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The Charlotte Hornets disappointing number 2 NBA draft picks

By W.B. Whitted

Brandon Miller, NBA Draft Combine (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Brandon Miller, NBA Draft Combine (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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Charlotte Hornets, Alonzo Mourning
Charlotte Hornets Alonzo Mourning. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

Alonzo Mourning

Look, Mourning was a great player. He is one of the best in franchise history. He eventually won an NBA title with the Miami Heat. He was a seven-time All-Star (two of those with the Hornets). But what he wasn’t, was the first pick in 1992. He wasn’t Shaquille O’Neal. He wasn’t one of the best 15 players to ever play the game. He wasn’t a four-time NBA champion nor was he a platinum rap artist. O’Neal changed the game and is mentioned in the company of only the greatest of NBA big men. Both are hall-of-famers, but there is only one Diesel.