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Charlotte Hornets | NBA's best rookie thought he'd be Hornet | Charlotte Observer

Media view only the last few minutes of a Charlotte Hornets predraft workout, which usually means kids taking some free throws while drenched in sweat.

But it was hard to miss when Louisville’s Donovan Mitchell arrived at the Spectrum Center practice gym, if only because his 7-foot wingspan was so preposterously long, relative to his 6-3 height. Word leaked out from that day how impressive Mitchell looked. Did he think he made a good impression?

“I thought I was coming here, to be honest with you,” the Utah Jazz rookie said after scoring 35 points on the Hornets in a 99-88 loss.