If you missed it, Russell Westbrook signed a super-max extension (five-year, $205 million) with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Kevin Durant‘s birthday. In this edition of Buzz City Beat, we look at the Charlotte Hornets‘ biggest flaw, Malik Monk‘s synergy play-type numbers and Nicolas Batum‘s summer.
Hornets’ biggest flaw (BleacherReport.com)
But going from Ramon Sessions, Brian Roberts and Briante Weber to Michael Carter-Williams and Julyan Stone isn’t enough. The latter hasn’t played in the NBA since 2013-14, while the former has declined sharply since winning Rookie of the Year with the Philadelphia 76ers.