May 7th, 2024. After a 21-61 season, Head Coach Steve Clifford announced that he would be stepping down from his role to receive a position in the front office with the Charlotte Hornets. In response, the Hornets would embark on a coaching search to find someone to help guide LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Mark Williams and the Hornets upcoming first-round pick towards the future. After a search that involved Phoenix's Kevin Young (BYU), Denver's David Adelman (Denver), ESPN's JJ Redick (Los Angeles Lakers), and Sacramento's Jordi Fernandez (Brooklyn), the Hornets hired Boston Celtics assistant Charles Lee, who in just one month's time would win his second NBA title as an assistant coach. May 7th, 2025. The Hornets are one week away from the NBA Draft Lottery, where they were tied for the best odds to land the first overall pick, and would get the chance to draft Duke superstar Cooper Flagg.…