Hannes Steinbach is one of the more intriguing players on the Charlotte Hornets' preseason roster. Who wouldn't be interested in seeing how the team's lone lottery pick performs in his first taste of NBA action?
The Charlotte Hornets were coming off a 21 win season. It was the franchise's fewest wins in a season since the 2012-13 season, where they wore orange and called themselves the Bobcats.
The Charlotte Hornets knew they were taking a big risk by trading LaMelo Ball. They knew it could backfire, and most importantly, they knew it would make life more difficult in the immediate interim.
The Charlotte Hornets’ first preseason game is in the books, and if you’re one to care about preseason results (you shouldn’t be), you probably aren’t feeling great right now.
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.
The Charlotte Hornets have suffered yet another setback on the injury front just as their 2026–27 preseason campaign gets underway with a revamped roster.
The Charlotte Hornets opened their preseason account with a loss against Michael Porter Jr., Julius Randle, and the Brooklyn Nets. This is not a space that particularly cares about the results of the preseason, so let's focus on some of the processes that led to them.
For the first time since the emotional rollercoaster of the play-in games versus Miami and Orlando, the Charlotte Hornets are back! Or at least, some of them are.
For the first time since an ugly Play-In loss to the Orlando Magic, the Charlotte Hornets will play a basketball game tonight. It's a preseason game, so it doesn't matter, but the actual Hornets will play.
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.
Hornets guard Coby White suffered a left calf strain during training camp and will be sidelined for the entire preseason, according to the team (Twitter links).
The Charlotte Hornets clearly have immense faith in Naz Reid the person. At every turn both Jeff Peterson and Charles Lee have lauded the character of their major offseason acquisition.
Rob Dillingham has been enduring a rough stretch, with the former number eight overall pick being waived by the Charlotte Hornets and then becoming the subject of a viral social media post involving influencer Tatiana Chanel.
Ryan Nembhard has agreed to a two-way deal with the Nuggets, Shams Charania of ESPN tweets. Nembhard became an unrestricted free agent when he was waived by the Hornets last week and cleared waivers.
Last season went about as well as possible for the Charlotte Hornets. After finishing 19-63 the year prior, expectations were low. When Charlotte started 4-14 last season, it looked like 2025-26 would be more of the same.
The Charlotte Hornets made one of the strangest roster decisions of the NBA offseason. They decided to waive Rob Dillingham after acquiring the former No.
The Charlotte Hornets have a lot of new faces entering the 2026-27 season, but 2024 first-round pick Rob Dillingham won’t be around to meet them. On Monday, the Hornets decided to waive Dillingham just two years after he was selected in the top-10.
Dennis Schroder has spent virtually his entire adult life playing professional basketball in the United States, but the German guard has already decided that America won’t become his permanent home once his NBA career ends.
Charlotte spent the offseason making it clear that last season’s progress was only the beginning. The Hornets reshaped the roster, traded away two of their top players from last season in LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges, and built a deeper group around Brandon Miller and their emerging young core.
The list of destinations for NBA superstars has rarely included the Charlotte Hornets. After their best season in a decade, Hornets management is making moves like they're ready to join that list.
Last summer, Finney-Smith signed with the Houston Rockets, in part because he wanted to return to Texas. Now he's buried on the Atlanta Hawks depth chart after being traded for the second time this summer.
The Hornets are doing a little shuffling at the back end of their roster ahead of training camp. Charlotte announced Tuesday that it has signed forward Trey Townsend and waived forward Josiah Allick.