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On YouTubeMoussa Diabate News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / August 4
Charlotte Hornets roundtable: Can Moussa Diabate hold down the starting center spot?
If there's one glaring weakness on the Charlotte Hornets' roster, it's the center position. They traded away former first-round pick Mark Williams to the Phoenix Suns and dealt veteran Jusuf Nurkic to the Utah Jazz in a deal that netted Collin Sexton.
Charlotte Hornets News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / August 4
The three things that absolutely can't happen in 2025-26 for the Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets have their eyes set on making the play-in next season, if not the playoffs outright. Now that Tyrese Haliburton and Jayson Tatum are out, the Eastern Conference is wide open.
Chris Jent News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / August 4
Chris Jent to Knicks? Hornets could lose assistant coach before training camp
Not only are the Charlotte Hornets coming off the best offseason in franchise history, but they’re also fresh off their first-ever Summer League championship.
The 'NBA playoff point-per-game leaders' quiz
How many of the yearly NBA playoff leaders in points-per-game in the post-merger era (1977 to present) can you name in five minutes?
Charlotte Hornets News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / August 4
Playing devil's advocate: Why the Hornets' offseason may not be as strong as it appears
The Charlotte Hornets are getting near-universal praise for their 2025 offseason work. They, in the eyes of so many, nailed the draft, were solid with their low-level free agent signings, and made several excellent trades.
The 25 most eccentric NBA players of all time
The NBA has produced some memorable characters during its long and storied existence, but some were undoubtedly more peculiar than others. Here's our look at 25 that stand out -- for better or worse, listed in alphabetical order.
Charlotte Hornets News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / August 3
Charlotte’s 2026 NBA Draft watchlist: Three players to know
The Charlotte Hornets are finally showing signs of life. Under new President of Basketball Operations Jeff Peterson, the franchise seems to be heading in the right direction — but they're probably still a year or two away from truly turning the corner.
Nikola Vucevic News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / August 2
Why the Hornets need to strike a deal for Nikola Vucevic
The Charlotte Hornets don't have a viable starting center on the roster right now. After making the decision to trade Mark Williams to the Suns, they don't have anyone whom they can trust to start.
Charlotte Hornets News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / August 2
The city of Charlotte deserves playoff basketball
Silence. On April 4th, the Spectrum Center was packed with thousands of fans pouring in for one of their final chances to watch their team play before the season came to an end.
Charlotte Hornets News / thePeachBasket / August 1
Charlotte Hornets 2025-26 Rotation Breakdown
The 2025-26 Charlotte Hornets still have decisions to make for their rotation and overall roster. With Antonio Reeves officially signed to a two-way deal and Damion Baugh released, the roster still has crucial choices to make.
Charlotte Hornets News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / August 1
NBA analyst reveals the Charlotte Hornets' true hidden gem
The Charlotte Hornets' key pieces are mostly big-name players. LaMelo Ball is a superstar. Brandon Miller is growing in notoriety as he enters his third year.
Charlotte Hornets News / Hardwood Heroics / August 1
'Weird' – NBA Insider Summarizes Charlotte Hornets’ Roster
The Charlotte Hornets were active as soon as the NBA free agency started. They added a lot of veteran players to surround their young squad in hopes of making it competitive in the 2025-26 NBA season.
Charlotte Hornets News / NBA on ClutchPoints / August 1
1 move Charlotte Hornets should’ve made in 2025 NBA offseason
After years of meandering in the NBA’s no-man’s land, never quite good enough to contend, never bad enough to rebuild fully, the Charlotte Hornets finally made assertive moves in the 2025 offseason.
Nikola Vucevic News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / August 1
What it'll take for the Hornets to land Bulls star Nikola Vucevic
The Charlotte Hornets could use a legitimate NBA center, and the Chicago Bulls just happen to have one who is probably going to get traded: Nikola Vucevic.
Moussa Diabate News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / August 1
NBA analyst reveals he's 'kind of obsessed' with Hornets big Moussa Diabate
The Charlotte Hornets have depleted their center rotation, but that might've been intentional to pave the way for Moussa Diabate (and now Ryan Kalkbrenner since they picked him in the second round) to get more minutes and development.
Charlotte Hornets News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / August 1
Hornets' LaMelo Ball is part of elite club that includes Luka Doncic, Isaiah Thomas + more
The Charlotte Hornets drafted LaMelo Ball third overall in the 2020 NBA Draft because they believed he could blossom into a perennial All-Star or All-NBA talent.
Charlotte Hornets News / Last Word On Sports / July 31
3 Burning Questions For Hornets Heading Into 2025-26 Season
The Charlotte Hornets haven’t done much of anything since the NBA named them as the league’s newest expansion team in 2004. Even accounting for the 14 seasons of pre-2004 Hornets history that they were allowed to integrate after the New Orleans Pelicans’ rebranding, and they’ve never even reached the Eastern Conference Finals.
Charlotte Hornets News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / July 31
Breaking down and ranking the Hornets’ three two-way players
Roster building is nearly impossible in today's NBA. Teams only get about a two to three-year window before the second apron comes knocking on the door, and the retooling has to begin.
Charlotte Hornets News / Charlotte Hornets on SI / July 31
NBA analyst: Charlotte Hornets have work to do to fix 'weird' roster
The Charlotte Hornets put in a lot of work this offseason to reshape the roster, but almost all of it was to set themselves up for the future. They drafted two 19-year-old prospects and got future picks back in virtually every move they made.
Charlotte Hornets News / thePeachBasket / July 30
Hornets’ Offseason Moves Signal Patience, Not Panic
Last season, the Charlotte Hornets entered the offseason with a sense of cautious optimism. After selecting Tidjane Salaün and KJ Simpson in the draft, they re-signed Miles Bridges, landed Josh Green via the Klay Thompson sign-and-trade, and added veterans like Taj Gibson and season surprise Moussa Diabaté.
Charlotte Hornets News / Fastbreak on SI / July 30
NBA Players React To Kemba Walker Personal News
Kemba Walker was once among the most exciting point guards in the NBA. He is most known for his eight-year run with the Charlotte Hornets. This week, Walker announced that he got married.
Charlotte Hornets News / Yardbarker / July 29
Hornets guard makes key admission heading into 2025-26 season
With the 2025-26 campaign just months away, Brandon Miller will want to get things back on track, especially in terms of building chemistry with LaMelo Ball.
Charlotte Hornets News / Last Word On Sports / July 29
3 Reasons Why The Charlotte Hornets Won The 2025 NBA Draft
Unquestionably, each team in the league saw its own form of success in the 2025 NBA Draft and Summer League. However, the success the Charlotte Hornets saw during both events arguably leaves them as the team who are the biggest winner of the draft.
NBA News / Yardbarker / July 28
Which former player will the Warriors reunite with?
The Golden State Warriors are the only NBA team not to make a free-agent signing or trade this summer. They've got their eye on some familiar faces when they finally do make moves.
LaMelo Ball News / Larry Brown Sports / July 27
LaMelo Ball gets roasted over hideous new foot tattoo
LaMelo Ball seems to have outdone himself once again. The Charlotte Hornets star Ball went viral this week over his ludicrous new tattoo. Ball’s tattoo artist, who goes by @iamelvistattoo on Instagram, showed off the new ink that he apparently just gave to the 23-year-old NBA All-Star.
LaMelo Ball News / Fadeaway World / July 27
LaMelo Ball’s New Cheetos-Themed Foot Tattoo Leaves Fans In Stitches
Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball, like many professional athletes, features large and intricate tattoos on his body. To go with his eccentric personality, Ball recently decided to get a new Cheetos-themed tattoo across the top of his feet.
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