Vegas Over/Under: 42.5
Fromal’s Record Projection: 42-40 The Bet: lean although Prevent under
Expecting a larger leap from the Charlotte Hornets, that travelled only 36-46 final year using a mostly similar roster, could be possible when the team had addressed its biggest problem.
Dwight Howard will help, though he’ll also keep the exceptionally underrated Cody Zeller off the ground. Lest we forget, the Hornets’ web rating improved by 10.4 points per 100 possessions when the incumbent center played in 2016-17. Malik Monk must supply a scoring punch off the seat.
However, what happens when Kemba Walker stays?
He wore toward the center of the year, although he was the motor for Charlotte during the campaign.
Tasked with too many duties on the offensive end and constantly asked to create his own shots, Walker needed the All-Star break to refresh and couldn’t quite lead the charge back in the playoff picture throughout the year’s second half.
Maybe the story would have lacked rather differently in case a competent backup point guard had graced the depth chart to mitigate the downfalls when Walker needed breathers.
Currently, this job fills. The former Rookie of the Year is by no means a game-changing existence, along with his inability to take could wreck the next unit’s spacing. He is not really a good fit from a staff standpoint, and that will place the same type of pressure on Walker once again.
Expecting six additional victories is reasonable since the team grows and fits in the new developments. Seven is pushing against it.
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