Charlotte Hornets- No. 9 pick: Frank Kaminsky
Redraft: Willie Cauley-Stein
Cauley-Stein waited until his junior year at Kentucky before entering the NBA Draft.
Charlotte needed a big like this. Al Jefferson is a powerful big, but the problem is he does not provide much defense. WCS does that emphatically. Cauley-Stein in Charlotte would give them the ability to play Jefferson without the fear of being tormented on the defensive side.
Cauley-Stein averaged 7.0 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game,and 1.0 blocks per game while playing less than 24 minutes a game.
With Kemba Walker as the future of the organization, if they added Cauley-Stein to secure them defensively, the Hornets would have looked much more confident defensively.
Frank Kaminsky was a good add for the Hornets because he helped them spread the floor and let Jefferson go to work. The only problem was their defensive woes this season.
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