The Charlotte Hornets have waived Josiah Allick, removing him from the preseason roster with immediate effect. The move comes just one day after the franchise signed him to an Exhibit 10 contract, fitting the usual NBA G League rights management path rather than signaling a change of plan.
An expected cut on the Greensboro route
The transaction frees a spot on the 21-player block Charlotte had filled with the signing and keeps the affiliate pathway open for the Greensboro Swarm. With this contract type, the NBA club typically formalizes the deal, evaluates the player over a short window and waives him before the regular season to retain control of his G League rights.
That sequence fits Allick profile: Charlotte was not locking him into NBA rotation minutes yet, but securing his place in a development structure it already knows well.
Allick returns to a familiar setting
Allick, 25 years old and 6-foot-8, played 41 games for Greensboro last season. In that stretch he averaged 5.6 points on 65.8% shooting and 5.8 rebounds per game, modest scoring numbers but useful efficiency and interior work for a development player.
That G League track record explains why the Hornets are repeating the Exhibit 10 formula: the franchise already knows how he fits the system, his physical profile and his contribution in limited minutes.
What changes for Charlotte roster
With Allick waived, Charlotte regains room to keep working the back end of its preseason roster. In the same adjustment window, the franchise added forward Trey Townsend in a parallel move that keeps roster spots rotating ahead of training camp.
The waiver does not close the G League door: Allick can return to Greensboro as a returning-rights player, a path Charlotte had already outlined when it signed his Exhibit 10 deal.
The official waiver and its fit within the Greensboro plan were reported by NBA.com oficial and RealGM.
