Noah Vonleh's rookie season was infected with the injury bug, as in late August he suffered a sports hernia that required surgery and sidelined him for nearly two months. As a result, he missed a lot of the team's preseason workouts and played sparingly t

Vonleh's rookie season was infected with the injury bug, as in late August he suffered a sports hernia that required surgery and sidelined him for nearly two months. As a result, he missed a lot of the team's preseason workouts and played sparingly throughout the season. In all, he appeared in just 25 games and averaged 3.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in 10 minutes.

Analysis:

The 19-year-old Vonleh was drafted at No. 9 overall in the 2014 NBA draft and was looked at as a very promising prospect, and despite a disappointing rookie campaign, Vonleh still has that promise and will continue to be looked at as the power forward of the future for Charlotte. He showed that promise late in the season, when he finally started to get some consistent time on the court with the team's playoff hopes completely out of reach. In the final three games of the regular season, Vonleh averaged 9.7 points and 10.3 rebounds in nearly 25 minutes. He even recorded his first career double-double, posting 16 points and 12 rebounds in 29 minutes against the Pistons. The length, size and skill are all there for Vonleh, and now it is just a matter of him getting on the court. The Hornets do have both Cody Zeller and Marvin Williams under contract next season, so Vonleh will have to beat them out if he wants to see consistent playing time at the power forward position in 2015-16. And given Vonleh's potential, he has a very good shot at doing so.