Team: | Charlotte Hornets |
End Year: | 2023 |
Wins: | 27 |
Losses: | 55 |
Division: | Southeast |
Division Place: | 5 |
Conf Place: | 14 |
Coach: | Steve Clifford |
Gm: | Mitch Kupchak |
Owner: | Michael Jordan |
Arena: | Spectrum Center |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Bbr Team: | CHO |
Television: | Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast |
Radio: | WFNZ |
The 2022–23 Charlotte Hornets season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 22, 2022, the Charlotte Hornets fired head coach James Borrego after four years with the team with no playoff appearances.[1] The Hornets failed to improve on their 43–39 record the previous season, with their 40th loss coming on February 5, to Orlando. Additionally, after the Sacramento Kings clinched a playoff spot on March 29, 2023, the Hornets currently hold the distinction for having the longest playoff drought in the NBA with 7 seasons, last clinching in 2016. This later became the final season of Michael Jordan being the majority owner of the Hornets, since he'd later become a minority owner of the team after selling his majority ownership to Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall in the month of August 2023.
See main article: article and 2022 NBA draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team | |
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1 | 13 | Jalen Duren | Center | Memphis | ||
1 | 15 | Mark Williams | Center | Duke | ||
2 | 45 | Josh Minott | Small forward | Memphis |
|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 2| @ Boston| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (17)| Ball, Richards (7)| LaMelo Ball (4)| TD Garden
19,156| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 5| Indiana| | Terry Rozier (18)| Oubre Jr., Plumlee (9)| LaMelo Ball (7)| Spectrum Center
9,382| 0–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 7| Boston| | LaMelo Ball (23)| Mason Plumlee (10)| LaMelo Ball (9)| Greensboro Coliseum
16,119| 0–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 10| Washington| | Terry Rozier (24)| Nick Richards (8)| LaMelo Ball (3)| Spectrum Center
9,478| 0–4|-style="background:#fcc;"| 5| October 12| @ Philadelphia| | Gordon Hayward (16)| Hayward, Richards (7)| Mason Plumlee (5)| Wells Fargo Center
19,778| 0–5
|-style="background:#cfc;| 1| October 19| @ San Antonio| | Terry Rozier (24)| Nick Richards (10)| Terry Rozier (6)| AT&T Center
16,236| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 21| New Orleans| | Gordon Hayward (26)| Terry Rozier (8)| Terry Rozier (11)| Spectrum Center
19,287| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 23| @ Atlanta| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (24)| Nick Richards (11)| Plumlee, Smith Jr. (6)| State Farm Arena
17,383| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 26| @ New York| | Gordon Hayward (21)| Gordon Hayward (9)| Dennis Smith Jr. (11)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| October 28| @ Orlando| | Gordon Hayward (18)| Jalen McDaniels (7)| Plumlee, Smith Jr. (4)| Amway Center
18,846| 2–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 6| October 29| Golden State| | P. J. Washington (31)| Jalen McDaniels (11)| Dennis Smith Jr. (8)| Spectrum Center
19,079| 3–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| October 31| Sacramento| | P. J. Washington (28)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Dennis Smith Jr. (8)| Spectrum Center
12,020| 3–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 2| @ Chicago| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (24)| Mason Plumlee (13)| Dennis Smith Jr. (6)| United Center
17,886| 3–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| November 4| @ Memphis| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (17)| Nick Richards (9)| Bouknight, Smith Jr. (5)| FedExForum
17,187| 3–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| November 5| Brooklyn| | Terry Rozier (25)| Mason Plumlee (11)| James Bouknight (5)| Spectrum Center
19,398| 3–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| November 7| Washington| | P. J. Washington (25)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Dennis Smith Jr. (10)| Spectrum Center
13,712| 3–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| November 9| Portland| | Terry Rozier (18)| Mason Plumlee (12)| Terry Rozier (5)| Spectrum Center
14,774| 3–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| November 10| @ Miami| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (29)| Mason Plumlee (15)| Dennis Smith Jr. (8)| FTX Arena
19,600| 3–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| November 12| @ Miami| | Terry Rozier (22)| P. J. Washington (8)| Ball, Rozier (6)| FTX Arena
19,600| 3–11|-style="background:#cfc;| 15| November 14| @ Orlando| | Mason Plumlee (18)| Mason Plumlee (10)| LaMelo Ball (9)| Amway Center
15,018| 4–11|-style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 16| Indiana| | LaMelo Ball (26)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Terry Rozier (8)| Spectrum Center
14,756| 4–12|-style="background:#fcc;"| 17| November 18| @ Cleveland| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (34)| Nick Richards (14)| Gordon Hayward (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 4–13|-style="background:#fcc;"| 18| November 20| @ Washington| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (23)| Nick Richards (10)| Terry Rozier (5)| Capital One Arena
14,289| 4–14|-style="background:#cfc;"| 19| November 23| Philadelphia| | Terry Rozier (22)| Plumlee, Richards (13)| Plumlee, Rozier (6)| Spectrum Center
16,910| 5–14|-style="background:#cfc;"| 20| November 25| Minnesota| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (28)| Jones, Plumlee (12)| Terry Rozier (8)| Spectrum Center
17,924| 6–14|-style="background:#fcc;"| 21| November 28| @ Boston| | Jalen McDaniels (24)| Nick Richards (7)| Théo Maledon (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 6–15|-style="background:#cfc;"| 22| December 2| Washington| | Terry Rozier (25)| Mason Plumlee (10)| Terry Rozier (8)| Spectrum Center
15,231| 7–15|-style="background:#fcc;"| 23| December 3| Milwaukee| | Terry Rozier (26)| Mason Plumlee (11)| P. J. Washington (5)| Spectrum Center
18,128| 7–16|-style="background:#fcc;"| 24| December 5| L.A. Clippers| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (28)| Mason Plumlee (12)| Terry Rozier (8)| Spectrum Center
13,945| 7–17|-style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 7| @ Brooklyn| | Terry Rozier (29)| Mason Plumlee (11)| P. J. Washington (7)| Barclays Center
16,903| 7–18|-style="background:#fcc;"| 26| December 9| New York| | Terry Rozier (24)| Mason Plumlee (9)| Terry Rozier (4)| Spectrum Center
17,696| 7–19|-style="background:#fcc;"| 27| December 11| @ Philadelphia| | Oubre Jr., Rozier (29)| Mason Plumlee (12)| Terry Rozier (6)| Wells Fargo Center
19,765| 7–20|-style="background:#fcc;"| 28| December 14| Detroit| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (28)| Mason Plumlee (18)| LaMelo Ball (11)| Spectrum Center
14,303| 7–21|-style="background:#fcc;"| 29| December 16| Atlanta| | LaMelo Ball (27)| Nick Richards (11)| Terry Rozier (9)| Spectrum Center
17,772| 7–22|-style="background:#fcc;"| 30| December 18| @ Denver| | LaMelo Ball (31)| Gordon Hayward (10)| LaMelo Ball (5)| Ball Arena
19,235| 7–23|-style="background:#cfc;"| 31| December 19| @ Sacramento| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (31)| Nick Richards (11)| LaMelo Ball (12)| Golden 1 Center
17,803| 8–23|-style=background:#fcc;"| 32| December 21| @ L.A. Clippers| | LaMelo Ball (25)| LaMelo Ball (11)| LaMelo Ball (12)| Crypto.com Arena
19,068| 8–24|-style=background:#cfc;"| 33| December 23| @ L.A. Lakers| | P. J. Washington (24)| Ball, Plumlee (8)| LaMelo Ball (8)| Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 9–24|-style="background:#fcc;"| 34| December 26| @ Portland| | LaMelo Ball (27)| Mason Plumlee (8)| LaMelo Ball (7)| Moda Center
19,530| 9–25|-style="background:#fcc;"| 35| December 27| @ Golden State| | LaMelo Ball (21)| Mason Plumlee (13)| Ball, Plumlee, Rozier (4)| Chase Center
18,064| 9–26|-style="background:#cfc;"| 36| December 29| Oklahoma City| | LaMelo Ball (27)| Mark Williams (13)| LaMelo Ball (9)| Spectrum Center
19,425| 10–26|-style="background:#fcc;"| 37| December 31| Brooklyn | | LaMelo Ball (23)| Mason Plumlee (10)| LaMelo Ball (11)| Spectrum Center
19,386| 10–27|-style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 2| L.A. Lakers | | Terry Rozier (27)| Mason Plumlee (14)| LaMelo Ball (6)| Spectrum Center
19,210| 10–28|-style="background:#fcc;" | 39| January 4| Memphis| | LaMelo Ball (23) | Mason Plumlee (10) | LaMelo Ball (12) | Spectrum Center
19,077| 10–29|-style="background:#cfc"| 40| January 6| @ Milwaukee| | Terry Rozier (39)| Mason Plumlee (15)| LaMelo Ball (12)| Fiserv Forum
17,627| 11–29|-style="background:#fcc"| 41| January 8| @ Indiana| | P. J. Washington (22)| Mason Plumlee (13)| LaMelo Ball (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,805| 11–30|-style="background:#fcc"| 42| January 10| @ Toronto| | Terry Rozier (33)| McDaniels, Plumlee (7)| LaMelo Ball (14)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 11–31|-style="background:#fcc"| 43| January 12| @ Toronto| | LaMelo Ball (32)| Mason Plumlee (15)| Ball, Smith Jr. (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 11–32|-style="background:#fcc"| 44| January 14| Boston| | LaMelo Ball (31)| Mason Plumlee (16)| LaMelo Ball (9)| Spectrum Center
19,608| 11–33|-style="background:#fcc"| 45| January 16| Boston| | Jalen McDaniels (26)| Mason Plumlee (12)| Plumlee, Rozier (7)| Spectrum Center
19,227| 11–34|-style="background:#cfc"| 46| January 18| @ Houston| | Terry Rozier (26)| Mason Plumlee (9)| Dennis Smith Jr. (7)| Toyota Center
15,678| 12–34|-style="background:#cfc;"| 47| January 21| @ Atlanta| | Terry Rozier (34)| Mason Plumlee (11)| Dennis Smith Jr. (7)| State Farm Arena
17,928| 13–34|-style="background:#fcc"| 48| January 23| @ Utah| | Terry Rozier (23)| Jalen McDaniels (9)| Dennis Smith Jr. (9)| Vivint Arena
18,206| 13–35|-style="background:#fcc"| 49| January 24| @ Phoenix| | Terry Rozier (19)| Jalen McDaniels (10)| Terry Rozier (5)| Footprint Center
17,071| 13–36|-style="background:#cfc"| 50| January 26| Chicago| | Terry Rozier (28)| Mason Plumlee (12)| LaMelo Ball (8)| Spectrum Center
17,697| 14–36|-style="background:#cfc"| 51| January 29| Miami| | Terry Rozier (31)| Mason Plumlee (8)| Ball, Rozier (7)| Spectrum Center
19,254| 15–36|-style="background:#fcc"| 52| January 31| @ Milwaukee| | LaMelo Ball (27)| Mason Plumlee (14)| LaMelo Ball (11)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 15–37|-style="background:#fcc"| 53| February 2| @ Chicago| | Terry Rozier (23)| Mason Plumlee (11)| LaMelo Ball (6)| United Center
20,072| 15–38|-style="background:#fcc"| 54| February 3| @ Detroit| | Ball, Rozier (23)| LaMelo Ball (8)| LaMelo Ball (8)| Little Caesars Arena
18,007| 15–39|-style="background:#fcc"| 55| February 5| Orlando| | LaMelo Ball (33)| Mason Plumlee (9)| Ball, Rozier (6)| Spectrum Center
18,510| 15–40|-style="background:#fcc;"| 56| February 8| @ Washington| | P. J. Washington (20)| Mark Williams (8)| Terry Rozier (6)| Capital One Arena
16,097| 15–41|-style="background:#fcc;"| 57| February 10| @ Boston| | Terry Rozier (27)| Mark Williams (12)| LaMelo Ball (10)| TD Garden
19,156| 15–42|-style="background:#fcc;"| 58| February 11| Denver| | P. J. Washington (22)| LaMelo Ball (9)| LaMelo Ball (12)| Spectrum Center
19,256| 15–43|-style="background:#cfc;"| 59| February 13| Atlanta| | LaMelo Ball (30)| P. J. Washington (7)| LaMelo Ball (15)| Spectrum Center
14,078| 16–43|-style="background:#cfc;"| 60| February 15| San Antonio| | LaMelo Ball (28)| LaMelo Ball (12)| LaMelo Ball (10)| Spectrum Center
14,155| 17–43|-style="background:#cfc;"| 61| February 24| @ Minnesota| | LaMelo Ball (32)| Gordon Hayward (13)| LaMelo Ball (8)| Target Center
17,136| 18–43|-style="background:#cfc;"| 62| February 25| Miami| | Gordon Hayward (21)| Mark Williams (20)| LaMelo Ball (13)| Spectrum Center
19,109| 19–43|-style="background:#cfc;"| 63| February 27| Detroit| | Terry Rozier (22)| Mark Williams (11)| Dennis Smith Jr. (7)| Spectrum Center
14,184| 20–43|-style="background:#fcc;"| 64| March 1| Phoenix| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (26)| Mark Williams (10)| Dennis Smith Jr. (6)| Spectrum Center
19,137| 20–44|-style="background:#fcc;"| 65| March 3| Orlando| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (29)| Kelly Oubre Jr. (10)| Gordon Hayward (7)| Spectrum Center
16,683| 20–45|-style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 5| @ Brooklyn| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (17)| Mark Williams (14)| Dennis Smith Jr. (6)| Barclays Center
17,921| 20–46|-style="background:#cfc;"| 67| March 7| @ New York| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (27)| Gordon Hayward (9)| Gordon Hayward (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 21–46|-style="background:#cfc;"| 68| March 9| @ Detroit| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (27)| Nick Richards (10)| Terry Rozier (9)| Little Caesars Arena
17,121| 22–46|-style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 11| Utah| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (24)| Nick Richards (8)| Terry Rozier (8)| Spectrum Center
17,221| 22–47|-style="background:#fcc;"| 70| March 12| Cleveland| | Terry Rozier (27)| Nick Richards (12)| Dennis Smith Jr. (7)| Spectrum Center
17,342| 22–48|-style="background:#fcc;"| 71| March 14| Cleveland| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (28)| Nick Richards (8)| Terry Rozier (9)| Spectrum Center
14,690| 22–49|-style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 17| Philadelphia| | Terry Rozier (14)| Kai Jones (9)| Dennis Smith Jr. (8)| Spectrum Center
19,096| 22–50|-style="background:#cfc;"| 73| March 20| Indiana| | Kelly Oubre Jr. (28)| Nick Richards (17)| Terry Rozier (9)| Spectrum Center
12,449| 23–50|-style="background:#fcc;"| 74| March 23| @ New Orleans| | P. J. Washington (18)| Nick Richards (14)| Hayward, McGowens (6)| Smoothie King Center
15,749| 23–51|-style="background:#cfc;"| 75| March 24| @ Dallas| | P. J. Washington (28)| Nick Richards (11)| Hayward, Smith Jr. (9)| American Airlines Center
20,347| 24–51|-style="background:#cfc;"| 76| March 26| Dallas| | Gordon Hayward (22)| Mark Williams (16)| Dennis Smith Jr. (6) | Spectrum Center
19,264 | 25–51|-style="background:#cfc;"| 77| March 28| @ Oklahoma City| | P. J. Washington (43)| Kai Jones (14)| Théo Maledon (9)| Paycom Center
15,428| 26–51|-style="background:#fcc;"| 78| March 31| Chicago| | James Bouknight (22)| Mark Williams (8) | Théo Maledon (9)| Spectrum Center
18,768| 26–52|-|-style="background:#fcc;"| 79| April 2| Toronto| | Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (26)| Mark Williams (12)| Théo Maledon (14)| Spectrum Center
16,052| 26–53|-style="background:#fcc;"| 80| April 4| Toronto| | Bryce McGowens (20)| Nick Richards (11)| Théo Maledon (11)| Spectrum Center
14,965| 26–54|-style="background:#fcc;"| 81| April 7| Houston| | Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (25)| Mark Williams (13)| Théo Maledon (8)| Spectrum Center
19,102| 26–55|-style="background:#cfc;"| 82| April 9| @ Cleveland| | McGowens, Williams (22)| Mark Williams (10)| Maledon, Mykhailiuk (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 27–55
Player | ||||||||||||||||
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PF | 73 | 73 | 2,380 | 358 | 175 | 66 | 79 | 1,144 | 32.6 | 4.9 | 2.4 | .9 | 1.1 | 15.7 | ||
PF | 69 | 8 | 969 | 152 | 36 | 22 | 23 | 262 | 14.0 | 2.2 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 3.8 | ||
C | 65 | 9 | 1,217 | 416 | 38 | 11 | 71 | 532 | 18.7 | 6.4 | .6 | .2 | 1.1 | 8.2 | ||
SG | 63 | 63 | 2,221 | 259 | 319 | 74 | 16 | 1,329 | 35.3 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 1.2 | .3 | 21.1 | ||
† | C | 56 | 56 | 1,597 | 541 | 205 | 35 | 35 | 685 | 28.5 | 9.7 | 3.7 | .6 | .6 | 12.2 | |
† | SF | 56 | 21 | 1,494 | 270 | 111 | 66 | 29 | 595 | 26.7 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .5 | 10.6 | |
PG | 54 | 15 | 1,390 | 167 | 261 | 75 | 25 | 474 | 25.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 1.4 | .5 | 8.8 | ||
SF | 50 | 50 | 1,577 | 215 | 206 | 42 | 12 | 733 | 31.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | .8 | .2 | 14.7 | ||
SF | 48 | 40 | 1,548 | 249 | 54 | 68 | 18 | 972 | 32.3 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .4 | 20.3 | ||
SG | 46 | 7 | 787 | 93 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 246 | 17.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | 5.3 | ||
C | 46 | 0 | 550 | 123 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 157 | 12.0 | 2.7 | .3 | .4 | .7 | 3.4 | ||
PG | 44 | 7 | 854 | 123 | 152 | 37 | 12 | 295 | 19.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .8 | .3 | 6.7 | ||
C | 43 | 17 | 828 | 304 | 18 | 28 | 45 | 387 | 19.3 | 7.1 | .4 | .7 | 1.0 | 9.0 | ||
PG | 36 | 36 | 1,268 | 231 | 304 | 46 | 11 | 838 | 35.2 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 1.3 | .3 | 23.3 | ||
SG | 34 | 0 | 515 | 72 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 191 | 15.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | 5.6 | ||
† | SF | 19 | 8 | 428 | 46 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 201 | 22.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | .7 | .2 | 10.6 | |
SF | 7 | 0 | 134 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 19.1 | 3.4 | 1.6 | .6 | .1 | 5.0 | ||
SG | 5 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5.6 | .8 | 1.0 | .0 | .4 | 1.0 | ||
SF | 4 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .0 | .3 | 4.3 |
See main article: List of 2022–23 NBA season transactions.
June 23, 2022[2] | Three-team trade | |
To Charlotte Hornets 2023 first-round pick 2023 second-round pick 2023 second-round pick 2023 second-round pick 2024 second-round pick | To Detroit Pistons Draft rights to Jalen Duren Kemba Walker | |
To New York Knicks 2023 first-round pick 2025 first-round pick | ||
June 23, 2022[3] | To Charlotte Hornets Draft rights to Bryce McGowens | To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Josh Minott 2023 second-round pick |
February 9, 2023[4] | Four-team trade | |
To Charlotte Hornets Svi Mykhailiuk 2023 PHI second-round pick 2027 POR second-round pick | To Philadelphia 76ers Jalen McDaniels 2024 CHA second-round pick 2029 POR second-round pick | |
To Portland Trail Blazers Cam Reddish Matisse Thybulle Ryan Arcidiacono 2023 NYK protected first-round pick | To New York Knicks Josh Hart |
Player | Signed | Former Team | |
---|---|---|---|
Jalen Crutcher[6] | Exhibit 10 contract | University of Dayton | |
Anthony Duruji | Exhibit 10 contract | University of Florida | |
Jaylen Sims | Exhibit 10 contract | University of North Carolina Wilmington | |
Isaiah Whaley | Exhibit 10 contract | University of Connecticut | |
Dennis Smith Jr.[7] | 1-year contract worth $2.1 million | Portland Trail Blazers | |
LiAngelo Ball[8] | 1-year contract worth $1 million | Greensboro Swarm | |
Xavier Sneed[9] | Exhibit 10 contract | Utah Jazz | |
Théo Maledon[10] | Two-way contract | Houston Rockets | |
Ty-Shon Alexander[11] | Exhibit 10 contract | Pallacanestro Trieste |
Player | Reason left | New Team | |
---|---|---|---|
Isaiah Thomas[12] | Not resigned | ||
Arnoldas Kulboka[13] | 1-year contract | Promitheas Patras B.C. | |
Scottie Lewis[14] | Qualifying offer expired | ||
Montrezl Harrell[15] | 2-year contract worth $5.2 million | Philadelphia 76ers | |
Miles Bridges[16] | Not resigned (Qualifying offer expired) | Charlotte Hornets | |
Isaiah Whaley[17] | Waived | Greensboro Swarm | |
Anthony Duruji[18] | Waived | Greensboro Swarm | |
Jaylen Sims | Waived | Greensboro Swarm | |
Ty-Shon Alexander[19] | Waived | Greensboro Swarm | |
LiAngelo Ball | Waived | Greensboro Swarm | |
Jalen Crutcher | Waived | Greensboro Swarm | |
Xavier Sneed | Waived | Greensboro Swarm |