Oh, Spencer Hawes. The backup big man has been in Charlotte one season, acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers in the Lance Stephenson trade. It was a confusing move for the Hornets at the time. While we needed to get Lance out of the locker room (and off the court), we didn’t really need a stretch-four/three-point shooting five with the young big-men on the roster. Days after landing Hawes, Charlotte drafted Frank Kaminsky, further crowding the inside. Where would Hawes and his 2-year, $11.2 million contract fit?
We found out at the beginning of last season: he’d fit in just fine as a floor-spacing, pass-making, hair-styling, three-point shooting big man off the bench.