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Hornets have quietly built their biggest position of need into a surprising strength

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A center rotation of Ryan Kalkbrenner and Moussa Diabaté might be the least recognizable by name in the entire NBA. Neither player is anything close to a household name (unless your household is in Omaha or Ann Arbor) but fame is irrelevant to their on-court production, which has been about as good as the Hornets could ask for through two weeks of the NBA season.

At Creighton, Kalkbrenner was the four-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year. Four! The historically good rim protection Kalkbrenner demonstrated in college has immediately translated to the pro game, as his 2.