The Charlotte Hornets are lurking as the NBA's version of a Cinderella team—a small-market squad flying well under the radar.
And now they're slaying Goliaths, as they did during Monday's 91-88 come-from-behind win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs.
But the bigger story is the Hornets' big picture: The shared visions of owner Michael Jordan and general manager Rich Cho have finally come to fruition.
"When I first came to Charlotte and had dinner with [head coach Steve Clifford], I'm like, 'We can surprise the league,'" do-it-all forward Nicolas Batum told Bleacher Report last week. "Nobody thinks we can do anything right now, but you look at the roster...we've got all the ingredients to be a good playoff team."
While few were watching, Charlotte quietly assembled one of the league's better collections of two-way talent. Case in point—the Hornets are one of only five teams with top-10 efficiency rankings on both ends of the floor. The other four are all popular championship picks: the Spurs, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Clippers.
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Article written by Zach Buckley