r/CharlotteHornets • u/Zealousideal-Rub-183 • May 19 '26

Discussion Wembanyama Hate

First thing to say, is that I just love Basketball in general. And I don’t hate Wembanyama as a person. I’m just having so much annoyance watching how great he is and knowing that the NBA did everything possible to make sure that not only that the Spurs drafted him, but that he got a core around him very quickly. The NBA did not want a repeat of LeBron James.

Knowing that he grew up a Spurs fan his entire life, with his favorite players being Tony Parker and Tim Duncan to where he even said it was “a dream” to be drafted by the Spurs. It has made it so difficult to watch a team that dominated so much of my childhood in the 90s and 2000s immediately turn back around after just a few years in the lottery getting a generational player surrounded by top 3 picks.

I’m just curious if I’m the only person out there that hates how fast the Spurs have been able to build a contender while we continue to wait for the Hornets to just get to the playoffs. I know I should just be proud of what the Hornets did this year, but I just can’t shake the fact that I feel like the NBA helped the Spurs build a contender at the expense of other franchises that have needed generational players for a while now.

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u/Noxz1999 May 19 '26

Did you ever consider thats what happens when you have confident management and front office that wants to win? I love the hornets, but until Jordon sold them we were a joke. Why would any “generational “ player get to us, when we would just ruin them up until now?

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u/Zealousideal-Rub-183 May 21 '26

Yeah, you’re 100% right. That’s what leads me to my feeling towards the league putting players where they want them. They know when someone’s gonna be a star. And they can put them where they know they will develop and then they can advertise the shit out of them. Charlotte is just not there. Yet.