The Hornets had some interesting free-agency decisions to make this summer, with five of their top six players up for new deals. They re-upped with Nicolas Batum right away and lost Al Jefferson to the Pacers and Jeremy Lin to the Nets. Courtney Lee’s future is still undecided, but Charlotte has retained Marvin Williams — apparently at a discount, according to The Vertical‘s Adrian Wojnarowski:
Marvin Williams has agreed to a four-year, $54.5M deal to return to the Charlotte Hornets, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2016
Williams had offers in the $15M a year range, but has loved playing in Charlotte and deal allows them to keep building roster.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2016
Charlotte is trying to find a guard to replace Jeremy Lin in rotation and a backup center.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2016
Less than $15 million per year is good value for Williams, who can play both forward positions and shot a career-high 40.2 percent from three-point range this season. That the Hornets were able to get him to take a hometown discount so they can keep adding pieces is impressive, too.
