Entering the 2023 offseason, the Charlotte Hornets find themselves at a crossroads. On one hand, they have the second overall pick in the upcoming draft, a budding superstar point guard, and multiple young talents that project as legitimate role players in the NBA. Yet, on the other hand, the Charlotte Hornets also have a handful of veteran players that no longer fit the team’s timeline.
As such, Mitch Kupchack can go one of two ways, either he leans into the young core that is showing all the right signs, or he can look to build around veterans such as Terry Rozier and Gordon Hayward, using the younger talents as trade chips in the search for immediate success.