Wolves deal Williams to injury-hit Hornets

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Wolves deal Williams to injury-hit Hornets
Three-point specialist Troy Daniels joins Williams with the Hornets in exchange for Gary Neal

CHARLOTTE, USA – Seeking backcourt help to solidify a spot in the NBA playoffs, the injury-hit Charlotte Hornets obtained guard Mo Williams in a Tuesday trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The deal also saw the T-Wolves send 3-point ace Troy Daniels and cash to the Hornets in exchange for guard Gary Neal and a second-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.

Williams has averaged 12.2 points and 6.4 assists in half a season for Minnesota, which owns the second-worst record in the NBA at 11-41. But last month he averaged 16.9 points in 13 games and netted a career-high 52 points in a victory over Indiana.

The Hornets are 22-29 and level with Miami in the final two playoff positions in the Eastern Conference with Brooklyn lurking only one game behind them.

Charlotte lost playmaker Kemba Walker, who led the Hornets with 18.8 points and 5.2 assists a game, when he underwent left knee surgery two weeks ago that will keep him sidelined for much of the next month.

Daniels, a 23-year-old guard, finds himself on his third club this season after being sent from Houston to Minnesota last December.

“We are excited to be adding two quality players to our organization,” Hornets general manager Rich Cho said.

“Mo Williams is a proven NBA player who gives us additional versatility and depth in the backcourt, both while Kemba Walker is out and after Kemba returns. Troy Daniels is an outstanding shooter who we are already familiar with from having had him in our training camp last season.” – Rappler.com

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