The Charlotte Hornets are off to their best start in team history and Spencer Hawes has played an unexpected role in their success so far this season. As the backup center, he has been a consistent contributor with the second unit. It is safe to say that this shocking start was not warranted by many.
Hawes started the 2016 campaign as the third center behind both starter, Roy Hibbert, and backup, Cody Zeller, but that all changed when Roy went down with a knee injury after only two games. This opened up the door for Spencer and gave him the opportunity to play more minutes.