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Washington.īorrego’s use of Washington as a de factor center was perhaps the most intriguing element to Charlotte’s season. Coach James Borrego’s player development started paying off in other areas not just with Graham’s and Rozier’s emergence, but with recent draft picks like Miles Bridges and P.J. Devonte’ Graham might have been the best backup point guard in the league. Terry Rozier added in a career year, fine-tuning his 3-point shot while playing entirely off the ball for the first time. Gordon Hayward, meanwhile, was a strategic overpay and gave the Hornets an offensive fulcrum in the half court they were 24-20 in the 44 games he played. It all started when the Golden State Warriors gift-wrapped a franchise player to the Hornets by inexplicably taking James Wiseman ahead of LaMelo Ball Ball dazzled with his full-court pushes and passes and went on to win Rookie of the Year. While the Hornets ultimately fell short of the playoffs, their presence in the Play-In Tournament was a surprise in and of itself. Out of the blue, it was a pretty wildly entertaining season for a Charlotte franchise with few such campaigns on its resume.

15, we’ll unveil team previews from The Athletic’s John Hollinger, who will be analyzing each squad on a variety of factors going into this season.Ģ020-21 season: 33-39 (10th in East), 22nd in offense, 18th in defense Where we left off