Deering high grad enjoying time as Charlotte Hornets scout
GOT WHEN I GOT TO EXPERIENCE IT AND LIKE BRAD MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, ONLY BEING 150 AT BATS IN, YOU KNOW, I CAN TELL THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE. FORMER DEERING HIGH BASKETBALL STANDOUT NIK CANER MEDLEY IS BACK IN PORTLAND THIS MONTH. EARLIER THIS WEEK HE HELPED ORGANIZE THE 15TH ANNUAL SUMMER SLAM BASKETBALL EVENT CANER MEDLEY’S JOURNEY TOOK HIM FROM DEERING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AND THEN HE PLAYED MULTIPLE SEASONS PROFESSIONALLY IN ASIA AND EUROPE. AND NOW HE IS ENTERING HIS SECOND YEAR AS A SCOUT FOR THE CHARLOTTE HORNETS. I MEAN, I’M A HUGE BASKETBALL JUNKIE IN GENERAL, SO TO HAVE A PURPOSE, BEING BACK INVOLVED WITH THE GAME, WHAT THE ORGANIZATION IS DOING IN CHARLOTTE IS REALLY INSPIRING. THE PEOPLE I’M WORKING WITH AWE INSPIRING. YOU KNOW, AND I REALLY THINK THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT FOR THE ORGANIZATION. YOU KNOW
Deering high grad enjoying time as Charlotte Hornets scout
Updated: 7:07 PM EDT Aug 7, 2025
Deering high grad Nik Caner-Medley is in his second year as scout after long playing career.
Deering high grad Nik Caner-Medley is in his second year as scout after long playing career.