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In a separate trade, the Hornets also acquired guard Tyus Jones
and second-round picks in 2027 and 2028 from Orlando in exchange
for cash, the person said. The move allowed the Magic to get
under the luxury tax.
The Hornets announced earlier in the day they had acquired Dieng
and a second-round pick from Oklahoma City for center Mason
Plumlee.
White, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 draft, joins a Hornets
team that is surging toward its first playoff appearance in a
decade, having won seven straight games behind a young core of
players.
He averaged 18.6 points, 4.7 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game
for the Bulls, shooting 34.6% from 3-point range — down slightly
from his career average of 36.8%.
Although it's unclear where he fits into the Hornets' rotation,
White gives Charlotte yet another scorer join LaMelo Ball,
Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel and Miles Bridges. The Hornets are
23-28 and currently 11th in the the Eastern Conference, but they
are 12-1 when they've started a lineup that includes Ball,
Miller, Knueppel, Bridges and center Moussa Diabate — all of
whom are now healthy.
Knueppel has won three straight Eastern Conference Rookie of the
Month awards, while Miller was named last week's conference
Player of the Week.
The 25-year-old White has spent seven seasons with the Bulls,
averaging 15.4 points, 3.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds.
Sexton has been Ball's primary backup at point guard this season
and has given the Hornets a boost off the bench, averaging 14.2
points and 3.7 assists in 42 games while shooting 39.3% on 3s.
White scored 3,573 points for Greenfield High School in Wilson,
North Carolina, from 2014-18.
White played one season in college at North Carolina before
turning pro. He continues to host youth basketball camps on
campus during the offseason.
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AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds in Miami contributed to this
report.
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