Charlotte Hornets signing center Marques Bolden to a 10 day contract – At The Hive

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Charlotte Hornets are signing Marques Bolden of the Wisconsin Herd to a 10 day contract.

The Charlotte Hornets are signing center Marques Bolden to a 10-day contract, agent Michael Johnson Jr. of All Day Group tells @TheAthletic @Stadium. Bolden is averaging 17 points, 13.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks over a six-game winning streak for the G League’s Wisconsin Herd.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 20, 2024

As Charania notes in the Tweet, Bolden is playing his best ball at the right time and has earned himself a callup.

He went undrafted out of Duke in 2019 but quickly latched on with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He spent a couple of years bouncing back and forth between the Cavs and their G League affiliate, the Canton Charge. He then spent a couple of seasons with the Jazz G League affiliate before signing a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks at the beginning of this season. He was waived by the Bucks in early January and signed a regular G League contract with the Wisconsin Herd.

Bolden is a decent shot blocking big that has good touch around the basket. He’ll also pop out and shoot the occasional 3-pointer. He’s averaged 13.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game for the Herd this season while shooting 56.5% from the field and 77.3% from the line.

The Hornets badly need big depth with Mark Williams still dealing with his back injury and Nathan Mensah not being good enough to absorb meaningful rotation minutes. Bolden will probably see limited to no time either, but he’ll at least be around should Nick Richards and/or Grant Williams get into some foul trouble. Last year, the Hornets signed Xavier Sneed to a 10 day then eventually a two-way contract as a reference for how unimpactful this signing is likely to be.

Still, it’s good to see the Hornets doing things they should be doing.