Since the Charlotte Hornets (technically Bobcats, #neverforget) returned in 2004, they mostly disappointed us with losing seasons and uninspiring play. It’s part of the reason there was such nostalgia for the original Hornets — not only were they successful, but they were fun as hell to watch.
But it hasn’t been all bad and uninspiring the past 13 years. A few players, some even from the Bobcats era, managed to shine, and occasionally, they shined in a successful season, at least to this team’s standards. While most of the team’s legacy players are from the original era — think Dell Curry and Muggsy Bogues — we fondly remember players like Gerald Wallace and Matt Carroll, the latter of which now works for the team.