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Five takeaways from the Hornets’ California road trip

By Luke Tucker

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 27: Cody Zeller #40, Malik Monk #1 and PJ Washington #25 of the Charlotte Hornets defend against LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of a game at Staples Center on October 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 27: Cody Zeller #40, Malik Monk #1 and PJ Washington #25 of the Charlotte Hornets defend against LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of a game at Staples Center on October 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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Malik Monk is finding his footing, Miles Bridges struggling with consistency

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 16: Malik Monk #1 of the Charlotte Hornets during their game at Spectrum Center on October 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 16: Malik Monk #1 of the Charlotte Hornets during their game at Spectrum Center on October 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

While all the talk surrounding the Hornets’ young players has revolved mostly around Washington and Graham, Malik Monk and Miles Bridges have earned the right to be talked about as well. After a slow start to the season, Monk has played a key role off the bench in each of the past three contests. In that trio of games, Monk has averaged 14.0 points per game on a very respectable 58.1% from the field. It took a few games for him to get into a rhythm this season, but he’s been a valuable piece for Charlotte over the past week.

Another player from last year’s roster who seems to be finding his footing in the NBA is Bridges. In his rookie season last year, Bridges was relegated to mostly a bench role, and the only time his name was really mentioned was after a highlight-reel dunk. This season however, Bridges already has three games of 17+ points, and has improved on his three-point shooting. The problem with Bridges, though, has been the fact that in the games where he hasn’t score at least 17, he has failed to score more than 8 points each time. The second-year pro has shown flashes of what the Hornets hope he can be, however, he just hasn’t put it all together night-in-and-night-out quite yet.

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