While most focus on how the Charlotte Hornets right themselves and if Mike D’Antoni will be the new head coach after they were spurned by Kenny Atkinson, there’s another immediate pressing matter deserving of undivided attention.
The NBA draft is Thursday.
Armed with a pair of first-round draft picks nearly in succession on top of a second-rounder, general manager Mitch Kupchak and the rest of the Hornets’ scouting staff will be extremely busy navigating the first major event on the NBA’s offseason calendar. There are plenty of directions for the Hornets to go in, including trading one or even both of their picks.