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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
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
- 2Kon Knueppel81 G18.5
- 3Coby White21 G15.6
- 4Moussa Diabate73 G7.9
- 5Ryan Kalkbrenner69 G7.6
Rebounds per game
- 1Moussa Diabate73 G8.7
- 2PJ Hall12 G5.5
- 3Ryan Kalkbrenner69 G5.5
- 4Kon Knueppel81 G5.3
- 5Brandon Miller65 G4.9
Assists per game
- 1Kon Knueppel81 G3.4
- 2Brandon Miller65 G3.3
- 3Coby White21 G3.0
- 4Sion James82 G2.0
- 5Moussa Diabate73 G1.9
True shooting %
- 1Ryan Kalkbrenner69 G76.2%
- 2Moussa Diabate73 G65.3%
- 3Kon Knueppel81 G63.3%
- 4Tidjane Salaun37 G62.9%
- 5Coby White21 G61.1%
Effective FG %
- 1Ryan Kalkbrenner69 G75.3%
- 2Moussa Diabate73 G63.2%
- 3Tidjane Salaun37 G61.6%
- 4Kon Knueppel81 G60.1%
- 5Grant Williams36 G56.8%
Usage %
- 1Coby White21 G33.2%
- 2Brandon Miller65 G28.6%
- 3Kon Knueppel81 G23.0%
- 4Tidjane Salaun37 G15.0%
- 5Grant Williams36 G14.7%
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
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 54.4%
Rim
26.1% of FGA · lg 28.4% (-2.3pp)
FG 65.9% · lg 66.9% · -1.0pp
Paint (non-RA)
19.3% of FGA · lg 20.0% (-0.7pp)
FG 43.0% · lg 44.3% · -1.3pp
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 10.8% (+0.4pp)
FG 42.8% · lg 38.6% · +4.2pp
Above the break 3
37.5% of FGA · lg 30.7% (+6.8pp)
FG 36.3% · lg 34.9% · +1.4pp
Bar = share of team FGA · tick = league share · 2025-26 season · nba_shots · NBA Stats play-by-play · n=7,289 team FGA of 233,599 league-wide · backcourt heaves excluded
Recent transactions
Latest player movement
- May 7
Signed head coach Charles Lee to a contract extension.
- Feb 9
Signed G Pat Connaughton to a rest-of-season contract. Waived F Malaki Branham.
Source · ESPN
Roster · 18 players
The active roster
Guards
PG · SG
8 players
Forwards
SF · PF
7 players
Centers
3 players
