Charlotte Hornets: A look back at Rex Chapman

With the NBA Draft looming, let’s take some time to reflect on the past. Charlotte has had plenty of draft picks come and go, but today we’re discussing their very first: Rex Chapman.

It was the Summer of 1988. The Charlotte Hornets and Miami had just gone through the expansion draft and were hoping to further improve their new teams with fresh college players. Charlotte’s first pick landed at number eight. With that pick, they took a shooting guard out of Kentucky named Rex Chapman.

Coming off his sophomore year in Kentucky, Chapman had shown a penchant for scoring, averaging 17.6 points per game in his career. He also helped lead them to the Sweet 16 in his sophomore year where he averaged…