So much has changed in the three years since Mitch Kupchak and James Borrego took over the Charlotte Hornets’ basketball operation.
No shift has been more fruitful than the raised focus on development.
The Hornets completed a 4-2 road trip Friday with a 127-119 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Hornets are winning with three of their most talented players — Gordon Hayward, LaMelo Ball and Malik Monk — all hurt.
Friday they started two former second-round picks — Devonte Graham and Jalen McDaniels — and a third second-rounder, Cody Martin, played 13 minutes off the bench.