The expectation is set: A special player to the Charlotte Hornets
“With a top-3 pick, most times you can get a special player,” Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak said Thursday night, after his team jumped from eighth to third in the draft lottery.
“Somebody who you can say is going to be a starter in the league, even on a good team. That would be our hope.”
Hornets coach James Borrego called Thursday a huge night for the franchise: For the first time in 21 years, Charlotte’s NBA team jumped up in a draft lottery.