Hornets
CHARLOTTE
HORNETS
23-28 • 11th in East
COACHCharles Lee
EXECUTIVEJeff Peterson
ARENASpectrum Center
ATTENDANCE  435,355 (19th)
SRS1.03 (15th)
PACE97.9 (24th)
2025-2026 SEASON STATS
OFF RTG
117.7
8th
DEF RTG
116.0
18th
PPG
116.0
15th
OPPG
114.2
11th
Active Roster

Player
Base Salary
Cap Pct.

$203,852,600  

5 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$37,958,760
23y2024-25$35.1M
24y2025-26$37.9M
25y2026-27$40.7M
26y2027-28$43.5M
27y2028-29$46.3M
Signed Using

birdRights



UFA 2029

Profile

$75,000,000  

3 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$25,000,000
26y2024-25$27.1M
27y2025-26$25.0M
28y2026-27$22.8M
Signed Using

birdRights



UFA 2027

Profile

$41,000,000  

3 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$13,666,667
24y2024-25$12.6M
25y2025-26$13.6M
26y2026-27$14.6M
Signed Using

birdRights



UFA 2027

Profile

$53,341,500  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$13,645,500
25y2023-24$12.4M
26y2024-25$13.0M
27y2025-26$13.6M
28y2026-27$14.2M
Signed Using

birdRights



UFA 2027

Profile

$36,000,000  

3 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$12,888,889
23y2023-24$11.1M
24y2024-25$12.0M
25y2025-26$12.8M
Signed Using

birdRights



UFA 2026

Profile

$49,378,426  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$11,968,800
21y2023-24$10.8M
22y2024-25$11.4M
23y2025-26$11.9M(T. Option)
24y2026-27$15.1M(T. Option)
Signed Using

rookieScaleException



RFA 2027

Profile

$45,487,014  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$10,015,680
20y2025-26$10.0M
21y2026-27$10.5M
22y2027-28$11.0M(T. Option)
23y2028-29$13.9M(T. Option)
Signed Using

rookieScaleException



RFA 2029

Profile

$24,000,000  

3 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$8,000,000
24y2025-26$8.0M
25y2026-27$8.0M
26y2027-28$8.0M(T. Option)
Signed Using

birdRights



UFA 2028

Profile

$34,035,473  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$7,863,240
19y2024-25$7.4M
20y2025-26$7.8M
21y2026-27$8.2M(P. Option)
22y2027-28$10.4M(T. Option)
Signed Using

rookieScaleException



RFA 2028

Profile

$14,177,433  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$4,962,033
19y2022-23$2.9M
20y2023-24$3.0M
21y2024-25$3.2M(T. Option)
22y2025-26$4.9M(T. Option)
Signed Using

rookieScaleException



RFA 2026

Profile

$14,194,138  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,763,960
20y2025-26$2.7M
21y2026-27$2.9M
22y2027-28$3.0M(T. Option)
23y2028-29$5.4M(T. Option)
Signed Using

rookieScaleException



RFA 2029

Profile

$4,784,366  

2 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,546,675
26y2024-25$2.2M
27y2025-26$2.5M
Signed Using

minimum



UFA 2026

Profile

$9,968,963  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,296,274
23y2025-26$2.2M
24y2026-27$2.4M
25y2027-28$2.5M
26y2028-29$2.7M(T. Option)
Signed Using

secondRoundException



UFA 2029

Profile

$9,968,963  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,296,274
24y2025-26$2.2M
25y2026-27$2.4M
26y2027-28$2.5M
27y2028-29$2.7M(T. Option)
Signed Using

secondRoundException



UFA 2029

Profile

$5,689,960  

3 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,270,735
23y2024-25$957.7K
24y2025-26$2.2M
25y2026-27$2.4M
Signed Using

roomMidLevelException



UFA 2027

Profile
Two Way

Player
Base Salary
Cap Pct.

$0  

2 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$0
23y2025-260
24y2026-270
Signed Using

empty



RFA 2027

Profile

$0  

1 yr


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$0
25y2025-260
Signed Using

empty



RFA 2026

Profile

$0  

2 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$0
22y2024-250
23y2025-260
Signed Using

empty



RFA 2026

Profile
Cap Holds

Player
Cap Figure
Cap Pct.

Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,296,274
Signed Using




Profile
Dead Cap

Player
Cap Figure
Cap Pct.

Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$10,774,038
Signed Using




Profile

Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$9,423,869
Signed Using




Profile

$0  

1 yr


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,710,680
21y2025-260
Signed Using

empty



RFA 2026

Profile

Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,296,274
Signed Using




Profile

Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$0
Signed Using




Profile
Cap Totals

2025-2026


Active Roster Cap
$158,143,487
Dead Cap
$25,204,861
Cap Holds
$2,296,274
Total Cap
$185,644,622
Tax Allocation
$183,348,348
Unlikely Incentives
$1,333,333
1st Apron Allocation
$184,681,681
2nd Apron Allocation
$184,681,681
Cap Space
-$30,997,622
Tax Space
$4,546,652
1st Apron Space
$11,263,319
2nd Apron Space
$23,142,319
Transactions

2025-2026