Charlotte Hornets Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Point Guard	C. White Hornets' Coby White: Suffers calf strain, won't play in preseason Calf: Game Time Decision Coby White Hornets' Coby White: Suffers calf strain, won't play in preseason Calf: Game Time Decision	D. Schroder Hornets' Dennis Schroder: Starting versus Brooklyn Dennis Schroder Hornets' Dennis Schroder: Starting versus Brooklyn	C. Anderson Hornets' Christian Anderson: Battling ankle sprain Ankle: Game Time Decision Christian Anderson Hornets' Christian Anderson: Battling ankle sprain Ankle: Game Time Decision K. Boswell Hornets' Kylan Boswell: Dealing with knee injury Knee: Game Time Decision Kylan Boswell Hornets' Kylan Boswell: Dealing with knee injury Knee: Game Time Decision
Shooting Guard	K. Knueppel Hamstring: Game Time Decision Kon Knueppel Hamstring: Game Time Decision	G. Allen Hornets' Grayson Allen: Starting sans Knueppel Grayson Allen Hornets' Grayson Allen: Starting sans Knueppel	S. James Hornets' Sion James: May take on expanded role Sion James Hornets' Sion James: May take on expanded role C. White Hornets' Coby White: Suffers calf strain, won't play in preseason Calf: Game Time Decision Coby White Hornets' Coby White: Suffers calf strain, won't play in preseason Calf: Game Time Decision D. Schroder Hornets' Dennis Schroder: Starting versus Brooklyn Dennis Schroder Hornets' Dennis Schroder: Starting versus Brooklyn L. McNeeley Hornets' Liam McNeeley: Starting Tuesday Liam McNeeley Hornets' Liam McNeeley: Starting Tuesday K. Boswell Hornets' Kylan Boswell: Dealing with knee injury Knee: Game Time Decision Kylan Boswell Hornets' Kylan Boswell: Dealing with knee injury Knee: Game Time Decision P. ConnaughtonPat Connaughton
Small Forward	B. Miller Hornets' Brandon Miller: Won't play against Brooklyn Leg: Game Time Decision Brandon Miller Hornets' Brandon Miller: Won't play against Brooklyn Leg: Game Time Decision	S. James Hornets' Sion James: May take on expanded role Sion James Hornets' Sion James: May take on expanded role	G. Allen Hornets' Grayson Allen: Starting sans Knueppel Grayson Allen Hornets' Grayson Allen: Starting sans Knueppel R. O'NealeRoyce O'Neale L. McNeeley Hornets' Liam McNeeley: Starting Tuesday Liam McNeeley Hornets' Liam McNeeley: Starting Tuesday T. SalaunTidjane Salaun P. ConnaughtonPat Connaughton M. AjayiMichael Ajayi
Power Forward	N. ReidNaz Reid	R. O'NealeRoyce O'Neale	G. Williams Hamstring: Game Time Decision Grant Williams Hamstring: Game Time Decision T. SalaunTidjane Salaun S. James Hornets' Sion James: May take on expanded role Sion James Hornets' Sion James: May take on expanded role H. SteinbachHannes Steinbach L. McNeeley Hornets' Liam McNeeley: Starting Tuesday Liam McNeeley Hornets' Liam McNeeley: Starting Tuesday P. ConnaughtonPat Connaughton P. Hall Ankle: Game Time Decision PJ Hall Ankle: Game Time Decision M. AjayiMichael Ajayi
Center	M. Diabate Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Works with first unit in practice Moussa Diabate Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Works with first unit in practice	H. SteinbachHannes Steinbach	R. KalkbrennerRyan Kalkbrenner N. ReidNaz Reid P. Hall Ankle: Game Time Decision PJ Hall Ankle: Game Time Decision