Hornets
CHARLOTTE
HORNETS
44-38 • 9th in East
COACHCharles Lee
EXECUTIVEJeff Peterson
ARENASpectrum Center
ATTENDANCE  767,319 (13th)
SRS4.48 (8th)
PACE96.8 (26th)
2026-2027 SEASON STATS
OFF RTG
119.4
5th
DEF RTG
114.4
12th
PPG
116.0
13th
OPPG
111.2
7th
Active Roster

Player
Base Salary
Cap Pct.

Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$26,811,593
Signed Using




Profile

$125,000,000  

5 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$23,275,862
26y2025-26$21.5M
27y2026-27$23.2M
28y2027-28$25.0M
29y2028-29$26.7M
30y2029-30$28.4M(P. Option)
Signed Using

birdRights



UFA 2030

Profile

$70,000,000  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$18,125,000
29y2024-25$15.6M
30y2025-26$16.8M
31y2026-27$18.1M
32y2027-28$19.3M(P. Option)
Signed Using

birdRights



UFA 2028

Profile

Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$15,104,626
Signed Using




Profile

$53,341,500  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$14,265,750
25y2023-24$12.4M
26y2024-25$13.0M
27y2025-26$13.6M
28y2026-27$14.2M
Signed Using

birdRights



UFA 2027

Profile

$42,000,000  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$10,875,000
31y2024-25$9.3M
32y2025-26$10.1M
33y2026-27$10.8M
34y2027-28$11.6M
Signed Using

birdRights



UFA 2028

Profile

Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$10,516,560
Signed Using




Profile

$34,035,473  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$8,237,880
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

$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

$14,194,138  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,902,080
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

$5,689,960  

3 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,461,462
23y2024-25$957.7K
24y2025-26$2.2M
25y2026-27$2.4M
Signed Using

roomMidLevelException



UFA 2027

Profile

Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,411,090
Signed Using




Profile

$9,968,963  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,411,090
24y2025-26$2.2M
25y2026-27$2.4M
26y2027-28$2.5M
27y2028-29$2.7M(T. Option)
Signed Using

secondRoundException



UFA 2029

Profile
Cap Holds

Player
Cap Figure
Cap Pct.

Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,449,421
Signed Using




Profile

Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,185,116
Signed Using




Profile
Cap Totals

2026-2027


Active Roster Cap
$145,397,993
Dead Cap
$0
Cap Holds
$4,634,537
Total Cap
$150,032,530
Tax Allocation
$145,397,993
Unlikely Incentives
$500,000
1st Apron Allocation
$145,897,993
2nd Apron Allocation
$145,897,993
Cap Space
$15,967,470
Tax Space
$56,292,007
1st Apron Space
$64,792,007
2nd Apron Space
$77,792,007
Transactions

2026-2027