In the midst of a potentially franchise-altering NBA Draft, some teams are positioned to pivot, and others looking reshape their entire identity with the drop of a lottery ball. The Charlotte Hornets fall somewhere in between.
With a young core centered around LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, the ingredients for promise are there. But Ball’s injury history and freewheeling style of play leave a lingering question. Is this really the duo to build around for the future?
Meanwhile, in Memphis, the Ja Morant saga is reaching a difficult point. He’s electric on the court, exhausting off it.