NBA Power Rankings week 15: OKC Thunder and teams hit trade deadline
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170. . 16-33. Previous: 26th. Charlotte Hornets. 26. team
Charlotte Hornets:
Offense: (105.4) 25th
Defense: (113.1) 27th
Net: (minus -7.7) 27th
Results Week 15: (1-2) Won vs. Knicks: 97-92, Lost vs.Wizards: 107-121, Spurs: 90-114
Games Week 16: (3 games) Mon vs Magic | Tues at Rockets | Sat vs. Mavericks
Of all the teams toiling in the bottom tier the one club who is hard to point fingers at is the Hornets. I had them finishing dead last in the Association coming into the season or bottom three. The fact they’ve been better than that lowly rank perhaps should be cited as a positive.
Especially since there are youngsters on the club who’ve demonstrated there are valid pieces of the core already on site. That’s more than a few of those bottom feeders can say.
Early on Mitch Kupchak has made a few solid additions. P.J. Washington specifically stands out as a player who fits in perfectly and checks a lot of boxes. The one miss is the overpay for Terry Rozier who still feels like he should be in a Spencer Dinwiddie role (i.e. coming off the bench).
It will be interesting to see what moves Kupchak makes as a few of those old overpaid contracts come off the books.