The Charlotte Hornets’ shallow situation at center came to a head this weekend, with starter Cody Zeller missing back-to-back games with a hip contusion.
As the Hornets scramble for options, are rookies Vernon Carey and Nick Richards under consideration for the rotation?
Not immediately, with them slated to finish out the G-League schedule at least through the All-Star break. But coach James Borrego is monitoring what Carey and Richards are doing with the Greensboro Swarm, and that could influence rotation decisions the second half of the Hornets’ season.
“I think you could see them down the road” this season, Borrego said in response to an Observer question before Sunday’s road game against the Sacramento Kings.