Team: Charlotte Hornets. 2021-2022 season record: 43 wins and 39 losses (10th in the east) Major Renewal: Kodi-Martin (4 years 32 million) Main contributions: Mark Williams (show No. 15, 2022), Blaise McGowens (show No. 40, 2022), coach Steve Clifford Main Losses: Isaiah Thomas, monterez-Harrell, head coach James Borrego Last season review In the 2020-21 season, the Hornets entered the play-off with a record of 33-39, but defeated the Pacers by 27 points. In the 2021-22 season, the Hornets achieved 43-39 record, which was the best in six years, but they were defeated badly in the play-off again, losing 29 points to the Eagles. In these two games, “Three goals” Ramello-Bauer made 4 mistakes in 14, 14 points, 4 assists, 4 mistakes and 7 mistakes in 25, 26 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 mistakes and 5 fouls respectively. Due to the small number of games, it is difficult for us to tell what Powell’s ability in key matches is. From the performance in the high-intensity play-offs, Powell still needs to further prove himself. But in any case, Bauer is the unquestionable core of this wasp. The second grade Bauer was only 21 years old. He scored 20.1 points 6.7 rebounds 7.6 assists 1.6 steals last season, with a three-point hit rate of 38.9%(2.9 out of 7.5), and was selected as an All-Star for the first time, such performance is enough to make him the cornerstone of the WASP team building in the next few years. Apart from Bauer, the main gain of the team last season was Miles Bridges, who grew up beside Powell as an excellent internal and external all-round Terminator with an average of 20.2 points. However, Gordon Hayward, the team’s main force, played only 49 games after another injury. The 31-year-old veteran played only 93 games in the first two seasons of The Wasp. From the perspective of the team, the overall game style shown by the Hornets last season was fast-paced. In the series of Bauer, they played an excellent offensive performance, ranking fourth in the league with an average of 115.3 points and 28.1 assists in the league. But they lose 114.9 points every night, which is the team that lost more than 6 points in the league. In terms of three-point defense, backboard rush, and assist restriction, the Hornets all ranked in the bottom of the league. Although coach Borrego often repeatedly stressed that the team should defend well in interviews, there was no substantial change. Except for defense, the Hornets did not find a reliable substitute for Bauer from beginning to end of last season. When rozil became the starting point guard, the Hornets bench did not mention the organizer, there is not even a reliable ball holding point. Offseason changes The Hornets who fell in the play-off for two consecutive seasons are hard to say that “The lineup is OK, and the next thing is done”, but they still do nothing in this off-season. It may be because Bridges’s off-site lawsuit caused the original plan of the team management to be disrupted. Hornets basically had no meaningful signing except signing the rookie and returning to coach Clifford. Although there have been rumors that little Thomas and kenba Walker might be signed back, only 76 people signed by Harrell were finally confirmed. It is a routine operation to renew the contract for Cody Martin. Last season, he increased his three-point shooting rate to 38.4 percent. If he can continue to raise the goal, this four-year contract will be a very economical contract. Under the unstable situation of Hayward and bridges games played, Martin’s role in the new season will be more important. After all, ubray has lost in efficiency. Mark Williams, the 15th show this year, is a very good blue collar internal blank. Yogueta can adapt to the strength of NBA. It will indeed be a trustworthy near-basket endpoint and internal defender, these are what Wasps badly need. However, Williams’s traverse speed still needs to be tested by NBA-level defenders. At the same time, he has limited range and poor stability in ball holding. Brice McGowens is the show on the 40th of this year. The Hornet’s upward trading is mainly focused on his ability to hold the ball and defense, but the team signed a two-way contract with him, the probability of scraping the prize will not be very high. Coach Clifford’s return may be good news for Hornets. The defensive coach brought the team’s defense to the top ten in the league three times in the last five seasons when he coached Hornets, the best one achieved a record of 48-34. But originally their coach would be the warrior assistant Atkinson. Outlook for the new season Although the team did the recruitment as much as possible according to the performance of last season, compared with other opponents in the east, these operations are really dwarfed. The Eagle introduced Murray, the Knight introduced Mitchell, and the Knicks introduced Brunson. The Wizard added a lot of role players. Basketable nets Raptors and Bulls left a core lineup, and the wasps whose book strength did not rise but fall, there is no doubt that it will become difficult to compete for a play-off. Dramatically, the fate of the Hornets in the new season largely does not depend on the performance on the court. If Bridges’s off-site lawsuit cannot be solved well, the team’s top scorer will leave a big hole. If bridges can return, the Hornets can still keep a chance to fight for the play-off. So what can wasps do within their control? In addition to waiting for the growth of young players, there is still some room for improvement in Powell’s ball rights. Last season, Bauer’s usage rate was 28.2%. For comparison, the Croal of the heat was 28.8%. Secondly, whether Clifford, the coach of the second entrance Palace, can change the team’s defense will determine their upper limit. Finally, the Hornets need to find a substitute point guard as soon as possible. For example, little Thomas, Walker, or…… Wei Shao? However, boss Jordan is not willing to pay taxes without sufficient competitiveness, which determines that hornets are more inclined to wait for players to grow than to introduce combat capability. The last one with some expectation is that although it is difficult to recover from injury, Hayward can still be a point to deal with the ball except Bauer and Rozier, yogueta can keep healthy-although it is difficult. His experience will also give this wasp the possibility of a higher upper limit.
