Between that perilous decision, new head coach James Borrego, a budding collection of developing young players and veterans ahead of them in the rotation, Charlotte has a lot on the line in 2018-19.Ģ019 Draft Picks: Own first and seconds from Oklahoma City and either Washington or Denver This will be a big season for the franchise because Walker is just one year away from free agency and an extension is unlikely, so Kupchak will need to assess whether his star will re-sign or risk him leaving the team next July and forcing an immediate rebuild without immediate cap space. From there, Charlotte signed veteran point guard Tony Parker to back up Kemba Walker and moved Mozgov again, this time to Orlando for former Hornet Bismack Biyombo, who will presumably compete with Willy Hernangomez for backup center minutes. They then moved two of their own seconds to Atlanta for the 34 th pick and Kansas point guard Devonte’ Graham. The move was even more interesting because both teams had a reasonable argument to select either player so time will have to tell whose board won out. That activity continued on draft night as Kupchak squeezed two second-round picks out of the Clippers for them to move up one spot to take guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander while the Hornets selected Miles Bridges. Since Howard is the superior player and had one fewer season remaining on his contract, it was surprising it only cost the Nets two seconds and that got even more shocking when Howard left significant money on the table in a buyout before signing with the Wizards. It actually started before the draft when he traded starting center Dwight Howard to the Brooklyn Nets for Timofey Mozgov and two second-round picks. Charlotte started the offseason with limited flexibility under the luxury tax and the need to retool a flawed bench, so new general manager Mitch Kupchak had a less glamorous but still important job to do.
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