History of the Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets are a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The franchise was founded in 1988 and is currently part of the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. The Hornets have been an integral part of the NBA since their inception, making several playoff appearances and even reaching the playoffs during their inaugural season. Throughout its history, the team has featured some of basketball’s most legendary players including Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, and Muggsy Bogues among others.

The original incarnation of the Hornets played from 1988-2002 before they relocated to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in the 2002–03 season where they became known as New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets for two seasons (2005–07). During this time period under head coach Paul Silas led by Baron Davis – who averaged 20 points per game over his three years with them -the Hornet had made it to two consecutive postseasons (2001 & 2002) but were unable to make it past round one both times due to injuries or lack thereof depth on the roster at that time. Following another relocation back home after the 2005-06 campaign, Charlotte Bobcats took over for the next four seasons until the name reverted back again to the “Hornets” prior 2014-15 campaign.

Since then, the current version has seen much success while playing under Head Coach Steve Clifford with Kemba Walker leading way as he averages 22 points per game alongside Nicolas Batum who provides valuable support off the bench averaging 13 ppg & 5 assists per contest respectively. With solid core pieces such as these plus other key contributors like Marvin Williams & Cody Zeller, it appears that the future looks bright for this squad which could very well lead them deep into the postseason come springtime if all goes according to plan.