Over the past few years, the Charlotte Hornets have invested a lot of time and resources into solidifying their frontcourt rotation. And now heading into the 2022-23 season, the time has come for some of these young bigs to take the next steps in their NBA journeys.
The elder statesman and starting center for the group continues to be Mason Plumlee, who was acquired last offseason in a draft-night trade with Detroit. Plumlee has given the Hornets a ball-handling, pick-and-roll lob threat who finished 16th in the NBA last season in restricted area field-goal percentage (73.