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Apologies for bumming outside Buzz City, however, the nicest thing to say about the Hornets’ future could be that no prospective first-round picks have been traded by them.
All offseason paths that are possible send them . Break the lender to maintain Kemba Walker, and you’re probably paying the luxury tax to get a lottery group. Allow him to walk, and you’re losing arguably the hottest player in franchise history. Splurge on him and Jeremy Lamb, and you might be footing one of the biggest payrolls of basketball. Reduce both Lamb and Walker, and you are not returning anyone who averaged even 11 points per game.
They ought to have some cover area in 2020 this summer if the Hornets pinch pennies. Of course, this hasn’t been a free-agent destination, and a Walker passing would leave them without an All-Star recruiter.
Cementing Charlotte to the spot? Its exciting prospects are Malik Monk and Miles Bridges. The former is a career 37.4 percent shot. The latter owns rookie averages of 6.8 points and 3.6 rebounds.
The Hornets may be building a house of cards, if those are the building blocks.

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