The agent for guard Julyan Stone still hopes to work out a compromise with an Italian pro team, allowing Stone to sign with the Charlotte Hornets.
Stone would be the Hornets’ third point guard behind starter Kemba Walker and backup Michael Carter-Williams. The Hornets are reportedly prepared to sign Stone, 28, to a two-year contract. That would be contingent on Stone being released from the contract he signed recently with Venice-based Reyer Venezia.
“The Hornets have been super supportive,” Stone’s agent, Giovanni Funiciello, said in a phone interview with the Observer Monday.
Stone is in a family health crisis that is the driving factor in his wanting to play in the United States next season.