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Report: Hornets, Coby White agree to 3-year deal
Jun 25 2026 19:17 · By From NBA.com News Services · 282 Reads
Coby White averaged 15.6 points and 3.0 assists over 21 games with Charlotte last season.
The Charlotte Hornets reportedly have agreed to a three-year, $74 million deal with guard Coby White, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Free agent guard Coby White intends to sign a three-year, $74 million deal to return to the Charlotte Hornets, sources tell ESPN. White was a major priority for the Hornets and now steps into a new starting role in the backcourt.
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— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
June 25, 2026
White, the No. 7 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, averaged 15.6 points and 3 assists over 21 games with Charlotte last season after being acquired in a trade with Chicago, where he played the first six-plus seasons of his NBA career. The 6-foot-4 guard has career averages of 15.4 points and 3.9 assists.
The Hornets reportedly made this agreement after Wednesday’s
reported trade
to send former All-Star guard LaMelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
NBA.com will have more on this story as it develops.