It wasn’t known if Scottie Lewis was going to hear his name called on NBA Draft night but late in the second round, pick number 56 to be exact, he was selected by the Charlotte Hornets.
Coming out of high school the consensus top-10 recruit was thought to go one-and-done at Florida, but his freshman season didn’t go according to plan and he ended up returning to Gainesville for a sophomore season. While there weren’t any massive strides in his development, the Hornets decided to take a chance on his athleticism and work ethic, banking on him being far from a finished product.