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NEW YORK (AP) — Terry Rozier's efforts to continue his NBA career are hindered by a court order barring him from any contact with the Charlotte Hornets, his attorney argued in a motion Wednesday.
Terry Rozier was under contract for $26,643,031 during the 2025-26 season with the Miami Heat. Now, he is going to forfeit almost all of that money. During his time with the Charlotte Hornets, the guard played a role in a sports gambling scheme that led to his arrest. Federal prosecutors indicted the Louisville product in […] The post Why Terry Rozier will lose most of $26.6 million salary after allegedly taking $100K bribe as member of Hornets appeared first on ClutchPoints .
We continue our trend of evaluating power forwards projected to go around where the Charlotte Hornets pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. We’ve done Yaxel Lendeborg, Karim Lopez, and Hannes Steinbach. All bring different things to the table. So does Morez Johnson, who has a strong case as the beste defender at his position in […] The post Charlotte Hornets prospect scouting report: Morez Johnson first appeared on At The Hive .
The Charlotte Hornets took an impressive leap this season despite failing to make the playoffs.After just 19 wins last year, the Hornets improved to 44-38 in coach Charles Lee’s second season in charge. LaMelo Ball‘s game matured, Kon Knueppel was better than advertised and the entire team looked really good when the calendar flipped to […] The post Charlotte Hornets Make Important Roster Move For Next Season appeared first on HEAVY .
The Chicago Bulls didn’t part ways with Coby White because of a lack of belief in their former first-round pick. With the direction the team was headed, White was better off playing in a competitive situation, which turned out to be in Charlotte with the Hornets. With 2026 NBA free agency around the corner, White […] The post Ex-Bulls Star Gets Good Prediction Before 2026 NBA Free Agency appeared first on HEAVY .
The Hornets have guaranteed Moussa Diabate’s contract for the 2026/27 season, ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk tweets. It’s not a surprise, given that Diabate has proved to be one of the league’s biggest bargains. He’s due to make $2,461,462 next season, a pittance for a rotation player who started 47 of 73 games for Charlotte in 2025/26. […]
LaMelo Ball needs to be surrounded by the right pieces. The Charlotte Hornets know this. They spent the 2025-26 season proving they belong in the Eastern Conference conversation before discovering exactly where they still fall short. Despite one of the league’s most explosive offenses, Charlotte’s shortcomings exposed a glaring weakness in the middle. That’s why […] The post Jarrett Allen Hornets-Cavs trade hypothetical gives LaMelo Ball perfect center to complete lineup appeared first on Cl...
The Charlotte Hornets have question marks at the future of the 4 spot. Both Miles Bridges and Grant Williams are free agents after next season, and Tidjane Salaun is far from a safe bet to man that position long term. That makes power forward a popular position to mock to the Hornets, and there are […] The post Charlotte Hornets prospect scouting report: Hannes Steinbach first appeared on At The Hive .
The Charlotte Hornets won as many games in January and February of this season (19) as they did all of last season. Overall, the Hornets increased their win total by 25 games from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026. The Hornets showed significant improvement this season but fell short of the playoffs after losing to the Orlando Magic […] The post Charlotte Hornets 2026 NBA Draft Preview appeared first on The Lead .
Welcome to our annual Lakers season in review series, where we’ll look back at each player on the team’s roster this season and evaluate if they should be part of the future of the franchise. Today, we continue our series with a look at Nick Smith Jr. Back in September, when the Hornets waived Nick Smith Jr. […]
Last Friday, we took a deep dive into the profile of Yaxel Lendeborg, a soon-to-be 24 year old hybrid forward out of Michigan who many believe to be the most NBA ready player projected to go in the top 20. On the other end of the spectrum is Karim Lopez, a hybrid forward born in […] The post Charlotte Hornets prospect scouting report: Karim Lopez first appeared on At The Hive .
The Charlotte Hornets 2026 offseason preview is here! Breaking down their cap space and tax situations, players under contract, free agents, extension candidates and much more!
Yaxel Lendeborg has been a frequent mock target for the Charlotte Hornets, particularly if he falls past the Thunder at the 12th overall pick. The Michigan standout is coming off a national championship winning season that also saw him win Big Ten Player of the Year. He’s a versatile forward that fits what’s arguably the […] The post Charlotte Hornets prospect scouting report: Yaxel Lendeborg first appeared on At The Hive .
In some of the least surprising news of the offseason, Charlotte Hornets wing Kon Knueppel made the NBA’s All Rookie first team. Knueppel undeservedly lost out on Rookie of the Year honors to his former college teammate Cooper Flagg. He seemingly lost his grip on the award with some quiet performances in the final couple […] The post Kon Knueppel named to all rookie first team first appeared on At The Hive .
It’s that time of year. The draft order is set. The NBA Combine is complete. Now we get to spend the next month analyzing and misjudging a bunch of prospects that will ultimately end up landing on other teams. But it’s fun, and this might be the start of my favorite time of the year. […] The post Charlotte Hornets prospect scouting report: Cameron Carr first appeared on At The Hive .
The NBA buried it’s draft lottery in the middle of a Sunday afternoon that also happened to be Mother’s Day. No one would blame you if you completely missed it. I almost did. It didn’t matter though, at least if you’re a fan of the Charlotte Hornets. They unsurprisingly stayed put at the 14th pick. […] The post Hornets stay at 14th pick after NBA Draft Lottery first appeared on At The Hive .
2026 NBA Mock Draft 1.0 goes live with a chaotic top four, including the Hornets winning the No. 1 pick and Cooper Flagg teaming up with a future star.
On Thursday, the Charlotte Hornets announced that they had inked head coach Charles Lee to a contract extension. General manager Jeff Peterson’s comments, from the linked press release: “Charles has done an outstanding job establishing a foundation for who we want to be as a team,” said Peterson. “From day one, Charles and his staff […] The post Hornets sign head coach Charles Lee to contract extension first appeared on At The Hive .
Kind of out of nowhere, but the Charlotte Hornets announced that wing Brandon Miller will be out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to improve his shoulder stability. The team did not elaborate what exactly “shoulder instability” entailed. My Internet research says it usually involves some sort of cleanup or repairs to the labrum, but other ligaments […] The post Brandon Miller out indefinitely after shoulder surgery first appeared on At The Hive .
The Miami Heat may have won six more games than they did in 2024-25, but it still resulted in a play-in appearance for the fourth-straight year. This time, however, the Miami Heat lost to the Charlotte Hornets, snapping the Heat’s streak of six-straight postseason appearances. Entering a critical summer, Miami must reevaluate its whole roster […] The post Who were the Heat’s most disappointing players this season? appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Charlotte Hornets have a prime opportunity to ascend into contention. With the 76ers taking out the Celtics, and the Pistons narrowly escaping the 8 seed Magic, it’s clear that the Eastern Conference is open for new competition. The Hornets bowed out in disappointing fashion against the Magic in the play-in, but prior to that, […] The post Five potential trade targets for the Charlotte Hornets first appeared on At The Hive .
The Charlotte Hornets are in the early days of probably their most important offseasons in recent history. They’ve finally shown some signs of life, so now we get to see general manager Jeff Peterson take on a new challenge. We’ve seen that he’s very adept at acquiring assets. In the process, the team took a […] The post Charlotte Hornets offseason preview first appeared on At The Hive .
The NBA has started their news trickle of end-of-season awards. They announced the Rookie of the Year award winner on Monday, and it was not Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel. It’s disappointing. Kon Knueppel should’ve won the award. Flagg has better counting stats, but he did that as option A, B, and C on a […] The post Kon Knueppel is not rookie of the year first appeared on At The Hive .
Isaiah Evans has made his decision about next year and will be entering the 2026 NBA Draft. It’s not clear yet though whether he’s 100% committed to the draft. Currently, NBADraft.net has him pegged as a #14 pick to the Charlotte Hornets. For a kid from North Carolina, that’s pretty awesome, but the draft picks […]
As the Miami Heat’s forgetful 2025-26 campaign is officially over, there was still a sour taste left in the end. Of course, Miami fell short to the Charlotte Hornets in the 9-10 play-in matchup in an overtime thriller. However, it’s only fair to assume if there would still be Heat basketball being played had their […] The post Bam Adebayo reveals that LaMelo Ball didn’t apologize about tripping incident appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .