Tidjane Salaün is the newest Charlotte Hornet. Charles Lee and Jeff Peterson made their first big personnel move as the leading men in Charlotte, and they took a big swing on a young prospect that oozes potential.
The drafting of Salaün is the first domino of many that will fall as Lee and Peterson re-shape the roster in their image.
What does the selection of the young frenchman mean for players currently on the roster? Let’s take a look.
Charlotte owns a team option on Thor’s contract that is up this summer.
With the selection of Salaün, I believe that Charlotte will decline the option allowing Thor to become a free agent.
If Salaün is on the senior club all year and not in the G-League, there would be too much overlap with his and Thor’s skillset.
JT Thor has been in the team’s program for thee years already, and I believe Charlotte has seen enough. Thor will be a free agent in a few weeks time.
The drafting of Salaün also has be thinking that Bertans will not return in 2024 either.
In a phenomenal Hornets’ free agency preview, James Plowright detailed a scenario that has Charlotte waiving Bertans to open a roster slot for a free agent.
Salaün will take minutes away from Bertans on the wing, and Charlotte should use this open roster spot to sign a guard who can space the floor.
