Three Offseason Certainties for the Charlotte Hornets
By De White
While the NBA and the world as a whole continue to monitor the effects of COVID-19, the Charlotte Hornets continue to remain in a state of flux.
Although the Charlotte Hornets have had current success with its young core, the Hornets continue to look to the future in hopes of becoming an annual playoff team. Though this transition can take years, the impressive play of a few first, second-year, and fourth-year players have raised the floor of a team once considered a lock for a top-3 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.
Wins over the Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, Toronto Raptors, Houston Rockets, and the Miami Heat have given the post Kemba Walker Hornets hope for future success.
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The draft choices that were once looked at with hesitation and concern have transformed into confident young players capable of exciting a crowd and upsetting an opponent expecting a win.
With career highs being written and rewritten almost on a weekly basis, the constant flashes talent from Devonte’ Graham, Terry Rozier, Cody Martin, Caleb Martin, Miles Bridges, and PJ Washington have become a welcome scene in Charlotte.
After an offseason of heartbreak, loss, and immense turnover, the genius of General Manager Mitch Kupchak has seen the Hornets welcome a couple of new faces to lead the organization into a new decade.
One promising to be better than the previous, and one promising to be full of talent.
But what can the Hornets look forward to in the closing months of the 2019-20 season and beyond?
Without further ado, let’s take a look at three offseason certainties.