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 very productive in the NBA so far, and the Rookie of the Year trophy could end up with him at season's end.

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.

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.

The Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks complete their home-and-home set on Friday night. The Hornets came away with a 111-106 victory on Wednesday night in C

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

The Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets meet in an Eastern Conference battle from Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, Wednesday.

Norman Powell scores 25 points as the Miami Heat defeat the Charlotte Hornets 126-108 in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to return vs. the Hornets in the NBA Cup as the Bucks look to bounce back after Wednesday’s loss.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/hornets/onsi as Former NBA Champion Pat Connaughton has found himself a role in Charlotte. "When we made the trade for Pat, I talked to him and I said, 'You're probably not making the team."