Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was the Second Overall Pick in 2012, and the NCAA Champion from Kentucky came in with lofty expectations.

MKG had seen a marginal improvement from his rookie season (where he was a Second Team All-Rookie selection), however, a shoulder injury sidelined him for the 2015-16 season. He would return, but other than one 10-plus PPG season, Kidd-Gilchrist never achieved the level that the Hornets hoped for.  Still, he was a solid player who didn't necessarily have a weak spot in his game but didn't have a discernible strength.  The Hornets waived him in 2019, after 433 Games and an 8.6 PPG.

In his sophomore season, Scott Burrell would become the starting Point Guard for the Charlotte Hornets and, in the process, would finish third in balloting for the Most Improved Player in the NBA. Like so many, injuries would take him out of the starting lineup but the Point Guard’s 1994/95 season was decent enough to place him on a list like this, on a team with the limited history of the Charlotte Hornets.

A two-time NCAA Champion at the University of Kentucky, Nazr Mohammed would not have the same kind of team success playing in Charlotte. Still, the Chicago native was an above-average defensive presence who was a great rebounder. He would have his highest PER in a season (19.6) with Charlotte in the 2009/10 campaign.

Arriving in Charlotte as a two-time All-Star, Kelly Tripucka finished his career as a Hornet and did so with some impressive offensive numbers as he would average 22.6 Points per Game in his first season in Charlotte. He would decline quickly, but he provided the scoring threat in the inaugural season that Hornets fans craved.