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Apologies for bumming out Buzz City, however, the nicest thing to say about the Hornets’ future might be that they haven’t traded any future picks.
All possible offseason paths send them on a summer vacation to nowhere. Break the lender to maintain Kemba Walker, and you’re probably paying the luxury tax for a lottery team. Allow him to walk, and you are losing arguably the hottest player in franchise history. Splurge on him and Jeremy Lamb, and you could be footing among the most important payrolls of basketball. Reduce Lamb and Walker, and no one who averaged 11 points per match is being returned by you.
They should eventually have some cover area in 2020 this summer When the Hornets pinch pennies. Of course, this hasn’t been a free-agent destination, and also a Walker departure will leave them without an recruiter to help lure top talent.
Cementing Charlotte to the spot? Its exciting prospects are Malik Monk and Miles Bridges. The former is a profession 37.4 percent shot. The latter possesses rookie averages of 6.8 points and 3.6 rebounds.
If these are the building blocks, then the Hornets may be constructing a house of cards.
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