Charlotte Hornets: 4 former players that would have helped this team

3. Dell Curry

Dell Curry is far more than just the father of his more famous sons, and back when he played the Hornets he was absolutely a cult figure. It just so happens that his game most easily translates to the way it is played today and was ahead of its time, and it is clear to see where Stephen and Seth got their shooting touch from.

Curry may have only started 99 games throughout his career total (he appeared in 1,083), but in actual fact being that shooter off the bench would be a real help to the Hornets as they are currently constructed. That should be Nicolas Batum’s role, but at only 31 it is hard to remember a player who went downhill quicker after being given a large contract.

He averaged only 3.6 points per contest in 22 games, numbers that Curry would better if he was asked to come back and play for the Hornets today, as a grandfather. Back when he could actually play though, he had a spell where he was capable of putting up buckets as the third or fourth-best scorer on the team.

He got as high as 16.3 a game during the 1993-94 season, and that was without starting a single game but still playing in all 82. That’s what Curry would have brought to the franchise as they are today. A steady presence off the bench, and although they need much more than that to fix them, these kinds of players are easily found.

Guys who will willingly be a scoring punch on a second unit, but who can also score a respectable number of points. Obviously the 3-point shooting helped, and in 10 seasons with the Charlotte Hornets Curry shot 40.5 percent from deep (40.2 percent for his career and in on season with the Milwaukee Bucks was an outrageous 47.6 percent). He did this on just over three attempts per game. Hard not to think of what he could do if given the green light today.