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. SchroderDennis Schroder	C. AndersonChristian Anderson 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 Hornets' Kon Knueppel: Iffy for Opening Night Hamstring: Game Time Decision Kon Knueppel Hornets' Kon Knueppel: Iffy for Opening Night Hamstring: Game Time Decision	G. Allen Hornets' Grayson Allen: May handle bigger role Grayson Allen Hornets' Grayson Allen: May handle bigger role	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. SchroderDennis Schroder L. McNeeleyLiam McNeeley 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: Ready for training camp Brandon Miller Hornets' Brandon Miller: Ready for training camp	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: May handle bigger role Grayson Allen Hornets' Grayson Allen: May handle bigger role R. O'NealeRoyce O'Neale L. McNeeleyLiam McNeeley T. Salaun Hornets' Tidjane Salaun: Wants to be more versatile Tidjane Salaun Hornets' Tidjane Salaun: Wants to be more versatile 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. Salaun Hornets' Tidjane Salaun: Wants to be more versatile Tidjane Salaun Hornets' Tidjane Salaun: Wants to be more versatile S. James Hornets' Sion James: May take on expanded role Sion James Hornets' Sion James: May take on expanded role H. SteinbachHannes Steinbach L. McNeeleyLiam McNeeley 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. Kalkbrenner Hornets' Ryan Kalkbrenner: Improves his physicality Ryan Kalkbrenner Hornets' Ryan Kalkbrenner: Improves his physicality N. ReidNaz Reid P. Hall Ankle: Game Time Decision PJ Hall Ankle: Game Time Decision