The community has spoken.
We’re doing the At The Hive Community Mock Draft, where members of the community represent different teams and make their selections. The community as a whole voted on who the Charlotte Hornets should take and there was a very clear favorite–Baylor guard VJ Edgecombe.
Edgecombe took over two thirds of a vote between four players. I also put the same poll out on Twitter, and the results were similar.
On the surface, Edgecombe looks like a seamless fit with the young talent the Hornets have already accumulated. He brings a defensive edge that’s been missing from the young core, and his spot up shooting and dynamic transition play complement the ball handling and outside shooting of LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller. Should the Hornets land Edgecombe on real draft night, he seems like a decent bet to slide into the starting two guard spot right away.