🔥 FS1 — Speak on It w/ Emmanuel Acho & Ric Bucher

Hornets Blow It Up! Genius or Joke?

RIC BUCHER: “Listen, I love stockpiling picks. But you can’t just hoard picks like Pokémon cards. What are you doing with them? Josh Green, Josh Okogie — solid rotational guys. Trading your own 2025 first when you’re projected bottom five? That’s dicey.”

EMMANUEL ACHO: “Hold up, Ric. This is chess. They flipped Josh Green into two firsts. TWO! Then Okogie, a journeyman, for another first. That’s highway robbery. And don’t sleep on Scottie Pippen Jr. — he’s been hooping in Memphis’ G-League system. This is future-building.”

JOY TAYLOR: “I think Charlotte’s finally embracing who they are. They’re not going to get big names in free agency. But if you’ve got 7, 8, 9 picks in the next few years? That’s power. That’s how you move up for a superstar.”

Conclusion: FS1’s panel agrees — the Hornets aren’t tanking. They’re tactically tearing it down to build a sustainable contender.

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