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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kemba Walker wants to be an NBA All-Star.But the Hornets steadily improving 6-foot point guard knows he has to get healthy first, which means resting his surgically repaired knee a little longer. Walker was limited to non-contract drills as the Hornets opened training camp on Tuesday at their downtown arena.I hate it. ... You know how much of a competitor I am. But its the smart thing to do at this time (because) I dont want to have any setbacks, said Walker, adding that he hopes to be 100 percent for the start of the regular season.The 26-year-old Walker is coming off the best season of his five-year NBA career, averaging a 20.9 points, 5.2 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game in 2015-16 while shooting a career-best 42.7 percent from the field.But the stat that pops out the most is his improved 3-point shooting. Walker made 37.1 percent from beyond the arc last season after making less than 33 percent his first four years in the league.Walker finished second in the voting for Most Improved Player, battling through knee pain near the end of the season and leading the Hornets to a 48-win season that culminated in a Game 7 loss to the Miami Heat in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.Teammate Marvin Williams said Walker could have easily shut it down due to a torn meniscus in his left knee, but elected to keep on playing.Walker has surgery in May to repair the problem.I feel like he was (an All-Star) last year, teammate Marvin Williams said. And thats not taking anything away from any of the guys that made it in the East. They are very, very good. The guards are big time. But I feel like Kemba was right there. He was beat up and he continued to fight through it every night. If he is healthy and has a year like he did last year I think he will definitely be there in February.Its that kind of dedication to the team that has made Walker a favorite in the locker room.Nicolas Batum, the teams highest-paid player, said hes made it his personal goal to help get Walker into the All-Star game this season.Hes special. Hes really special, Batum said. People dont understand how good he is. He had a breakout season last year. Hes a franchise guard.Walker is dramatically more confident in his shooting than this time a year ago when he working with shooting coach Bruce Kreutzer to tweak his mechanics, according to coach Steve Clifford.There were times Walker contemplated scrapping the changes, but he stuck with it and the results followed. Now he doesnt even think about the altered shooting motion anymore.If you go back to the last 21 games of the year, his 3-point shooting put him in a different place, Clifford said.Clifford said with Walkers improved shooting and range it makes it more difficult for teams to defend him.His range takes away the under in the pick-and-roll, Clifford said. And hes such a good pick-and-roll player anyway. I think he is really maturing as a player.Perhaps enough to be an All-Star.I was pretty close last year, Walker said. Im getting the hang of things in this league and playing really well. I want to continue to play well and win. But in order for me to be an All-Star we have to win. Thats what it is going to take.Game notes Along with Walker, Cody Zeller (shoulder) and Perry Ellis (sports hernia) werent able participate in contact drills during practice. Authentic Robin Yount Jersey . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. 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Christian Horner says Red Bulls driver pairing of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen is very healthy and is helping the team achieve its goals in 2016.There had been initial question marks over whether the driver line up would cause friction at Red Bull but Horner reckons the team has only benefitted from having two competitive drivers in its ranks.You can see that it is very healthy, said Horner. There is great respect between the two of them. As far as teammates can go, they seem to like each other and they want similar things from the car. Beyond that, theyre both very, very fast.[Germany] went in Daniels favour, Barcelona went in Maxs favour -- its the swings and roundabouts of a season, and I think that both drivers have done an outstanding job.Red Bull moved 14 points clear of Ferrari in the constructors standings going into the summer break thanks to a double podium at the German Grand Prix.dddddddddddd Hockenheim also marked the third consecutive circuit that Red Bull has beaten a Ferrari driver to the podium.With the team engaged in a direct battle with Ferrari over second place in the championship, Horner believes Red Bulls recent form is a positive sign for the remainder of the season.Weve had great performance from a variance of circuits, from Austria to Silverstone to Budapest and, [Germany] -- four very different venues, with very different surfaces -- and I think that bodes well for the second part of the season. 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