Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Jay Hernandez didn’t need to be talked into entering the G-League bubble in February.
He volunteered for the gig.
Hernandez will coach the Greensboro Swarm’s season on Disney’s campus outside Orlando, Fla. That means leaving the Hornets for about six weeks to coach games every other day in a quarantined environment away from his family.
For Hernandez, that’s gaining experience as a head coach. For the Hornets, it’s maximizing synergy in developing young players, with the added complication of a bubble in pandemic times.
The Hornets chose not to retain Joe Wolf as Swarm coach.