Charlotte Hornets: Weekly Power Rankings, Pre-Preseason Edition
By Jon Shames
It won’t be long before the Charlotte Hornets take the court for the first time in over 10 years.
Training camp officially began on Tuesday (Sept. 30), and on Oct. 8 (just five days from now!), the Hornets will travel to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in Charlotte’s first preseason game of the year.
It’s been a busy summer for the team, and players have come and gone, but the Hornets start the NBA-year projecting to be significantly better than they were a season ago. They have their newly-formed “big three,” a super deep bench, and a heck of a coach in Steve Clifford.
Who are going to be the difference makers for the team next year? How does each player stack up against his peers? Here is the pre-preseason edition of “Charlotte Hornets: Weekly Power Rankings.”