The Season in Brief
The 2025-26 Charlotte Hornets went 44-38. Led by Kon Knueppel, LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, they posted a +4.48 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Kon Knueppel leads at 17%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Brandon Miller | 20.2 |
| Rebounds | Moussa Diabate | 8.7 |
| Assists | LaMelo Ball | 7.1 |
| Steals | LaMelo Ball | 1.2 |
| Blocks | Ryan Kalkbrenner | 1.5 |
| True Shooting | Ryan Kalkbrenner | 76.2 |
| 3-Pointers | Kon Knueppel | 273 |
| Def. Win Shares | Moussa Diabate | 2.8 |
The Roster, by Fame
Kon Knueppel★All-Rookie 1st4102LaMelo Ball3703Brandon Miller★344Miles Bridges325Moussa Diabate★296Ryan Kalkbrenner★267Mason Plumlee128Sion James★79Collin Sexton610Tidjane Salaun★411Grant Williams412Josh Green313Coby White214Tre Mann215PJ Hall★116Liam McNeeley★117KJ Simpson118Pat Connaughton119Xavier Tillman Sr.020Antonio Reeves021Drew Peterson0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel★ | 81 | 18.5 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 63.3 | 273 | 2.5 | 41 |
| LaMelo Ball | 72 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 54.6 | 272 | 2.6 | 37 |
| Brandon Miller★ | 65 | 20.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 57.4 | 204 | 2.4 | 34 |
| Miles Bridges | 77 | 17.1 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 57.0 | 148 | 2.5 | 32 |
| Moussa Diabate★ | 73 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 65.3 | 1 | 2.8 | 29 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner★ | 69 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 76.2 | 0 | 2.1 | 26 |
| Mason Plumlee | 14 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 75.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 12 |
| Sion James★ | 82 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 53.1 | 83 | 1.9 | 7 |
| Collin Sexton | 42 | 14.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 61.9 | 57 | 0.9 | 6 |
| Tidjane Salaun★ | 37 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 62.9 | 36 | 0.8 | 4 |
| Grant Williams | 36 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 60.9 | 52 | 0.8 | 4 |
| Josh Green | 58 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 64.4 | 58 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Coby White | 21 | 15.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 61.1 | 43 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Tre Mann | 53 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 46.2 | 50 | 0.7 | 2 |
| PJ Hall★ | 12 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 59.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Liam McNeeley★ | 31 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 58.8 | 24 | 0.4 | 1 |
| KJ Simpson | 14 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 43.7 | 12 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Pat Connaughton | 42 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 58.6 | 21 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Xavier Tillman Sr. | 16 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 38.8 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Antonio Reeves | 10 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 67.5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Drew Peterson | 6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 14.8 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 24
- Youngest: Kon Knueppel (20)
- Oldest: Mason Plumlee (35)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Kon Knueppel - rookie
- Ryan Kalkbrenner - rookie
- Sion James - rookie
- Liam McNeeley - rookie
- Mason Plumlee - new to the team
- Collin Sexton - new to the team
- Coby White - new to the team
- PJ Hall - new to the team
- Pat Connaughton - new to the team
- Xavier Tillman Sr. - new to the team
- Antonio Reeves - new to the team
- Drew Peterson - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Kon Knueppel - pick #4 (2025)
- LaMelo Ball - pick #3 (2020)
- Brandon Miller - pick #2 (2023)
- Miles Bridges - pick #12 (2018)
- Moussa Diabate - pick #43 (2022)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.