CHARLOTTE
HORNETS
6-16 • 12th in East
| COACH | Charles Lee |
| EXECUTIVE | Jeff Peterson |
| ARENA | Spectrum Center |
| ATTENDANCE | 205,531 (11th) |
| SRS | -5.79 (25th) |
| PACE | 98.9 (23rd) |
2025-2026 SEASON STATS
OFF RTG
114.9
18thDEF RTG
120.1
25thPPG
114.7
21stOPPG
119.9
23rdPayroll
Player Option
Team Option
Qualifying Offer
Non-Guaranteed
Partially Guaranteed
| Player | Age | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | Signed Using | Guaranteed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | 24 | $37.9M | $40.7M | $43.5M | $46.3M | birdRights | $168,705,600 | ||
| Miles Bridges | 27 | $25.0M | $22.8M | birdRights | $47,826,087 | ||||
| Collin Sexton | 27 | $18.9M | birdRights | $18,975,000 | |||||
| Josh Green | 25 | $13.6M | $14.6M | birdRights | $28,345,679 | ||||
| Grant Williams | 27 | $13.6M | $14.2M | birdRights | $27,911,250 | ||||
| Brandon Miller | 23 | $11.9M | $15.1M | rookieScaleException | $0 | ||||
| Kon Knueppel | 20 | $10.0M | $10.5M | $11.0M | $13.9M | rookieScaleException | $20,532,240 | ||
| Pat Connaughton | 33 | $9.4M | birdRights | $0 | |||||
| Tre Mann | 24 | $8.0M | $8.0M | $8.0M | birdRights | $16,000,000 | |||
| Tidjane Salaun | 20 | $7.8M | $8.2M | $10.4M | rookieScaleException | $7,863,240 | |||
| Mason Plumlee | 35 | $3.6M | minimum | $3,634,153 | |||||
| Liam McNeeley | 20 | $2.7M | $2.9M | $3.0M | $5.4M | rookieScaleException | $5,666,040 | ||
| Sion James | 23 | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.7M | secondRoundException | $7,233,265 | ||
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 24 | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.7M | secondRoundException | $7,233,265 | ||
| Moussa Diabate | 24 | $2.2M | $2.4M | roomMidLevelException | $4,732,197 | ||||
| Antonio Reeves | 25 | empty | $0 | ||||||
| KJ Simpson | 23 | empty | $0 | ||||||
| Drew Peterson | 26 | empty | $0 | ||||||
| Team Totals | $169.7M | $144.5M | $81.1M | $71.2M | $364,658,016 |