When the imaginary free agency bell rang Sunday night, triggering the start of the NBA’s most anticipated portion of its yearly calendar, we learned quickly that Miles Bridges was potentially not a lock to return to Charlotte.
Despite having extra time to hash out parameters of a new pact, nothing substantive enough materialized for the Charlotte Hornets and Bridges to avoid spending these past few days on separate parallels. The language in the league’s new collective bargaining agreement offers teams a lifeline of sorts, allowing them to conduct business and reach contract agreements like Indiana solidified with Pascal Siakam and New York did by reeling OG Anunoby back in.