Rich Cho had his work cut out for him this offseason but the Charlotte Hornets‘ general manager did the seemingly impossible by making a number of moves that look to have upgraded the team’s bench. The second unit looks strong on paper and we could see an effective bench like they had two years ago with “Bench Force One.”
Although Charlotte’s bench wasn’t abysmal last season, there was a clear drop-off in production when the starters exited the game. The Hornets ranked 13th in bench points per game (36.6), 25th in rebounds (13.9), and 18th in assists (7.