When Jeremy Lin left the Charlotte Hornets two years ago, he left a hole in the team’s bench unit. His versatility allowed him to not only give meaningful minutes off the bench but also close games next to Kemba Walker in a two point guard lineup. Michael Carter-Williams will now attempt to fill that role for the 2017-18 season.
In a recent interview with WFNZ-AM, MCW was asked about being “A Jeremy Lin” type for Charlotte and he said that “I think that’s going to happen. Cliff and I definitely spoke about filling that role.