Kon Knueppel Without LaMelo Ball: What the Numbers Really Say
How Kon Knueppel will fare without LaMelo Ball is one of Charlotte’s biggest questions heading into next season — and…
Abdulqudus Babatunde
Abdulqudus Babatunde is a sports writer covering basketball for Last Word On Sports.
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Hannes Steinbach’s Summer League: What Charlotte Learned in Las Vegas
Summer League is not the regular season — everyone knows that. But Hannes Steinbach‘s Summer League performances answered one of…
Hornets Point Guard Problem: Summer League Loss Exposes It All
The Hornets’ point guard problem did not wait for October to announce itself. Charlotte blew an 18-point lead and lost…
Replacing LaMelo Ball: Why Moneyball Has Its Limits
The argument for replacing LaMelo Ball collectively is seductive. Coby White covers the scoring. Kon Knueppel covers the shooting. Brandon…
Jrue Holiday-Hornets Fit: Why The Veteran Makes Sense For Charlotte
The Jrue Holiday-Hornets fit conversation is worth having — not because Charlotte is actively pursuing him, but because the basketball…
Hornets’ 2026 Summer League Schedule: Dates, Roster, And Key Storylines
The Hornets’ 2026 Summer League schedule could not arrive at a more loaded moment. Charlotte enters Las Vegas as reigning…
The Brandon Miller Era Is Here: Can He Lead the Hornets Forward?
Every NBA franchise reaches a moment when its future becomes impossible to misread. Charlotte reached that moment the day LaMelo…
Should the Hornets Trade for Jaylen Brown?
Should the Hornets trade for Jaylen Brown? It has become one of the biggest talking points of Charlotte’s offseason after…
Why the Hornets Must Not Trade Naz Reid
Charlotte traded LaMelo Ball on Thursday morning. By Thursday afternoon, ESPN’s Shams Charania confirmed that Coby White agreed to a…
Hornets’ German Duo Steinbach and Anderson: 2026 NBA Draft Picks
Nobody planned it this way. Jeff Peterson was not sitting in a war room last summer sketching out a German…
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