2021–22 Charlotte Hornets season

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2021–22 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach James Borrego
General manager Mitch Kupchak
Owner(s) Michael Jordan
Arena Spectrum Center
Results
Record 43–39 (.524)
Place Division: 3rd (Southeast)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast
Radio WFNZ
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The 2021–22 Charlotte Hornets season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Despite clinching a spot in the Play-In Tournament for the second consecutive season, the Hornets lost 132–103 to the Atlanta Hawks, and have not played in the playoffs since 2016.[1]

After failing to make the playoffs in his four seasons as head coach, James Borrego was fired at the end of the season. He posted a 138–163 (.458) record during his tenure with the Hornets.[2]

NBA draft

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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

2021–22 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 2 Ball, LaMelo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 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 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998-03-21 Michigan State
F/C 8 Harrell, Montrezl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994-01-26 Louisville
F 20 Hayward, Gordon Injured 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) 209 lb (95 kg) 1998-01-04 Lithuania
G 16 Lewis, Scottie (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-12 Florida
F 11 Martin, Cody 6 ft 6 in (1.98 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 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1995-12-09 Kansas
F/C 24 Plumlee, Mason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 254 lb (115 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 4 Thomas, Isaiah 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-02-07 Washington
F 21 Thor, JT 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 203 lb (92 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 Injured

RosterTransactions
Last transaction: April 2, 2022

Standings

Division

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Atlanta Hawks 0 0 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Charlotte Hornets 0 0 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Miami Heat 0 0 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Orlando Magic 0 0 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Washington Wizards 0 0 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Atlanta Hawks * 0 0 0
2 Boston Celtics * 0 0 0.0 0
3 Brooklyn Nets 0 0 0.0 0
4 Charlotte Hornets 0 0 0.0 0
5 Chicago Bulls * 0 0 0.0 0
6 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 0 0.0 0
7 Detroit Pistons 0 0 0.0 0
8 Indiana Pacers 0 0 0.0 0
9 Miami Heat 0 0 0.0 0
10 Milwaukee Bucks 0 0 0.0 0
11 New York Knicks 0 0 0.0 0
12 Orlando Magic 0 0 0.0 0
13 Philadelphia 76ers 0 0 0.0 0
14 Toronto Raptors 0 0 0.0 0
15 Washington Wizards 0 0 0.0 0

Game log

Preseason

2021–22 game log
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season

2021–22 game log
2021–22 season schedule

Play-in

2021–22 game log
2021–22 season schedule

Transactions

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Trades

July 30, 2021 To Charlotte Hornets
To New York Knicks
  • Future first–round pick
[3]

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Ref.

Additions

Player Signed Former team Ref.
James Bouknight August 3, 2021 UConn Huskies [4]
D. J. Carton August 7, 2021 Marquette Golden Eagles [5]
Wes Iwundu August 7, 2021 New Orleans Pelicans [6]
Kai Jones August 3, 2021 Texas Longhorns [7]
Arnoldas Kulboka (TW) August 3, 2021 Bilbao Basket [8]
Scottie Lewis (TW) August 3, 2021 Florida Gators [9]
Kelly Oubre Jr. August 7, 2021 Golden State Warriors [10]
Mason Plumlee August 6, 2021 Detroit Pistons [11]
Ish Smith August 7, 2021 Washington Wizards [12]
JT Thor August 6, 2021 Auburn Tigers [13]

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team Ref.

Notes

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

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