Success can be relative in the NBA. Despite failing to make the playoffs, the Charlotte Hornets had plenty to celebrate last season. They surpassed their win total from the previous two campaigns combined and delivered the Spectrum Center a rousing NBA Play-In Tournament victory over the Miami Heat.
I'm still not sure the Charlotte Hornets made the right decision to trade LaMelo Ball. The timing of the deal didn't make a whole lot of sense, especially after they just put together one of the most impressive stretches we've seen in the NBA with a five-man lineup that produced some historic numbers.
The runner-up in the Rookie of the Year race this past season, Kon Knueppel, had about as accomplished of a first pro year with the Charlotte Hornets as anyone in the organization could have hoped for, putting together one of the most efficient rookie campaigns in recent NBA history.
Charlotte Hornets general manager Jeff Peterson has explained why trading LaMelo Ball ultimately made moving Miles Bridges feel like the natural next step in the franchise’s long-term plan In a behind-the-scenes look detailing the Hornets’ offseason decision-making, Peterson revealed that the front office knew the two moves were connected.
Fans of the Charlotte Hornets were stunned by the team's decision to trade superstar LaMelo Ball. Fresh off a borderline All-NBA season in which he led the team to a 33-15 record in the second half of the season, Ball's next minutes on the court will be with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations.
If you set your feelings toward the LaMelo Ball trade aside, I think the majority of Charlotte Hornets fans would agree with me that Jeff Peterson has done a magnificent job calling the shots since taking over for Mitch Kupchak.
The Charlotte Hornets pivoted from the LaMelo Ball era for many reasons, but one of them, as Charles Lee recently put it, is that they're quite bullish on Coby White as a starter.
Dennis Schröder has been around the block a time or two. The veteran point guard will be suiting up for his 12th different team next season, the Charlotte Hornets, with 912 games and 24721 career minutes under his belt.
Sion James got introduced to how the NBA operates pretty quickly in his career. After his first season in the Association, he saw a handful of his teammates get traded, and even more if you go back to the moves Jeff Peterson made at the trade deadline.
The Charlotte Hornets traded some players this offseason with the likely understanding that the team would be worse in 2026-27. They're aiming for something bigger and more sustainable in the future, but it's going to cost them in the immediate aftermath.
Dennis Schroder is already looking at his move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Charlotte Hornets as a positive step. After spending only half a season in Cleveland, the veteran guard believes his new destination will give him a better chance to play the way he is accustomed to.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
After years of miserable basketball and horrible injury luck, the Charlotte Hornets finally courted a winner in 2025-26, as far as wins-losses go. Their 44-39 record marked just the second time in the last ten years that they finished above .500.
Being pessimistic is neither fun nor always useful, but sometimes it's needed to evaluate the possible future of an NBA team like the Charlotte Hornets.
Dennis Schroder does not want any pity points for being one of the most traded players in NBA history. The veteran combo guard was traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Charlotte Hornets last week — a deal that resulted in him landing on his 12th team in 14 NBA seasons.
The Cleveland Cavaliers‘ pursuit of Peyton Watson and/or Jonathan Kuminga has forced them to make some tough roster decisions, primarily to clear up cap space.
Dennis Schroder isn’t complaining about being traded by the Cavaliers. Actually, he seems pretty happy about it. Schroder told German outlet Braunschweiger Zeitung that he views his move to the Hornets as “a better situation for me,” citing the difficult role he had alongside Donovan Mitchell and James Harden in Cleveland.
Dennis Schröder believes he’ll have a better opportunity to succeed with the Hornets than he did with the Cavaliers, relays Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops.
The Charlotte Hornets haven't retired Kemba Walker's No. 15 jersey, but you would be forgiven for thinking they had. No one has worn it since that fateful day in 2019 when the Hornets sent him to Boston in a sign-and-trade for Terry Rozier.
The Charlotte Hornets may not have been a true playoff contender last year, but they did seem close. Nevertheless, GM Jeff Peterson opted to push the true contention down the line to hopefully build a more sustainable team.
The Cavaliers apparently won’t be getting an A for their Dennis Schroder trade. But ESPN believes they did slightly better than the other guys. ESPN’s Zach Kram gave Cleveland a B for its deal with the Hornets, while Charlotte received a B-minus.
In a full story for ESPN.com, Shams Charania reports that the Cavaliers, Hornets, and Dennis Schröder‘s agent, Mark Bartelstein, have been working together for the “past couple months” on the trade that will send the veteran point guard to Charlotte.
The Cavaliers and Hornets have reached an agreement on a trade that will send veteran point guard Dennis Schröder and cash to Charlotte in exchange for point guard Tre Mann, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link).
Thursday night marked the first game of the NBA Summer League for the Charlotte Hornets, meaning the debuts of their two first-round picks, Christian Anderson and Hannes Steinbach.