--Hornets assistant coach Darrell Walker resigned to take a similar position on Michael Curry's staff in Detroit. Coach Byron Scott said he immediately received numerous inquiries into the vacancy created by Walker's departure but was in no hurry to make a hire before the draft and free agency were addressed.
--Since Byron Scott has been coach, the draft has yielded one exceptional player -- All-Star point guard Chris Paul (selected No. 4 overall in 2005) -- and little else. Last year's No. 1 -- forward Julian Wright -- showed promise as a rookie. The only other draft choice still with the team is reserve center Hilton Armstrong, a No. 1 in 2006 who has been slow to develop. QUOTE TO NOTE: "Our five starters are pretty solid, and off the bench if Julian (Wright) and Hilton (Armstrong) can play the way I think they can, and we can get the free agent we want, I think we're going to be a big-time player again." -- Coach Byron Scott.
