originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The NBA draft is around the corner, and with the Charlotte Hornets holding the No. 4 pick, speculation is heating up. But it was a conversation between famed sports commentator Bill Simmons and Duke sharpshooter Kon Knueppel that lit up draft chatter recently.
“I personally think you make a ton of sense for Charlotte,” Simmons told Knueppel on The Bill Simmons Podcast. “Charlotte’s kind of perfect with LaMelo, Bridges and Miller. They clearly need someone like you.”
For Hornets fans starved for winning basketball, Simmons’ words might be more than wishful thinking.