Charlotte at Atlanta

The Charlotte Hornets will look to improve upon their 21-61 mark from a year ago. Not much went right for this team, as they finished just 11-30 on their homecourt. LaMelo Ball missed a lot of games with an ankle injury, and a healthy Ball, along with Brandon Miller who was a bright spot as the No. 2 overall pick. Miller averaged 17.3ppg. Tidjane Salaun will add some young talent as he was the No. 6 pick in the draft. Ball missed 60 games a year ago but the young talent is there. Atlanta finished 36-46 last year. Anyone who saw Atlanta realized the problem was the defense. They made a lot of changes, but their opener against the not so talented Nets was a struggle allowing 116 points. It may take some time, but if this team doesn't get a defensive mindset nothing is going to change. Make the play on Charlotte.