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on september 11, beijing time, the hornets officially announced that the team has signed training camp contracts with guard marcus garrett, forward keyontae johnson, guard caleb mcconnell and center joel soriano.

the hornets currently have one vacant two-way contract spot, and these four players may compete for it.

garrett played 36 games for the greensboro swarm, the hornets' nba development league affiliate, in the 2023-24 season, averaging 30.9 minutes per game, contributing 10.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals.

johnson played in 38 games for the thunder's affiliate, the oklahoma city blue, last season, averaging 19.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

mcconnell, who also plays for the oklahoma city blue, is averaging 7.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 47 games.

soriano was an undrafted player this year and averaged 10.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.4 blocks per game in his college career.

（NBA）