The Charlotte Hornets are not one of the premier organizations in the NBA. They don’t have a long storied history of success, and the city they play in isn’t known for its allure to free agents. If for some reason you weren’t already aware of that, Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak has made sure to remind everyone in seemingly every roster-related press conference he holds. We’ve heard it time and time again. Free agents definitely aren’t going to want to come here, so we have to build through the draft.
Defeatist attitude aside, there is some validity in that statement.