If things go poorly, this could be Steve Clifford's last season in Charlotte and if the Hornets do decide to part with him after the season, other teams could be waiting in the wings to scoop him up.
Steve Clifford enters his third season vying to put his team back in playoffs for the second time in three years.
The 54-year old also happens to be entering the last season of a three-contract he signed in May of 2013. After a year from hell last season, if the Hornets don't make significant gains this year, Clifford, as well as several others, may be out of a job.