The Charlotte Hornets are in a weird place entering the 2022-23 NBA season. It’s not a good place, and it’s not a bad place – just a weird one.
They have LaMelo Ball. For that reason alone, it’s hard to feel too much sympathy for them. Ball is the type of star that any rebuilding team would be lucky to build their roster around.
It’s the rest of the roster that’s problematic. The Hornets have an odd mixture of unproven prospects and overpaid veterans around Ball.
Moreover, with Miles Bridges suspended for the year, it’s hard to envision how they’ll improve on their 2021-22 campaign.
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Are the Hornets rebuilding? Are they looking to compete? We really don’t know. With that said, they could broker a big trade to replace Bridges, and make a run for the playoffs in 2022-23.
Here’s a deal that has them upgrading him by landing Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors.