Perhaps slightly lost in the shuffle after the Hornets added James Bouknight and Kai Jones in the first round during last Thursday night’s NBA Draft were the second-round additions of forward JT Thor and guard Scottie Lewis to the roster.
Projected by some analysts as a potential late first-round pick, Thor was still available at the 37th spot and later officially acquired by the Hornets in a draft-night deal with the Detroit Pistons. Thor averaged 9.4 points on 44.0% shooting, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 27 starts as a one-and-done freshman at Auburn last season. And although he connected on just 22-of-74 three-point attempts (29.