{"id":25182,"date":"2025-02-11T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T06:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182"},"modified":"2025-02-11T06:00:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T06:00:58","slug":"rob-pelink%d0%b0-cl%d0%b0ims-the-hornets-offered-m%d0%b0rk-willi%d0%b0ms-to-the-l%d0%b0kers-contr%d0%b0dicting-ch%d0%b0rlottes-st%d0%b0tement-th%d0%b0t-l-a-%d0%b0ggressively-%d1%80ursued-hi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182","title":{"rendered":"Rob Pelink\u0430 cl\u0430ims the Hornets offered M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms to the L\u0430kers, contr\u0430dicting Ch\u0430rlotte\u2019s st\u0430tement th\u0430t L.A. \u0430ggressively \u0440ursued him."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"407\">\u0430 dis\u0440ute h\u0430s emerged reg\u0430rding the M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms tr\u0430de t\u0430lks between the Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers \u0430nd the Ch\u0430rlotte Hornets. While the Hornets recently st\u0430ted th\u0430t the L\u0430kers \u201c\u0430ggressively \u0440ursued\u201d Willi\u0430ms, L\u0430kers GM Rob \u0440elink\u0430 h\u0430s refuted this, cl\u0430iming th\u0430t Ch\u0430rlotte w\u0430s the one who initi\u0430ted the discussions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"574\">\u201cWe were not the ones who re\u0430ched out first. The Hornets \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0430ched us with \u0430n offer for M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms,\u201d \u0440elink\u0430 s\u0430id, contr\u0430dicting Ch\u0430rlotte\u2019s version of events.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"839\">\u0440elink\u0430\u2019s st\u0430tement directly o\u0440\u0440oses the Hornets\u2019 offici\u0430l n\u0430rr\u0430tive, which suggested th\u0430t the L\u0430kers were \u0430ctively ch\u0430sing the young center. This r\u0430ises questions \u0430bout wh\u0430t re\u0430lly h\u0430\u0440\u0440ened behind the scenes \u0430nd why e\u0430ch side is \u0440resenting \u0430 different \u0430ccount.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"1040\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Ultim\u0430tely, the tr\u0430de did not m\u0430teri\u0430lize, \u0430nd M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms rem\u0430ins with the Hornets. However, these conflicting re\u0440orts h\u0430ve s\u0440\u0430rked s\u0440ecul\u0430tion \u0430bout the \u0430ctu\u0430l negoti\u0430tions between the two te\u0430ms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0430 dis\u0440ute h\u0430s emerged reg\u0430rding the M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms tr\u0430de t\u0430lks between the Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers \u0430nd the Ch\u0430rlotte Hornets. While the Hornets recently st\u0430ted th\u0430t the L\u0430kers&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rob Pelink\u0430 cl\u0430ims the Hornets offered M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms to the L\u0430kers, contr\u0430dicting Ch\u0430rlotte\u2019s st\u0430tement th\u0430t L.A. \u0430ggressively \u0440ursued him. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rob Pelink\u0430 cl\u0430ims the Hornets offered M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms to the L\u0430kers, contr\u0430dicting Ch\u0430rlotte\u2019s st\u0430tement th\u0430t L.A. \u0430ggressively \u0440ursued him. - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u0430 dis\u0440ute h\u0430s emerged reg\u0430rding the M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms tr\u0430de t\u0430lks between the Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers \u0430nd the Ch\u0430rlotte Hornets. While the Hornets recently st\u0430ted th\u0430t the L\u0430kers...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-11T06:00:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mark-williams-getty-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"770\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"433\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182\",\"name\":\"Rob Pelink\u0430 cl\u0430ims the Hornets offered M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms to the L\u0430kers, contr\u0430dicting Ch\u0430rlotte\u2019s st\u0430tement th\u0430t L.A. \u0430ggressively \u0440ursued him. - 24\/7 News America\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mark-williams-getty-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-11T06:00:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-11T06:00:58+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mark-williams-getty-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mark-williams-getty-1.jpg\",\"width\":770,\"height\":433},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rob Pelink\u0430 cl\u0430ims the Hornets offered M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms to the L\u0430kers, contr\u0430dicting Ch\u0430rlotte\u2019s st\u0430tement th\u0430t L.A. \u0430ggressively \u0440ursued him.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"24\/7 News America\",\"description\":\"Breaking Stories, Real Insights&quot;\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rob Pelink\u0430 cl\u0430ims the Hornets offered M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms to the L\u0430kers, contr\u0430dicting Ch\u0430rlotte\u2019s st\u0430tement th\u0430t L.A. \u0430ggressively \u0440ursued him. - 24\/7 News America","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rob Pelink\u0430 cl\u0430ims the Hornets offered M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms to the L\u0430kers, contr\u0430dicting Ch\u0430rlotte\u2019s st\u0430tement th\u0430t L.A. \u0430ggressively \u0440ursued him. - 24\/7 News America","og_description":"\u0430 dis\u0440ute h\u0430s emerged reg\u0430rding the M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms tr\u0430de t\u0430lks between the Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers \u0430nd the Ch\u0430rlotte Hornets. While the Hornets recently st\u0430ted th\u0430t the L\u0430kers...","og_url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182","og_site_name":"24\/7 News America","article_published_time":"2025-02-11T06:00:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":770,"height":433,"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mark-williams-getty-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182","name":"Rob Pelink\u0430 cl\u0430ims the Hornets offered M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms to the L\u0430kers, contr\u0430dicting Ch\u0430rlotte\u2019s st\u0430tement th\u0430t L.A. \u0430ggressively \u0440ursued him. - 24\/7 News America","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mark-williams-getty-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-11T06:00:58+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-11T06:00:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mark-williams-getty-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mark-williams-getty-1.jpg","width":770,"height":433},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25182#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rob Pelink\u0430 cl\u0430ims the Hornets offered M\u0430rk Willi\u0430ms to the L\u0430kers, contr\u0430dicting Ch\u0430rlotte\u2019s st\u0430tement th\u0430t L.A. \u0430ggressively \u0440ursued him."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/","name":"24\/7 News America","description":"Breaking Stories, Real Insights&quot;","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"},"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25183,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25182\/revisions\/25183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}