In 2019-20, the Hornets finished with the sixth-fewest assists in the league. Searching for a playmaker in the following draft, they hit a home run with Ball. Unafraid to make any pass as a first-year dimer, he dished 6.1 assists per night and helped Charlotte finish with the league's fifth-most helpers.
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"CAROLINA THUNDER" How acquired: Drafted in the first round in 1991 (first selection). While the Charlotte Hornets mulled their options on the first pick in the 1991 NBA Draft, a poll taken by the Charlotte Observer asked readers to vote for the players they wanted the Hornets to pick. Dikembe Mu...
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April 22, 1987, marked the official birthdate of NBA basketball in Charlotte as the NBA Board of Governors granted the city one of four expansion franchises. Charlotte now owns the finest young frontcourt in the game in Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning, and in 1993, Johnson and Shaquille O'Neal ...
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Like a fine wine, Rozier only gets better with age. Typically at his best in the fourth quarter, he plays with top-notch energy and makes defenders whine with fatigue. With his tireless triples and clutch creation of shots, the guard makes Charlotte an exhausting team to close out.
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Here is a selection of card sets featuring players from this team. The number of players included from the team is also shown.
1993 Topps Set (Basketball)
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2006 Fleer Set (Basketball)
(9)
1997 Hoops Set (Basketball)
(12)
1989 Hoops Set (Basketball)
(13)
2023 Donruss Set (Basketball)
(8)
1993 Fleer Ultra Set (Basketball)
(16)
2000 Fleer Tradition Set (Basketball)
(10)
2005 Topps Set (Basketball)
(7)
2014 Hoops Set (Basketball)
(11)
1992 Hoops Set (Basketball)
(14)
2007 Topps Set (Basketball)
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2009 Panini Set (Basketball)
(15)
1988 Fleer Set (Basketball)
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2005 Topps 1952 Style Set (Basketball)
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1995 Hoops Set (Basketball)
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Larry Johnson
"CAROLINA THUNDER" How acquired: Drafted in the first round in 1991 (first selection). While the Charlotte Hornets mulled their options on the first pick in the 1991 NBA Draft, a poll taken by the Charlotte Observer asked readers to vote for the players they wanted the Hornets to pick. Dikembe Mutombo was the overwhelming choice. Larry Johnson edged Billy Owens for second. Charlotte fans can thank the Hornets front office for not listening. The Hornets chose Johnson with the first pick and he has been paying dividends ever since. Larry finished his first season 11th in the NBA in rebounding (11 per game) and averaged 19.7 points per game. Johnson has quickly developed into an NBA superstar, even to the point of getting his own commercial for a sneaker company featuring his "Grandmama". He easily captured the 1992 NBA Rookie of the Year award. "You can now consider him one of the elite players in the league, in that special handful," Homets' coach Allan Bristow said. "Not only in how he's played, but how he's brought us in a new direction. It's not only his talent, it's his leadership." That rumbling in the Charlotte Coliseum these days is "Carolina Thunder" - Larry Johnson in charge.
