Charlotte Hornets roster 2026-27: players, positions and stats
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Lakers The Charlotte Hornets roster for 2026-27 has 22 players under standard contracts: 12 guards, 8 forwards and 2 centers. Brandon Miller leads the team in scoring at 20.6 points per game. 5 players are on the injury report. Each player below has his jersey number, position and season averages.
Roster
2026-27 Season Averages| # | Player | POS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  Brandon Miller | F | 10 | 31.0 | 20.6 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 35.6% | 26.0% |
| 11 |  Naz Reid | F-C | 12 | 29.8 | 17.3 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 40.4% | 35.4% |
| 8 |  Grayson Allen | G | 12 | 27.3 | 15.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 46.1% | 47.2% |
| 2 |  Grant Williams | F | 1 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| 8 |  Dennis Schroder | G | 9 | 29.9 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 36.4% | 20.0% |
| 3 |  Coby White | G | 5 | 18.1 | 9.8 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 31.5% | 14.8% |
| 14 |  Moussa Diabate | F | 10 | 29.0 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 61.0% | 0.0% |
| 31 |  Tidjane Salaun | F | 11 | 15.2 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 45.3% | 37.8% |
| 4 |  Sion James | G | 12 | 26.1 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 32.9% | 25.9% |
| 0 |  Royce O'Neale | F | 12 | 19.4 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 35.6% | 30.2% |
| 11 |  Ryan Kalkbrenner | C | 12 | 18.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 70.0% | 0.0% |
| 5 |  Christian Anderson | G | 11 | 12.8 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 34.0% | 25.0% |
| 33 |  Liam McNeeley | F | 6 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 29.2% | 25.0% |
| 7 |  Kon Knueppel | G-F | 1 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Hannes Steinbach | F | 5 | 12.7 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 43.8% | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Pat Connaughton | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 |  Rob Dillingham | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 |  Michael Ajayi | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 |  Kylan Boswell | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 12 | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Quick answers3 questions
Who is on the Charlotte Hornets roster?
The Charlotte Hornets carry 22 players on standard contracts in 2026-27. By minutes played the core of the rotation is Brandon Miller (F), Dennis Schroder (G), Naz Reid (F-C), Moussa Diabate (F), Grayson Allen (G), Sion James (G), Royce O'Neale (F) and Ryan Kalkbrenner (C).
Who leads the Charlotte Hornets in scoring?
Brandon Miller leads the Charlotte Hornets at 20.6 points per game in 2026-27. Naz Reid is next at 17.3, then Grayson Allen at 15.2. Those averages count only games each player appeared in, so the roster table shows games played beside every line.
Who is injured for the Charlotte Hornets?
The Charlotte Hornets list 5 players on the injury report: Kon Knueppel (Out, expected back 12 Dec), Dennis Schroder (Out, expected back 25 Nov), Michael Ajayi (Out), Kylan Boswell (Out) and Hannes Steinbach (Out).