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.

$74,000,000  

3 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$26,811,593
26y2026-27$26.8M
27y2027-28$24.6M
28y2028-29$22.5M
Signed Using

birdRights



UFA 2029

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

$49,378,426  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$15,104,626
21y2023-24$10.8M
22y2024-25$11.4M
23y2025-26$11.9M
24y2026-27$15.1M
Signed Using

rookieScaleException



RFA 2027

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

$52,705,000  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$13,765,987
32y2025-26$12.7M
33y2026-27$13.3M
34y2027-28$13.3M
35y2028-29$13.3M(P. Option)
Signed Using

nonTaxpayerMidLevelException



UFA 2029

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

$45,487,014  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$10,516,560
20y2025-26$10.0M
21y2026-27$10.5M
22y2027-28$11.0M
23y2028-29$13.9M
Signed Using

rookieScaleException



RFA 2029

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
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
Signed Using

birdRights



UFA 2028

Profile

$24,981,907  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$5,227,200
20y2026-27$5.2M
21y2027-28$5.4M
22y2028-29$5.7M
23y2029-30$8.5M
Signed Using

rookieScaleException



RFA 2030

Profile

$20,613,239  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$4,257,480
20y2026-27$4.2M
21y2027-28$4.4M
22y2028-29$4.6M
23y2029-30$7.2M
Signed Using

rookieScaleException



RFA 2030

Profile

$5,131,675  

2 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$3,815,861
33y2025-26$1.3M
34y2026-27$3.8M
Signed Using

minimum



UFA 2027

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
23y2028-29$5.4M
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

$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
Signed Using

secondRoundException



UFA 2029

Profile

$2,458,182  

2 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,411,090
27y2025-26$47.9K
28y2026-27$2.4M
Signed Using

minimum



RFA 2027

Profile

$9,968,963  

4 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

$2,411,090
23y2025-26$2.2M
24y2026-27$2.4M
25y2027-28$2.5M
26y2028-29$2.7M
Signed Using

secondRoundException



UFA 2029

Profile
Two Way

Player
Base Salary
Cap Pct.

$0  

2 yrs


Dead Cap

$0

Cap Figure

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

empty




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
$174,875,611
Dead Cap
$0
Cap Holds
$4,634,537
Total Cap
$179,510,148
Tax Allocation
$174,875,611
Unlikely Incentives
$500,000
1st Apron Allocation
$175,375,611
2nd Apron Allocation
$175,375,611
Cap Space
-$13,510,148
Tax Space
$26,814,389
1st Apron Space
$35,314,389
2nd Apron Space
$48,314,389
Transactions

2026-2027