2025–26 Charlotte Hornets season

2025–26 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachCharles Lee
PresidentFred Whitfield
General managerJeff Peterson
Owner(s)Gabe Plotkin
Rick Schnall
ArenaSpectrum Center
Results
Record9–18 (.333)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southeast)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports South · Bally Sports Southeast
RadioWFNZ

The 2025–26 Charlotte Hornets season is the 36th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft

Main article: 2025 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College
1 4 Kon Knueppel Small Forward United States Duke
2 33 Sion James Small Forward United States Duke
2 34 Ryan Kalkbrenner Center United States Creighton

The Hornets entered the draft with one first-round pick and two second-round picks.[1][2]

Roster

Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 1 LaMelo Ball 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-22 SPIRE Academy (OH)
F 0 Miles Bridges 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998-03-21 Michigan State
G 21 Pat Connaughton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1993-01-06 Notre Dame
F 14 Moussa Diabaté 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-01-21 Michigan
G 10 Josh Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-11-16 Arizona
G 4 Sion James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2002-12-04 Duke
C 11 Ryan Kalkbrenner 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 2002-01-17 Creighton
G/F 7 Kon Knueppel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2005-08-03 Duke
G 23 Tre Mann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-02-03 Florida
F 33 Liam McNeeley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2005-10-10 Connecticut
F 24 Brandon Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-11-22 Alabama
F 9 Drew Peterson (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-09 USC
F/C 22 Mason Plumlee 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1990-03-05 Duke
G 12 Antonio Reeves (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-11-20 Kentucky
F 31 Tidjane Salaün 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2005-08-10 France
G 8 Collin Sexton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-04 Alabama
G 25 KJ Simpson (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 2002-08-08 Colorado
F 2 Grant Williams  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1998-11-30 Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: October 16, 2025

Standings

Division

Southeast DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Orlando Magic1512.556–10‍–‍55‍–‍75–227
Miami Heat1512.556–10‍–‍45‍–‍82–327
Atlanta Hawks1513.5360.55‍–‍610‍–‍74–228
Charlotte Hornets918.3336.06‍–‍83‍–‍102–427
Washington Wizards421.16010.02‍–‍92‍–‍121–325

Conference

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Detroit Pistons *216.778–27
2New York Knicks *197.7311.526
3Toronto Raptors1711.6074.528
4Boston Celtics1511.5775.526
5Philadelphia 76ers *1411.5606.025
6Orlando Magic1512.5566.027
7Miami Heat1512.5566.027
8Atlanta Hawks1513.5366.528
9Cleveland Cavaliers1513.5366.528
10Chicago Bulls1115.4239.526
11Milwaukee Bucks1117.39310.528
12Charlotte Hornets918.33312.027
13Brooklyn Nets719.26913.526
14Indiana Pacers621.22215.027
15Washington Wizards421.16016.025

Game log

Preseason

Due to renovations at Spectrum Center, the Hornets will not play home preseason games at the arena.[3]

2025 preseason game log
Total: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
Preseason: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 5 Oklahoma City L 114–135 Kon Knueppel (18) Miles Bridges (8) Tre Mann (5) North Charleston Coliseum
11,371 		0–1
2 October 9 @ Oklahoma City L 116–122 Tre Mann (18) Tidjane Salaün (10) LaMelo Ball (4) Paycom Center
0 		0–2
3 October 11 @ Dallas W 120–116 Ball, Bridges (20) Miles Bridges (11) LaMelo Ball (6) American Airlines Center
1,841 		1–2
4 October 15 Memphis W 145–116 Miles Bridges (29) Moussa Diabaté (13) LaMelo Ball (8) First Horizon Coliseum
12,559 		2–2
5 October 17 @ New York L 108–113 Collin Sexton (21) Tidjane Salaün (10) Collin Sexton (10) Madison Square Garden
19,270 		2–3
2025–26 preseason schedule

Regular season

2025–26 game log
Total: 9–18 (Home: 6–8; Road: 3–10)
October: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 22 Brooklyn W 136–117 Brandon Miller (25) Bridges, Kalkbrenner (11) LaMelo Ball (8) Spectrum Center
19,516 		1–0
2 October 25 @ Philadelphia L 121–125 LaMelo Ball (27) Miles Bridges (10) LaMelo Ball (8) Xfinity Mobile Arena
19,124 		1-1
3 October 26 @ Washington W 139–113 LaMelo Ball (38) LaMelo Ball (13) LaMelo Ball (13) Capital One Arena
16,307 		2–1
4 October 28 @ Miami L 117–144 LaMelo Ball (20) LaMelo Ball (8) LaMelo Ball (9) Kaseya Center
19,600 		2–2
5 October 30 Orlando L 107–123 Collin Sexton (19) Ball, Kalkbrenner (7) LaMelo Ball (13) Spectrum Center
18,478 		2–3
November: 4–11 (home: 4–5; road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 November 1 Minnesota L 105–122 Miles Bridges (30) Moussa Diabaté (9) LaMelo Ball (8) Spectrum Center
19,444 		2–4
7 November 2 Utah W 126–103 Miles Bridges (29) Moussa Diabaté (12) Collin Sexton (12) Spectrum Center
17,123 		3–4
8 November 4 @ New Orleans L 112–116 Miles Bridges (22) Kon Knueppel (12) Collin Sexton (5) Smoothie King Center
15,555 		3–5
9 November 7 @ Miami L 108–126 Kon Knueppel (30) Miles Bridges (12) Bridges, Mann (7) Kaseya Center
19,600 		3–6
10 November 10 L.A. Lakers L 111–121 Miles Bridges (34) Kon Knueppel (10) Kon Knueppel (9) Spectrum Center
19,537 		3–7
11 November 12 Milwaukee W 111–100 Miles Bridges (20) Moussa Diabaté (13) Collin Sexton (8) Spectrum Center
17,142 		4–7
12 November 14 @ Milwaukee L 134–147 (OT) Miles Bridges (32) Moussa Diabaté (11) LaMelo Ball (10) Fiserv Forum
17,341 		4–8
13 November 15 Oklahoma City L 96–109 Miles Bridges (15) Moussa Diabaté (11) KJ Simpson (5) Spectrum Center
19,469 		4–9
14 November 17 @ Toronto L 108–110 Kon Knueppel (24) Ryan Kalkbrenner (10) LaMelo Ball (8) Scotiabank Arena
19,037 		4–10
15 November 19 @ Indiana L 118–127 Kon Knueppel (28) Moussa Diabaté (12) LaMelo Ball (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,003 		4–11
16 November 22 L.A. Clippers L 116–131 Kon Knueppel (26) Moussa Diabaté (7) LaMelo Ball (7) Spectrum Center
18,721 		4–12
17 November 23 @ Atlanta L 110–113 Kon Knueppel (28) Moussa Diabaté (11) Mason Plumlee (6) State Farm Arena
17,460 		4–13
18 November 26 New York L 101–129 Brandon Miller (18) Ball, Kalkbrenner (6) LaMelo Ball (4) Spectrum Center
19,588 		4–14
19 November 28 Chicago W 123–116 Brandon Miller (27) Bridges, Diabaté (8) LaMelo Ball (8) Spectrum Center
19,453 		5–14
20 November 29 Toronto W 118–111 (OT) Miles Bridges (35) Moussa Diabaté (9) Ball, Sexton (5) Spectrum Center
17,060 		6–14
December: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 December 1 @ Brooklyn L 103–116 Kon Knueppel (18) Diabaté, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, Sexton (6) LaMelo Ball (14) Barclays Center
16,443 		6–15
22 December 3 @ New York L 104–119 LaMelo Ball (34) Ryan Kalkbrenner (9) LaMelo Ball (9) Madison Square Garden 6–16
23 December 5 @ Toronto W 111–86 Knueppel, Salaün (21) Miles Bridges (9) Kon Knueppel (7) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		7–16
24 December 7 Denver L 106–115 Miles Bridges (24) Miles Bridges (9) Miles Bridges (8) Spectrum Center
18,416 		7–17
25 December 12 Chicago L 126–129 Kon Knueppel (33) Ryan Kalkbrenner (6) Kon Knueppel (9) Spectrum Center
16,205 		7–18
26 December 14 @ Cleveland W 119–111 (OT) Kon Knueppel (29) Brandon Miller (13) Bridges, Miller (6) Rocket Arena
19,432 		8–18
27 December 18 Atlanta W 133–126 Ball, Knueppel (28) Moussa Diabaté (6) LaMelo Ball (13) Spectrum Center
16,124 		9–18
28 December 20 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
29 December 22 @ Cleveland Rocket Arena
30 December 23 Washington Spectrum Center
31 December 26 @ Orlando Kia Center
32 December 29 Milwaukee Spectrum Center
33 December 31 Golden State Spectrum Center
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 2 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
35 January 3 @ Chicago United Center
36 January 5 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
37 January 7 Toronto Spectrum Center
38 January 8 Indiana Spectrum Center
39 January 10 @ Utah Delta Center
40 January 12 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
41 January 15 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
42 January 17 @ Golden State Chase Center
43 January 18 @ Denver Ball Arena
44 January 21 Cleveland Spectrum Center
45 January 22 @ Orlando Kia Center
46 January 24 Washington Spectrum Center
47 January 26 Philadelphia Spectrum Center
48 January 28 @ Memphis FedExForum
49 January 29 @ Dallas United Center
50 January 31 San Antonio Spectrum Center
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
51 February 2 New Orleans Spectrum Center
52 February 5 @ Houston Toyota Center
53 February 7 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
54 February 9 Detroit Spectrum Center
55 February 11 Atlanta Spectrum Center
All-Star Game
56 February 19 Houston Spectrum Center
57 February 20 Cleveland Spectrum Center
58 February 22 @ Washington Capital One Arena
59 February 24 @ Chicago United Center
60 February 26 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
61 February 28 Portland Spectrum Center
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
62 March 3 Dallas Spectrum Center
63 March 4 @ Boston TD Garden
64 March 6 Miami Spectrum Center
65 March 8 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
66 March 10 @ Portland Moda Center
67 March 11 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
68 March 14 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
69 March 17 Miami Spectrum Center
70 March 19 Orlando Spectrum Center
71 March 21 Memphis Spectrum Center
72 March 24 Sacramento Spectrum Center
73 March 26 New York Spectrum Center
74 March 28 Philadelphia Spectrum Center
75 March 29 Boston Spectrum Center
76 March 31 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
77 April 2 Phoenix Spectrum Center
78 April 3 Indiana Spectrum Center
79 April 5 @ Minnesota Target Center
80 April 7 @ Boston TD Garden
81 April 10 Detroit Spectrum Center
82 April 12 @ New York Madison Square Garden
2025–26 season schedule

NBA Cup

Main article: 2025 NBA Cup

East Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 New York Knicks 4 3 1 512 477 +35 Advanced to knockout rounds
2 Miami Heat 4 3 1 507 458 +49
3 Milwaukee Bucks 4 2 2 467 463 +4
4 Charlotte Hornets 4 1 3 461 500 −39
5 Chicago Bulls 4 1 3 468 517 −49
Source: NBA

Transactions

Main article: List of 2025–26 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 29, 2025[4] To Charlotte Hornets
• Collin Sexton
• 2030 second-round pick 		To Utah Jazz
• Jusuf Nurkić
June 30, 2025[5] To Charlotte Hornets
• Vasilije Micić
• Draft rights to Liam McNeeley (No. 29)
• 2029 first-round pick 		To Phoenix Suns
• Mark Williams
• 2029 PHX second-round pick
July 6, 2025[6] To Charlotte Hornets
• Pat Connaughton 		To Milwaukee Bucks
• Vasilije Micić
• 2031 second-round pick
• 2032 second-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Ref.
July 13, 2025 Tre Mann [7]

Additions

Date Player Former Team Ref.
July 13, 2025 Spencer Dinwiddie Dallas Mavericks [8]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
October 1, 2025 Seth Curry Free agency Golden State Warriors [9]

References

  1. ^ Quinn, Sam (May 12, 2025). "2025 NBA Draft order, Lottery results: Mavericks win No. 1 pick with long odds, will likely take Cooper Flagg". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "Reimagine | Charlotte Hornets". www.nba.com.
  4. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Acquire Collin Sexton From Utah". NBA.com. June 29, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  5. ^ "Hornets Acquire The Draft Rights To Liam McNeeley And A Future First-Round Draft Pick From Phoenix". NBA.com. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Acquire Pat Connaughton". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Tre Mann". NBA.com. July 13, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  8. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Spencer Dinwiddie | Charlotte Hornets". hornets.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  9. ^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Seth Curry". NBA.com. October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
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