With Devonte’ Graham traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, the Charlotte Hornets are going all-in on a backcourt of LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier for the future.
Yesterday, ESPN reported that Rozier was signing a 4-year, $97 million extension with Charlotte that’ll make him the second-highest-paid player on the Hornets after Gordon Hayward.
Ball seemed plenty excited to hear the news, quote-tweeting “yesssssuhhhh gangger it’s uppp” in response to the announcement.
yesssssuhhhh gangger it’s uppp 🕺🏽🛸💕 https://t.co/UZvCnciNRm
— Melo (@MELOD1P) August 19, 2021
Rozier replied “Uppppp u hear me” with a couple exclamation marks in the comments of Ball’s tweet.
Uppppp u hear me ‼️‼️🤞🏾
— Terry Rozier (@T_Rozzay3) August 19, 2021
With Ball’s development and Rozier’s emergence as a scorer, the Hornets have one of the most promising backcourts in the NBA.
Rozier was Charlotte’s leading scorer last season, averaging 20.4 points a game on prolific three-point shooting, making 3.2 a game at a 39% clip. Ball, meanwhile, won the Rookie of the Year award after putting up 5.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 15.7 points a game.
Rozier has been complimentary of Ball in the past, calling him “a star in the making,” and the two will now be joined at the hip with “Scary Terry’s” extension.
