The Charlotte Hornets have endured two injury-riddled seasons from LaMelo Ball, and Mark Williams, the team's nascent rim protector, has failed to avoid the injury bug as well. As a result, the Hornets, a franchise that was on the precipice of making the playoffs not too long ago (they won 43 games during the 2021-22 campaign), have plummeted to the bottom of the league's totem pole.
Currently, the Hornets have a 17-50 record, and all they are playing for now to end the season are lottery odds to add another blue-chip prospect to their young core.