2022-23 NBA Lookaheads: Charlotte Hornets

Dan is joined by Konata Edwards (@NataTheScribe) from CBS Sports to break down the ins and outs of the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets. They discuss the team's offseason, the next step for LaMelo Ball, how Steve Clifford will adapt his defense to Charlotte's offense, the importance of Cody Martin, roles for James Bouknight and Mark Williams, the value of Gordon Hayward and much, MUCH more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 - INTRO 2:47 - Miles Bridges 8:24 - Offseason impressions 10:45 - The coaching search 14:36 - Can Steve Clifford improve the defense without sacrificing offensive identity?/Will Terry Rozier suffer? 19:10 - Has Gordon Hayward more important this year? 22:40 - How much will LaMelo Ball improve? 25:08 - Does LaMelo Ball need an off-the-dribble three? 27:59 - Mark Williams' role and fit 30:24 - Year 4 expectations for P.J. Washington 34:12 - Importance of Cody Martin 38:07 - Does Kelly Oubre Jr. have a future in Charlotte? 40:02 - Should Charlotte trade for Jae Crowder? 41:48 - Roles for James Bouknight, JT Thor, Kai Jones 44:01 - Is Jalen McDaniels on his way out? 46:23 - Biggest roster concerns/Secondary guard rotation 52:01 - Building a 10-man rotation 53:24 - Go-to crunch-time lineup 54:20 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 56:24 - Over/under predictions, Where do the Hornets land in the East? 1:05:23 - Will Charlotte be better than expected? JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices