Many of the franchise-altering garden of forking path moments in NBA history began with contentious debates over the No.1 pick. In the rare situation where a phenom takes the reins, the second pick becomes the 2023 NBA Draft’s initial pivot point. A month ago, the Charlotte Hornets were left crestfallen after the San Antonio Spurs machine emerged with the rights to draft Victor Wembanyama first overall. Despite the misery of missing out on another phenom, the Hornets can still carve out a contender. But first, they have to choose between a panoply of options.
Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson are prime to join the lineage of draft axis points that will be litigated for decades to come.