'Weird' – NBA Insider Summarizes Charlotte Hornets’ Roster

“Have you looked at the Hornets’ roster lately? It’s weird, man. They have 18 guys under contract, and one of their two non-guaranteed deals belongs to Moussa Diabate, who could conceivably be their starting center,” Herbert said.

“As well as being thin at center — besides Diabate, the options are veteran Mason Plumlee and No. 34 pick Ryan Kalkbrenner — the Hornets suddenly have a surplus of ballhandling guards: LaMelo Ball, the newly acquired Collin Sexton, the re-signed Tre Mann, the newly signed Spencer Dinwiddie and the returning Nick Smith Jr., plus their own summer league standout, KJ Simpson, on a two-way.”

No one is sure how the Charlotte Hornets intend to make things work for their roster. However, the roster they’ve constructed looks like it doesn’t have a clear identity as to what they want to be for the 2025-26 season.

The Charlotte Hornets are going “nowhere” if Brandon Miller isn’t an All-Star

Aside from LaMelo Ball, the Charlotte Hornets are also preparing their future to build around Brandon Miller. In his first two seasons, Miller has shown promise as a potential All-Star. Last season, he appeared in just 27 games. Nevertheless, he averaged 21 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.6 assists while playing in fewer games.

Amid the Hornets’ rebuild around Miller and Ball, ESPN’s Zach Lowe pointed out that the rebuild will go nowhere if the 6-foot-9 forward won’t emerge as an All-Star soon.

“This is going nowhere, I’m talking nowhere for the next five years, nowhere interesting, nowhere close to interesting, interesting you can’t even see with a telescope. This is going nowhere if Brandon Miller isn’t an All-Star,” Lowe said.

“I was super excited about him as a rookie, and this is a whole wad of nothing if he doesn’t hit.”

Miller is trending towards becoming an All-Star. The only problem for him is his ability to stay healthy, which the Charlotte Hornets should be careful about.