Community Shootaround: Hornets Offseason

The Hornets took an unusual approach following their best seasons in a decade. Rather than building around the core that finished with a winning record for just the second time in 10 seasons, they dealt their franchise player. The team’s executive vice president of player personnel, Jeff Peterson, determined that the roster as constructed wasn’t ultimately going to produce a true Eastern Conference contender. The team won a play-in game, then lost to Orlando and fell short of the first round. His biggest star, point guard LaMelo Ball, finally got through a season without missing a chunk of it. Ball…