Vegas Over/Under: 42.5
The Record Projection: 42-40 of fromal The Bet: lean although Prevent under
Expecting a bigger jump from the Charlotte Hornets, that travelled only 36-46 last year with a mostly similar roster, would be possible when the team had addressed its main problem.
Dwight Howard will help, though he will also keep the tremendously underrated Cody Zeller off the ground. Lest we forget, the Hornets’ web rating increased by 10.4 points per 100 possessions when the incumbent center played 2016-17. Malik Monk must supply a nice scoring punch.
When Kemba Walker stays However, what happens?
He wore down toward the center of the year, although he had been the motor for Charlotte during the campaign.
Tasked with too many responsibilities on the offensive end and constantly requested to create his own shots, Walker needed the All-Star break to refresh and could not quite lead the charge back in the playoff picture throughout the season’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 if Walker had breathers.
Currently, that job is filled by Michael Carter-Williams. The former Rookie of the Year is by no means a game-changing existence, along with his inability to shoot could wreck the second unit’s spacing. He’s not really a good fit from a staff standpoint, and that will place the identical kind of pressure on Walker once again.
Expecting six extra victories is reasonable since the group grows and fits in the new developments. Seven is pushing against it.
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