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Dale Ellis concluded his 17-season NBA career with the Charlotte Hornets during the 1999-2000 season.He was the second player in Hornets history to wear the No. 2 jersey.Ellis was named the NBA’s Most Improved Player after his fourth season.Throughout his career, he was a one-time All-Star and earned one All-NBA selection.<\/p>\n
Longtime NBA veteran Dale Ellis spent the last 24 games of his career with the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> during the 1999-2000 season, becoming the second player in franchise history to wear the No. 2. Ellis had an incredibly long career, playing 17 seasons after being selected with the No. 9 overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> in the 1983 NBA Draft.After averaging 7.1 points per game in his third NBA season, Ellis had a breakout campaign in his fourth year to say the least, earning the Most Improved Player Award after averaging 24.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.3 steals. Fast forward 10 years to his final NBA season and his first in Charlotte, Ellis averaged 2.3 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.3 steals in 10 minutes per game. Ellis finished his career with 1,209 games played and carried averages of 15.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.8 steals while shooting 47.9% from the field and 40.3% from beyond the arc. He also made one All-Star appearance and earned one All-NBA selection with the Seattle Supersonics.<\/p>\n Throughout the season, Rookie Wire is documenting the jersey number history of the\u00a0Charlotte Hornets<\/p>\n Previous:\u00a0Tony Delk<\/a>,\u00a0Robert Parish<\/a>,\u00a0Spencer Hawes<\/a>,\u00a0Theron Smith<\/a>,\u00a0Jeff McInnis<\/a>,\u00a0Larry Hughes<\/a>,\u00a0Bismack Biyombo<\/a>,\u00a0Briante Weber<\/a>,\u00a0Miles Bridges<\/a>,\u00a0Muggsy Bogues<\/a>,\u00a0Baron Davis<\/a>,\u00a0Jason Hart<\/a>,\u00a0Ryan Hollins<\/a>,\u00a0Derek Anderson<\/a>,\u00a0Andre Brown<\/a>,\u00a0Cartier Martin<\/a>,\u00a0Stephen Jackson<\/a>,\u00a0Kemba Walker<\/a>,\u00a0Lance Stephenson<\/a>, Malik Monk<\/a>, LaMelo Ball<\/a>, Larry Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n For more NBA content, check out the BasketBaltes podcast:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BasketBaltes<\/a><\/p>\n Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n