CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Charlotte Hornets waived forward Chris Porter on Friday, one day after acquiring him in the three-team, eight-player trade that sent Derrick Coleman to Philadelphia.

Porter missed his flight Friday morning from Oakland, Calif., which the Hornets said was enough reason to waive him.

With pending drug charges against him from an August arrest in Alabama in which police stopped him and found cocaine, marijuana and a handgun in his car, the Hornets refused to give Porter any leeway.

Porter, a 6-foot-7, 218-pound forward, played in 51 games last season as a rookie, averaging 8.6 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 38.9 percent.

He came over from Golden State along with Sixers forwards George Lynch, Robert Traylor and Jerome Moiso.