<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">It's going to be a hectic summer for Bristow, who is attempting to rebuild the Hornets through the draft and free agency after a disastrous 18-64 season. On Wednesday, the Hornets have four college senior draft prospects scheduled for workouts at the Alario Center. The Hornets won't release the names of those players until today. They also have another workout scheduled for Thursday morning. In next week's draft lottery the Hornets will find out if they will land the No. 1 pick. Last month, they won the tiebreaker with the Charlotte Bobcats after the teams finished the regular season with identical records. The Hornets will have 178 chances out of 1,000 of earning the No. 1 pick. The Atlanta Hawks, who finished with the league's worst record at 13-69, have the most chances, approximately 250. The Hornets won't pick worse than fifth. "The draft is the lifeline to the NBA; it's always been that way," Bristow said. "It's an opportunity to get the best player to build your team." With their first-round pick, the Hornets are likely to select an underclassman because they are considered the top available players. Those underclassmen include Utah sophomore center Andrew Bogut, Wake Forest sophomore guard Chris Paul, North Carolina freshman forward Marvin Williams, Illinois junior guard Deron Williams, North Carolina junior guard Raymond Felton and Pittsburgh sophomore forward Chris Taft. "It's really hard to say who's really going to come across and be an instant success," said Ryan Blake, assistant director of NBA scouting. "When you look at the class, it's going to depend on who you pick and how much playing time they're going to get. What most teams hope for is to draft someone that will develop by the end of the year." Under NBA guidelines, neither general managers nor coaches can make contact with or speak publicly about underclassmen until later this week when the NBA releases its official list of players who have declared for the draft. The deadline for underclassmen to declare was May 14. </div> Source
