![]() Just before the Christmas break, James Plowright, of Sports Illustrated, reached out to me to talk about mock trades between the Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors. The Raptors may be going through “it” right now, but it’s hard to argue Toronto has had it worse than the fans in Charlotte and Atlanta. Despite losing those two, and having one of the lowest payrolls in the league, the Hornets did nothing to bolster the roster. One of their key reserves, Montrezl Harrell, signed with Philadelphia. Their top scorer, Miles Bridges, was charged with domestic violence and is currently out of the NBA. ![]() They squeezed into the final play-in spot last season and bowed out four quarters later. ![]() That has mostly come true as Atlanta’s offense has plummeted from #2 to #22 this year.Ĭharlotte’s underachieving was also foreseeable. I thought at the time that losing Danilo Gallinari and Kevin Huerter’s shooting would negate the defensive upside and secondary ballhandling gained with Murray. If you listened to our pre-season predictions podcast, you would have heard my hesitation on the Atlanta Hawks’ outlook after acquiring Dejounte Murray. When comparing pre-season net rating versus current net rating, three of the four worst underachievers make up this week’s games at Scotiabank Arena! The biggest underachiever, by far, is Atlanta: 17 spots lower than projections /4FtHRTrglF- Bowser2Bowser January 8, 2023 Since we're almost halfway through the year, I thought I'd compare ESPN's preseason projections to actual resultsīiggest overachievers are Utah and Sac: 13 and 11 spots higher than projections ![]()
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