The Charlotte Hornets announced a move to sign a G League player in place of another.
Marques Bolden, a center, penned a two-way contract with the team at the end of his 10-day contract with the team.
He played one game with the Hornets in the previous contract.
Bolden, a five-star recruit from Texas, played three seasons at Duke University.
He helped the Blue Devils win two ACC Tournament titles between 2016 and 2019.
Current assistant GM with the Brooklyn Nets, Peterson was linked to the Hornets front office job in July of 2023.
Peterson has emerged as “one of the most respected” young executives in the NBA due to his strong communication skills.
Peterson is another candidate who came up through the Atlanta Hawks front office, acting as assistant GM between 2014-19 before moving to Brooklyn.
Peterson crossed over with current lead Hornets owner Rick Schnall in Atlanta.
Peterson, who reportedly beat out 12 other candidates for the job, will become one of the NBA’s youngest front office executives at 35 years old.
The Springfield, Mo. native was hired by Nets general manager Sean Marks ahead of the 2019-20 season after working multiple roles in the Atlanta Hawks’ front office.
He played collegiately at Iowa, Arkansas and Florida State.
“He is not afraid to get a little dirty,” Marks said of Peterson in a 2022 interview with The Athletic’s Mike Vorkunov.
“Just because you’re the assistant GM doesn’t mean you can’t do some of the other tasks, and I think for what we do here, we’re responsible for everything.
Titles don’t mean anything. So it doesn’t matter who has a great idea, whether it’s a draft pick, a free agent, or whatever or trade and Jeff is somebody who’s a great listener.
