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

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 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

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 Pat Connaughton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1993-01-06 Notre Dame
G 30 Seth Curry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-08-23 Duke
C 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
F/C 67 Taj Gibson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985-06-24 USC
G/F 10 Josh Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-11-16 Arizona
G 4 Sion James (DP) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2002-12-04 Duke
G/F 3 DaQuan Jeffries 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1997-08-30 Tulsa
C 11 Ryan Kalkbrenner (DP) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 2002-01-17 Creighton
G/F 7 Kon Knueppel (DP) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2005-08-03 Duke
F 33 Liam McNeeley (DP) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2005-10-10 Connecticut
G/F 24 Brandon Miller  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-11-22 Alabama
G 9 Wendell Moore Jr. (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-09-18 Duke
G/F 12 Josh Okogie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1998-09-01 Georgia Tech
C 22 Mason Plumlee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1990-03-05 Duke
F 31 Tidjane Salaün 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2005-08-10 France
G 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 8 Nick Smith Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-04-18 Arkansas
F 2 Grant Williams  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

Roster
Updated: July 2, 2025

Transactions

Trades

June 29, 2025[3] To Charlotte Hornets
Collin Sexton
2030 second-round pick
To Utah Jazz
Jusuf Nurkić
June 30, 2025[4] 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[5] To Charlotte Hornets
Pat Connaughton
To Milwaukee Bucks
Vasilije Micić
2031 second-round pick
2032 second-round pick

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. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Acquire Collin Sexton From Utah". NBA.com. June 29, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Acquire Pat Connaughton". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.