Posted before. I’m glad somebody had me look up McNeely’s numbers back then.
Traditional non-shooting stats.
Per 100 possessions played:
Knueppel
7.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 2.0 steals, 0.3 blocks
McNeely
11.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.4 blocks
Edgecomb
10.4 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 3.8 steals, 1.1 blocks
Tre J.
3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.3 blocks
Bailey
12.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.7 steals, 2.2 blocks
I just hope we don’t draft a guy we can get later in the draft.
I’m an insane person, would find it hard to pass on the upside of Ace. Definitely doesn’t seem like the guy for us though.
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IF YOU'RE READY TO BE DISAPPOINTED MAKE SOME NOISE!!!
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It better be something greater than dropping a few spots for a couple of 2nds
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Well the good new is, we pick high enough where we're not the designated commercial break for the draft…
Or maybe they'll still try to squeeze in a quick fandual ad…
1I’m on vacation at the beach this week with my in laws. If the pick is Maluach I think I’m going to walk straight into the ocean without saying a word. Just walk out the door, right into the water.
Or just “sorry, I have to go think about things”
2Nah I grew up in Wilmington. I’m in chapel hill
1If Maluach is the pick, if he listens closely enough he just might hear me from several states away
1If we pick Maluach, I will walk outside and pray that I am struck in this lightening storm
1I found one other Hornets fan in Winston-Salem, then he moved to High Point
1I just feel the value of all of our guys is lower than it should be.
I just hope we don’t do something stupid.
2I agree, if Mark is moved it better be an awesome haul
1Which means… we aren’t drafting any of those guys. Haha
1If we say Jordan's name 3 times, does that mean we end up drafting a 35 year old Naismith winner?
1they have to think about it lol
1Hornets have to take the best player… but I know they won’t.
1If they do that, as long as they don't trade him for Maluach
Damn, they picked Coop, that's crazy - Nico doing something un-insane
1 2Maybe 6!
I just feel like we would get hosed in any trade so we might as well keep him lol
1It’ll be for a late lottery pick and a 2nd
1Ok Hornets, break our hearts, pick a punter
1Ok, here's where the draft starts
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Geez, no creativity spurs. Why not try being different and getting a Maluach
1Can we draft Dylan's Mom?
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Tre or Ace
1It’s going to be Kon 100%
1Ace could be the best player in the draft, he could also be out the league in 4 years
2VJ has a nice family man…
1Tbh Melo was kinda a high upside high risk pick and he’s worked out
1You don’t believe in Salaun?!??
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It's Kon
And I'm out
1fuck, but we should have traded down to do this
1I’m laughing…
Lol goodnight
1If we draft Dalton Knecht last year we don't even need this
1I’ll warm up to him… but man… if Ace ends up being what he can be… this will be so sad
1At least I get to say nipple a lot
1Does little bro have a ring on from a Cracker Jack box?
1 1now we need to trade for another ball lol
1You know, like you said Mich, so many options to do something transformational
1and… thankfully, we did not pick Maluach
2 1@cltblkhscoach - go here 2025 NBA Draft guide: Top 100 prospects, rankings, tiers and analysis - The Athletic and pull down the draft guide (look for Download *The Athletic’*s 2025 NBA Draft Guide)
1Did the FO watch TJ McConnell for that five minutes of the NBA finals and think "we gotta get one of those guys!"
1Suuuurely there’s a trade back there that still sees us land Kon
1I mean, Kon is fine. He is a good player. But if you want glue, trade back. High picks are for star swings, not glue.
3"In general he does not look like a top 5 pick" is always encouraging
We drafted a smaller, much less athletic thaddeus young?
1I agree, trade back and take Kon later
That is generally what I am pissed about. Our last chance to get a star for the forseeable future barring luck with picks that aren't ours and we go safe
1Anybody at the hornets draft party? If hugo
Hung his head after Miller, he must’ve jumped off the catwalk onto center court.
1So the general consensus is that he'll be a good player for us (likely day 1 starter) but that we just didn't get the value we might have out of the 4th pick?
1TRADE!
1I’m super high on coward. Guy is going to be great
1Thanks Lakers!
Good thing we traded Duren
1Mark was a used mattress. Not a dirty hotel mattress just one that left the store and was returned. Auto 60% off
2Night ain't over. Maybe there's more.
1So the Suns know hard Richards and Mark. Haha
1look at it this way
we have enough picks to realistically offer a trade for anyone who comes available
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Just caught up. Pleased with Kon. Just saw the mark trade. Waiting on PHX to rescind it
3Teams are getting multiple firsts moving from 13 to 23, we look dumb IMO
Most favorable of NO and MIL
1Probably pretty realistic we swap a few spots for one of those Brooklyn picks.
1It is A question :)
I feel better that Queen is going to NOP instead of ATL. He seems like the kind of player that would nuke us every single game even when they had half their roster out with the Hornets flu
Wait, what! https://x.com/JakeLFischer/status/1938049850769043869
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If true, fascinating
Was that to make salaries work?
1Going to set my alarm for 11:30 pm to hopefully be about the 20th pick.
3Jakucionis is still there
1They need to get jaku
1So could have possibly had tre/kon at 6 and jaku at 18
2Wouldn't be surprised if they both owned jorts.
1He'd pick apart the person giving you the napkin after you got your ice cream cone
That's WHY we are on ESPN vs. ABC :)
1Espn cast is Jay bilas and nothing else. Espn is just terrible at picking people to put in front of a camera and talking
1yes
1Oh cool, I get to hate him in the pros too
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“People don’t forget!!” Fuck you Jacu!
1Good last name that kid has
He’s my cousin
He just texted me 15 minutes ago
Both of those statements are lies.
Or are they?
2I watched every single unc game. I mean, most of them. Some in person. Trust me, powell has a much higher ceiling and skill range than people think
What’s the difference between powell and carter Bryant? One inch in height and 15-20 pounds. Drake can put on muscle easily. Drake was a better shooter than carter Bryant was
Equally good, if not better defender
Powell is a steal in the late first
Not sure about asa Newell either
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We're selling 33 and 34 for cash tomorrow aren't we
3With BKN picking 7 times in a row ahead of us, they'll clean out everyone we'd want
2Raynaud will go 27 and Fleming at 28
2 1You guys are insane, we will obviously pass on both
1Wait, we have a chance to draft a guy named Hugo. Do it Mitch! I mean Jeffrey!
1That would be crazy to me… getting all these assets and just pissing them away… pretty much when we had two lottery picks a few years ago.
1Dreams of Wolf Nipples
1Bring back Leaky Black too. Leaky Black Dick Nipple and Ball
1With Kalk and Max still on the board, I feel we can take Flem if he's there and know we can get a C at 33
1Yeah man, let’s do it! Which means we wont
1draft Fleming and trade him for two future 2nds
commercial
2There you go, commercial during our pick
1Fleming has good length to be a good defender which really seems like what we need here
1Welp we got whiter
1trade up now? 
I'll leave the chat open but will create a new one for Second Round tomorrow. You guys all have a great night - fun stuff. Love all yous guys
2My overall sense is that last year they put Lee’s system in place to see who could play that way. Now the team is drafting players who fit.
Such an interesting reaction. Nearly every draft “analyst” or “pundit” is universally praising the selection of Kon, or at least saying at an absolute minimum it’s a very solid and good pick. And a lot of the guys I trust who cover our team (the Buzz Beat guys namely) were all in consensus that Kon was the best choice for us and how we badly needed a player like this.
But just casual fans on here and RGM are acting like it’s doomsday. I’m not saying one school of thought is “right” and the other is “wrong,” it’s just been interesting to watch unfold. Watching Kon and the energy he plays with was intoxicating for me last year so I’m pumped, but I understand the concerns about athletic limitations.
Are we just so burnt? PTSD from Frank/Cody/Morrison? It’s difficult to say but I’ve wanted a player like this for so long. I don’t think it’s the same at all.
Indifferent about McNeeley.
I think it is the majority of the day to day fans knowing that Charlotte doesn’t have a real core. Whether that is because of constant injury or, for me and some, that melo isn’t the guy. Either way, the perception is that Charlotte selected a glue guy or at his ceiling a 3rd banana with the #4 overall pick. When this franchise sorely needs a true star. Someone with melo’s skillet and kemba or crash’s demeanor and professionalism.
Real fans like us know that in addition to Zeller/Kaminsky/Morrison we also drafted players with the tremendous physical tools who failed in Charlotte:
Noah Vonleh
MKG
Malik Monk(a little short but could jump out of the gym)
Bismack Biyombo(character guy but little else)
Salaun for now but hopefully he’ll turn it around
We can’t get caught up in trying to avoid supposed past trends. Just because Alexis Ajinca was a failure it doesn’t mean you avoid drafting a Rudy Gobert. Every player deserves to be treated like an individual.
Kon is kind of unique. He doesn’t have length and burst, but he does have energy and abnormal physicality at his position.
We hired two shooters. That is not good for NSJ.
I’m very happy with the first round. I’d give us an A- for the evening. Liam was an absolute steal at 29. We’re going to really like him. He’s a much better shooter and player than his college season.
Kon is the shooter and connector we need between Melo and miller. Not a great defender, but a quality one. Cody Martin-esque level of defense. High motor.
It could be a “you, you - winner gets to play” between NSJ and KJ.
NBA Basketball Trek The Wrath of Kon!
Will be writing a nice article on the hornets draft. I had a day and a 10 hour drive to stew on all of it. Will try to hammer it out tomorrow or Sunday
Welp!!! If this is true then the new ownership go butt romped by a savy business veteran. It all adds up and apparently Schnall’s homer desperation was blood in the water that attracted a shark. Hopefully we will learn from this to stop other predators from looking at us candy @ss punk prey during future drafts.