Charlotte Hornets: How will the new Hornets guards fit the team

How the Charlotte Hornets new additions fit the team: What Charlotte lost

As stated previously, last year’s guards offered a group of four players who were all scoring threats, able to carry the offensive load.

This is not hyperbole as all four did on several occasions with Rozier leading the pack with 36 games of 20 or more points, followed by Ball (17 games), Graham (12), and Monk (8).

Every single player in our guard rotation last year had been a crucial part in winning at least a couple of games each with their performances and since we had four guys able to go for 20-30 a night, the pressure opposing backcourts faced was remarkable.

If you were able to keep Rozier in check, could you then also defend against Monk’s hot shooting or extra room to operate for our playmakers, Ball and Graham? The group was so well balanced in their attack that even with an injury to one of them, they could still be just as threatening.

The group was not perfect by any means, but they fed off each other and their strengths did a good job of masking individual weaknesses when all were healthy. Their departure shows that the Hornets are going in a different direction in terms of style and how much responsibility Ball will have in games. While the offensive output is lower for this year specifically, we replaced primary creators and offensive firepower with speed, length, and complementary pieces for a team trying to empower what they hope is the next Luka Doncic.