One way or another, veteran point guard Ramon Sessions will be an ex-Charlotte Hornet by Thursday.
Thursday is the deadline under NBA rules to decide on a team option for next season. So if the Hornets don’t remove Sessions from their roster by then, his salary for next season – approximately $6.3 million – would be guaranteed.
Barring an extreme change in circumstance over the next few days, Sessions will either be traded or become a free agent. It’s sensible for the Hornets to wait until the deadline to inform the league of their intentions, in case Sessions’ contract could be included in some trade.