1988–89 Charlotte Hornets season

NBA season
team = Charlotte Hornets
misc = Inaugural season
end_year = 1989
wins = 20
losses = 62
division = Atlantic
division_place = 6
conf_place = 12
coach = Dick Harter
arena = Charlotte Coliseum
owners = George Shinn
television = WCCB-TV
radio = WBT-FM
playoffs = Did not qualify
bbr_team = CHH

The Charlotte Hornets, along with the Miami Heat, played their first games in 1988. [http://www.nba.com/hornets/history/history_hornets.html#2 1988-89: Charlotte Stocks Roster With Veterans] nba.com/hornets, accessed 25 April 2008.]

Offseason

Expansion draft

The team's roster was then filled as a result of an expansion draft in 1988. In a coin flip, the Hornets earned the right to choose either the higher choice in the college draft or the first pick in the expansion draft, picking the former. [cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE2D6133CF937A25755C0A96E948260|title= Charlotte Is Betting On College Draft|publisher=The New York Times|date=1988-06-14|accessdate=2008-04-25] Most teams use such drafts to pick young players and guarantee a future, but Charlotte chose veterans in order to get a competitive lineup right away.

[ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1989.html 1988-89 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com ] ]

References

* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?yr=1995&tm=Tor&lg=N Raptors on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1996.html Raptors on Basketball Reference]
* [http://www.sportsstats.com/jazzyj/drafts/1988exp.htm Expansion Draft Details]