Charlotte Hornets NBA 2K27 Player Ratings Revealed

Charlotte Hornets center Ryan Kalkbrenner (11), forward Brandon Miller (24) and guard Kon Knueppel (7) react IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Charlotte Hornets NBA 2K27 Player Ratings Revealed

Originally posted on Charlotte Hornets on SI
By Zach Roberts | Last updated Aug 14, 2026 2:07 PM ET

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NBA 2K27 does not have any bearing on the real world, but it can still be fun to analyze where the players and teams stack up. It's also particularly notable if you're someone who enjoys Franchise Mode, allowing players to take over franchises like the Charlotte Hornets.

So, if you're interested in taking on Jeff Peterson's job to run the team, it's important to know how good the players are, and ahead of the release of 2K27, ratings have been revealed.

According to 2K Ratings, here's how the Hornets stack up in the latest version of the game:

Brandon Miller: 85 OVR
Kon Knueppel: 84 OVR
Naz Reid: 82 OVR
Coby White: 81 OVR
Grayson Allen: 81 OVR
Moussa Diabaté: 80 OVR
Ryan Kalkbrenner: 80 OVR
Royce O'Neale: 77 OVR
Grant Williams: 76 OVR
Dorian Finney-Smith: 75 OVR
Tidjane Salaün: 75 OVR
Sion James: 75 OVR
Tre Mann: 74 OVR
Pat Connaughton: 73 OVR
PJ Hall: 72 OVR
Liam McNeeley: 72 OVR

Some of these ratings are interesting, to say the least. With all due respect, it's unclear what sport the ratings adjusters were watching if they believe Moussa Diabaté and Ryan Kalkbrenner are of the same quality.

Tidjane Salaün, who had a solid year in limited action but spent most of his time in the G League, and Sion James are not equivalent players at this point, either. Grayson Allen might be a tad high after a down year shooting the ball, too.

Speaking of shooting the ball, here's how they stack up in three-point shooting:

Kon Knueppel: 94
Tidjane Salaün: 86
Brandon Miller: 85
Grayson Allen: 85
Royce O'Neale: 84
Grant Williams: 82
Liam McNeeley: 82
Naz Reid: 81
Coby White: 80
Sion James: 80
Pat Connaughton: 79
Tre Mann: 76
PJ Hall: 74
Ryan Kalkbrenner: 73
Dorian Finney-Smith: 73
Moussa Diabaté: 67

Once again, some of the ratings here are very generous, but it does reflect one true-to-life thing: the Hornets have a ridiculous boatload of shooting. That will be a strength of the team in the real sport and virtually.

The rookies, Hannes Steinbach and Christian Anderson Jr., are not listed on the ratings site. And for what it's worth, LaMelo Ball is an 86 OVR, which would rank first on the Hornets. Josh Green is a 75 OVR, and Miles Bridges is an 81 OVR.

This article first appeared on Charlotte Hornets on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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