Cody Taylor: NBA sources: The Hornets hosted a predraft workout on Monday that included Steven Crowl (Wisconsin), Chucky Hepburn (Louisville), Jalon Moore (Oklahoma) and Javon Small (West Virginia). More workout information https://t.co/7Roz9x1myt
Charlotte Hornets Rumors
Edgecombe had an excellent interview with the Hornets, league sources say. And while there are no locks he’ll be the pick, plenty of executives believe he’s the favorite if he makes it to the fourth pick.
David Berov: St. John’s Aaron Scott had a workout with the Golden State Warriors last week. #sjubb. The 6’8 do it all Texas native has the following scheduled workouts: Charlotte, Dallas, Washington, Brooklyn, Toronto, Atlanta, Detroit
Darnay Tripp: Brian Dutcher on Miles Byrd’s NBA Draft decision: “I think it’s 50-50.” Dutch said Byrd worked out with the Hornets today, who own the 33rd and 34th picks. NBADraft.net currently has Byrd going to Charlotte. No mocks I saw today have him in the first round.
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Lou Williams: 'I can see the Clippers making a play for LaMelo Ball'
Lou Williams: I can see the Clippers making a play for a premier point guard. I know they’ve been in the market for one. They’ve been trying to figure out what they’re going to do at that position. And that’s one of the things that’s going to help them. You know, if you can slide James Harden back over to the two, and kind of give them that balance—put him in a position to start being a scoring guard again, as opposed to the facilitator he’s turned into with the Clippers—that may help them. On the other side of it, with Charlotte, if they draft another point guard, they’re showing you their hand. They’re showing you that they’re possibly going to move in a different direction, depending on where they draft that point guard in this draft. So I can see the Clippers making a play for LaMelo Ball—and him being able to go home and do something special at the crib.”
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Miles Bridges on the negative accusations: I don't wanna be falsely accused of anything, I just want to be a father to my children
With all of that behind him, Bridges went to social media on Tuesday to talk about his reputation and what he can do to change it. “In y’all eyes I’m always gone be the bad guy,” Bridges said. “But I’m genuinely asking what should I do? I don’t wanna be falsely accused of anything again. I just want to be a father to my children and the mother of my kids won’t let me.”
Hornets head coach Charles Lee: Our team is in a much better spot this year
Charlotte drew the fourth overall pick during the league’s annual lottery in Chicago a week ago. Adding another young contributor is just the beginning of the next phase. “I’m excited about our offseason,” Charles Lee told The Observer. “We have clarity with our draft pick. I think that our team is in a much better spot this year than we were last year. There’s also clarity with who the coach is and what’s expected of you in the offseason. So, I think that we’ve laid out a great schedule for our guys to just continue to get better. We’ve created a great environment for these guys to be able to come in and work, and be around each other, our staff, and just to try to build some more winning habits.”
At the forefront of the charge is Miles Bridges. The Hornets’ longest-tenured player suggested the day after Charlotte wrapped up its 19-63 season in April he not only planned on staying in the Carolinas much more than he typically does to work out to get in better shape heading into his seventh year, but also intended on being at the forefront of organizing voluntary sessions with his teammates — similar to what Terry Rozier did during his tenure with the Hornets. “I love that Miles wants to spearhead that,” Lee said. “I think a big part of any type of culture or organization is your best players kind of driving things forward. And him being the leader and wanting to make sure he puts all the guys together in order to work and in order to grow and to learn from one another, I think it’s really important.”