2021–22 Charlotte Hornets season

The 2021–22 Charlotte Hornets season will be the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Hornets will attempt to appear in the postseason for the first time since 2016, after failing to do the previous season.[1]

2021–22 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachJames Borrego
General managerMitch Kupchak
OwnersMichael Jordan
ArenaSpectrum Center
Results
Record16–14 (.533)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast
RadioWFNZ

NBA draft
Main article: 2021 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 11 James Bouknight SG  United States UConn
2 56 Scottie Lewis SG  United States Florida
2 57 Balša Koprivica C  Serbia Florida State

Roster
Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 2 Ball, LaMelo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-22 SPIRE Academy (OH)
G 5 Bouknight, James 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-09-18 Connecticut
F 0 Bridges, Miles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998-03-21 Michigan State
F/C 22 Carey, Vernon (GL) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 2001-02-25 Duke
F 20 Hayward, Gordon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990-03-23 Butler
F/C 23 Jones, Kai 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 2001-01-19 Texas
F 98 Kulboka, Arnoldas (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1998-01-04 Lithuania
G 16 Lewis, Scottie (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2000-03-12 Florida
F 11 Martin, Cody 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-09-28 Nevada
F/C 6 McDaniels, Jalen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-01-31 San Diego State
G/F 12 Oubre, Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1995-12-09 Kansas
F/C 24 Plumlee, Mason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990-03-05 Duke
C 14 Richards, Nick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997-11-29 Kentucky
G 3 Rozier, Terry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-03-17 Louisville
G 10 Smith, Ish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988-07-05 Wake Forest
F 21 Thor, JT (GL) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-08-26 Auburn
F 25 Washington, P. J. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-08-23 Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 2, 2021

Standings

Division
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Miami Heat 17 12 .586 4.0 8–4 9–8 3–1 29
Charlotte Hornets 16 14 .533 5.5 8–4 8–10 5–2 30
Washington Wizards 15 15 .500 6.5 8–4 7–11 3–4 30
Atlanta Hawks 14 14 .500 6.5 8–6 6–8 4–2 28
Orlando Magic 5 24 .172 16.0 2–9 3–15 0–6 29

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Brooklyn Nets * 21 8 .724 – 29
2 Milwaukee Bucks * 19 12 .613 3.0 31
3 Chicago Bulls 17 10 .630 3.0 27
4 Cleveland Cavaliers 18 12 .600 3.5 30
5 Miami Heat * 17 12 .586 4.0 29
6 Charlotte Hornets 16 14 .533 5.5 30
7 Washington Wizards 15 15 .500 6.5 30
8 Philadelphia 76ers 15 15 .500 6.5 30
9 Atlanta Hawks 14 14 .500 6.5 28
10 Boston Celtics 14 14 .500 6.5 28
11 Toronto Raptors 13 15 .464 7.5 28
12 New York Knicks 13 16 .448 8.0 29
13 Indiana Pacers 13 18 .419 9.0 31
14 Orlando Magic 5 24 .172 16.0 29
15 Detroit Pistons 4 23 .148 16.0 27

Game log

Preseason
2021 preseason game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 4 @ Oklahoma City W 113–97 James Bouknight (20) McDaniels, Plumlee (7) LaMelo Ball (5) Paycom Center
N/A[lower-alpha 1]		 1–0
2 October 7 Memphis L 98–128 Terry Rozier (21) Martin, Washington (5) LaMelo Ball (7) Spectrum Center
8,916		 1–1
3 October 11 @ Miami L 103–104 Miles Bridges (22) Miles Bridges (10) LaMelo Ball )9) FTX Arena
19,600		 1–2
4 October 13 Dallas L 59–127 James Bouknight (12) Nick Richards (9) Martin (2) Spectrum Center
8,583		 1–3
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season
2021–22 game log
Total: 16–14 (Home: 8–4; Road: 8–10)
October: 5–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 20 Indiana W 123–122 LaMelo Ball (31) Mason Plumlee (10) LaMelo Ball (7) Spectrum Center
15,521		 1–0
2 October 22 @ Cleveland W 123–112 Miles Bridges (30) Mason Plumlee (14) Ish Smith (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,116		 2–0
3 October 24 @ Brooklyn W 111–95 Miles Bridges (32) Bridges, Oubre Jr. (9) Gordon Hayward (6) Barclays Center
17,732		 3–0
4 October 25 Boston L 129–140 Ball, Bridges (25) Mason Plumlee (11) LaMelo Ball (9) Spectrum Center
17,238		 3–1
5 October 27 @ Orlando W 120–11 Miles Bridges (31) Mason Plumlee (10) Hayward, Martin (5) Amway Center
14,082		 4–1
6 October 29 @ Miami L 99–114 Gordon Hayward (23) Miles Bridges (8) LaMelo Ball (6) FTX Arena
19,600		 4–2
7 October 31 Portland W 125–113 LaMelo Ball (27) LaMelo Ball (9) Miles Bridges (9) Spectrum Center
14,960		 5–2
November: 8–8 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 November 1 Cleveland L 110–113 LaMelo Ball (30) Miles Bridges (9) Miles Bridges (8) Spectrum Center
13,889		 5–3
9 November 3 @ Golden State L 92–114 Miles Bridges (32) Gordon Hayward (11) LaMelo Ball (8) Chase Center
18,064		 5–4
10 November 5 @ Sacramento L 110–140 Gordon Hayward (25) Mason Plumlee (6) LaMelo Ball (13) Golden 1 Center
14,905		 5–5
11 November 7 @ L.A. Clippers L 106–120 LaMelo Ball (21) Terry Rozier (8) Miles Bridges (6) Staples Center
15,781		 5–6
12 November 8 @ L.A. Lakers L 123–126 (OT) Terry Rozier (29) LaMelo Ball (15) LaMelo Ball (11) Staples Center
18,997		 5–7
13 November 10 @ Memphis W 118–108 Kelly Oubre Jr. (37) Ball, Bridges (9) LaMelo Ball (8) FedExForum
13,880		 6–7
14 November 12 New York W 106–94 Miles Bridges (24) LaMelo Ball (17) LaMelo Ball (9) Spectrum Center
19,257		 7–7
15 November 14 Golden State W 106–102 Miles Bridges (22) Bridges, Martin (8) Mason Plumlee (6) Spectrum Center
19,559		 8–7
16 November 17 Washington W 97–87 Terry Rozier (19) Mason Plumlee (13) LaMelo Ball (14) Spectrum Center
14,402		 9–7
17 November 19 Indiana W 121–118 LaMelo Ball (32) LaMelo Ball (11) LaMelo Ball (8) Spectrum Center
16,787		 10–7
18 November 20 @ Atlanta L 105–115 Miles Bridges (35) Ball, Bridges (10) LaMelo Ball (11) State Farm Arena
17,320		 10–8
19 November 22 @ Washington W 109–103 Terry Rozier (32) LaMelo Ball (13) LaMelo Ball (7) Capital One Arena
16,575		 11–8
20 November 24 @ Orlando W 106–99 Terry Rozier (27) Miles Bridges (9) Bridges, Martin (6) Amway Center
16,114		 12–8
21 November 26 Minnesota W 133–115 Kelly Oubre Jr. (27) Jalen McDaniels (8) LaMelo Ball (13) Spectrum Center
19,314		 13–8
22 November 27 @ Houston L 143–146 (OT) Terry Rozier (31) LaMelo Ball (11) LaMelo Ball (13) Toyota Center
14,687		 13–9
23 November 29 @ Chicago L 119–133 Terry Rozier (31) Miles Bridges (8) LaMelo Ball (13) United Center
21,366		 13–10
December: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
24 December 1 @ Milwaukee L 125–127 LaMelo Ball (36) P. J. Washington (10) LaMelo Ball (9) Fiserv Forum
17,341		 13–11
25 December 5 @ Atlanta W 130–127 Miles Bridges (32) P. J. Washington (11) Ish Smith (7) State Farm Arena
16,383		 14–11
26 December 6 Philadelphia L 124–127 Kelly Oubre Jr. (35) P. J. Washington (8) Gordon Hayward (9) Spectrum Center
14,462		 14–12
27 December 8 Philadelphia L 106–110 Gordon Hayward (31) Kelly Oubre Jr. (10) Gordon Hayward (7) Spectrum Center
15,709		 14–13
28 December 10 Sacramento W 124–123 James Bouknight (24) Cody Martin (8) Miles Bridges (8) Spectrum Center
16,335		 15–13
29 December 13 @ Dallas L 96–120 Oubre Jr., Rozier (20) Miles Bridges (10) Gordon Hayward (6) American Airlines Center
19,213		 15–14
30 December 15 @ San Antonio W 131–115 Gordon Hayward (41) Jalen McDaniels (10) Miles Bridges (8) AT&T Center
14,354		 16–14
31 December 17 @ Portland Moda Center
32 December 19 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
33 December 20 @ Utah Vivint Arena
34 December 23 @ Denver Ball Arena
35 December 27 Houston Spectrum Center
36 December 29 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
37 January 2 Phoenix Spectrum Center
38 January 3 @ Washington Capital One Arena
39 January 5 Detroit Spectrum Center
40 January 8 Milwaukee Spectrum Center
41 January 10 Milwaukee Spectrum Center
42 January 12 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
43 January 14 Orlando Spectrum Center
44 January 17 @ New York Madison Square Garden
45 January 19 @ Boston TD Garden
46 January 21 Oklahoma City Spectrum Center
47 January 23 Atlanta Spectrum Center
48 January 25 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
49 January 26 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
50 January 28 L.A. Lakers Spectrum Center
51 January 30 L.A. Clippers Spectrum Center
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
52 February 2 @ Boston TD Garden
53 February 4 Cleveland Spectrum Center
54 February 5 Miami Spectrum Center
55 February 7 Toronto Spectrum Center
56 February 9 Chicago Spectrum Center
57 February 11 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
58 February 12 Memphis Spectrum Center
59 February 15 @ Minnesota Target Center
60 February 17 Miami Spectrum Center
61 February 25 Toronto Spectrum Center
62 February 27 Detroit Spectrum Center
63 February 28 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
64 March 2 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
65 March 5 San Antonio Spectrum Center
66 March 8 Brooklyn Spectrum Center
67 March 9 Boston Spectrum Center
68 March 11 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
69 March 14 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
70 March 16 @ Atlanta Spectrum Center
71 March 19 @ Dallas Spectrum Center
72 March 21 New Orleans Spectrum Center
73 March 23 New York Spectrum Center
74 March 25 Utah Spectrum Center
75 March 27 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
76 March 28 Denver Spectrum Center
77 March 30 @ New York Madison Square Garden
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
78 April 2 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
79 April 5 @ Miami FTX Arena
80 April 7 Orlando Spectrum Center
81 April 8 @ Chicago United Center
82 April 10 Washington Spectrum Center
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2021-22 NBA season transactions

Trades

Re-signed
Player Signed Ref.

Additions
Player Signed Former team Ref.
James Bouknight August 3, 2021 UConn Huskies [2]
D. J. Carton August 7, 2021 Marquette Golden Eagles [3]
Wes Iwundu August 7, 2021 New Orleans Pelicans [4]
Kai Jones August 3, 2021 Texas Longhorns [5]
Arnoldas Kulboka (TW) August 3, 2021 Bilbao Basket [6]
Scottie Lewis (TW) August 3, 2021 Florida Gators [7]
Kelly Oubre Jr. August 7, 2021 Golden State Warriors [8]
Mason Plumlee August 6, 2021 Detroit Pistons [9]
Ish Smith August 7, 2021 Washington Wizards [10]
JT Thor August 6, 2021 Auburn Tigers [11]

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team Ref.

Notes
  1. Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.

References
  1. "Sabonis leads Pacers past Hornets 144-117 in play-in round". ESPN.com. May 18, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. "Charlotte Hornets Sign James Bouknight and Kai Jones". NBA.com. August 3, 2021.
  3. "Charlotte Hornets Sign DJ Carton". NBA.com. August 7, 2021.
  4. "Hornets Acquire Wes Iwundu and Protected 2022 First-Round Pick in Three-Team Sign-and-Trade". NBA.com. August 7, 2021.
  5. "Charlotte Hornets Sign James Bouknight and Kai Jones". NBA.com. August 3, 2021.
  6. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Arnoldas Kulboka and Scottie Lewis To Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. August 3, 2021.
  7. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Arnoldas Kulboka and Scottie Lewis To Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. August 3, 2021.
  8. "Hornets Sign Kelly Oubre Jr". NBA.com. August 7, 2021.
  9. "Charlotte Hornets Acquire Mason Plumlee and the Draft Rights to JT Thor". NBA.com. August 6, 2021.
  10. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Ish Smith". NBA.com. August 7, 2021.
  11. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Second-Round Selection JT Thor". NBA.com. August 6, 2021.
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