Hornets Draft Trade LEAKED | Who will STRUGGLE without LaMelo?
The Charlotte Hornets were rumored to be actively pursuing a move up the NBA Draft, reportedly dangling the 14th pick and a future pick to climb as high as No. 11. Walker Mail and Doug Branson explore the latest report from Anthony Slater, including insights into why the Hornets were so driven to move up and which prospects—namely Hannes Steinbach, Aday Mara, and Yaxel Lendeborg—were in their crosshairs. Discussion follows how Jeff Peterson’s bold approach signals a sharp contrast to previous management’s quieter tactics.
With LaMelo Ball now in Minnesota, attention turns to how key Hornets like Kon Knueppel and Brandon Miller will adjust. The hosts analyze which player will be most impacted by Ball’s absence by comparing offensive creation, passing, and shot profiles, sprinkling in plenty of stats and historical context. As the Hornets’ offense faces a new era, can Coby White, Knueppel, and Miller thrive with greater creation responsibilities, or will last year’s successes prove hard to replicate?
Rounding out the show, Walker and Doug put a fun twist on Hornets history with a “Who Wore It Best” segment, focusing on players who’ve sported the double-zero jersey—highlighting legends like Robert Parish and quirky roster trivia.
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WTH … There's more talk about LaMelo than when he was on the team …
Why does people act like Kon can't create his own shot? Most of those passes off of Lamelo were from ghost screens created by Kon.
Kon numbers will go down dramatically, likely 14-13 points a game as he plays with more selfish players and less team built on a lemlo selfless culture to who will get cut next contact culture
Again, did everyone just forget Brandon Miller was dropping over 20ppg in a sling lol
Eric Collins jump scare 11:24
Rage bait at its finest. Anybody tht thinks Hannes is gona be better than Yaxel is nuts especially in the next few years. Doug’s bias for yt players must be studied mabe he is trying to live his dreams through them idk. We should have traded both picks and moved up and possibly got one of those Michigan players or at worst a more proven pg smh. All we have now is hope and delusion.
Here me out how about we didn't trade Melo , used both picks , draft steinbach but take a chance on Jayden Quaintance . Still trade miles for those pieces and we would be 48-50 win team with plenty of youthful upside still and can make adjustments by the trade deadline 🤷🏾♂️ I just feel the Melo trade was premature
You guys are going crazy with the Kon hype. You better hope Brandon is the better player by far for us to improve as a team.
Look at Kon’s stats with Melo off the court.