Hornets extend qualifying offers to Miles Bridges, PJ Washington

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets haven’t given up onthe possibility of bringing back Miles Bridges.

The Hornets extended qualifying offers to Bridges, P.J.Washington and Theo Maledon on Tuesday, making all three restrictedfree agents.

Bridges missed all of last season after he was charged withdomestic violence last summer. He eventually pleaded no contest andis serving three years of probation. The NBAissued a 30-gamesuspensionearlier this offseason, but added thatbecause Bridges missed the whole season, 20 of those games areconsidered already served.

He will miss the first 10 games this season.

Bridges led the Hornets in scoring and rebounding in 2021-22 andwas on the verge of a huge contract extension before the domesticviolence incident in Los Angeles.

Washington averaged a career-best 15.7 points per game lastseason while shooting 24.8% from 3-point range.