In their draft night trade with the New Orleans Pelicans in which the two sides exchanged second round picks, the Hornets received $1.8 million from the Pelicans. In this edition of Buzz City Beat, we look at draft grades for the Charlotte Hornets, the possibility of the team catapulting themselves into the top three of the Eastern Conference and Michael Jordan motivating Dwight Howard.
Hornets’ draft grades (16WinsARing.com)
What seemed like a pipe dream two months ago became a reality Thursday as the SEC Freshman of the Year and highest scoring freshman in Kentucky history fell to the Hornets.