The team with the worst vision for the NBA draft! Hornets missed Alexander in 14 lottery shows in the past 15 years

Can't 14 lottery numbers be cultivated in 2015? This operation is even more evil than buying a lottery ticket! The draft history of the Charlotte Hornets is the most tragic scene in the NBA. From the establishment of the team in 2004 to now, they are like they have been hit by a curse, making the wrong person every year, and playing themselves into a laughing stock of the league.

The second pick in 2012 was simply outrageous now. At that time, the scouts made a big splash and said that the defensive player was a future superstar. As a result, this guy averaged only 8.4 points per game in his career and disappeared into the league within a few years. Lillard and Bill, who are in the same class, are still fighting all sides, and the Hornets' management has such a stunning vision.

What's even more annoying is that in 2014, Jokic, the later MVP, refused to choose Feng Le, who was known as "the next Garnett". Looking back now, this operation can make people laugh.

The most heartbreaking thing is the deal in 2018. The Hornets chose Alexander with the No. 11 draw, and turned around and gave it to the Clippers for Bridges. At that time, the management was happy to think that it was a big profit, but now it seems that it is a loss to my grandma's house. Alexander became an MVP candidate in the Thunder, and averaged 30+5+5 per game and led the team into the Western Conference Finals. On the other hand, although Bridges on the Hornets are also good, they are not a little worse than Alexander.

It's like you won a 5 million lottery and you have to exchange for spicy strips with others. Isn't this a brain water in your mind? The Hornets’ draft operations over the years can be compiled into a textbook "How to perfectly avoid the correct answers".

The 9th pick in 2015 was a typical example. The latter scoring king Booker did not choose, and he insisted on choosing the big white man. As a result, Booker played well in the sun, and Kaminsky had long known where to play. What's even more funny is their training system. Monk played like a passerby in the Hornets. He immediately transformed into the best sixth man as soon as he changed the team. There is no one else in this training ability.

Look at how the Thunder rebuilt. After three years, Alexander Holmgren and Jewe were selected and directly entered the Western Conference Finals. The Magic's combination of Ban Keiro and Wagner Jr. also shines in the playoffs this year. On the other hand, the Hornets won the lottery in 2015 and only made three times in the playoffs. This efficiency is simply outrageously low. Rebuilding other teams is like riding on the Rockets, and rebuilding the Hornets is like riding a broken bicycle. The key is that they always go the wrong path. In the past two years, the Hornets have finally shown some signs of enlightenment. They chose Miller with the second pick in 2023 and Saron the sixth pick in 2024. However, the fans who were afraid of being cheated were still worried, fearing that these two were squalids again.

Ask me to say that the Hornets' talent show is like buying a lottery ticket, and the probability of winning is lower than being struck by lightning. After 20 years of founding the team, I have not even developed a decent core, so there is no one else in this operation. Look at the Thunder next door, after three years of reconstruction, the Hornets still revolved in the lottery zone after 15 years of reconstruction, and the gap is simply from the sky to the ground.

If you want to talk about the most successful drafts in recent years, it may be the Walker selected in 2011. This guy at least brought the team into the playoffs and was considered the first person in the team history, but unfortunately he didn't keep it later. It's really ironic to think about it now. What's even more amazing is that Durham was selected in 2022, but he was given to the Pistons after he changed hands. Now he is fighting in the Pistons, so the Hornets can only continue to struggle in the lottery zone.

This kind of magical operation is numb if you see too much. Anyway, every year's draft meetings are just for jokes. Actually, if you think about it carefully, the Hornets are quite pitiful. They have been unlucky since their Bobcats era. They finally waited until Jordan became the boss, but their vision for the draft was even worse than before. Look at the Spurs, one Manban Yama, is enough to rebuild. Look at the Rockets Shinkin and Green's Gemini are already in shape. The Hornets can't even find a decent team-building core for so many years. This is no luck.

I want me to say that what they need most now is to find a reliable general manager. If they continue to do this, they will still have this kind of virtue in another 15 years.