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Charlotte Hornets: 25 Best Players To Play For The Hornets

By Phil Watson

Jan 23, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; General view of the court during the game between the Charlotte Hornets and the New York Knicks at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Hornets won 97-84. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 23, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; General view of the court during the game between the Charlotte Hornets and the New York Knicks at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Hornets won 97-84. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports /
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LANDOVER, MD - JANUARY 31: Hersey Hawkins #3 of the Charlotte Hornets drives to the basket during a NBA basketball game against the Washington Bullets on January 31, 1995 at USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – JANUARY 31: Hersey Hawkins #3 of the Charlotte Hornets drives to the basket during a NBA basketball game against the Washington Bullets on January 31, 1995 at USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

SG. 1993-95, 2000-01. Hersey Hawkins. 15. player. 170. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Trade, Philadelphia 76ers, Sept, 3, 1993; Free agent, Sept. 21, 2000.

The Charlotte Hornets added a former All-Star when they acquired Hersey Hawkins in September 1993 from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Dana Barros, Sidney Green, Greg Graham and a first-round pick in 1994.

With the Hornets, Hawkins started every game for two seasons before he was swapped with David Wingate to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Kendall Gill.

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Hawkins returned to Charlotte as a free agent in September 2000, playing a final season as a reserve before retiring in 2001.

In three seasons in Charlotte, Hawkins averaged 11.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 27.2 minutes per game, shooting .466/.390/.864.

He was the Associated Press Player of the Year and an All-American as a senior at Bradley, scoring a ridiculous 36.3 points per game to go with 7.8 rebounds a night.

He was taken sixth overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1988 NBA Draft and traded to the 76ers on draft night.

Hawkins was first team All-Rookie in 1988-89, finishing fourth in three-point shooting, and was named an All-Star in 1991.

With Seattle, he played in the 1996 NBA Finals loss and was fifth in the NBA in free-throw shooting in 1998-99.

In August 1999, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls, who waived him in September 2000.

Hawkins is 47th in NBA history with 1,226 3-pointers, 27th with 1,622 steals, 50th with a 3-point percentage of .395 and 26th with a free-throw percentage of .870.

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