CHARLOTTE
HORNETS
44-38 • 9th in East
| COACH | Charles Lee |
| EXECUTIVE | Jeff Peterson |
| ARENA | Spectrum Center |
| ATTENDANCE | 767,319 (13th) |
| SRS | 4.48 (8th) |
| PACE | 96.8 (26th) |
2026-2027 SEASON STATS
OFF RTG
119.4
5thDEF RTG
114.4
12thPPG
116.0
13thOPPG
111.2
7thPayroll
Player Option
Team Option
Qualifying Offer
Non-Guaranteed
Partially Guaranteed
| Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Signed Using | Guaranteed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coby White | 26 | $26.8M | $24.6M | $22.5M | birdRights | $74,000,000 | |||
| Naz Reid | 27 | $23.2M | $25.0M | $26.7M | $28.4M | birdRights | $75,000,000 | ||
| Grayson Allen | 31 | $18.1M | $19.3M | birdRights | $18,125,000 | ||||
| Brandon Miller | 24 | $15.1M | rookieScaleException | $15,104,626 | |||||
| Grant Williams | 28 | $14.2M | birdRights | $14,265,750 | |||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 33 | $13.3M | $13.3M | $13.3M | nonTaxpayerMidLevelException | $26,670,000 | |||
| Royce O'Neale | 33 | $10.8M | $11.6M | birdRights | $22,500,000 | ||||
| Kon Knueppel | 21 | $10.5M | $11.0M | $13.9M | rookieScaleException | $35,471,334 | |||
| Tidjane Salaun | 21 | $8.2M | $10.4M | rookieScaleException | $10,445,633 | ||||
| Tre Mann | 25 | $8.0M | $8.0M | birdRights | $16,000,000 | ||||
| Hannes Steinbach | 20 | $5.2M | $5.4M | $5.7M | $8.5M | rookieScaleException | $24,981,907 | ||
| Christian Anderson | 20 | $4.2M | $4.4M | $4.6M | $7.2M | rookieScaleException | $20,613,239 | ||
| Pat Connaughton | 34 | $3.8M | minimum | $3,815,861 | |||||
| Liam McNeeley | 21 | $2.9M | $3.0M | $5.4M | rookieScaleException | $11,430,178 | |||
| Moussa Diabate | 25 | $2.4M | roomMidLevelException | $2,461,462 | |||||
| Sion James | 24 | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.7M | secondRoundException | $7,672,689 | |||
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 25 | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.7M | secondRoundException | $7,672,689 | |||
| Mouhamadou Gueye | 28 | $2.4M | minimum | $2,411,090 | |||||
| PJ Hall | 24 | empty | $0 | ||||||
| Team Totals | $174.4M | $141.5M | $97.9M | $44.1M | $388,641,458 |