Another Charlotte Hornet’s player has been named in ESPN’s top 400 NBA players list for the upcoming 2015-2016 season. This is the third Hornets player within the top 80 and also the third between numbers 71 and 79. The player that was named most recently was Charlotte newcomer, Nicolas Batum, coming in on the list at number 71.
Batum was traded from the Portland Trailblazers to the Charlotte Hornets this off-season in exchange for Gerald Henderson and Noah Vonleh. Batum has always been quality player that mainly shoots threes and defends really well but this year he will be asked to do so much more for the team on both sides of the ball.