Take the first two letters in “ Charlotte Hornets” to help spell the word that best summarizes what’s happening with Carolina’s NBA franchise.
Change.
New faces have been put in new places for months since co-owners Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin took the reins last August, and that reach has trickled all the way down to the Hornets’ basketball operations department as the team prepares to kick its offseason into high gear this week with the introduction of coach Charles Lee on Tuesday — and the NBA Draft on Wednesday and Thursday.