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1:43How Will Edwards Injury Impact The Timberwolves
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1:21Timberwolves Don't Improve Stock After LaMelo Ball Move
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1:45NBA Offseason Grades: Charlotte Hornets
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1:54Moves Lakers Can Make to Become Title Contenders
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1:27Reports: Lakers Sign Quentin Grimes and Collin Sexton
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12:09Biggest Questions for NBA's Eastern Conference
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1:10Hornets: What's the Post-LaMelo Ball Plan?
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8:51Miles Bridges Traded to the Suns
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0:48Breaking: Hornets Trade Miles Bridges to the Suns
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1:52Heat Looking to Load Up on Shooting After Giannis Trade?
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1:47Should the Raptors Trade for Ja Morant?
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9:05Expectations For Hornets After Trading Away LaMelo Ball
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1:56Where does LaMelo Ball-Anthony Edwards combo rank among NBA's best?
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1:40Hornets To Re-Sign Coby White To 3-Year, $74M Deal
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1:22Is Trading LaMelo Ball Best for the Hornets?
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1:41Expectations For the Charlotte Hornets
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1:51Projecting the Timberwolves' New-Look Lineup
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11:15LaMelo Ball Joins Anthony Edwards on the Timberwolves
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1:58Expectations for the Post-LaMelo Hornets
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1:17What Are the Expectations for the Timberwolves?
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Top Hornets News
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Hornets' Dennis Schroder: Limited off bench in loss
Schroder recorded five points (2-4 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 1-2 FT), two rebounds, one assist and two steals in 23 minutes during Monday's 124-91 loss to Detroit.
Schroder moved to the bench, allowing the returning Coby White (calf) to assume his role in the starting lineup. Schroder was limited to just 23 minutes, a number that could continue to decline as White ramps up his playing time. While it has been a solid start to the season for Schroder, he can now be sent packing in most standard leagues.
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Hornets' Grayson Allen: Passive performance Monday
Allen ended Monday's 124-91 loss to Detroit with 11 points (3-7 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 2-2 FT) and one rebound over 19 minutes.
Allen finished with an empty 11 points, logging just 19 minutes, coming off a season-high 27 points during a loss to the 76ers. With Coby White returning from a calf injury, there are simply more mouths to feed in the backcourt. Assuming Kon Knueppel's return from a hamstring injury is getting closer, playing time for Allen is going to be even harder to come by. Looking ahead, there is a chance he moves from being a must-roster player to more of a streaming candidate.
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Hornets' Coby White: Logs 16 minutes in return
White finished Monday's 124-91 loss to Detroit with seven points (3-9 FG, 1-5 3Pt) and three assists in 16 minutes.
White made his season debut, returning from a calf injury suffered during the preseason. While it certainly wasn't his best performance, the simple fact that he was back on the floor should be seen as a huge positive. There is going to be a ramp-up period, for sure, which does limit his short-term upside. However, he is a clear must-roster player, given the fact that Charlotte will need him to play a major role following the offseason departure of LaMelo Ball.
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Hornets' Tidjane Salaun: Team option declined
The Hornets are declining their fourth-year team option on Salaun's contract Monday, Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer reports.
Salaun is set to enter unrestricted free agency following the 2026-27 campaign. He hasn't played a significant role for the Hornets early in the season, recording double-digit points just once through seven regular-season appearances.
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Hornets' Brandon Miller: Struggles to find shooting touch
Miller registered 17 points (7-18 FG, 3-11 3Pt), one rebound and four assists in 31 minutes during Monday's 124-91 loss to Detroit.
Miller led the Hornets in the scoring column, but he needed 18 attempts from the field to do so. He couldn't find the bottom of the net from beyond the arc and is hitting at a clip of 30.6 percent from deep over his last three showings. Charlotte will continue to rely heavily on Miller's scoring production until Kon Knueppel (hamstring) is cleared to return, though Coby White made his season debut Monday and should be able to take on some of the scoring burden once he ramps up to a full workload.
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Hornets' Dennis Schroder: Rotating to bench
Schroder will come off the bench for Monday's game against Detroit.
Schroder will retreat to the bench due to Coby White returning and set to start Monday. White will be on a minutes restriction, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see Schroder receive a good chunk of playing time as the backup point guard.
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Hornets' Coby White: Starting after all
White will start Monday's game against the Pistons.
White is ready to make his season debut after battling a calf strain, and he will step into the starting five immediately. However, the 26-year-old guard is expected to operate under a minutes restriction. With White back in action, Dennis Schroder will come off the bench.
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Hornets' Coby White: Won't start in season debut
White will come off the bench and have his minutes monitored during Monday's game against Detroit, Owen O'Connor of SI.com reports.
White has been cleared to make his season debut after missing time with a calf injury, but the Hornets will take a cautious approach as he gets back up to speed. Expect Dennis Schroder to remain in the starting five Monday as a result.
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Hornets' Kylan Boswell: Off injury report
Boswell is not listed on the injury report for Monday's game against the Pistons.
Boswell has yet to make his 2026-27 debut while recovering from right knee surgery. However, with his removal from Monday's injury report, there's a chance he'll be active for the first time this season, but Boswell's presence likely won't have any impact on the Hornets' rotation.
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Hornets' Grant Williams: Out again Monday night
Williams (hamstring) is listed as out for Monday's game against the Pistons.
Williams has yet to suit up during the 2026-27 campaign. There hasn't been much revealed about his health. However, until he is cleared to play, he should be considered week-to-week, meaning Royce O'Neale should see more minutes off the bench.
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Hornets' Coby White: Not on injury report for Monday
White (calf) is not listed on the injury report for Monday's game against the Pistons.
White has yet to play this season. While the former Bull will be back on the floor Monday versus Detroit, he could see limited action for at least a game or two. As a result, Dennis Schroder and Sion James could continue to see more minutes.
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Hornets' Kon Knueppel: Out against Detroit
Knueppel (hamstring) is listed as out for Monday's game versus the Pistons.
Knueppel is still dealing with a left hamstring injury. While he is moving in the right direction, he will remain out for Monday's meeting with Detroit. For now, Knueppel should be considered week-to-week. Coby White (calf) is off the injury report, so his return will help lessen the blow, even if he plays limited minutes.
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Hornets' Liam McNeeley: Third-year option picked up
The Hornets exercised the third-year team option on Liam McNeeley on Sunday.
McNeeley was the 29th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Since then, the 21-year-old has appeared in 34 regular-season games, averaging 4.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 11.4 minutes. He has not been a factor early in the 2026-27 campaign, playing just 6.3 mpg across his three outings so far.
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Hornets' Kon Knueppel: Third-year option picked up
The Hornets exercised Knueppel's (hamstring) third-year team option on Sunday.
Knueppel has yet to play in 2026-27 while dealing with a left hamstring injury, but it's clear he's one of Charlotte's foundational pieces going forward. Across 81 games (80 starts) as a rookie, Knueppel averaged 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.4 three-pointers in 31.5 minutes, helping him finish second in Rookie of the Year voting.
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Hornets' Brandon Miller: Scores 24 points in loss
Miller ended with 24 points (8-20 FG, 5-12 3Pt, 3-4 FT), five rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block over 33 minutes in Saturday's 109-104 loss to Philadelphia.
Miller didn't shoot the ball well in Friday's 95-79 loss to the Wizards, but things got better Saturday, with the 23-year-old connecting on 41.7 percent of his attempts from deep. He has had a quality 2026-27 campaign and is now averaging career bests in points (24.4), rebounds (6.1) and steals (1.4) across 34.0 minutes per contest in seven regular-season appearances. Miller is currently playing at an All-Star level, and that could continue even when Kon Knueppel (hamstring) and Coby White (calf) are back on the floor. Of course, this is assuming that he can stay healthy.
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Hornets' Naz Reid: Another rough shooting night
Reid finished with 14 points (4-12 FG, 0-6 3Pt, 6-6 FT), five rebounds, two assists and one block across 36 minutes in Saturday's 109-104 loss to the 76ers.
Reid had difficulty getting most of his shots to fall in Friday's 95-79 loss to the Wizards. Things didn't get any better Saturday for the 27-year-old, who failed to sink any of his attempts from behind the arc. Still, despite some rough patches in his first year with the Hornets, including getting benched during the second half of Wednesday's meeting with the Pistons, Reid is averaging a career-best 15.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per contest. However, it's unclear if Reid will be able to remain as productive once Coby White (calf) and Kon Knueppel (hamstring) are cleared to get back on the floor.
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Hornets' Grayson Allen: Catches fire from deep Saturday
Allen ended with 27 points (9-12 FG, 7-10 3Pt, 2-2 FT), four rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block over 30 minutes in Saturday's 109-104 loss to Philadelphia.
Allen scored only five points in Friday's loss to the Wizards. However, he showed up in a big way Saturday by finishing the night with a new season high in scoring. The 2018 No. 21 overall pick is now averaging 15.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists while shooting a career-best 47.1 percent from deep over 27.3 minutes per contest in his first seven regular-season games with the Hornets.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| PTS/G | OPP PTS/G | |
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97.4 (30th) |
108.6 (9th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| K. Knueppel SF Kon Knueppel SF | Hamstring |
| G. Williams PF Grant Williams PF | Hamstring |