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Charlotte Hornets: Five Reasons Why Kemba Walker Should be an All-Star

By Jerry Stephens

Dec 17, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker (15) practices before their game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker (15) practices before their game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 12, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker dives for a ball that he loses out of bounds against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 12, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker dives for a ball that he loses out of bounds against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Great in a Variety of Ways

A mark of a great all-star level player is their ability to close out games and score in clutch situations. Kemba has stepped up in tight games and rose to the occasion in the biggest moments. While Russell Westbrook is running away with the clutch scorer award, Walker isn’t far behind.

He is currently the fourth best clutch scorer in the NBA with 83 points in the final five minutes of games within a five point margain. This not only speaks to his scoring prowess but also to the load that he has to carry for the Charlotte Hornets down the stretch. Time and time again, Kemba has come up big for the team. Among the top-seven players in the clutch category, Walker has the best field goal percentage with a 51.7% mark. He is the only player over 50% in the top-seven.

The Charlotte Hornets’ point guard is also a master of the pick and roll. He is the league’s top scorer in pick and roll situations 12.3 points per game. That’s better than James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Steph Curry, and all of the Eastern Conference point guards.

There are countless stats that supprt his great play in many forms like being one of the best drivers in the NBA. He also sacrafices his body more than any other guard in the league by drawing a number of charges. His 0.39 charges drawn per game is better than most big men this season. He does it in all facets of the game.

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