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The Charlotte Hornets small/power forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has exercised his $13 million player option to remain with the Hornets for the 2019-2020 season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Last season, Kidd-Gilchrist averaged 6.7 points, 1.0 assist and 3.8 rebounds in 18.4 minutes of action.