Out of every second-round pick in June's NBA Draft, Hornets center Ryan Kalkbrenner might have the clearest path to significant minutes in his rookie year. That has as much to do with Kalkbrenner himself (who was the four-time Big East DPOY) as it does with the Hornets center rotation being scarily thin. Mason Plumlee and Moussa Diabaté are the other big man options on this team, and each has a significant question attached to them.
For Plumlee, the question is whether, at 35 years old, the Hornets want to give him significant minutes. He obviously doesn't match up with this team's timeline and although he's a relatively safe option at the position, he doesn't give fans a ton to look forward to.