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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After losing out on Gordon Hayward, the Charlotte Hornets landed one of his former teammates with the Utah Jazz. The Hornets agreed to a $14 million, two-year contract with free-agent forward Marvin Williams, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday on condition of anonymity because the deal has not yet been made public. The person says it will be signed next week. The 6-foot-9, 237-pound Williams has played nine seasons in the NBA with the Jazz and Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in 66 games for Utah last season, including 50 starts. The 28-year-old Williams is averaging 10.8 points and 5.1 rebounds for 626 career games. The deal for Williams comes on the same day the Jazz announced they decided to match Charlottes $63 million, four-year offer sheet to Hayward, a restricted free agent. Hayward posted to Twitter: "Officially back with the (at)utahjazz!!!! Wanna thank them and all of .jazznation for believing in me! Lots of work ahead..." The Hornets view Williams as a potential replacement for power forward Josh McRoberts, who previously agreed to a contract with Miami. Williams is also versatile enough to play small forward. McRoberts departure left the Hornets extremely thin at power forward and in need of some veteran help. Charlottes only two power forwards on the roster were Cody Zeller, who is entering his second season, and Noah Vonleh, the ninth overall pick in this years draft. Coach Steve Clifford said Friday the loss of McRoberts was a "big hit" for Charlotte, calling him a valuable "connector" for the team. "Not many guys of his size make the game easy for his teammates the way he does" Clifford said. "Not just offensively, but defensively, too. But Ive said to his (now former) teammates thats what this league is about. We have other good players and were still in the process of adding other players to our roster. "What it will mean is, particularly on offensive part of the floor, well have to do things in a different way. No question he was a big part of what we did. Doesnt mean we have to take a step back, but we have to change." Williams addition should be popular among area Tar Heel fans. Williams played college basketball at North Carolina, the same school as Hornets owner Michael Jordan, and helped the Tar Heels to a national championship as a freshman in 2005. He was the second overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Also Saturday, the Hornets announced they had acquired guard Scotty Hopson and cash considerations from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for centre Brendan Haywood, finalizing a draft-night deal. The Cavaliers received the draft rights to forward Dwight Powell, the 45th overall pick. The 6-foot-7 Hopson missed the entire 2013-14 season due to a stress fracture in his left foot. 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Saints come into the clash needing a win to keep their top-four ambitions alive, while second-placed Warrington will be hoping to keep the pressure on leaders Hull FC.Hull beat Saints last Sunday to keep the chasing Super League pack at bay, and this week they face Widnes, who are looking to build on their victory over Huddersfield. Barrie v Terry podcast Super League round 17 preview Huddersfield face the resurgent Castleford, who recently completed the league double over Leeds before beating Warrington. Leeds themselves have a tough task, as they host third-place Catalans at Headingley.Salford, eyeing the top eight with seven rounds remaining, are visited by Shaun Wanes Wigan, who are in a good position to challenge for the League Leaders Shield, currently two points behind Hull. St Helens v Warrington Wolves (Sky Sports 3 from 7.30pm)Full previewSt Helens: Kyle Amor, Jack Ashworth, Matty Dawson, Theo Fages, Joe Greenwood, Morgan Knowles, Jonny Lomax, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Jack Owens, Greg Richards, James Roby, Adam Swift, Lama Tasi, Luke Thompson, Jordan Turner, Atelea Vea, Alex Walmsley, Calvin Wellington, Jon Wilkin.Warrington: Ryan Atkins, Ryan Bailey, Daryl Clark, Jordan Cox, Ben Currie, Brad Dwyer, Rhys Evans, Kurt Gidley, Chris Hill, Benjamin Jullien, George King, Toby King, Tom Lineham, Gene Ormsby, Joe Philbin, Stefan Ratchford, Chris Sandow, Joe Westerman, Sam Wilde.Huddersfield Giants v Castleford Tigers (8pm)Huddersfield coach Paul Anderson must decide whether to recall Ryan Brierley after naming an unchanged squad, with forward Sebastine Ikahihifo set to make his home debut. Brierly was left out of last weeks loss to Widnes, with Scott Grix preferred ahead of the 24-year-old.Castleford, on the other hand, welcome back loose forward Nathan Massey, who missed the home defeat to Wigan with a concussion and takes the place of on-loan forward Larne Patrick, who cannot play against his parent club. Castlefords Nathan Massey makes a return to the team Huddersfield Giants: Ryan Brierley, Danny Brough, Jake Connor, Eorl Crabtree, Leroy Cudjoe, Jamie Ellis, Scott Grix, Ryan Hinchcliffe, Sebastine Ikahihifo, Josh Johnson, Michael Lawrence, Nathan Mason, Jermaine McGillvary, Aaron Murphy, Sam Rapira, Oliver Roberts, Ukuma Taai, Joe Wardle, Kyle Wood.Castleford Tigers: Matt Cook, Ben Crooks, Luke Dorn, Paddy Flynn, Luke Gale, Ryan Hampshire, Lee Jewitt, Will Maher, Nathan Massey, Mike McMeeken, Paul McShane, Grant Millington, Adam Milner, Joel Monaghan, Junior Moors, Denny Solomona, Gadwin Springer, Danny Tickle, Jake Webster.Hull FC v Widnes Vikings (8pm)Hull coach Lee Radford also has a decision on his hands, with second-rower Frank Pritchard ready for action after missing the win over St Helens with a dead leg, while late replacement Dean Hadley is still available.Widnes coach Denis Betts has stuck with the side that returned to winning ways at the expense of Huddersfield, with new signing Jack Buchanan retaining his place after making his debut at the Select Security Stadium last week. 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Phil Clarke previews this weeks Super League fixtures as he rules out a late Leeds Rhinos surge Catalans coach Laurent Frayssinous brings in Willie Mason, Morgan Escare and Thibaud Margalet in place of injured trio Louis Anderson, Greg Mounis and Dave Taylor as the Dragons look to complete the double over the reigning champions.Leeds Rhinos: Mitch Achurch, Luke Briscoe, Rob Burrow, Adam Cuthbertson, Brett Delaney, Beau Falloon, Brett Ferres, Keith Galloway, Mitch Garbutt, Ash Handley, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Jimmy Keinhorst, Jordan Lilley, Danny McGuire, Joel Moon, Anthony Mullally, Liam Sutcliffe, Josh Walters, Kallum Watkins.Catalans Dragons: Lucas Albert, Jason Baitieri, Thomas Bosc, Julian Bousquet, Jodie Broughton, Todd Carney, Rémi Casty, Vincent Duport, Morgan Escaré, Tony Gigot, Justin Horo, Thibaud Margalet, Antoni Maria, Willie Mason, Romain Navarrete, Eloi Pelissier, Pat Richards, Glenn Stewart, Fouad Yaha.Salford Red Devils v Wigan Warriors (8pm)Salford have winger Justin Carney back from suspension to take the place of an injured Niall Evalds, in the only likely change to the team that beat Wakefield. Red Devils hooker Logan Tomkins will be going up against both his older brothers Joel and Sam for the first time. Justin Carney has completed his suspension Wigan coach Shaun Wane has named an unchanged squad as the club continue their investigation into a town-centre incident thought to have involved two unnamed senior players.Salford Red Devils: Jake Bibby, Justin Carney, Michael Dobson, Mark Flanagan, George Griffin, Weller Hauraki, Josh Jones, Phil Joseph, Craig Kopczak, Olsi Krasniqi, Ryan Lannon, Rob Lui, Ben Murdoch, Gareth OBrien, Junior Sau, Logan Tomkins, Daniel Vidot, Adam Walne, Jordan Walne.Wigan Warriors: John Bateman, Joe Bretherton, Greg Burke, Josh Charnley, Dom Crosby, Ben Flower, Oliver Gildart, Willie Isa, Dom Manfredi, Lee Mossop, Sam Powell, Dan Sarginson, Matty Smith, Ryan Sutton, Taulima Tautai, Lewis Tierney, Joel Tomkins, Sam Tomkins, George Williams. 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