The Charlotte Hornets signed Michael Carter-Williams to a one-year, $2.7 million deal this offseason, and should provide the Hornets the upgrade at backup point guard they sought after Ramon Sessions struggled in his second stint in Charlotte last season.
Carter-Williams is in his fourth year in the NBA out of Syracuse. The former first-round pick, averaged 6.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 18.8 minutes per game last season. He struggled a bit offensively, shooting 36.6 percent from the field and 23.4 percent from behind the 3-point line.
But his real value came at the other end of the floor.