Hornets Set to Retire No. 1 Jersey of Muggsy Bogues

The Charlotte Hornets will retire the No. 1 jersey of Muggsy Bogues on Feb. 11, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.

The shortest player in NBA history at 5-foot-3, Bogues spent 10 of his 14 NBA seasons in Charlotte (1988-1998). He is the franchise leader in assists, steals and minutes.

Hornets owners Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin made the decision to retire Bogues' No. 1 to continue the organization's connection with its history and legends.

Bogues joins Bobby Phills (No. 13) and Dell Curry (No. 30) as the only three players to have their jerseys retired for the Hornets.

Bogues, 61, has spent more than 20 years with the Hornets as a player and ambassador after initially joining the franchise in the 1988 expansion draft.

Bogues played in 632 regular-season games with Charlotte. He averaged 8.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game. 

In 15 playoff games, Bogues put up 10.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game. 

Bogues was in Michael Jordan's "Space Jam" movie. He played his college basketball at Wake Forest and made his NBA debut in 1987 with the Washington Bullets. 

Bogues finished his NBA career with averages of 7.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He played for the Bullets, Hornets, Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors.  

This year's Hornets are 3-1. It's a new team after LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges were traded in the offseason. 

GM Jeff Peterson told reporters that extension talks with Brandon Miller went down to the final hour. The Hornets signed Miller to a five-year, $209 million rookie-scale extension.

Miller entered this season with career averages of 19.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. He was the second overall pick in the 2023 draft.

Miller and Kon Knueppel are the new faces of the franchise in Charlotte in the post-Ball-Bridges era. After the Hornets beat the Brooklyn Nets on opening night, Miller told reporters that he and his teammates would do whatever it takes to make the playoffs this season. 

A talented two-way swingman, Miller appeared in 65 games for the Hornets last season, his third year in the NBA. He averaged 20.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game while shooting 43.5% from the field, 38.3% from beyond the arc and 89.2% from the free-throw line.

Thus far this season, Miller is averaging 24.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.