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Charlotte Hornets: 5 goals for Kemba Walker in 2017-18

By Jen Julie Smith

WASHINGTON, DC -  DECEMBER 14: Kemba Walker #15 of the Charlotte Hornets shoots the ball against the Washington Wizards on December 14, 2016 at Verizon Center in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC -  DECEMBER 14: Kemba Walker #15 of the Charlotte Hornets shoots the ball against the Washington Wizards on December 14, 2016 at Verizon Center in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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3. Improve assist numbers

Walker hasn’t made the proclamation as John Wall, when Wall said that he’s the best two-way guard in the league. Walker doesn’t need to be the best, but he should strive to make his teammates even better.

In order to become a combo guard, Walker must become a pass-first point guard. He definitely has the numbers for a shooting guard, after averaging 23.2 points per game last season, but his assist levels aren’t where they ought to be.

If he can get is assist numbers up, then he will become a two-way guard, because he definitely has the handles to make no-look, Globetrotter-like passes on the court.

Last season, Walker grabbed the eighth spot for real-plus minus among point guards. His impact for the Hornets, is that they did better by 3.93 points per 100 offensive possessions. Meanwhile, John Wall took the 11th spot .

Walker has very good handles. His defenders only caused him to average 2.1 turnovers per game. Take those numbers in comparison to Wall, who averaged 4.2 turnovers per game last season. Turnovers can not only be costly, but they can also cost games.

Walker is also a very good 3-point shooter, he averaged 39 percent from deep last season, while possibly the “best two-way” guard Wall shot 32 from behind the arc.

However, Wall averaged 10.7 assists per game last season to Walker’s 5.5. If Walker chooses to pass the ball more, he has the opportunity to become one of the best two-way guards in the league.

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