The Charlotte Hornets are 4-9 and showing no evidence of being a playoff team now or in the immediate future, despite having a young core of players that, on paper, looks like a potential nucleus of a future contender.

Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel has been the best rookie in the NBA this season. Does that sound like an exaggeration to you? It’s not. Yahoo Sports' NBA

Bucks outlast Hornets 147-134 in overtime, improve to 2-0 in NBA Cup pool play with a win on Nov. 14. Eight players scored in double figures.

Rookie’s career-high 32 points came in his hometown on night Charlotte’s star point guard returned after missing five games with ankle injury

Meeting for the second time in as many games, the Milwaukee Bucks host the Charlotte Hornets in a Group C matchup in NBA Cup play on Friday. Charlotte snapped a three-game losing streak with a 111-100 home victory over Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Norman Powell scored 25 points and the Miami Heat enjoyed a record-setting first quarter on the way to a 126-108 victory over the Charlotte Hornets in an NBA Cup game Friday night, giving coach Erik Spoelstra a win a day after his home burned down.

Against the Lakers, he recorded 19 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists, reaching an historic milestone for the former Duke star. Knueppel became the first player in NBA history to total 150-plus points and 30-plus three-pointers in the first 10 games of his career, according to NBA Stats.

Charlotte and the organization are central to the design’s representation. The color palette takes inspiration from the Birds of Paradise flower, which was named by Queen Charlotte, linking the theme back to the city.

Scottie Barnes pitched in for the Raptors in this contest. Barnes tallied 28 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accounted for 8 assists in the game. He converted 12 out of 22 for this contest for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.