Miles Bridges and his agents at Klutch Sports have broached the possibility of the Charlotte Hornets pulling his qualifying offer, sources tell Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.

Bridges sat out last season following his domestic violence arrest and subsequent felony no contest plea. The NBA retroactively suspended Bridges with a portion of those games applied to last season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been linked with Bridges though they can only offer the Midlevel Exception.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are interested in Miles Bridges in restricted free agency.

Bridges was not signed during the 2022 offseason following his domestic violence arrest and subsequent no contest plea. Bridges received a 30-game suspension with a portion applied to the 22-23 season.

Bridges received a $7.9 million qualifying offer from the Charlotte Hornets, which gives them match rights.

The Cavaliers have the $12.4 million midlevel exception they could offer Bridges, but the Hornets would match. Bridges' camp expects to receive a more lucrative offer.

The Cavaliers have limited trade assets available on a potential sign-and-trade.

The Charlotte Hornets extended qualifying offers to Miles Bridges, PJ Washington, and Theo Maledon.

All three players are now restricted free agents.

Bridges, who missed all of last season, is set to miss the first 10 games of this season after being charged with domestic violence last summer. Bridges pleaded no contest and is serving three years of probation. 

Washington averaged 15.7 points per game last season. 

On the day of the draft, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the Charlotte Hornets were still considering drafting Scoot Henderson despite for weeks being linked with Brandon Miller. The Hornets brought in both players on Monday of that week for follow-up meetings and workouts.

"Can I say one thing about the Scoot, Brandon stuff?" said Jake Fischer on the Basketball Illuminati Podcast. "There definitely was word Thursday morning. I got a text from Houston. And Portland had been checking in with me throughout the draft about what Charlotte was trying to do here. There was definitely a late rumbling, let's say, sent from Charlotte out to other actors in the NBA world. Like 'We're still considering Scoot here.'

"I do think that was a last ditch effort to try to get Portland to trade up from three to two to take Scoot. I think that's where all this came from. I don't think this was done [with] betting markets, conspiracy, blah, blah, blah. I think the Hornets tried to get a little savvy... And as I tweeted out, as I wrote in my book, Mitch Kupchak back in 2015, when he was GM of the Lakers, had the No. 2 pick. D'Angelo Russell and Jahlil Okafor were there two top choices. And they refused to tell two pretty powerful agents, Aaron Mintz at CAA for D'Angelo Russell, and Bill Duffy now at WME for Jahlil Okafor, they just refused to tell either side what they were going to do.

"I believe the Hornets did not tell Brandon Miller or Scoot until right on the clock that they were going either direction to continue that misdirection, mystery or whatever you call. I think it was a concerted effort by the Hornets to drum up some trade interest there."

Leaky Black agreed to a two-way contract with the Charlotte Hornets.

Black went undrafted out of UNC. 

The San Antonio Spurs selected Victor Wembanyama with the first overall selection in the 2023 NBA Draft. The Charlotte Hornets selected Brandon Miller with the second pick, while the Portland Trail Blazers at No. 3.

First Round

1. San Antonio Spurs: Victor Wembanyama

2. Charlotte Hornets: Brandon Miller

3. Portland Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson

4. Houston Rockets: Amen Thompson

5. Detroit Pistons: Ausar Thompson

6. Orlando Magic: Anthony Black

7. Washington Wizards (via Pacers): Bilal Coulibaly 

8. Indiana Pacers (via Wizards): Jarace Walker

9. Utah Jazz: Taylor Hendricks

10. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Mavericks): Cason Wallace

11. Orlando Magic: Jett Howard

12. Dallas Mavericks (via Thunder): Dereck Lively

13. Toronto Raptors: Gradey Dick

14. New Orleans Pelicans: Jordan Hawkins

15. Atlanta Hawks: Kobe Bufkin

16. Utah Jazz: Keyonte George

17. Los Angeles Lakers: Jalen Hood-Schifino

18. Miami Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr.

19. Golden State Warriors: Brandin Podziemski

20. Houston Rockets: Cam Whitmore

21. Brooklyn Nets: Noah Clowney

22. Brooklyn Nets: Dariq Whitehead

23. Portland Trail Blazers: Kris Murray

24. Dallas Mavericks (via Kings): Olivier-Maxence Prosper

25. Detroit Pistons (via Celtics): Marcus Sasser

26. Indiana Pacers: Ben Sheppard

27. Charlotte Hornets: Nick Smith Jr.

28. Utah Jazz: Brice Sensabaugh

29. Indiana Pacers: Julian Strawther

30. Los Angeles Clippers: Kobe Brown

Second Round

31. Charlotte Hornets: James Nnaji

32. Denver Nuggets: Jalen Pickett

33. Minnesota Timberwolves: Leonard Miller

34. Sacramento Kings: Colby Jones

35. Chicago Bulls: Julian Philips

36. Milwaukee Bucks: Andre Jackson Jr.

37. Denver Nuggets (via Thunder): Hunter Tyson

38. Boston Celtics: Jordan Walsh

39. Atlanta Hawks: Mouhamed Gueye

40. Los Angeles Lakers: Max Lewis

41. Charlotte Hornets: Amari Bailey

42. Washington Wizards: Tristan Vukcevic

43. Portland Trail Blazers: Rayan Rupert

44. San Antonio Spurs: Sidy Cissoko

45. Memphis Grizzlies: GG Jackson 

46. Atlanta Hawks: Seth Lundy 

47. Indiana Pacers: Mojave King 

48. Los Angeles Clippers: Jordan Miller

49. Cleveland Cavaliers: Emoni Bates

50. Oklahoma City Thunder: Keyontae Johnson

51. Brooklyn Nets: Jalen Wilson

52. Phoenix Suns: Toumani Camara

53. Minnesota Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark

54. Sacramento Kings: Jalen Slawson

55. Indiana Pacers: Isaiah Wong

56. Memphis Grizzlies: Tarik Biberovic

57. Golden State Warriors: Trayce Jackson-Davis

58. Milwaukee Bucks: Chris Livingston

The Charlotte Hornets are choosing between Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson at No. 2, and the franchise has been leaning towards Miller throughout the process.

"I'm told the Charlotte Hornets remain steadfast with Brandon Miller," said Adrian Wojnarowski.

The support for Miler has been "overwhelming" within the Hornets, reports Wojnarowski.

Earlier on Thursday, Shams Charania reported that Henderson was "gaining momentum" for the Hornets at No. 2 and they were "torn" over the decision.

The Portland Trail Blazers are expected to pick whichever player remains on the board between Miller and Henderson at No. 3.

Jeremy Woo reports that Henderson "endeared himself to Charlotte," but that Miller is considered the better fit.

The possibility of the Charlotte Hornets to selecting Scoot Henderson with the No. 2 pick is "gaining serious momentum," sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic.

The Hornets have been "torn" between Henderson and Brandon Miller with many believing they preferred Miller. The team will have final meetings on Thursday ahead of the draft to settle on a decision.

Henderson and Miller were both in Charlotte on Monday to meet withe Hornets.

"It's really been 50/50 in all these days," said Charania on the Pat McAfee Show. "As close of a selection as you're going to get."

The Portland Trail Blazers select No. 3 and Miller would be a more natural fit with their current roster. 

The New Orleans Pelicans have interest in Scoot Henderson, but it appears as though both the Charlotte Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers will keep their top-3 picks. The Hornets are expected to select Brandon Miller, while the Blazers would then pick Henderson.

The Pelicans were not prepared to trade Zion Williamson in any scenario outside of a move for Henderson.

"It's really the same it's been for the last week," said Brian Windhorst on First Take of a possible Williamson deal. "Seven to 10 days ago, the Pelicans showed interest in seeing if they could get a deal for either the No. 2 or No. 3 pick. We believe they really wanted Scoot Henderson...

"Mitch Kupchak came out yesterday and said 'We're not trading the pick. We're going to draft.'

"And the Blazers have pretty much told anybody's who called recently, and I know we're in disinformation time, but the Blazers have made it known they're going to pick.

"So those were the options for Zion. As far as I know, it wasn't like they were holding him out there and say 'Call and make an offer.'

"They were thinking what it would cost to move into the top-3 in this draft. That does not seem like it's going to happen. I believe Zion Williamson is going to remain a Pelican. I don't think it was ever seriously close to him not. I just think there were discussions that were made and that's why it got out there."

If the Blazers keep the pick, many teams around the league are waiting for the reaction of Damian Lillard as he wants the team to be in win-now mode.

Brandon Miller has long been expected to be the probable choice of the Charlotte Hornets at No. 2 and that appears to be crystalizing as the draft quickly approaches. 

"I'm told that Alabama's Brandon Miller further solidified his standing as Charlotte's choice at No. 2 with a workout and meetings he had in Charlotte [on Monday]," said Adrian Wojnarowski on Sports Center. "This is the first time that Michael Jordan, the outgoing majority owner in Charlotte, had a chance to watch Miller in person, to sit down and meet with him."

Miller and Henderson were each flown to Charlotte to meet with the franchise.

"I'm told Miller was better the second time around in that environment than he had been the first time," added Wojnarowski.

The positional clarity that comes from drafting Miller appears to be a factor as there would be some level of overlap at point guard with Henderson and LaMelo Ball.

"Brandon Miller continues to be the focus of the Hornets at No. 2," said Wojnarowski.