The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 109 to 80 on Saturday night in the Summer League Semifinals, securing the team a spot in the Summer League Finals against the Sacramento Kings.

The winner advances to Sunday's championship game against either Toronto or Sacramento as rookies and young players continue to showcase their talents.

Since the start of this summer league format, this is the Hornets' first time in the playoffs, let alone the final round.

Heading into their fourth Summer League contest on Thursday night, the Charlotte Hornets needed to win and win big to keep their playoff hopes

The Spurs play their last scheduled game of Summer League tonight against the Charlotte Hornets, following their exciting overtime victory over the Jazz, capped with a Riley Minix turnaround dagger at the overtime buzzer.

During a time of year when most Americans clock out of work and dive into a body of water somewhere, the Charlotte Hornets' President of Basketball Operations has been wheeling and dealing. A flurry of trades,