Charlotte Hornets Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Point Guard	C. White Calf: Game Time Decision Coby White Calf: Game Time Decision	D. Schroder Hornets' Dennis Schroder: Starting versus Brooklyn Dennis Schroder Hornets' Dennis Schroder: Starting versus Brooklyn	C. Anderson Ankle: Game Time Decision Christian Anderson Ankle: Game Time Decision K. Boswell Knee: Game Time Decision Kylan Boswell Knee: Game Time Decision
Shooting Guard	K. Knueppel Hamstring: Game Time Decision Kon Knueppel Hamstring: Game Time Decision	G. Allen Hornets' Grayson Allen: Nets 13 points with three treys Grayson Allen Hornets' Grayson Allen: Nets 13 points with three treys	S. JamesSion James C. White Calf: Game Time Decision Coby White 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: Scores team-high 14 points Liam McNeeley Hornets' Liam McNeeley: Scores team-high 14 points K. Boswell Knee: Game Time Decision Kylan Boswell Knee: Game Time Decision P. ConnaughtonPat Connaughton
Small Forward	B. Miller Leg: Game Time Decision Brandon Miller Leg: Game Time Decision	S. JamesSion James	G. Allen Hornets' Grayson Allen: Nets 13 points with three treys Grayson Allen Hornets' Grayson Allen: Nets 13 points with three treys R. O'Neale Hornets' Royce O'Neale: Sees 17 minutes in loss Royce O'Neale Hornets' Royce O'Neale: Sees 17 minutes in loss L. McNeeley Hornets' Liam McNeeley: Scores team-high 14 points Liam McNeeley Hornets' Liam McNeeley: Scores team-high 14 points T. SalaunTidjane Salaun P. ConnaughtonPat Connaughton M. AjayiMichael Ajayi
Power Forward	N. Reid Hornets' Naz Reid: Drops 13 points in team-debut Naz Reid Hornets' Naz Reid: Drops 13 points in team-debut	R. O'Neale Hornets' Royce O'Neale: Sees 17 minutes in loss Royce O'Neale Hornets' Royce O'Neale: Sees 17 minutes in loss	G. Williams Hamstring: Game Time Decision Grant Williams Hamstring: Game Time Decision T. SalaunTidjane Salaun S. JamesSion James H. Steinbach Hornets' Hannes Steinbach: Scores seven off bench Hannes Steinbach Hornets' Hannes Steinbach: Scores seven off bench L. McNeeley Hornets' Liam McNeeley: Scores team-high 14 points Liam McNeeley Hornets' Liam McNeeley: Scores team-high 14 points P. ConnaughtonPat Connaughton P. Hall Hornets' PJ Hall: Logs eight minutes off bench PJ Hall Hornets' PJ Hall: Logs eight minutes off bench M. AjayiMichael Ajayi
Center	M. Diabate Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Balanced performance Tuesday Moussa Diabate Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Balanced performance Tuesday	H. Steinbach Hornets' Hannes Steinbach: Scores seven off bench Hannes Steinbach Hornets' Hannes Steinbach: Scores seven off bench	R. KalkbrennerRyan Kalkbrenner N. Reid Hornets' Naz Reid: Drops 13 points in team-debut Naz Reid Hornets' Naz Reid: Drops 13 points in team-debut P. Hall Hornets' PJ Hall: Logs eight minutes off bench PJ Hall Hornets' PJ Hall: Logs eight minutes off bench