NBA · 2026-27
Charlotte Hornets
2026-27 opens Tue, Oct 20 · last season 44-38 (9th in the East · 3rd in the Southeast)
Coaching staff
Charles LeeHead coach
Assistants: Lamar Skeeter, Joshua Longstaff, Blaine Mueller, Ryan Frazier, Matt Hill, Jermaine Bucknor, Kyle Neptune, Zach Peterson, Kemba Walker, Peter Elliott, Patrick Chasse
Next up
Schedule-context performance
Final regular-season games · 2025-26
| Situation | Record | Avg margin | Vs. season | Lg rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back-to-backs0 full local rest days | 11-5 | +9.9 | +5.1 | 5 / 30 |
| Long travel1,500+ miles since the prior scheduled game | 1-1 | +21.5 | +16.7 | — |
| Rest disadvantage0 rest days; opponent had at least 1 | 7-3 | +12.0 | +7.2 | 2 / 30 |
| Body-clock shift2+ hours from home time | 5-3 | +8.3 | +3.5 | 5 / 30 |
| Dense windowEnds a 3-in-4, 4-in-6, or 5-in-7 | 20-15 | +6.7 | +1.9 | 6 / 30 |
| Extended rest3+ full rest days | 2-2 | +4.8 | 0.0 | — |
| Rest edgeOpponent on 0 rest days; team had at least 1 | 4-3 | +6.6 | +1.8 | 14 / 30 |
How it's counted
Average margin is team points minus opponent points. Conditions can overlap.
Long travel is 1,500 miles or more, measured great-circle venue-to-venue from the prior scheduled game; body clock is measured from home time.
League rank is on the vs.-season column, so it measures how well a team held its own level rather than how good the team is; situations with fewer than five games go unranked. These descriptive splits are not causal estimates.
Injury report
- Grant WilliamsDay-To-DayHamstring
- Kon KnueppelDay-To-DayHamstring
- PJ HallDay-To-DayAnkle — Surgery
Southeast
Full standings →| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — |  AtlantaHawksATL | 0 | 0 | .000 | — |
| — | CharlotteHornetsCHA | 0 | 0 | .000 | — |
| — |  MiamiHeatMIA | 0 | 0 | .000 | — |
| — |  OrlandoMagicORL | 0 | 0 | .000 | — |
| — |  WashingtonWizardsWAS | 0 | 0 | .000 | — |