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0:20Highlights: Hornets at Nets (10/21)
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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?
2026 NBA Draft Picks
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OVR RK: 16 • POS RK: 6 • HT: 6-10 • WT: 248
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OVR RK: 21 • POS RK: 8 • HT: 6-1 • WT: 180
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Top Hornets News
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Hornets' Grant Williams: Won't play Friday
Williams (hamstring) is out for Friday's game against the Hawks.
A hamstring strain continues to leave Williams on the shelf. Sion James played 27 minutes during an Opening Night start in Brooklyn and carries some deep-league streaming appeal.
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Hornets' Coby White: Still sidelined with calf strain
White (calf) is out for Friday's game against the Hawks.
The combo guard can be viewed as day-to-day while on the mend with a calf strain. Until White is cleared for game action, Dennis Schroder should continue to start at point guard for the Hornets and makes for a viable streaming choice.
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Hornets' Kon Knueppel: Still out with hamstring strain
Knueppel (hamstring) is out for Friday's game against the Hawks.
The sharpshooter can be treated as day-to-day while he recovers from a preseason hamstring strain. With Knueppel sidelined, Grayson Allen should be rostered in the majority of fantasy formats as a high-end streaming option.
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Hornets' Ryan Kalkbrenner: Works as backup center
Kalkbrenner ended with four points (2-3 FG), five rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 14 minutes during Wednesday's 110-103 victory over Brooklyn.
Kalkbrenner lost the starting center job midway through last year, and his reserve position is carrying into the new campaign. The second-year big man is likely to struggle for fantasy viability as long as Moussa Diabate is dominating the center minutes.
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Hornets' Dennis Schroder: Effective as starter
Schroder finished Wednesday's 110-103 victory over the Nets with 19 points (7-13 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 5-5 FT), four rebounds and six assists in 35 minutes.
Starting in place of the injured Coby White (calf), Schroder enjoyed a productive showing at point guard in his season debut. The journeyman floor general should be able to provide streaming value in most fantasy leagues until White is ready to return to action.
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Hornets' Hannes Steinbach: Doesn't make NBA debut
Steinbach (coach's decision) did not play in Wednesday's 110-103 win over Brooklyn.
The rookie big man remained on Charlotte's bench throughout the opening-night victory. With the Hornets having other frontcourt options available, Steinbach may face an uphill battle for consistent playing time early in the season.
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Hornets' Brandon Miller: Struggles with shot in win
Miller finished with 18 points (7-21 FG, 3-14 3Pt, 1-2 FT), three rebounds, an assist and a block across 36 minutes in Wednesday's 110-103 win over the Nets.
Miller struggled with his shooting efficiency, particularly from beyond the arc, but his 21 field-goal attempts and team-high 36 minutes highlight his substantial offensive role. The high-volume shooting should support his scoring upside even when his efficiency fluctuates. This wasn't the best season-opening performance for Miller, who signed a five-year, $209 million rookie-scale contract extension Monday, but his role as the Honets' go-to scoring weapon is pretty much set in stone, so managers shouldn't be overly concerned for just one inefficient outing.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Fills stat sheet Wednesday
Diabate registered 17 points (7-11 FG, 0-0 3Pt, 3-3 FT), eight rebounds, three assists and five steals across 34 minutes in Wednesday's 110-103 win over the Nets.
Diabate opened the regular season with an impressive two-way performance, with his five steals providing a significant fantasy boost while ending just two boards shy of a double-double. The 34-minute workload was particularly encouraging, suggesting he could maintain a substantial role in Charlotte's frontcourt. He can be even better defensively because of his blocking ability, but if Diabate gets enough playing time, he can be a double-double threat every time he steps on the court.
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Hornets' Grayson Allen: Provides scoring punch off bench
Allen supplied 21 points (6-9 FG, 5-8 3Pt, 4-4 FT), three rebounds and four assists across 29 minutes off the bench in Wednesday's 110-103 win over the Nets.
Allen made an immediate impact as Charlotte's sixth man, leading the team in scoring while connecting on five three-pointers in an extremely efficient shooting display. It's only one game, and he's not expected to play 29 minutes on a regular basis, but he should have a steady workload regardless of whether he starts or comes off the bench, particularly if the Hornets continue to rely on his perimeter shooting. His limited defensive contributions and dependence on three-point efficiency could make his fantasy production somewhat inconsistent, but there's no question this was an excellent start to his Hornets tenure.
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Hornets' Naz Reid: Shines in Hornets debut
Reid finished with 20 points (8-18 FG, 4-10 3Pt, 0-1 FT), 11 rebounds and seven assists across 33 minutes in Wednesday's 110-103 win over the Nets.
Reid appeared in his first game for the Hornets on Wednesday, and it didn't take him long to make a positive impression by narrowly missing a triple-double. The 27-year-old spent his entire career in Minnesota before being traded to Charlotte in the offseason. In 483 regular-season games with the Timberwolves, he averaged 11.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists while shooting 37.1 percent from deep over 21.7 minutes per contest. Reid could be in line for his best campaign to date in 2026-27, and he might be even more productive than projected initially as long as Kon Knueppel (hamstring) and Coby White (ankle) are sidelined.
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Hornets' Sion James: Starting versus Brooklyn
James will start in Wednesday's game against Brooklyn.
With Kon Knueppel (hamstring) and Coby White (ankle) sidelined to begin the year, James will get an opportunity to start versus the Nets. The 23-year-old started 19 times in 2025-26, averaging 5.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists over 29.1 minutes per contest in those appearances.
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Hornets' Kylan Boswell: Recovering from knee surgery
Boswell (knee) is out for Wednesday's season opener against the Nets.
Boswell continues to rehab after right knee surgery. The hope in early October was that he would be cleared for basketball activities prior to the start of the G League season, which begins in early November.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Good to go for Opening Night
Diabate (elbow) isn't listed on the injury report for Wednesday's game against the Nets.
Diabate missed the preseason finale due to a right elbow injury but is good to go for Opening Night. The 2022 second-round pick is expected to start at center but will face competition from second-year big man Ryan Kalkbrenner and rookie Hannes Steinbach.
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Hornets' Grayson Allen: Not listed on injury report
Allen (knee) isn't listed on the injury report for Wednesday's game against the Nets.
Allen missed three straight preseason games due to a nagging knee issue, but he'll be good to go for Opening Night. Depending on how his knee holds up, Allen could be in line for major usage, as Coby White (calf) and Kon Knueppel (hamstring) will be sidelined for the regular-season opener.
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Hornets' Kon Knueppel: Ruled out for Wednesday
Knueppel (hamstring) has returned to individual on-court activity but won't play in Wednesday's game against the Nets.
Knueppel didn't play in the preseason and will miss Wednesday's regular-season opener due to a left hamstring injury. However, he's trending in the right direction and can be considered questionable for Friday's game against Atlanta. With the 21-year-old swingman sidelined, Sion James, Grayson Allen (knee) and Royce O'Neale are candidates to see an uptick in minutes.
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Hornets' Grant Williams: Ruled out for Wednesday
Williams (hamstring) is out for Wednesday's season opener versus the Nets.
Williams is not yet able to practice fully as he works back from a hamstring injury. The Hornets should turn to Royce O'Neale for some extra playing time until Williams is ready to suit up.
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Hornets' Coby White: Ruled out for season opener
White (calf) is out for Wednesday's season opener against the Nets.
White is doing individual work at practice and isn't yet ready to return to game action with a calf strain. Until he's cleared to retake the court, Dennis Schroder figures to start at point guard for the Hornets and offer streaming appeal in most fantasy leagues.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| PTS/G | OPP PTS/G | |
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110.0 (17th) |
103.0 (5th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| K. Knueppel SF Kon Knueppel SF | Hamstring |
| C. White PG Coby White PG | Calf |
| G. Williams PF Grant Williams PF | Hamstring |
| K. Boswell PG Kylan Boswell PG | Knee |