2024-09-20T12:03:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=96722"},"modified":"2024-09-20T12:03:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:03:25","slug":"brooklyn-nets-sign-2023-charlotte-hornets-draft-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/20\/brooklyn-nets-sign-2023-charlotte-hornets-draft-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nets Sign 2023 Charlotte Hornets Draft Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Charlotte Hornets draft pick <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/baileam01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amari Bailey<\/a> has agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Nets. The deal will bring last year&#8217;s rookie to Brooklyn before the start of training camp.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with Amari Bailey, his agent Kevin Bradbury (<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KB_radbury?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KB_radbury<\/a>) of <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LIFTSPORTSMNGMT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LIFTSPORTSMNGMT<\/a> told <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hoopshype?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@hoopshype<\/a>. The 20-year-old guard was the 41st pick of the 2023 NBA Draft and played for the Charlotte Hornets last season. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8JxETnrrCN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8JxETnrrCN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/1836904401488814174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Brooklyn Nets Sign 2023 Charlotte Hornets Draft Pick<\/h2>\n<h3>Hornets Draft Pick Amari Bailey Moves On<\/h3>\n<p>Amari Bailey, last summer&#8217;s Charlotte Hornets draft pick, is moving on from his first team to his second. Although the contract is non-guaranteed, it is nonetheless an opportunity for the former UCLA point guard to continue his NBA playing career. Bailey&#8217;s agent, Kevin Bradbury, broke the news.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets&#8217; 41st pick in the 2023 draft didn&#8217;t see much playing time in his rookie campaign as he was on a two-way deal. In the ten games he laced up for the Hornets, he shot 33.3% from the field, averaging only 2.3 points per game. When not playing games for the Hornets, Bailey contributed to Charlotte&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/19\/phoenix-suns-sign-g-league-champion-jaden-shackelford-to-training-camp-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">G League<\/a> squad, the Greensboro Swarm. Bailey&#8217;s numbers were more of a standout with the Swarm, <a href=\"https:\/\/gleague.nba.com\/player\/1641735\/amari-bailey\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">averaging<\/a> 18 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.3 assists. He also logged just under minutes per outing.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey participated in the G League&#8217;s Showcase Cup, the league&#8217;s annual in-season scouting event. The event hosts managers and player personnel from the NBA&#8217;s 30 franchises to watch the G League teams square off.<\/p>\n<h3>Bailey&#8217;s Time at UCLA<\/h3>\n<p>Like so many players today, Amari Bailey was a one-and-done college talent who became an immediate NBA draft pick. During his 2022-23 NCAA freshman season, Bailey played 30 games for the Bruins, starting in 28. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/amari-bailey-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">numbers<\/a> were respectable\u201411.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 26.9 minutes per game. His three-point shooting was a highlight, shooting just under 40%. Additionally, Bailey was honored as one of five student-athletes to be selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d1tOgjmRT44&amp;themeRefresh=1\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pac-12 Freshman<\/a> of the Week honors four times.<\/p>\n<p>The former Hornets draft pick also helped lead UCLA to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/19\/carmelo-anthonys-son-among-3-top-2025-recruits-who-have-important-college-upcoming-visits\/\" target=\"_self\">NCAA<\/a> Tournament, where the Bruins played three games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/amari-bailey-1\/gamelog\/2023#20230316-20230323-sum:gamelog\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bailey<\/a> was lights out from three in those games, posting a 66.7% average. His scoring, rebounds, and assists were also up from his regular season stats\u201416.7, 4.3, 4.0.<\/p>\n<h3>Try Again in Brooklyn<\/h3>\n<p>Considering that Bailey&#8217;s agreement with Brooklyn is limited to an <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/02\/7-notable-nba-players-on-exhibit-10-contracts\/\" target=\"_self\">Exhibit 10<\/a> contract (a one-year non-guaranteed training camp deal), he has no guarantee of a long-term future with the Nets as of now. What he does have is an opportunity to showcase himself to the Nets organization. A two-way contract conversion could also be in play for the 2023 Hornets draft pick as the new season inches closer, considering the Nets have two open two-way slots that are unrepresented at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Amari Bailey is not the lone player to reach an Exhibit 10 contract with Brooklyn this summer. The trio of <a  href=\"https:\/\/goeulions.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/kj-jones-ii\/6384\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KJ Jones<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/mark-armstrong-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Armstrong<\/a>, and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hayeski01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Killian Hayes<\/a> all recently signed similar deals. Amari Bailey, along with his three counterparts, are players hunting for opportunities to latch onto an NBA team via Exhibit 10 scenarios. In Bailey&#8217;s case, he has been afforded another shot. Hopefully, for his sake and his NBA career, the Nets see something in the former Hornets draft pick that gives them a reason to extend the deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Charlotte Hornets draft pick Amari Bailey has agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Nets. The deal will bring last year&#8217;s rookie to Brooklyn before the start of training camp. The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with Amari Bailey, his agent Kevin Bradbury (@KB_radbury) of @LIFTSPORTSMNGMT told @hoopshype. 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