James Borrego wasn’t hired as Charlotte Hornets coach to maintain status quo. This team missing the playoffs back to back with 36-victory seasons caused Steve Clifford to lose the job Borrego now fills.
It’s roughly a month until the Hornets open training camp in Chapel Hill, and here are two potentially key changes for rotation players: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist playing more at power forward and Frank Kaminsky playing more at center.
Are these changes set in stone? No, but experimenting in these directions is definitely on the preseason agenda, according to sources familiar with the coaching staff’s thinking.