CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — Miles Bridges returns to the Charlotte Hornets after a year, but without the hefty contract he likely showed up before the domestic violence charge.
Bridges signed a qualifying offer of $7.9 million from Charlotte on Sunday, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal has not yet been announced.
ESPN was the first to report the deal.
Bridges missed all of last season after being charged with domestic violence in July 2022. He pleaded no contest last November and is serving three years of probation. The NBA gave bridges 30 match suspension earlier this season, but added that because Bridges missed the entirety of last season, 20 of those games were already considered submitted.
He will miss the first 10 matches of the season.
Bridges was coming off a career season in 2021-22 when he averaged 20.2 points and 7.0 rebounds and appeared on the verge of signing a multi-year contract worth more than $100 million last summer.
By signing to the qualifying offer, the 25-year-old Bridges will become eligible to become an unrestricted free agent after next season. The Hornets recently selected Brandon Miller from Alabama with the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft and plays the same position as Bridges.
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