NBA team parts ways with former Cabarrus star

The Washington Wizards recently waived the beloved Cabarrus County native, less than three weeks after signing him to an Exhibit 10 contract.

The 25-year-old Black – who played two years at Concord High and graduated from Cox Mill – can now try to make another NBA roster or even get playing time on a G League squad, the NBA’s minor league. to find. Another option for Black — who also had a stellar career in North Carolina — is a career overseas, where fellow Cox Mill graduate Matt Morgan is currently one of the EuroLeague’s brightest stars.

Other former Cabarrus County stars who recently shined overseas include Ty-shon Alexander (Concord), Dee Bost (Concord), Ameer Jackson (Northwest Cabarrus), Codi Miller-McIntyre (Concord Academy) and Rayjon Tucker (Northwest Cabarrus).

Black’s former Cox Mill teammate, Wendell Moore Jr., currently plays for the Detroit Pistons, and former Central Cabarrus star Ish Smith recently retired after 14 years in the NBA and is now a scout for the Wizards.

According to the website Hoops Rumors, since signing an Exhibit 10 contract, Black has the opportunity to earn a bonus worth $77,500 if he plays for at least 60 days with the Wizards’ G League affiliate, the Capital City Go- Go, spend.

However, Black, who has a degree in exercise and sports science and also worked at graduate school in North Carolina, has not announced his next steps.

Black played his only NBA season with the Charlotte Hornets last year after signing a two-way contract with the team as an undrafted free agent. Black averaged 2.7 points and 1.8 rebounds in 26 games with the Hornets and also appeared in seven games for the Greensboro Swarm, the team’s G League affiliate, where he averaged nearly 11 points and nine Scored rebounds. However, the Hornets released him earlier this summer and made him a free agent again.