The end is near. With just 26 games left in the season, the Hornets’ draft position is about to become much clearer. As of the publishing of this article, the Hornets are 7th in the draft lottery odds. Compound the 10th-hardest remaining schedule in the league with James Borrego’s full pivot to the youth movement, and it seems likely that they’ll finish the season a bit higher than that. It’s time for us as fans to undertake due diligence, so that we’re properly informed to yell loudly and often on the internet.
The Hornets have never drafted an international prospect with a first-round pick in the history of the franchise (they’ve taken many internationals in the second round, most-recently Arnoldas Kulboka in 2018), but this could be the year they break the mold.