The Charlotte Hornets desperately needed a center to complement the depth of Moussa Diabate and (eventually) Mason Plumlee after trading away Mark Williams. They settled on Ryan Kalkbrenner as the guy near the top of

Everyone expected the Charlotte Hornets to lean into drafting a center after they traded Mark Williams for the 29th pick in this draft (that became Liam McNeeley) and a future first. Sion James marked the