Charlotte Hornets: Five Reasons Why Kemba Walker Should be an All-Star
The Charlotte Hornets are pushing hard for Kemba Walker to be an all-star this season but he is up against some stiff competition.
It has been over five years since the Charlotte Hornets had a player represent them in an NBA All-Star game. They may have to wait even longer if Kemba Walker doesn’t make the Eastern Conference team this season. Even though he is up against some great guards in the East, there is no reason why Kemba shouldn’t feature in the game.
The thing with the all-star game is that not only is Kemba going up against other Eastern Conference point guards but also shooting guards to make the all-star game roster. This could hurt Walker’s chances. While he does have a strong case and a great resume this season, we’ve seen players snubbed before.
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Last season, three point guards and six guards in total made the East’s roster. The biggest point guard rivals for Kemba this season are Kyrie Irving, Isaiah Thomas, Kyle Lowry, and John Wall. All of these players are worthy but most likely, only three of the five will make it. While Kyrie Irving already has a huge lead in the fan voting, the fans’ vote will only account for 50% of the voting as media and players will also vote on who the starters should be.
While the fan voting is important and the Charlotte Hornets have done a masterful job of helping Kemba by starting the “Walker, Charlotte Ranger” campaign, he is still only ninth among East guards in the first fan voting returns. (You still have time to vote as the voting ends on January 16th) That needs to improve but also, it isn’t that bad because the players and media will save the day by eliminating players who shouldn’t really be up there like Derrick Rose and Jeremy Lin. (No offense)
Let’s take a look at Walker’s stats this season compared to his competition: