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Charlotte Hornets: Four second-round prospects to look at

By Noah Purser

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 02: Tony Carr #10 of the Penn State Nittany Lions drives to the basket against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 2, 2018 in New York City. The Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 69-68. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 02: Tony Carr #10 of the Penn State Nittany Lions drives to the basket against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 2, 2018 in New York City. The Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 69-68. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images) /
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SOUTH BEND, IN – JANUARY 16: Ray Spalding #13 of the Louisville Cardinals shoots the ball in the second half of a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purcell Pavilion on January 16, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. Louisville won 82-78 in double overtime. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN – JANUARY 16: Ray Spalding #13 of the Louisville Cardinals shoots the ball in the second half of a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purcell Pavilion on January 16, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. Louisville won 82-78 in double overtime. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Ray Spalding, PF, University of Louisville

Uh oh, another Louisville product for the Charlotte Hornets to potentially select. Ray Spalding is an athletic, 6’10” power forward who will make his killing playing above the rim. Apparent from the highlight video above, Spalding shows impressive versatility on both ends of the floor.

The shot is not quite as polished as the video makes it out to be, but it is certainly not broken. Spalding shot just 19 three’s in his junior season, converting on just 26% of them.

However, Spalding is a great player in many other areas. He was the epitome of a swiss-army knife for the Cardinals, averaging 12.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.7 blocks. Something of note: 3.1 of the 8.7 rebounds were offensive rebounds, which would make him a top 5 offensive rebounder in the NBA.

Ray Spalding certainly has the athletic ability to be a rotational player in the NBA. Ultimately, the NBA combine and team workouts will be a determining factor in his second-round draft stock.