The calendar has just flipped to March and spring is slowly coming into focus in Queen City, but Charlotte Hornets fans should already have one eye on the summer. As the team toils its way through another lost season,

To describe the Hornets’ 2024 season as “long” or “disastrous” would be an understatement. For the third consecutive year, Charlotte has been mired by injuries, finding itself yet again in a familiar spot — hovering near the top of the NBA draft lottery.

Wednesday’s night’s 125-110 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves pushed Charlotte’s record to 1-8 since the All-Star break.

However, he is loved by young NBA-heads, Charlotte fans, and executives who want to pay him to be somewhat aloof and awkward in strange TV commercials. There is inherent value in all of that, but it’s imperfect. One is left to wonder if the Charlotte front office considers those imperfections an irredeemable flaw.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers are cruising along at a rapid clip with a 12-game winning streak, so their next game might not even look like a speed bump.

For the Charlotte Hornets, the most thrilling part of this season might be when it ends. With a dismal 14-46 record and losers of 17 of their last 20 games, the Hornets sit firmly as the second-worst team in the NBA.

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