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Advanced Stats Class: The Hornets continue to excel in the assists department

The 2021-22 Charlotte Hornets finished the regular season with a 43-39 record and the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference. Let’s take a look back on the Hornets team advanced stats and better understand why their season went the way it did. This week we’ll break down the Hornets assist percentage.

Advanced stat: Assist percentage

What it measures: The percentage of a team’s field goals that were assisted

Hornets result: 65.6 percent

League rank: 3rd overall

For the third season in a row the Hornets were a Top 5 team in assist percentage coming in at No.