Devonte Graham was a revelation for the Charlotte Hornets last season.
The point guard from Raleigh finished fifth in the NBA in Most Improved Player voting, averaged a team-high 18.2 points and 7.5 assists per game and played so well that he ended up pushing Terry Rozier over to shooting guard.
This season Graham’s scoring average will likely go down, as will his playing time, as will the attention he draws.
And that’s the way it has to be, if the Hornets are going to be a better team. It certainly was the way it was in the season opener, at Cleveland, although the results were decidedly mixed.