The Charlotte Hornets have had a resurgence which has trickled down to their G-League team in Greensboro. The Swarm are the verge of winning a championship.
It’s been 10 seasons since the Charlotte Hornets made the playoffs. That could change this year. That positive turn around has had a trickle down effect in Greensboro.
It’s no secret but there’s been a lot of changes over the last couple years, in particular, with starting three years ago,” Greensboro Swarm General Maneger Cole Teal said. “Like with the ownership change, like there’s been a huge investment from up top.”
The Hornets G-League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm, are one win away from the G-League championship, beating the Stockton Kings in game one of the best of three series. 111-107, Wednesday night. This is only the second year in the team’s 10 year history that they’ve even made the playoffs
“From a confidence standpoint, like within our own organization you know, we had the belief the whole time for it to actually happen,” Teal said.
Over the summer former Duke guard Kon Knueppel helped to lead the Hornets to a Sumemr League Championship. That marked the beginning of the winning culture in the Hornets franchise.
“(The Hornets front office has) just done a really good job of bringing in the right people, staff and players,” Teal said. “Then it’s just a matter of putting all the puzzle pieces together.”
The Swarm can win a championship if they beat Stockton in Game two Friday April 10th at 10pm. If not, the deciding game three is in Greensboro Monday April 13th at 8:00. The Swarm have never won a playoff game before this season.
The Hornets will more than likely make the NBA play-in tournament. If they can get past that, they’ll be in the NBA Playoffs for the first time in 10 seasons.