Hornets News: Former Celtics Guard Annoyed With Comparisons To Kemba Walker

The Charlotte Hornets face a challenging NBA season and pundits feel it will not be easy. Kemba Walker is no longer around and will be suiting up for the Boston Celtics. The Hornets are pinning their hopes now on Terry Rozier who plans to start a whole new era for Charlotte.

There is no doubt that Rozier is being groomed as the new star for the Hornets. In a previous post, head coach James Borrego revealed that the 25-year-old guard would be getting extensive minutes - something he did not get with the Celtics. With his playing time practically doubled, it remains to be seen if he can produce bigger numbers as well. In 18 minutes of action, the 6-foot-1 guard averaged 7.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 272 games.

“I can be me. I can play my ball. I can play Hornets ball. I can play myself. That’s the most important thing that I want to do. I can play ball, I can score, I can defend, I can do whatever the coach needs me to. I think people are going to fall in love with how hard I play on both ends.”

The first thing he needs to do however is prove that he can continue or do better than Walker. It comes to no surprise that he is being compared to the 29-year-old All-Star guard and it seems he is getting annoyed by it in a report by the Associated Press.

''I'm not him, and I don't look to be him,'' Rozier said. ''I get it, he's Kemba and he did a lot for this organization. Leading scorer, that's hard to replace. But I'm coming in and being me and I'm looking to push this organization in a different way.''

Last season, the Hornets finished with a 39-43 win-loss record in the Eastern Conference and missed the playoffs. Looking at their current roster, making the postseason wars will not be easy. Rozier is bullish on turning things around for the franchise. To do that, he needs players like Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Nic Batum and Bismack Biyombo to be on the same page.