At The Hive

● By Chase Whitney
Just under a month out from the 2024 NBA Draft, it’s time for another big board update. Pre-draft workout season has officially commenced. Teams across the league have been bringing in prospects for an up-close look for quite some time, and that will continue right up until the June 26 and 27 draft dates (side note; I’m so excited for the two-day draft. Give me all the fanfare and pomp and circumstance of the NFL Draft. Hopefully it fixes the hat issue for second-rounders, too). In years past, the Hornets public relations/social media departments would post a Tweet near-daily listing the draft workout participants, often including players in contention for top picks in the draft — I can say for certain that will not be the case with Charlotte any longer. No more draft workout news for us. New regime, new way of doing things. Frankly, it makes no difference. Draft workouts are largely a means of gathering information on players that won’t be on the team going forward. It’s all about intel, and those workout posts only serve to spark conversation among fans and media rather than benefit the front office.

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