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Best Available Free Agents to Fill Backup Point Guard Need for Hornets

While most fans of the Charlotte Hornets and the NBA at large will have their attention set on Summer League action, there is always time to think about how the regular season roster will take shape. The team seems to have a plethora of off-ball guards, wings and big guys to fill out the roster, but one key need still seems to be unfilled at backup point guard.

Looking back at the 2021-2022 season, LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier were your primary ball handlers for much of the season. They played a ton of minutes together with Terry sliding to the off-ball role in most cases, but former head coach James Borrego usually tried to have at least one of them on the floor at all times.