The Charlotte Hornets’ summer league game against the Portland Trail Blazers was billed as No. 2 against No. 3. But after injuring his shoulder, No. 3 overall pick Scoot Henderson missed the game against the team that passed on him for Brandon Miller in the NBA Draft.
Although it wasn’t the marquee matchup many were anticipating when the schedule was released, Miller still played, and so did No. 27 pick Nick Smith Jr. The former AAU teammates combined for 59 points on Tuesday, but it wasn’t enough as Charlotte fell, 97-93, dropping to 0-3 in Las Vegas.