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Each NBA team’s 2020 New Year’s resolution

By Gerald Bourguet

MILWAUKEE, WI - DECEMBER 19: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on during a game on December 19, 2019 at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images).
MILWAUKEE, WI - DECEMBER 19: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on during a game on December 19, 2019 at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images). /
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Charlotte Hornets: Get out of Scary Terry’s contract

Terry Rozier hasn’t been bad, per se. He and Most Improved Player frontrunner Devonte’ Graham are sharing the starting backcourt, and while Rozier is just barely above the 40 percent shooting line for the first time in his career, he’s canning 38.1 percent of his triples and averaging 17.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.

With that being said, Graham’s emergence has made Rozier superfluous, especially with two years and $36.8 million remaining on his contract compared to Graham’s rookie-scale deal. The Charlotte Hornets have been better than expected at 13-22, but their minus-6.7 point differential (fifth-worst in the NBA) suggests they’ve been a bit lucky in that respect.

The Hornets are in no rush to contend, especially in a small-market city where attracting free agents — even to a better-than-advertised young core — will be difficult. But Graham has made Rozier’s already laughable contract even more confounding in retrospect, and since the Hornets rank 24th in offensive rating, 27th in defensive rating and sport a minus-5.6 Net Rating with Graham and Rozier sharing the floor, dumping Scary Terry in order to find complementary players and build an actual identity should be the goal.

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