That said, it wouldn't really be fair to remove the same front office that had to spend two years getting out of all the garbage Larry Brown left them and thus has really only been given two actual offseasons to work with. The team hasn't drafted well, and failed expectations could cause Jordan to choose a different direction. That said, team owner Michael Jordan is notoriously impatient and nobody is really sure what Cho's standing with him is right now. Steve Clifford's job is safe as long as Rich Cho is in charge of what's going on upstairs. They also drafted Kaminsky and signed Hansbrough. Williams had a resurgent scoring season for the Hornets, but the team let him walk and brought in Lin instead as a combo scoring guard. OUT: Noah Vonleh, Mo Williams, Gerald Henderson, Gary Neal, Lance StephensonĬharlotte performed a flurry of trades this offseason, ditching the disastrous Stephenson contract and sending Vonleh to Portland in exchange for Batum. IN: Jeremy Lin, Nicolas Batum, Tyler Hansbrough, Jeremy Lamb, Frank Kaminsky III, Spencer Hawes RECORD: 33-49 (11th in Eastern Conference)ĭEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY: 101.0 (9th) ROSTER No.Īssistant coaches: Patrick Ewing, Stephen Silas, Bob Weiss, Pat Delany, Steve Hetzel OFFSEASON CHANGES With a little more shotmaking and better injury luck, the Hornets have a chance to return the playoffs in the East. Even while struggling, the Charlotte defense stayed strong, finishing in the top 10. Stephenson is gone and the Hornets are hoping for a fresh start with newcomers Nicolas Batum and Jeremy Lin. Newcomer Lance Stephenson failed to help that cause at all, turning into a complete disaster and finishing the year with 37.6 percent shooting from the floor and 17.1 percent from the line. 500 every month and failed to even finish strong, going 2-7 in April.Īfter making the playoffs in 2013-14 with 43 wins, the hope was that Charlotte would continue to foster their gritty defensive identity while developing a slightly more potent offensive attack. Other than an anomalous January where they won 10 of their 14 games, the Hornets finished below. At 18, he ranked second in the NBL in assists per game while limiting his turnover rate to 12.0 percent. Teams should be able to bank on Ball to create easy shots for teammates in transition and off ball screens.The Charlotte Hornets had nothing going for them in the 2014-15 campaign and ended up being one of the league's biggest disappointments. "With 6'7" size, special passing skills and obvious basketball IQ, it's easy to picture that LaMelo Ball's high-level playmaking will translate. 1 player on his big board in mid-May, though not without some question marks: Wasserman was incredibly bullish on Ball, naming him the No. LaMelo Ball, PG: Rookie scale contract (2024) Hornets Active Roster and Average Salary (Expiration Year) Now he finds himself headed to Charlotte to prove the international route prepared him well for the NBA. The California native, who turned 19 in August, joins his brother, Lonzo, in the league after spending a portion of last year playing professionally with the I llawarra Hawks in the Australian National Basketball League.Ī bruised foot limited Ball to just 12 games in the NBL, but he impressed by averaging 17 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game. 2 overall by the Hornets, who took Alonzo Mourning (1992), Emeka Okafor (2004) and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (2012) in that spot during previous drafts. Ball becomes the fourth player ever drafted No.
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