Charlotte 2026 Guards You Should Know

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2026 watch list was officially created last week.  Here are some of the guards in Charlotte that you should know.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_63349b19cd60b","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["509517"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cbu003e[player_tooltip player_id='509517' first='Camri' last='Hobbs']u003c/bu003e is the younger sister of [player_tooltip player_id='276147' first='Ella' last='Hobbs'], but she definitely plays a very different position.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eEven with the younger sister's height, she is a 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