Swarm and Sting
Fansided

Re-picking the last five drafts for the Charlotte Hornets

By Elijah Edwards

Charlotte Hornets 2017 NBA Draft (Photo by Ashlee Espinal/NBAE via Getty Images)
Charlotte Hornets 2017 NBA Draft (Photo by Ashlee Espinal/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 25: Frank Kaminsky leaves the stage after being selected ninth overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the First Round of the 2015 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 25, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 25: Frank Kaminsky leaves the stage after being selected ninth overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the First Round of the 2015 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 25, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

Unfortunately, it’s time to say goodbye to our “dream team” and return to reality. What have we learned?

This was an interesting little experiment. It was a fairly difficult one, as well, for multiple reasons. Rewriting history is a complex ordeal and there are so many factors one must take into account. Using as many metrics as I could, I wanted to be as scientific about this, but a lot of this is based solely on conjecture, speculation, and just plain guessing.

For instance, who’s to say we’d even be able to keep all these players? Would they have all panned out the same playing in Charlotte as they did on their real-life teams? A lot of how players evolve is predicated upon the right coach, system, and teammates. What ifs are rarely an exact science and a lot of the time, you have to heavily suspend your disbelief.

What this does show, however, is that Charlotte desperately needs to hire a GM that knows how to draft. There are few surefire players, obviously, but some of the picks we did choose really make you wonder what the organization was thinking. Again, it’s not easy to know which players will all pan out, but Charlotte especially has had some bad drafts.

Next: What Kemba means to the Queen City

Overall, though, this was fun and even though it’s a bit depressing thinking about what might have been, someday we’ll get ours. Right? I certainly think so. Here’s hoping we find our next star in June.