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Former Charlotte Hornets Involved in Big3 Basketball League

By Jerry Stephens

Oct 14, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Corey Maggette (14) with the ball during the second half against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 98-94. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 14, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Corey Maggette (14) with the ball during the second half against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 98-94. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /
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A number of former Charlotte Hornets’ players are set to take part in the upcoming Big3 Basketball League while plenty of others went undrafted.

The Big3 Basketball League is set to start their season on June 25th in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center. The Charlotte Hornets have a link to the league as four of their former players will take part in the upcoming season. They recently completed their draft where both Larry Hughes and Lee Nailon were taken.

Two of Charlotte’s former players in Corey Maggette and Stephen Jackson were already announced as Captain and Co-Captain of teams before the draft took place. Maggette spent one season with the Bobcats in 2011-12 and he will now be the captain of the Power.

As for Jackson, the 14-year NBA veteran will be the co-captain alongside Chauncey Billups for the Killer 3’s. He spent almost a full two seasons with Charlotte where he averaged 19.8 points per game in 139 outings with the team.

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A number of other former players for Charlotte went undrafted in the Big3’s three-round draft including Kendall Gill. Also, Jumaine Jones, Ronald Murray, Hakim Warrick, Kenny Anderson, Keith Bogans, Earl Boykins, Jamario Moon and Eddie Robinson all went undrafted and had past links to the Hornets’ franchise.

Larry Hughes was selected by the Killer 3’s in the second round with the 14th overall pick. The 38-year old spent 13 seasons in the NBA but only part of one year with the then-Bobcats. He appeared in 14 games for Charlotte and averaged 8.1 points per game. The long-time NBA veteran will now look to continue his playing career in the Big3 league. He will join Chauncey Billups, Stephen Jackson, Reggie Evans and Brian Cook.

As for Lee Nailon, he was selected with the 13th overall in the second round by Tri-State. The forward last played in the NBA in the 2005-06 season. He played in Charlotte from 2000-02 where he averaged 8.4 points per game in 121 appearances. He joins Jermaine O’Neil, Bonzi Wells, Xavier Silas and Mike James on Tri-State.

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The Big3 league will feature multiple former NBA players including Allen Iverson, Mike Bibby and Kenyon Martin. A total of eight teams will compete in an eight-week regular season with Week nine being a part of the playoffs and Week 10 will be the championship game.

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