"Marred by injury to their two-best players, the Charlotte Hornets finished with their worst 82-game record (19-63) since 2004-05, when it went just 18-64. LaMelo Ball played in just 47 games while Brandon Miller - the No. 2 overall pick in 2023 - appeared in just 27. That's not to mention that Mark Williams, Grant Williams, Tre Mann, Cody Martin and Nick Richards (pre-trade) were all sidelined at different points of the season."
"Kon Knueppel, the Hornets' No. 4 pick, is a baller. I've been high on him the since the start of his freshman season. He's a winning basketball player. For one, he's one of the best pure shooters in the class. Open, contested, heavily contested - he's going to shoot lights out with pitch-perfect form paired with a very quick release. Knueppel plays off two feet beautifully and was also an underrated playmaker and defender at Duke."
The Hornets finished 19-63 amid major injuries to LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, with several rotation players sidelined at different times. The roster experienced turnover with additions including Pat Connaughton, Spencer Dinwiddie, Collin Sexton, Mason Plumlee and Antonio Reeves, and departures such as Mark Williams, Josh Okogie, Jusuf Nurkic and Seth Curry. Tre Mann was re-signed. The draft brought Kon Knueppel at No. 4 plus Liam McNeeley, Sion James and Ryan Kalkbrenner. Knueppel projects as an elite shooter with playmaking and defensive promise. The offseason moves and draft aim to stabilize and improve the roster.
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