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Apologies for bumming out Buzz City, but the thing to say about the Hornets’ future could be that they haven’t traded any prospective first-round picks.
All offseason paths send them . Break the bank to keep Kemba Walker, and you are likely paying the luxury tax for a lottery group. Allow him to walk, and you’re losing the hottest player in franchise history. Splurge on him Jeremy Lamb, and you could be footing one of basketball’s most important payrolls. Lose both Lamb and Walker, and you aren’t returning anyone who averaged 11 points each game.
This summer if the Hornets pinch pennies, they ought to have some cover area in 2020. Of course, this has never been a destination, and also a Walker passing will leave them without an recruiter.
Cementing Charlotte into the spot? Its exciting prospects are Malik Monk and Miles Bridges. The prior is a profession 37.4 percent shot. The latter possesses rookie averages of 6.8 points and 3.6 rebounds.
If those are the building blocks, the Hornets might be building a house of cards.
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