Charlotte Hornets Should Make Move For Jeff Green
By Jon Shames
3.) He’s versatile
Green’s athletic gifts make him a deadly option at three positions. During his Celtics tenure, he’s been used at shooting guard as well as both forward spots.
At a muscly 6-foot-9 with bounding strides and a great first step, he gives opposing wings nightmares with his size and strength, and burns opposing power forwards with his speed.
There’s no sure way of telling exactly what the Hornets’ offense is going to look like next year, but adding Green to the roster gives Steve Clifford exponentially more flexibility with his lineups. Last year, many of the problems the Hornets faced were due to a rather one-dimensional offensive game plan.
They didn’t have someone with Green’s versatility, and thus, the lineups didn’t change–each of the five members of their first unit started every game he appeared in.
Being able to go big with Green in the backcourt or small with him up front would make Charlotte significantly more unpredictable, and that much harder to plan for.