An infectious smile beaming from Kai Jones’ face as he sat on a podium flanking Charlotte Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak and new teammate James Bouknight pretty much summed up the environment waffling inside Spectrum Center on Friday afternoon.
“I’m ecstatic,” Jones said at an introductory press conference for the team’s draft selections. “I can’t wait to play. I put my jersey on as soon as I saw it.”
Jones is one of the two first-rounders selected by the Hornets in Thursday night’s draft, one that could be considered a success given the yield GM Mitch Kupchak & Co.