"The Brooklyn Nets visit the Charlotte Hornets in North Carolina as both squads look to turn the page on a disastrous 2024-25 seasons. Brooklyn won 26 games last season, but fell far short of the 39 wins it took the Chicago Bulls to claim the final spot in last season's play-in. Charlotte's final record was the second-worst mark in the Eastern Conference with 19 wins (and 63 losses), which concluded with a seven-game losing streak."
"Charlotte quickly grabbed Kon Knueppel with the fourth overall pick at the draft, before adding his Duke teammate Sion James (#33) and Creighton forward Ryan Kalkbrenner (#34) in the second round. The Hornets were also active on the trade front this summer, acquiring Collin Sexton from the Utah Jazz in exchange for Jusuf Nurkic. Sexton should make an exciting backcourt combination with LaMelo Ball this season, if the latter can remain healthy enough to consistently appear in Charlotte's lineup."
Both teams posted disappointing 2024-25 results: Brooklyn finished with 26 wins while Charlotte went 19-63 and ended the season on a seven-game skid. Brooklyn added veteran Michael Porter Jr. to provide leadership and used four first-round picks—Egor Demin (#8), Nolan Traore (#19), Ben Saraf (#20) and Danny Wolf (#27)—to follow an international drafting plan. Charlotte selected Kon Knueppel at No. 4, then added Sion James (#33) and Ryan Kalkbrenner (#34), and traded for Collin Sexton in exchange for Jusuf Nurkic. Betting markets list Charlotte as a 5.5-point favorite with moneyline -198 and Nets +164.
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