A season that started with such grand expectations will end in extreme disappointment for the Charlotte Hornets. The same team that went on a spirited second-half run last year to make the postseason did the exact opposite this time around.
Charlotte was 28-33 on March 8, and it has lost 15 of 20 since to fall to 11th place in the Eastern Conference. All hopes of making a deep playoff run were mostly dashed in November following a 10-game losing skid. The Hornets never made it back to .500 since being 1-0.
Michael Jordan's squad now faces a potentially tumultuous offseason filled with an array of questions about its future.