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The Hornets waived Bertans on Saturday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Before the start of free agency last week, Bertans unsurprisingly declined the early termination option on his five-year, $80 million contract, which had been set to expire after the 2024-25 season. Rather than keeping Bertans on board as a possible trade chip for salary-matching purposes during the upcoming season, the Hornets will instead part ways with the 31-year-old forward, who played well for Charlotte upon coming over in a Feb. 8 trade with the Thunder. Over 28 appearances for the Hornets, Bertans averaged 8.8 points, 2.4 three-pointers, 1.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.8 steals in 20.8 minutes per contest.
