The Charlotte Hornets are the most inconspicuous of the thirty teams in the league and the most twisted in team history, the history of the Hornets is divided into three stages (1) The team was founded in 1988 and entered the NBA in 2002 when it moved to the New Orleans Hornets and changed its name to the New Orleans Hornets, That Hornets do not inherit the history of the Charlotte Hornets (II) In 2004, the league decided to create a new team, the Charlotte Bobcats, and inherit the history of the Charlotte Hornets (III) In 2014, the Charlotte Bobcats officially changed its name to the Charlotte Hornets and inherited the previous Charlotte team history, so this Hornets team and Paul's New Orleans Hornets belong to two teams.
Although the Hornets have always been at the bottom of the league, but now they have the most powerful owner in the NBA, in 2010 the Hornets entered the "Jordan era", Joe's boss entered the Hornets after the team's exposure rate was greatly improved, but the record is still at the bottom, but also because of its "vicious" draft vision was criticized, the Hornets have no superstars in history, but they missed countless cornerstones, in 1996 traded 13 picks to miss Kobe Bryant can be said to be the biggest laughing stock in history, Jordan as the owner of the successive misses, Lillard, Alphabet Brother, LaVine, Jokic, Booker, Mitchell. Even if you choose one, the current wasps can rise. Although the Hornets are one of the few teams that has never played in the Finals, there are still many great stars in the team's history who have made great contributions.
Let's take a look at the top 10 stars of Hornets history
10th place. Byron Davis (1999-2002) played in 246 games, averaging 12.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game, leading the team to three playoff games
For historical reasons, the bearded man only played for 3 seasons with the Hornets, and established himself as the boss of the team in his second season with the team, where he also grew into an All-Star, and his super talent and explosive style of play also surprised the team, leading the team to the playoffs every year, which is also seen as the hope of Charlotte's revival.
Major Honors: 1-time All-Star
Ninth place. Emeka Okafor (2004-2009) played 330 games, averaging 13.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.9 blocks
Okafor was the first draft player in the history of the Charlotte Bobcats, and was given high expectations when he debuted, averaging a double-double in his rookie season, beating Howard to win the best rookie, and was frequently injured due to weight gain in the later period, but also dedicated to the team
Major Honors: Best Rookie, Best Rookie of the Year, Team History Rebounding Champion
Eighth place. LaMelo Ball (2020-present) has played 126 games, averaging 18.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 7 assists and 1.6 steals per game
Selecting Ball is perhaps Joe's most successful draft vision so far, just entered the league he was established as the core of the team and the cornerstone of the team, his "ball holding core" style of play is also perfectly suitable for today's small ball league, he is a natural passer and commander, dashing style and very ornamental tandem is also regarded as one of the future league faces, now the Hornets also urgently need a superstar who can attract attention and create traffic, it is clear that Ball will be the "answer" of the Hornets
Major Honors: All-Rookie, All-Rookie Team, 1-time All-Star, youngest triple-double player ever.
Seventh place. Tini Boggs (1988-1998) played in 632 games, averaging 8.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and reached three playoff games with the team
Boggs is an inspirational model for the league, with a height of 1.60 meters being the shortest player in history, and it is truly impressive to be able to play in the long NBA for 14 seasons. As a guard who can survive in the NBA despite his lack of height, he must have his strength, his strong big-picture view and vision have also helped the team tremendously, and he is also one of the most beloved players of Hornets fans.
Major honors: Team history assist king, team history steal king
Sixth place. Dale Curry (1988-1998) played in 701 games, averaging 14.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.1 steals, and made four playoff games with the team
Dale Curry is the father of Stephen Curry, the first man in the active league, and is now known as the father of the cute god, in fact, he was also a great shooter when he played with the Hornets, and his skills deeply affected the development of Curry and even the league today, although his career was mostly a substitute, but ten seasons gave everything for the Hornets
Major Honours: 1-time Best Sixth Man, Team Ever Appearance
Fifth place. Glenn Rice (1995-1998) played in 240 games, averaging 23.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1 steal per game
The All-Star forward who won the championship with the peak Lakers was also the Hornets' number one star at the time, and his best achievement was beating Jordan to win the MVP in the '97 All-Star Game also made him famous, and his three seasons with the Hornets were also the highlight of his career, dedicating his best self to the Hornets.
Major Honors: 2-time All-Team, 3-time All-Star
Fourth place. Gerard Wallace (2004-2011) played 454 games, averaging 16.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.8 steals
The all-round forward who can run and dunk and explode talent is also a former "Elvis Presley", the first All-Star of the Charlotte Hornets, Wallace quickly grew into the boss of the team after coming to the Bobcats, injecting a tough temperament into the Bobcats team, although he failed to lead the Bobcats to play results, but every desperate performance also deeply captured the hearts of Charlotte fans.
Major Honors: 1 steal king, 1 All-Defensive First Team, 1 All-Star, team all-time steal king
Third place. Larry Johnson (1991-1996) played 377 games, averaging 19.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game
Larry Johnson, nicknamed "Aunt", has set multiple records in Hornets history, he is the only top pick in Charlotte Hornets history and the first Hornets player to enter the All-Star start, and his 12-year, $110 million contract with the Hornets is the first billion-dollar contract in the NBA.
Major Honors: All-Rookie, 1-time All-Team, 2-time All-Star
Second place. Alonzo Molning (1992-1995) played 215 games, averaging 21.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 3.2 blocks
Tough guys "Monin and O'Neal can be described as both Sheng Yu He Shengliang, selected by the Hornets as an eye, and only O'Neal ranked second in the best rookie ranking, just entered the team is the main center, was used by the Hornets as a cornerstone to cultivate the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the team, and the shortest and strongest inside line in history composed of "Aunt" is also regarded as the hope of the team's rise, but the two have many contradictions, and finally parted ways, leaving Charlotte fans with unlimited reverie.
Major Honors: 2-time All-Star, Team History Cap King, Hall of Fame
The first person in team history. Kemba Walker (2011-2019) played in 605 games, averaging 19.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game
As a former "queen bee", Walker's growth has given Mr. Joe some comfort, proved that his vision is right at least once, and is also the only All-Star who can win the 21st century Hornets, shooting 60 points in a single game to lead the team to the playoffs, this tragedy of carrying the team on his shoulders has also touched countless Charlotte fans, this once Charlotte hero is now in this business league, and sincerely hopes that one day he can return to his original "home".
Major Honors: 1-time All-Time Team, 4-time All-Star, Team All-time Scoring Champion, Team All-time Three-Point Champion, Team All-Time Free Throw King, 60-point all-time record in a single game
Now this Hornets under the leadership of Ball gives fans hope, the team is also developing on the right path, they have quietly accumulated a group of excellent and potential players, very suitable for the current "small ball era", in line with the era of "guard ball nucleus" + sports projection ability of the forward + multi-faceted inside plus a healthy salary system in the next few years, we have reason to believe that the Hornets will dazzle fans and surprise Charlotte.