The breakout year of Kemba Walker has not coincidentally coincided with a new offensive style for the Charlotte Hornets. Following a disappointing season in which the Hornets missed the playoffs, the front office revamped the roster with a plethora of three-point shooters. The result has been very pleasing for both the on-court product and the progression of their star point guard. 

In his fifth NBA season out of UConn, Walker is having career-highs in every shooting category, the most impressive being his three-point percentage rising from 30 percent last season to 38 percent this year. Playing in a free-flowing offense alongside other perimeter threats has been tremendous for Walker's production. Charlotte does well to ease his burden by delegating some pick-and-rolls to Nicolas Batum and Jeremy Lin, with Walker stationed on the weak-side ready to attack the closeout off the catch or nail the spot-up three. He is shooting 44 percent on catch and shoot threes this season. 

The Buzz employ a handful of shooting big-men, so Walker is often faced with a hard hedge coming off the pick-and-roll. He has developed a sweet knack for splitting the defenders, reminiscent of MVP season Derrick Rose. 

Finishing in the paint was a struggle for Walker in his early years, but he has made the skeptics eat their words this season by upping his shooting in the restricted area from 49 percent to 57 percent. Defenses cannot send help from the perimeter on the Hornets' high pick-and-rolls because of all the three-point threats dotted along the arc. This offense provides a ton of breathing room, and Walker often gets to attack 1-on-1 in open space off the high screen, with a full head of steam. 

If his defender wants to duck under the screen to contain that penetration, he is not afraid to pull up from behind the arc. He is shooting 33 percent on pull-up threes, a mark that is parallel to both Damian Lillard and James Harden. 

The kick-out pass to the weak-side becomes a lot easier to read when you have a ton of shooting like Charlotte. Their off-ball shooters do a good job of moving and filling spots within the offense. 

The Buzz play a collection of wings who can keep the ball moving, a necessity for a successful spread pick-and-roll attack, Batum especially. He and Walker have developed a nice chemistry in their first season together. 

Marvin Williams has been really freaking good this year, shooting 40 percent on catch and shoot threes, and feasting on wide-open threes at the top of the arc. Frank Kaminsky is looking like a nice player, flashing a nifty pump-and-drive game on the perimeter. He is also shooting a solid 33 percent from three. 

Charlotte did well bringing in the right supporting cast to complement Walker’s game, but this stuff doesn’t happen accidentally overnight. A lot has to be said for Steve Clifford’s work in transitioning this methodical, post-centric offense of old into a free flowing spread pick-and-roll system that is bombing the third most three-pointers in the NBA. 

The Hornets are playing a completely different offensive style, and they average the fewest turnovers in the league! That is actually absurd. Think about how impressive that is, considering teams that try and change their offensive identity in one offseason usually struggle out the gate and revert back to the status quo (Washington). Clifford is an excellent, Walker is playing the best basketball of his career, and these Charlotte Hornets might be able to win a playoff series if they can maintin their recent form.