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CHA#9 · Eastern Conference

Charlotte Hornets

44-38 (53.7%) · W1 · L10 6-4

Model verdict

Where they stand

The verdict · Elo rating

#3 of 30

Elo rating 1500 · as of 2026-06-14 · nba_team_ratings

Rank within the full 30-team population on a published metric — no invented composites. How we grade

Model picks on CHA

Below the 30-pick gate (n=0)

Team efficiency

The possession economy

ORtg

115.7

#10 of 30

DRtg

111.3

#9 of 30

Net rating

+4.4

#9 of 30

Pace

99.9

#24 of 30

2025-26 regular season · ESPN advanced team statistics (per 100 possessions; pace = possessions / 48) · DRtg derived as points allowed (ESPN standings) ÷ pace × 100

Stat leaders

Who carries them

Points per game

1Brandon Miller65 G20.2
2LaMelo Ball72 G20.1
3Kon Knueppel81 G18.5
4Miles Bridges77 G17.1
5Coby White21 G15.6

Rebounds per game

1Moussa Diabate73 G8.7
2Miles Bridges77 G5.8
3PJ Hall12 G5.5
4Ryan Kalkbrenner69 G5.5
5Kon Knueppel81 G5.3

Assists per game

1LaMelo Ball72 G7.1
2Kon Knueppel81 G3.4
3Brandon Miller65 G3.3
4Miles Bridges77 G3.2
5Coby White21 G3.0

True shooting %

1Ryan Kalkbrenner69 G76.2%
2Moussa Diabate73 G65.3%
3Josh Green58 G64.4%
4Kon Knueppel81 G63.3%
5Tidjane Salaun37 G62.9%

Effective FG %

1Ryan Kalkbrenner69 G75.3%
2Moussa Diabate73 G63.2%
3Josh Green58 G61.9%
4Tidjane Salaun37 G61.6%
5Kon Knueppel81 G60.1%

Usage %

1LaMelo Ball72 G34.4%
2Coby White21 G33.2%
3Brandon Miller65 G28.6%
4Kon Knueppel81 G23.0%
5Miles Bridges77 G23.0%

2025-26 regular season · ESPN per-athlete season statistics (team stint; same API family as the efficiency strip) · counting boards min 10 GP · TS% / eFG% / USG% min 20 GP & 15.0 MPG · current roster only

Shooting profile

How they shoot

Shooting profile · 2026

Splits vs league

84 games · hoopR

Effective FG%

55.0%vs 54.4%+0.6

Field goal %

45.9%vs 47.0%-1.1

Three-point %

37.6%vs 0.0%+37.6

Free throw %

82.5%vs 78.1%+4.4

PPG

115.8

APG

26.2

TO/G

14.4

Synergy identity

How they generate offense

2025-26 Synergy · percentile vs NBA

Spot-Up1.11 PPP90th
P&R Ball-Handler0.86 PPP45th
Transition1.09 PPP17th
P&R Roll Man1.19 PPP90th
Handoff0.92 PPP31st
Isolation0.88 PPP24th
Cut1.39 PPP93rd
Putbacks1.20 PPP90th

Defense · play-type efficiency allowed

Spot-Up1.03 PPP76th
Transition1.12 PPP72nd
P&R Ball-Handler0.91 PPP21st
Isolation0.94 PPP38th
Cut1.26 PPP76th
Handoff0.89 PPP86th

Strong spot-up — 90th pct, 1.11 PPP. Transition (17th pct) the soft spot.

Lineups & on/off

Best units, biggest lifts

Net rating per 100

Best 5-man units

min 150 off poss

1Bridges · Ball · Diabaté · Miller · Knueppel1036 off poss · 509m+25.1
2Bridges · Ball · Diabaté · Knueppel · James179 off poss · 91m+15.1
3Bridges · Ball · Miller · Kalkbrenner · Knueppel233 off poss · 111m+5.8

Team eFG% on − off

Shooting lift

1LaMelo Ball+5.0
2Kon Knueppel+2.7
3Moussa Diabaté+2.6
4Brandon Miller+2.3

Shot diet

Where the shots come from

They take 6.8% more of their shots from above the break than the league average.

3PT attempt rate 48.6% · lg 41.4%

eFG% 55.2% · lg 54.5%

Rim

26.1% of FGA · lg 28.4% (-2.3pp)

FG 65.9% · lg 67.0% · -1.1pp

Paint (non-RA)

19.3% of FGA · lg 20.1% (-0.8pp)

FG 43.0% · lg 44.4% · -1.4pp

Mid-range

6.0% of FGA · lg 10.1% (-4.1pp)

FG 36.3% · lg 41.6% · -5.3pp

Corner 3

11.2% of FGA · lg 10.7% (+0.5pp)

FG 42.8% · lg 38.5% · +4.3pp

Above the break 3

37.5% of FGA · lg 30.7% (+6.8pp)

FG 36.3% · lg 35.0% · +1.3pp

Bar = share of team FGA · tick = league share · 2025-26 season · nba_shots · NBA Stats play-by-play · n=7,289 team FGA of 229,273 league-wide · backcourt heaves excluded

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