It was widely believed Walker wouldn’t be able to turn down a five-year deal worth $221 million. In order to become eligible for the contract, a player must be named to an All-NBA team or win the MVP or Defensive Player of the Year awards. The supermax contract was added to the last collective bargaining agreement as a way for players to stay with the team’s that drafted them. Jordan spent $120 million on a player who has averaged 12 points and five rebounds per game for his career.Ĭharlotte has whiffed on draft picks too, including Frank Kaminski, Cody Zeller, and Michael-Kidd Gilchrist. Jordan has given out a number of poor contracts to players that didn’t deserve it, most notably French swingman Nicolas Batum.īatum has one of the worst contracts in the league, and he will cost Charlotte $52 million over the next two seasons. Is Michael Jordan the worst executive in the NBA? We won’t take it that far, as the front offices of Phoenix, New York, and Sacramento are all in worse conditions, but he has tried hard to stay as mediocre as possible in today’s NBA. | Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS via Getty Images Poor roster management The Charlotte Hornets didn’t have much talent last season outside of Kemba Walker. Walker is now in Beantown in a sign-and-trade deal with the Celtics, so today we will look at the ways Charlotte messed up the prime years of Walker’s career. He spent years crafting his offensive game in Charlotte, but the Hornets never seemed to become consistent threats in the Eastern Conference. Heading into the start of the 2019 NBA free agency period, Kemba Walker was viewed by many as one of the best players on the market.
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