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2026 NBA Draft Lottery

• Sunday, May 10, 2026 | 3:00 PM ET | ABC

Team On-Stage Representative: Kon Knueppel
Team Drawing Room Representative: Jake Stone

2026 NBA Draft

• 1st Round: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | 8:00 PM ET | ABC/ESPN
• 2nd Round: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | 8:00 PM ET | ESPN

>"Obviously, team-wise, get to the playoffs. It's been a very long time since Charlotte had the chance to go to the postseason. That's a very important thing for us.
For me personally, obviously, getting stronger. It's cool and all to be able to be there and play hard, but at some point, your body's gotta be ready to take those hits, be able to absorb them, and also give them back. So definitely just make sure that I'm getting that body ready as much as I can, gain weight, being more explosive...
Offensively, I want to play to my strengths. I'm obviously quicker than most bigs, I can outrun them, and it's one of them things where I know I'm looking at guys like Bam Adebayo, just guys that are comfortable with the ball. But it's not like I have to overdo it. But it's like looking at Draymond (Green)... just guys that have played to their own strengths.
Definitely work on my offensive game and add a little corner three. That would obviously be nice, so definitely just focus on that... expand my range. But really, at the end of the day, as much as I want to do all those things, I want to also make sure that I'm great at the things that I already do. I think that's the most important part."

Source: Road Trippin' Show

>"We have arrived at the point where we feel great about our leadership team, and we feel great about where we are, but we have a lot of work to do,” Schnall said. “You look at the playoffs, we would have had a tough time in the playoffs. We have to continue to build the team. We also have a lot of players on our team that reflect what we’re about.
We have competitive players. We have high-character players. We have players who want to win. Gabe and I are incredibly competitive, as is our ownership group and as is our leadership team. We’re not going to be satisfied just being a competitive team. And so we will do everything we can to get better."