Charlotte Hornets second round NBA Draft target: Sion James

Analyzing Sion James and his fit with the Hornets.

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Two-way guards are at a premium in the modern NBA. Both teams in the NBA Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers, trot out wave after wave of hard-nosed defenders that can handle the ball on the perimeter.

Alex Caruso, Aaron Nesmith, Andrew Nembhard, and Lu Dort have made hay in the NBA playoffs with their dogged two-way play, and the Charlotte Hornets would be wise to target players of their ilk come draft time.

Sion James, a rugged defender who started alongside lottery picks Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and Khaman Maluach at Duke University, is a projected early-second…