Howard Beck
speaker
10,267 appearances
35 recordings
2 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 11 Sep
Howard Beck’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The Hornets are on a different timeline.
They're just now starting to figure out who they are.
That group, I think has actually done a really
smart, methodical job of, they didn't come in guns blazing.
They came in and held onto LaMelo Ball for the first couple of years and assessed where he was at, what they were getting out of Brandon Miller.
Again, new front office, new coach.
all within the last couple of years.
And then they finally hit this summer where they realized, okay, we've had a little bit of a breakthrough here, but it was like a breakthrough that fizzled really quickly.
Is this really our core going forward?
We know enough about LaMelo Ball now to decide, is this the guy that we want to keep building around or is there a better path?
And that may have to do with both the cap and LaMelo Ball's makeup.
And they clearly decided, and this is what would worry me if I were a Minnesota Timberwolves fan or the Timberwolves themselves,
The Hornets saw enough of LaMelo Ball to decide it was time to move on from him.
And not a great sign.
Now, if the rationale is going to be purely about the salary cap, maybe that's the out.
Maybe that's the public rationale.
But if you think this guy's actually capable of becoming an all-NBA type player, perennial all-star, fringe all-NBA, is as great as his hype is, then you keep him.
You find a way to keep him.
You don't find a way to move him.
And again, I don't think the return is so great that you could say, oh, it was an offer we couldn't refuse.
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