Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our pre-2021-22 revision of our top 50 Charlotte Hornets of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NBA. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

After looking at the 2020-21 Season, we have two new entries, and two increases.

As always, we present our top five immediately, though nothing has changed in this upper-tier.

1. Kemba Walker

2. Gerald Wallace

3. Larry Johnson

4. Muggsy Bogues

5. Dell Curry

You can find the entire list here.

Cody Zeller moved up from #13 to #10.

Bismack Biyombo climbed one rung to #33. 

Guard, Devonte’ Graham debuts at #38.

Another Guard, Terry Rozier, enters at #40.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

The world of professional wrestling lost one of the all-time greats as “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff has passed away at the age of 71.  It was announced on his son Travis’ Instagram page.

Orndorff had been suffering from dementia in recent years, which likely led to his death.

A Running Back at the University of Tampa, Orndorff played one season for the Jacksonville Sharks in the World Football League.  He began his wrestling career in 1976, and would win titles across the United States for varying promotions, often competing at the top of the card.  Notably, he won the NWA National Championship in Georgia twice.

His fame skyrocketed when he joined the World Wrestling Federation in late 1983, and he was part of the inaugural Wrestlemania, teaming with Roddy Piper against Hulk Hogan and Mr.T.  Orndorff took the fall, and would become a babyface following Piper blaming Orndorff for the loss.  Orndorff was one of the most popular wrestlers behind Hogan, but he would turn on Hogan in the summer of 1986, leading to him challenging for the WWF World Title in matches across North America.  Orndorff never won, but it was one of the most lucrative programs in wrestling history.

Because of the money he was making in matches against Hogan, Orndorff did not take time off to rehab his right arm, which he injured during a weightlifting accident.  It would affect him later, as his right arm atrophied, and became significantly smaller than his left.  Orndorff would turn back babyface in 1987, but would leave the WWF before the year’s end.

Orndorff would go into semi-retirement, though came back for a few months in WCW.  He again went into semi-retirement, but after a run in Jim Cornette’s Smoky Mountain Wrestling, he returned to national television with WCW in early 1993.

Orndorff would win the Television Title and World Tag Team Title, and was a regular for three years on WCW television.  He was forced to retire in late 1995, as his past injuries caught up to him, and Orndorff would only appear sparingly.

The WWE Hall of Fame inducted him in 2005, with Bobby Heenan doing the honors.  He is also a member of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.

A gofundme has been set up by the family to cover funeral expenses.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of Paul Orndorff.

After four years with Boston, Terry Rozier was traded to Charlotte as part of the deal that sent Kemba Walker the other way.  The transaction allowed Rozier to become an NBA starting guard, which he has to date taken advantage of.

Devonte’ Graham arrived in Charlotte as part of a draft day trade with Atlanta in 2018, and the Kansas Jayhawk, which ushered in a three-year run in the Tarheel State.