The 1989–90

1989-90 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers*Rookie of the Year: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs*Defensive Player of the Year: Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons...

 Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte Hornets (NBA)

The Charlotte Hornets was a professional American basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They played in the Atlantic, Midwest, and Central divisions of the National Basketball Association. The Hornets began play during the 1988–89 NBA season as an expansion franchise, along with the...

 season was Charlotte's second season in the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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. The Hornets moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western conference, also switching from the Atlantic to the Midwest division for the season. Head Coach Dick Harter

Dick Harter

Dick Harter is an American basketball coach, who has served as both a head and assistant coach in both the NBA and NCAA.-Coaching career:...

 was replaced by Gene Littles

Gene Littles

Eugene Scapes Littles is a retired American basketball player and current coach. He played professional basketball for six years....

 mid-season, following a disappointing 8–32 start. The team finished the season with a record of 19 wins and 63 losses, one game worse than the previous year. Despite the lack of success on the court, the Hornets finished second in the NBA in attendance during the season.

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	5	J.R. Reid	PF		North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is considered one of the most successful programs in NCAA history...
2	29	(traded to Indiana Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association... )	SF/PF		Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers basketball The Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA men's basketball competition. The Volunteers currently compete in the Southeastern Conference...