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

How the Charlotte Hornets new additions fit the team: Final Thoughts

The last player to consider is Cody Martin, another wing who can sometimes play in a guard spot. Martin is a decent player to have on the end of your bench, a high BBIQ player whose mind reads the game faster than his body ever will. He won’t win you games, but he can give you some minutes in a pinch.

Overall, the Charlotte Hornets made a pivot that had to happen, as you could not reasonably extend all three guards not named Ball this year and we did not. Instead, Charlotte bet on the best fit next to Ball and got a couple of veterans on short deals to shore up the bench while also drafting one of the best scorers in the draft.

If everything works out, Smith and Oubre will give great minutes off the bench to help the Hornets to a surprising 5-6th seed in the playoffs while Bouknight gets minutes on occasion with both the Hornets and Greensboro Swarm until he is ready to take over as our 3rd guard in the spring or at the latest, in 2022-23.

The new guard rotation is not certain to be great but they will play a fast-paced, high-flying style of basketball that will be must-watch and provide for a very entertaining season.