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Top 5 Point Guards in Charlotte Hornets history

By Evan Birchmore

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 12: LaMelo Ball #2 of the Charlotte Hornets and Kemba Walker #8 of the New York Knicks greet each other following their game at Spectrum Center on November 12, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 12: LaMelo Ball #2 of the Charlotte Hornets and Kemba Walker #8 of the New York Knicks greet each other following their game at Spectrum Center on November 12, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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Charlotte Hornets’ guard David Wesley acknowledges the crowd as the Hornets defeated the New Jersey Nets 115-97 in round two, game three of their Eastern Conference semi-finals 09 May 2002 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, NC. The Nets lead the seven-game series 2-1. AFP PHOTO/Nell REDMOND (Photo by NELL REDMOND / AFP) (Photo credit should read NELL REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images) /

David Wesley (1997-2002)

In the summer of 1997, David Wesley joined the Hornets as a free agent after spending the previous three seasons with the Boston Celtics. Wesley would go on to start 358 out of the 362 games that he played for Charlotte, leading the team in assists in his first three seasons.

In his first season with the Hornets, Wesley increased his assist output from 6.5 assists per game in the regular season to 6.7 per game in nine playoff games. However, the Hornets would miss the playoffs the following year, and when they returned to the playoffs in 2000, Wesley’s assist average dropped in the playoffs (4.8) compared to the regular season (5.6).

The Hornets elevated Baron Davis into the starting lineup the following season, shifting Wesley to shooting guard. Wesley’s two highest scoring seasons with Charlotte came in his final two seasons with the team, as he helped lead them to the second round of the playoffs in consecutive years.

Wesley would follow the franchise to New Orleans after the 2002 offseason, remaining with the Hornets until December of 2004. At that point, with New Orleans having a 2-24 record, Wesley was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Jim Jackson and Bostjan Nachbar.