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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 - MARCH 28: Kendall Gill #13 of the Charlotte Hornets dribbles up court during a basketball game against the Washington Bullets at the Capitol Centre on April 28, 1992 in Landover , Maryland. The Bullets won 113 -97. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – MARCH 28: Kendall Gill #13 of the Charlotte Hornets dribbles up court during a basketball game against the Washington Bullets at the Capitol Centre on April 28, 1992 in Landover , Maryland. The Bullets won 113 -97. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

170. <strong>How acquired:</strong> 5th overall pick from Illinois, 1990 NBA Draft; Trade, Seattle SuperSonics, June 27, 1995.. SG. 1990-93, 1995-96. Kendall Gill. 18. player

An All-American after a senior year at Illinois in which he averaged 20 points and almost five rebounds per game, Kendall Gill went to the Charlotte Hornets with the fifth overall pick in the 1990 NBA Draft and contributed right away.

Gill was an first team All-Rookie selection in 1990-91, earning a starting spot by the end of the season and evolved into a 20-point scorer.

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and a first-round selection in 1994.

Charlotte brought Gill back from the Sonics in June 1995, acquiring him in exchange for Hersey Hawkins and David Wingate.

The return was brief. In January 1996, Gill was traded with Khalid Reeves to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Kenny Anderson and Gerald Glass.

In parts of four seasons in Charlotte, Gill averaged 15.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.5 steals in 32.1 minutes per game, shooting .459/.271/.772.

Gill led the NBA in steals in 1998-99 with the Nets and signed with the Miami Heat as a free agent in August 2001. In September 2002, he inked a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

In August 2003, he signed with the Chicago Bulls and in December 2004, he was signed by the Milwaukee Bucks, who waived him a month later, prompting Gill to retire.

He is 40th in NBA history with 1,519 steals.

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