Malik Monk was supposed to be a promising young piece for the Charlotte Hornets after being drafted as a lottery pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. However, the start of his career didn’t pan out the way he or the team had hoped. He struggled mightily in his first two seasons before finally putting things together in his last two.
Last season he set career highs in 3-pointers per game (2.0), 3-pointer percentage (.401%) and points per game (11.7). However, with the addition of eventual Rookie of the Year LaMelo Ball and emergence of James Bouknight, Monk was pushed further down the depth chart.