The Charlotte Hornets' key pieces are mostly big-name players. LaMelo Ball is a superstar. Brandon Miller is growing in notoriety as he enters his third year. Miles Bridges is a known entity. Kon Knueppel just got drafted fourth overall and was in the Final Four. They're not unheard of.
So who is the Hornets' hidden gem, an underrated, unheralded player that more NBA fans ought to take note of? According to Bleacher Report's Dan Favale, that player is Moussa Diabate, the former two-way player who earned an NBA contract.
Favale said the Hornets would benefit from getting a legitimate center after the Mark Williams and Jusuf Nurkic trades, but Diabate certainly deserves "more exploration" by the Hornets.