Theo Maledon and the Hornets are over! The news broke yesterday, at the same time as the announcement ofAdrian Wojnarowski on the signing of pivot Nate Mensah in Charlotte via a “two-way contract”. It was necessary to cut a player with a similar contract, and between Amary Bailey, Leaky Black, and Theo Maledonit is ultimately the French leader who was thanked after arriving in North Carolina in October 2022.
Called upon for the first three weeks of the regular season, he then gradually disappeared from Steve Clifford's rotation, having to be content with crumbs in the second half of November. His last match was on November 29 against the Knicks, with five minutes on the clock.
In his place, Charlotte therefore opted for a pivot, Nate Mensah, who played with the Greensboro Swarm (G-League) until now, averaging 10.3 points and 8.4 rebounds over 14 games. A way to ensure additional reinforcement if necessary while position 5 Mark Williams missed the Hornets' last game due to a back injury, and we should not see him again this week.
There is still one French player left in Charlotte, Frank Ntilikinabut the latter is currently treating a fractured tibia contracted almost two months ago.
| Theo Maledon | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | OKAY | 65 | 27 | 36.8 | 33.5 | 74.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
| 2021-22 | OKAY | 51 | 18 | 37.5 | 29.3 | 79.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
| 2022-23 | CHA | 44 | 19 | 40.2 | 29.5 | 85.1 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 2023-24 | CHA | 13 | 15 | 28.8 | 16.7 | 91.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| Total | 173 | 22 | 37.3 | 31.0 | 79.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 7.9 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
