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Bobcat From: 2011-Present
Bobcats Stats:
- 2011-2012: 12.1 PPG, 4.4 APG, 3.5 RPG, .366 FG%, .305 3P%
- 2012-2013: 17.7 PPG, 5.7 APG, 3.5 RPG, .423 FG%, .322 3P%
He’s only played two years, but that’s all Kemba Walker has needed to find himself pretty high up on this list. After an up-and-down rookie year, the Bobcats handed the reigns as starting PG over to Kemba in his second year and boy did he ever deliver.
He completely elevated his game in his second campaign and saw improvements in every statistical category. Kemba is as quick as any other PG in the NBA off the dribble and really improved his jump shot last year. He’s still young but he has all the potential in the world and in my opinion he’s already the best PG we’ve ever had.
I remember in the 2011 draft I was praying we would spend one of our top-10 selections on the UConn star and I was ecstatic when he fell into our hands with the ninth overall selection. He was definitely disappointing as a rookie, but he was fighting for minutes with DJ Augustin on the worst team in NBA History. Last year head coach Mike Dunlap made him much more of a focal point and Kemba looked like a completely different player. He still needs to work on his outside shot, if it can continue to improve he has potential to jump into the top-10 as far as PG’s in the NBA goes very soon.
I expect even more improvement this year. He hasn’t had a legitimate offensive post-threat to play with yet in his tenure with Charlotte. He now has Cody Zeller and Al Jefferson. His assists numbers should really make a big jump after these recent additions. After seven years of inconsistent play from Raymond Felton and DJ Augustin I believe we finally have a franchise PG in Kemba. He’s only going to get better, by the end of next season he could realistically move into the top-five on this list.
Updated List:
- 10 – DJ Augustin, PG
- 9 – Boris Diaw, PF/C
- 8 – Primoz Brezec, C
- 7 – Kemba Walker, PG
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