While they haven't won a championship yet, the best Charlotte Hornets players are due to get one soon. Known for a short time as the Charlotte Bobcats, the franchise has an interesting--though convoluted--story. Formed originally in 1988, the Hornets franchise moved to New Orleans in 2002. The NBA then formed the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004 as a new franchise. But in 2013, the New Orleans Hornets rebranded themselves as the Pelicans and returned the Hornets franchise to Charlotte.
Now that we have the history out of the name, we need to find out who are the best Charlotte Hornets / Bobcats players of all time. Record-wise, the Hornets have been pretty much one of the worst teams in the NBA. However, they have drafted a number of promising players that have potential.
They may not be superstar caliber, but they still are solid all around. Mostly these guys are role players whose best days came with other teams, but even so, many of the players on this list were on the Bobcats first playoff roster of 2009-2010, which was the team's first time with a winning record.
The Bobcats were led by Gerald Wallace for most of the team's existence. The team's first representative in the All Star Game, Wallace holds many of the team's major records. Emeka Okafor was named Rookie of The Year during the team's inaugural season. Other key NBA players to spend time in Charlotte are Stephen Jackson, Tyson Chandler, Jeremy Lin, and Raymond Felton.
Maybe the most famous person in Charlotte Bobcats history isn't even a player: it's Michael Jordan. The best basketball player of all time is currently the Bobcats owner. But enough about him, after all, this is a list of the best Charlotte Hornets players of all time. If you think someone is missing from this list, feel free to add him.
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2,245534Kemba Walker
Point guardAge: 30
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Number: 15
Teams: Boston Celtics
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1,197294Glen Rice
Shooting guard, Small forwardAge: 52
Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, USA
Teams: Houston Rockets, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers
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1,436378Muggsy Bouges
Point guardAge: 55
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Teams: Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Golden State Warriors
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1,552443Larry Johnson
Power forwardAge: 50
Birthplace: Tyler, Texas, United States of America
Teams: Charlotte Hornets, New York Knicks
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1,295360Dell Curry
Shooting guard, Small forwardAge: 55
Birthplace: Harrisonburg, Virginia
Teams: Utah Jazz, Charlotte Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks
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1,735529Alonzo Mourning
CenterAge: 49
Birthplace: Chesapeake, Virginia, United States of America
Number: 33
Teams: Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets
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836241Baron Davis
Point guardAge: 41
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States of America
Teams: Charlotte Hornets, New Orleans Pelicans, Golden State Warriors
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737278Gerald Wallace
Small forward, Power forwardAge: 37
Birthplace: Sylacauga, Alabama
Number: 45
Teams: Charlotte Bobcats, Sacramento Kings
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481141Kendall Gill
Shooting guard, Small forwardAge: 52
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Teams: Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Seattle Supersonics, Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat
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655273Al Jefferson
Power forward, CenterAge: 35
Birthplace: Monticello, Mississippi, United States of America
Number: 25
Teams: Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves
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301114Jamal Mashburn
Small forwardAge: 47
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets, New Orleans Pelicans, Miami Heat
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312143Eddie Jones
Shooting guardAge: 48
Birthplace: Pompano Beach, Florida
Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat
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419180Jason Richardson
Shooting guard, Small forwardAge: 38
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan
Number: 23
Teams: Charlotte Bobcats, Golden State Warriors
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319144Vlade Divac
CenterAge: 52
Birthplace: Prijepolje, Serbia
Teams: Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers
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12530Miles Bridges
Small forwardNumber: 0
Teams: Charlotte Hornets
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282153Anthony Mason
Small forward, Power forwardAge: 53
Birthplace: Miami, Florida
Teams: Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets
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221113Chris Paul
Point guardAge: 35
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Number: 3
Teams: Phoenix Suns
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337215Stephen Jackson
Shooting guard, Small forwardAge: 41
Birthplace: Port Arthur, Texas
Number: 3
Teams: Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors
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243115Jeremy Lamb
Shooting guardAge: 28
Birthplace: Norcross, Georgia
Number: 26
Teams: Indiana Pacers
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438297Emeka Okafor
Power forward, CenterAge: 37
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
Number: 50
Teams: Charlotte Bobcats
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265152Raymond Felton
Point guardAge: 35
Birthplace: Marion, South Carolina
Number: 2
Teams: Oklahoma City Thunder
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8721Devonte' Graham
Point guardNumber: 4
Teams: Charlotte Hornets
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220108Marvin Williams
Small forward, Power forwardAge: 34
Birthplace: Bremerton, Washington
Number: 2
Teams: Atlanta Hawks
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155108David Wesley
Shooting guardAge: 50
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas
Teams: Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Charlotte Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers
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11471P. J. Brown
Power forward, CenterAge: 50
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Teams: Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, New Orleans Pelicans, Miami Heat
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