Amari

Bailey

Bailey has missed the Hornets’ previous six games but has finally gotten over the illness that’s kept him off the court. However, he isn’t likely to play enough to impact fantasy basketball now that he’s healthy.

Bailey has only appeared in eight games as a rookie, so his status will not impact fantasy basketball or the Hornets’ rotation.

Bailey’s continued absence does not impact the Hornets’ rotation or fantasy basketball.

Bailey is expected to be sidelined once again, but even when he is healthy, he doesn’t see enough minutes to impact fantasy basketball.

Bailey was initially doubtful for Friday’s game, so the status downgrade is unsurprising. The rookie out of UCLA has not been in the rotation when healthy, so this will not impact fantasy basketball.

The rookie hasn’t seen the floor much even in a lost season for Charlotte, so his expected absence will not impact their rotation.

Bouknight reportedly suffered the knee sprain during training camp, which will keep him out of this game. He wasn’t a big part of Charlotte’s rotation last year, so his potential absence in their first preseason game shouldn’t open up a ton of minutes. However, Nick Smith Jr., Amari Bailey and Bryce McGowens should play larger roles in this scrimmage and potentially their first preseason game if Bouknight remains sidelined.

Bailey capped his Summer League experience with a quality performance, shooting 50% from the field and falling one steal shy of a full stat line. And this effort came on the heels of the 41st overall pick signing a two-way contract. While Bailey does have promise as a pro, it’s going to be difficult for him to earn rotation minutes in training camp. Charlotte still has Terry Rozier on the roster, while former lottery pick James Bouknight should have every opportunity to show that he can take on rotation minutes after two disappointing seasons.

Miller again found himself in early foul trouble, but the bigger concern may be the lack of aggression in looking for his shot. The second-overall pick only attempted four shots on the night, which is likely way too low of a number as far as Hornets’ decision-makers are concerned. The good news is that he did rack up a team-high seven assists, so some of Miller’s playmaking abilities were on display. He’ll need to be more active as a scorer in Las Vegas this weekend. Fellow rookie Amari Bailey played well off the bench, finishing with a team-high 17 points while also grabbing four rebounds in 17 minutes.