Hornets Nightly · roster & depth chart · 2026-27

Hornets roster

18 players on the Charlotte Hornets roster, average age 24.6, $170.6M in 2026-27 cap hits. The depth chart below is ordered by minutes this season; the expected starting five is the five most-used players, and the most-used lineup last season (M. Bridges - L. Ball - M. Diabaté - B. Miller - K. Knueppel) played 509 minutes with a +26.4 net rating. 4 players are on the injury report — full report. Contracts and options are on the cap sheet.

18players
under contract

24.6average
age

$171Mpayroll
2026-27

4on the
injury report

Depth chart

by minutes · 2026-27

Guards8 players · minutes per game

Sion JamesStarter5.4 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.0 ast13.7min 2

Dennis SchroderStarter10.8 pts · 2.7 reb · 4.9 ast13.4min 3

Grayson Allen16.5 pts · 3.0 reb · 3.8 ast11.5min4

Christian Anderson— pts · — reb · — ast7.0min5Coby WhiteOut17.4 pts · 3.4 reb · 4.0 ast0.0min 6

Kon KnueppelOut18.5 pts · 5.3 reb · 3.4 ast0.0min 7Kylan BoswellOut— pts · — reb · — ast0.0min 8Michael Ajayi— pts · — reb · — ast0.0min

Forwards7 players · minutes per game

Moussa DiabateStarter7.9 pts · 8.7 reb · 1.9 ast13.6min 2

Brandon MillerStarter20.2 pts · 4.9 reb · 3.3 ast12.4min 3

Royce O'Neale9.8 pts · 4.8 reb · 2.7 ast8.1min4Liam McNeeley4.3 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.8 ast3.3min 5

Grant WilliamsOut7.0 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.6 ast0.0min 6

Hannes Steinbach— pts · — reb · — ast0.0min7Tidjane Salaun6.0 pts · 4.0 reb · 0.7 ast0.0min

Centers3 players · minutes per game

Naz ReidStarter13.6 pts · 6.2 reb · 2.2 ast12.4min 2

Ryan Kalkbrenner7.6 pts · 5.5 reb · 0.8 ast6.9min3

PJ Hall4.5 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.5 ast0.0min

Full roster

18 players · 3 two-way · 2025-26 per game · 2026-27 cap hit

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G-FOutKon Knueppel6-6 · 215 lb · 21 yrs · 1 yr expDuke18.5pts5.3reb3.4ast31.5min$10.5M

FStarterBrandon Miller6-7 · 200 lb · 23 yrs · 3 yr expAlabama20.2pts4.9reb3.3ast30.3min$15.1M

GGrayson Allen6-4 · 198 lb · 31 yrs · 8 yr expDuke16.5pts3.0reb3.8ast28.8min$18.1M

FRoyce O'Neale6-6 · 226 lb · 33 yrs · 9 yr expBaylor9.8pts4.8reb2.7ast28.4min$10.9M

C-FStarterNaz Reid6-9 · 264 lb · 27 yrs · 7 yr expLouisiana State13.6pts6.2reb2.2ast26.1min$23.3M

FStarterMoussa Diabate6-10 · 210 lb · 24 yrs · 4 yr expMichigan7.9pts8.7reb1.9ast26.0min$2.5M GOutCoby White6-5 · 210 lb · 26 yrs · 7 yr expNorth Carolina17.4pts3.4reb4.0ast25.0min$22.8M

GStarterDennis Schroder6-1 · 175 lb · 33 yrs · 13 yr expBraunschweig10.8pts2.7reb4.9ast24.2min$14.8M

GStarterSion James6-5 · 220 lb · 23 yrs · 1 yr expDuke5.4pts3.5reb2.0ast22.5min$2.4M

CRyan Kalkbrenner7-1 · 256 lb · 24 yrs · 1 yr expCreighton7.6pts5.5reb0.8ast21.4min$2.4M

FOutGrant Williams6-7 · 236 lb · 27 yrs · 7 yr expTennessee7.0pts3.9reb1.6ast19.8min$14.3M FTidjane Salaun6-10 · 207 lb · 21 yrs · 2 yr expCholet6.0pts4.0reb0.7ast15.6min$8.2M FLiam McNeeley6-8 · 210 lb · 21 yrs · 1 yr expConnecticut4.3pts2.4reb0.8ast11.9min$2.9M

CTwo-wayPJ Hall6-9 · 245 lb · 24 yrs · 2 yr expClemson4.5pts3.9reb0.5ast11.2min—

GChristian Anderson6-1 · 165 lb · 20 yrs · RookieTexas Tech—pts—reb—ast—min—

FHannes Steinbach6-10 · 248 lb · 20 yrs · RookieWashington—pts—reb—ast—min$5.2M GTwo-wayOutKylan Boswell6-1 · 200 lb · 21 yrs · RookieIllinois—pts—reb—ast—min—GTwo-wayMichael Ajayi6-7 · 235 lb · 23 yrs · RookieButler—pts—reb—ast—min—

Roster from the league's official team pages, refreshed daily. Stats are 2025-26 per-game averages (last season, until the new one tips off). Salaries are this season's cap hits from our cap database; PO/TO/ETO = player, team or early-termination option on a later season.