Game preview written by: Albert Böttcher Preseason basketball has come and almost gone! And the Charlotte Hornets aren’t much smarter than they were before, or at least not as smart as they hoped they would be.
Sion James entered his first offseason as a professional with three specific traits he wanted to improve on: ball handling, finishing at the rim, and shooting.
There were some positives that came out of Wednesday night's loss for the Charlotte Hornets, but overall, there are still some things that need to be cleaned up, such as the turnovers.
Rob Dillingham was considered one of the most exciting prospects in the 2024 NBA Draft, with the Minnesota Timberwolves sacrificing future draft capital to acquire him with the eighth overall pick.
Who is the X factor for every NBA player this season? We’re not talking about the go-to guy, like Nikola Jokic or Steph Curry. It could be a big-name player, an all-star, or a bench player, but they are the pivot point for their team.
For years, LaMelo Ball was everything for the Charlotte Hornets. As their only star and last source of hope, it was tough to imagine a world where they willingly moved on from the star point guard.
Well, folks, it's that time of year. It's time to unleash our record predictions for the Charlotte Hornets' new season. Here is what a handful of members of our staff expect from the Bugs this season.
Slowly but surely, the Charlotte Hornets have cleared the runway for Brandon Miller. Since he was drafted in 2023, the team has made several high-profile trades.
The Charlotte Hornets are beginning the season anew. One of them is that it will be Naz Reid’s first season in Charlotte after being traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for LaMelo Ball.
"The Way You Move" by Outkast is my favorite song of all-time. There isn't a single tune recorded in the history of this great green earth that gets my head bobbing quite like it.
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.
Following the pre-game press conferences of Hornets head coach Charles Lee and Bucks head coach Taylor Jenkins, I was minding my own business, going courtside to watch the final few player warm-ups before team intros and tip-off.
The Hornets suddenly have a lot more offensive talent. What they may not have is someone who organizes all of it. ESPN identified Charlotte’s biggest roster hole as a pass-first playmaker after the team traded LaMelo Ball to Minnesota over the summer.
The Charlotte Hornets drafted Liam McNeeley late in the first round last year after trading Mark Williams. He joined three other rookies in a highly touted class for the Hornets, and he is the only one who failed to crack the rotation.
Brandon Miller, the second-overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, is now eligible for a rookie-scale contract extension with the Charlotte Hornets. And with the 23-year-old cemented as part of the team’s core alongside Kon Knueppel, he is projected to land a five-year max contract.
After seven years with the Minnesota Timberwolves, forward Naz Reid was traded this offseason to the Charlotte Hornets. He was part of the famed trade that brought LaMelo Ball to the Wolves. An undrafted player out of LSU, Reid has seen players come up the ladder to become bona fide stars in the NBA.
The Charlotte Hornets have been injury-riddled, and their woes don’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. After losing both Kon Knueppel and Coby White for the foreseeable future to injuries, the Hornets are now down another guard.
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.
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 Heat have claimed Bez Mbeng off waivers and will sign him to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. Mbeng is expected to take part in training camp practices with the Heat next week.