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
Record0–0
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports South · Bally Sports Southeast
RadioWFNZ

The 2025–26 Charlotte Hornets season will be 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 United States Duke
2 33 Sion James Small Forward United States United States Duke
2 34 Ryan Kalkbrenner Center United States United States Creighton

The Hornets entered this draft period (which lasted for two days, similar to the previous year's 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 Injured 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 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-01-21 Michigan
G 26 Spencer Dinwiddie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-04-06 Colorado
G 10 Josh Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-11-16 Arizona
G 4 Sion James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 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 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2005-08-03 Duke
F 33 Liam McNeeley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2005-10-10 Connecticut
F 24 Brandon Miller Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-11-22 Alabama
F — Drew Peterson (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-09 USC
F/C 22 Mason Plumlee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 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 8 in (2.03 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 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 2002-08-08 Colorado
G 3 Nick Smith Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-04-18 Arkansas
F 2 Grant Williams Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 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 Injured

Roster
Updated: August 12, 2025

Game log

Preseason

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

2025 preseason game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 5 Oklahoma City North Charleston Coliseum
2 October 9 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
3 October 11 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
4 October 15 Memphis First Horizon Coliseum
5 October 17 @ New York Madison Square Garden
2025–26 preseason schedule

Regular season

2025–26 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 22 Brooklyn Spectrum Center
2 October 25 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
3 October 26 @ Washington Capital One Arena
4 October 28 @ Miami Kaseya Center
5 October 30 Orlando Spectrum Center
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 November 1 Minnesota Spectrum Center
7 November 2 Utah Spectrum Center
8 November 4 @ New Orleans Spectrum Center
9 November 7 @ Miami Kaseya Center
10 November 10 L.A. Lakers Spectrum Center
11 November 12 Milwaukee Spectrum Center
12 November 14 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
13 November 15 Oklahoma City Spectrum Center
14 November 17 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
15 November 19 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16 November 22 L.A. Clippers Spectrum Center
17 November 23 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
18 November 26 New York Spectrum Center
19 November 28 Chicago Spectrum Center
20 November 29 Toronto Spectrum Center
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 December 1 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
22 December 3 @ New York Madison Square Garden
23 December 5 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
24 December 7 Denver Spectrum Center
25 December TBD TBD
26 December TBD TBD
27 December 18 Atlanta Spectrum Center
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 PHX Arena
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Milwaukee Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Chicago Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Miami Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: October 31, 2025. 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 Tre Mann

Additions

Date Player Former Team Ref.
July Spencer Dinwiddie Dallas Mavericks

Subtractions

Player Reason New Team Ref.

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.
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