If LiAngelo Ball is going to be a member of the Charlotte Hornets’ G League team, it will have to happen through Saturday’s draft.
Due to a procedural issue, the Hornets do not own Ball’s G League rights as initially believed last week, a person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Observer on Friday. The Hornets signed Ball to a non-guaranteed contract last Thursday and waived him a day later just so they could retain his rights and send him to Greensboro to play for the Swarm.
However, because Ball inked a G League contract prior to the Hornets’ signing, he’s been placed in the overall draft pool.