October 9, 2024
The Hornets
waived Washington on Wednesday.
ANALYSISCharlotte will cut Washington just one week after acquiring him as part of the three-team deal that sent
Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks and
Julius Randle and
Donte DiVincenzo to the Timberwolves. The Hornets mostly took on Washington for salary-matching purposes, as the guard agreed to re-sign with the Knicks on a three-year, $6.97 million contract before he was moved to Charlotte, who also received
DaQuan Jeffries,
Charlie Brown, three future second-round picks and $7.2 million while giving up only the rights to 2023 second-round pick
James Nnaji in the deal. Before he was part of the sign-and-trade deal, Washington was a free agent who had
signed a contract with Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. Washington could head overseas now that he's officially a free agent once again.