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Playing time, mentoring have Hornets’ Malik Monk ‘maturing right before our eyes’

Not afraid of the moment.

That’s how Charlotte coach James Borrego describes second-year guard Malik Monk, a first-round draft pick the Hornets really need to work out for them.

Monk, the No. 11 pick in the 2017 NBA draft, has had an on-and-off first eight games for the Hornets this season. On Tuesday night, he was really on — scoring 20 points in just under 24 minutes of playing time and doing so on only 10 shots from the field.

It was the sort of performance that showed what Monk can be at his best — a legitimate second scoring option behind Kemba Walker.