Hornets Hit All-Time Low in ESPN's 2023 Future Power Rankings

According to ESPN's NBA Insiders, one area of the Hornets is historically notable.

ESPN released their annual "Future Power Rankings" which project the on-court success for the next three seasons. The rankings assign scores for each of their categories; Rostered players (58%), Management (17%), Money (8%), Market (8%), and Draft (8%) to give a total score.

The Hornets finished with a total score of 24.3, ranking them 29th out of the 30 teams. This is the same position as they finished last season, although their score was at least higher at a total of 28.3. You can see the ranked totals for each of the scoring categories from last year compared to this year below.

Ranked Categories	2022	2023
Players	26th	Tied 27th
Management	27th	30th
Money	7th	9th
Market Size	25th	Tied 28th
Draft	9th	13th

Shockingly, the Hornets received a score of 1/100 for "Management" from ESPN's Insiders, a drop from the score of 20 last year. That score appears to be a record breaker:

In ESPN's "Future Power Rankings" their NBA Insiders gave the Charlotte Hornets "Management" a score of 1/100, 20 behind the next worse franchise.

I checked and can confirm that is the lowest single score in any category in the history of the "Future Power Ranking" series. pic.twitter.com/J72h0JfPoK

— James Plowright (@British_Buzz) October 19, 2023

The low management score appears to be attributed to a combination of ownership change and the Hornets' decision to re-sign Miles Bridges. Despite adding the 2nd overall pick in Brandon Miller and Mark Williams finishing the year strong, this year's talent level received a lower score. The ESPN rankings were put together by NBA analysts Kevin Pelton, Bobby Marks, Andre Snellings, and Tim Bontemps. 

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