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Over the years, the Charlotte Hornets have been knocking on the door of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference and although they took a step back last season after trading Kemba Walker to the Boston Celtics in a sign-and-trade deal , the Hornets have reloaded with a wealth of young talent and a former NBA All-Star.
With more than $ 30 million to work towards the salary cap this offseason and with the No. 3, No. 32 and No. 56 picks in the 2020 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Hornets had many options in terms of improving their roster. . They did just that with all of their assets and with the appearance of some young and potential stars on the roster last year, Charlotte has a chance to be one of the best young teams in the NBA.
Devonte ‘Graham had a great second year in the NBA and was one of the most improved players in the league last season as he increased his average points per game by 13.5 points, his assists per game by 4.9 assists and his percentage of three points at almost 10%. In 63 games for the Hornets last year, Graham averaged 18.2 points, 7.5 assists and shot 37.3% from three-point range.
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With the emergence of Graham as one of the Hornets’ scorers, they went out and brought in a former All-Star talent to solidify their roster and hopefully get them to the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
Before the 2017 NBA season, the Charlotte Hornets tried to sign Hayward at the time, but he ultimately decided to sign with the Boston Celtics. Now, the Hornets didn’t take no for an answer twice when it came to signing Gordon Hayward and made sure to lock him up for years to come.
Hayward is exactly the type of player the Hornets needed to add on the wing, but he suffered an injury this preseason that could be worrisome as we enter the new year.
There are many questions surrounding Gordon Hayward’s injury and the impact LaMelo Ball will have on this team this year after being selected as No. 3 overall, so let’s dive into the 4 burning questions for the Charlotte Hornets that They enter the 2020-21 NBA season.
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