Charlotte Hornets Milestones

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How the Charlotte Hornets history timeline works

Each card in the Hornets deck is a franchise moment with a short description under it, and you sort them by the year they happened. One card begins on the line with its year in view. You place each new card into a gap. When the gap is right, the year shows and the card stays; when it's wrong, the card moves to its real position and one of your three lives is gone.

This is one of the more tangled histories in the league, with an original team leaving town, a new one arriving under another name, and the old name coming back. The team names in each headline and description are the key clue, so read them closely. Rookie and draft cards are spread throughout, and an ownership storyline involving a famous former player runs through a good part of the deck.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

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Here are 26 of the 26 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

Awarded an NBA expansion franchise The league granted George Shinn a team for North Carolina, to begin play the following year.
Played the first Hornets season Charlotte debuted at the Coliseum with teal-and-purple uniforms designed by Alexander Julian.
Drafted J.R. Reid and grew the buzz The expansion club used an early lottery pick on the local North Carolina big man.
Drafted Larry Johnson first overall Charlotte won the lottery and took the UNLV power forward.
Drafted Alonzo Mourning Charlotte paired Larry Johnson with the Georgetown shot-blocker taken second overall.
Won the first playoff series Alonzo Mourning's buzzer-beater sank the Celtics to give the Hornets their first postseason series win.
Larry Johnson's Grandmama and the max deal LJ signed a record contract and starred in the converse ads amid Charlotte's boom.
Traded Alonzo Mourning to Miami A contract standoff sent Zo to the Heat in a blockbuster deal.
Traded for Glen Rice's big scoring Rice arrived in the Mourning deal and became an All-Star Game MVP scorer for Charlotte.
Drafted Baron Davis Charlotte selected the UCLA guard who energized the backcourt.
Won a franchise-best 49 games A Baron Davis and Jamal Mashburn team surged in the original Hornets' final Charlotte seasons.
Relocated to New Orleans George Shinn moved the franchise to Louisiana after a failed arena referendum.
Charlotte awarded the Bobcats The NBA granted Robert Johnson an expansion team to replace the departed Hornets.
Bobcats began play under Bernie Bickerstaff The new expansion club tipped off its first season.
Michael Jordan joined the Bobcats front office MJ became managing member of basketball operations in Charlotte.
Hired Larry Brown as coach The Hall of Fame coach took over the young Bobcats.
Made the first Bobcats playoff appearance Charlotte reached the postseason for the only time under the Bobcats name and was swept by Orlando.
Suffered the worst record in NBA history The lockout-shortened Bobcats finished 7-59 for a .106 winning percentage.
Drafted Kemba Walker Charlotte took the UConn champion guard who became the face of the franchise.
Announced the return to the Hornets name The Bobcats revealed they would reclaim the teal-and-purple Hornets identity.
Officially rebranded as the Hornets Charlotte restored the buzzing bee and reclaimed the 1988-2002 history and records.
Kemba Walker made his first All-Star team The point guard earned his first midseason selection.
Hosted the NBA All-Star Game Charlotte welcomed the league's showcase weekend to the Spectrum Center.
Drafted LaMelo Ball Charlotte selected the youngest Ball brother third overall.
LaMelo Ball won Rookie of the Year The flashy playmaker claimed the league's top rookie honor.
Michael Jordan agreed to sell the franchise MJ struck a deal to sell his majority stake to a Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall group.