I don’t know whether Dwayne Bacon’s performance Friday in Philadelphia will significantly change the Charlotte Hornets’ rotation. Coach James Borrego might not know quite yet.
That’s not precisely the point.
Bacon, a second-round pick in 2017, gave the new coach a nice complication with his 15 points in 23 minutes off the bench. This was Bacon’s first meaningful playing time this season, but it was not the first time Bacon’s potential resonated with Borrego.
“He’s putting pressure on me to put him out there,” Borrego said after practice Saturday in suburban Detroit. “Where we go from here, I don’t quite know yet, but his job is to continue to put pressure on me to play him.