For a few years, the Sacramento Kings merely couldn’t get their act collectively, and so they owned the NBA’s longest playoff drought, which dated again to 2006.

However the Kings are having a terrific season which has gotten them a playoff berth and the third-best report within the Western Convention, which suggests the Charlotte Hornets now personal the league’s longest streak of lacking the playoffs.

The longest energetic playoff drought now belongs to the Charlotte Hornets (7 seasons). pic.twitter.com/UvnkyfY8vO

— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 30, 2023

They haven’t reached the postseason since 2016, and even worse, they haven’t gained a playoff collection since 2002.

With proficient gamers equivalent to LaMelo Ball, Gordon Hayward, and Terry Rozier, Charlotte does have expertise, but it surely hasn’t been capable of put it collectively.

The crew ranks twenty seventh in scoring at simply 111.5 factors per sport and is final in offensive score, which has resulted in a 26-51 report, which is the second-worst within the Jap Convention.

To be honest, accidents have performed considerably of a job, as Ball has performed in simply 36 video games as a result of damage, however the crew merely needs to be higher.

Simply final season, they completed tenth within the East and made the play-in match, dropping to the Atlanta Hawks.

Some, together with former NBA famous person Charles Barkley, have blamed majority proprietor Michael Jordan for being lackluster at his job and presumably missing the dedication wanted to show the Hornets right into a winner.

The excellent news for them is that in Ball, who’s averaging 23.3 factors, 8.4 assists, and 6.4 rebounds a sport this season, they’ve a respectable star they’ll construct round — if he stays comparatively wholesome shifting ahead.

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