{"id":714858,"date":"2026-04-20T23:24:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T23:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/714858\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T23:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T23:24:42","slug":"hornets-players-staff-know-what-their-point-of-emphasis-is-for-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/714858\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornets players, staff know what their point of emphasis is for offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/charlotte\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charlotte Hornets;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Charlotte Hornets&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a> enter the offseason still trying to snap a decade-long playoff drought.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets finished with a winning record for the first time since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Their season ended Friday with a blowout loss to the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/orlando\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Orlando Magic;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Orlando Magic&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orlando Magic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The team says their progress this year takes some of the sting out of how it ended.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsoctv.com\/sports\/magic-rout-hornets\/VMNOZNBRDI277EM5FQNPV6HQ7Y\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ALSO READ: Magic rout Hornets 121-90 in play-in game, advance to face Pistons in 1st round of playoffs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ALSO READ&quot;}\" class=\"link \">ALSO READ: Magic rout Hornets 121-90 in play-in game, advance to face Pistons in 1st round of playoffs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes me proud because I saw the work that went in to them being able to change the narrative,\u201d said Jeff Peterson, the executive vice president of basketball operations. \u201cIt\u2019s not like someone made a wish and this happened. There\u2019s just so many hours that are put into their craft on a daily basis, starting back in the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hornets players and staff said becoming a more physical team will be a point of emphasis this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: Hornets\u2019 playoff drought continues after falling to Magic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Charlotte Hornets enter the offseason still trying to snap a decade-long playoff drought. 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