The Charlotte Hornets last made the playoffs in 2016 after a great run through their post-all star break schedule. They’d end up losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Miami Heat (which still hurts). However, the team looked promising for the future according to the front office. A lot of players got paid that summer and the Hornets dished out some serious money to many of their players.
It turns out everything about the 2015-16 season was a big mistake that the Hornets have literally paid for. Nicolas Batum, Jeremy Lin, Courtney Lee, Marvin Williams, and Al Jefferson were free agents at the time after great contract years for all of them.