The Hornets feel remarkably, consistently hopeless.

[Frank Dux]

Our GM just selected the worst player I’ve ever seen play regular NBA minutes #6 overall. Go down the Tidjane Salaun rabbit hole if you’re bored.

I honestly have less hope than I did this time last year, because back then we had hope of a new front office changing things. This year has proven it’s more of the same.

The worst part is, Clingan was sitting right there and got selected right after the Hornets pick.

[james vincent]

Their announcers have to find ways of making their product entertaining to the audience whether they succeed or not; the team appears to be stuck in perpetual futility but they have hope if they get Cooper.

They need a superstar to pan out and drive consistent winning for years to come.

If Golden State, Denver, Toronto, and Milwaukee can change their franchise(s) fortunes and win championships after years of mediocrity, then Charlotte can do so as well.

It’ll take luck, good drafting, solid management, shrewd trades, free agent(s), competent coaching, and ownership buy-in.

They really need to make a decision on Lamelo Ball after this draft. He’s extremely talented but he shouldn’t be the face of the team.

They should look to trade him or have him accept being a 2nd/3rd banana (depending if Brandon Miller’s breakout).

To me, he sets their culture and leadership back (though he’s very young but he needs a strong mentor(s)/vet(s) to learn from).

Cooper (if they get him) appears more mature/poised as a 17/18 year old teenager than Lamelo does at 22/23; they really need his example and style of play to set the tone directionally/culturally. Hopefully, he can stay healthy because health has been a detriment to Charlotte’s success this season and the previous ones.

[Memories]

Also they have the worst announcer in all of sports yells for no reason and hurts my ears, can’t watch their games cause of him.

This is absolute facts.

It can be the most boring layup in the history of basketball and dude will be screaming like he just watched a walk off grandslam down 3 in the bottom of the 29th inning.

Cavs announcers used to be like that. I hated them for years because of it. However, they have mellowed out over time.

[DKB333]

They need to trade for Zion

Read my mind.

[DKB333]

the only thing they really have going for them is their jerseys and color scheme are pretty cool.. lol

Great broadcast crew.

[ConSarnit]

I’m not willing to write them off. They just changed ownership and their GM over the past year. How they draft will go a long way in determining their future but they’ve actually made moves that suggest they recognize their situation and are trying to accumulate assets as they rebuild (Green trade, Nurkic trade). I’m going to assume the new owners also won’t be cheapskates like MJ was. Realistically it can’t get much worse than the MJ era and are actually willing to take a step back to properly rebuild.

[ItsDanger]

Watch on YouTube

[GeorgeMarcus]

Not a coincidence their season started tanking once Miller got injured. I think he'll be a really nice player, and hope so for the sake of Hornets fans. LaMelo is an interesting case and while there's plenty to criticize, I don't buy the notion he's going to be some perennial empty stat loser. The talent is certainly there and the right coach and/or supporting cast can make all the difference

[ReddoverKobe]

I disagree
Let's say they add Flagg (as good a chance as anyone)
Trade Bridges (dump him for as little salary as possible). Trade Nurkic/#37 for Vuc
Ball/Smith
Green/Mann
Miller/Williams
Flagg/Salaun
Williams/Vuc
Plus a few other young pieces, and some nice future picks

Looks good to me

Why are the bulls trading vuc that garbage?

[EmpireFalls]

Also they have the worst announcer in all of sports yells for no reason and hurts my ears, can’t watch their games cause of him.

This is absolute facts.

It can be the most boring layup in the history of basketball and dude will be screaming like he just watched a walk off grandslam down 3 in the bottom of the 29th inning.

Whoa. Alright I’ll accept just about any criticism of the Hornets from the top down. Hating on Eric Collins is too far.

[DaGawd]

Not a coincidence their season really started tanking when Miller got injured. I think he'll be a really nice player, and hope so for the sake of Hornets fans. LaMelo is an interesting case and while there's plenty to criticize, I don't buy the notion he's going to be some perennial empty stat loser. The talent is certainly there and the right coach and/or supporting cast can make all the difference

let’s hope that’s the case with lamelo. so many years of shot selection going unsupervised and not being reigned in might be unfixable after awhile

[Chuck Everett]

Build around Miller, this year's pick and get rid of everyone else. Dead serious. Organization just has a rotten core. Clean it out.

[baldur]

It feels like they always blow up on the second year of their rebuilding. Lol.

They just keep doing meaningless trades for the sake of doing trades. No chemistry, no player development etc

[PlatinumState]

Lamelo's dynamite when healthy but I wouldnt hope for him to lead my team to a deep playoff run ever. But, they'll probably get a top 5 pick this year and can take a crack at it again next season

[Pointgod]

Karma for rewarding Miles Bridges with a contract.

[Accurim]

do the hornets draft/produce any good players? role players even? seriously asking. cant recall an ex-hornet helping out a playoff team. let alone championship contender.

there was the kemba to boston, but his knees were done.

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

The harsh reality is that the Hornets need to trade LaMelo...but they won't. No team with a young player who has flashed that level of talent would(except maybe the Mavs), but between his injury history and immaturity, they need to collect as many assets for him as they can, while they can, then focus on getting Brandon Miller the help that he needs.

[NCHeels2008]

Karma for rewarding Miles Bridges with a contract.

really think he's a storm cloud over the organization but the Hornets board thinks he's some future star that must be protected at all cost

[magee]

Our GM just selected the worst player I’ve ever seen play regular NBA minutes #6 overall. Go down the Tidjane Salaun rabbit hole if you’re bored.

I honestly have less hope than I did this time last year, because back then we had hope of a new front office changing things. This year has proven it’s more of the same.

Pretty sure I remember reading Steve Clifford recommended the Hornets take him.

[JustBuzzin]

do the hornets draft/produce any good players? role players even? seriously asking. cant recall an ex-hornet helping out a playoff team. let alone championship contender.

there was the kemba to boston, but his knees were done.

PJ Washington played a key role in Dallas getting to the Finals