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{{short description|{{ShortNBA description}}professional basketball team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NBA season
| team = Charlotte Hornets
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| bbr_team = CHO
| television = [[Bally Sports South]], [[Bally Sports Southeast]]
| radio = [[WFNZ (AM)|WFNZ]]
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The Hornets selected [[LaMelo Ball]] with the 3rd pick in the [[2020 NBA draft]], followed by [[Vernon Carey Jr.]] and [[Grant Riller]] in the second round.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hornets Select LaMelo Ball, Vernon Carey Jr. and Grant Riller in 2020 NBA Draft|url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-select-lamelo-ball-3rd-overall-pick-2020-nba-draft|access-date=2020-11-22|website=NBA.com}}</ref> In a draft-night trade, the Hornets also acquired [[Nick Richards (basketball)|Nick Richards]] from the [[New Orleans Pelicans]] in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hornets Acquire Nick Richards|url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-acquire-nick-richards|access-date=2020-11-22|website=NBA.com}}</ref>
 
On November 30, in a [[sign-and-trade deal]] with the [[Boston Celtics]], the Hornets acquired [[Gordon Hayward]] and two future second-round picks in exchange for a protected 2022 second-round pick.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hornets Acquire Forward Gordon Hayward and Two Future Second-Round Picks in Sign-and-Trade Deal|url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-acquire-forward-gordon-hayward-and-two-future-second-round-picks-sign-and-trade-deal|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=ESPN.com|date=November 29, 2020}}</ref> On March 25, the Hornets acquired [[Brad Wanamaker]], a protected 2022 second-round pick, and cash considerations from the [[Golden State Warriors]] in exchange for a protected 2025 second-round pick.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hornets Acquire Brad Wanamaker and Protected 2022 Second-Round Pick from Golden State|url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-acquire-brad-wanamaker-and-protected-2022-second-round-pick-golden-state|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Charlotte Hornets|language=en}}</ref>
 
The Hornets' season ended following a 144–117 loss to the [[Indiana Pacers]] in the [[2021 NBA playoffs#Format|NBA play-in tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hornets End 2020-21 Season with Play-In Tournament Loss to Indiana|url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-end-2020-21-season-play-tournament-loss-indiana|access-date=2021-08-03|website=Charlotte Hornets|language=en}}</ref>
 
==NBA draft==
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{{player2 | num = 2 | first = LaMelo | last = Ball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 180 | school = SPIRE Academy (OH) | DOB = 2001-08-22 }}
{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Bismack | last = Biyombo | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 89 | lbs = 255 | from = Republic of the Congo | DOB = 1992-08-28 }}
{{player2 | num = 0 | first = Miles | last = Bridges | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 67 | lbs = 225 | college = Michigan State | DOB = 1998-03-21 }}
{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Vernon | last = Carey | link = Vernon Carey Jr. | pos = FCC | ft = 6 | in = 910 | lbs = 270 | college = Duke | DOB = 2001-02-25 }}
{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Nate | last = Darling | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 200 | college = Delaware | DOB = 1998-08-30 | note = TW }}
{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Devonte' | last = Graham | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 195 | college = Kansas | DOB = 1995-02-22 }}
{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Gordon | last = Hayward | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 225 | college = Butler | DOB = 1990-03-23 | inj = yes }}
{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Caleb | last = Martin | dab = basketball | pos = FGF | ft = 6 | in = 56 | lbs = 205 | college = Nevada | DOB = 1995-09-28 }}
{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Cody | last = Martin | dab = basketball | pos = FGF | ft = 6 | in = 56 | lbs = 205 | college = Nevada | DOB = 1995-09-28 }}
{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Jalen | last = McDaniels | pos = FCF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 205 | college = San Diego State | DOB = 1998-01-31 }}
{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Malik | last = Monk | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 200 | college = Kentucky | DOB = 1998-02-04 }}
{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Nick | last = Richards | dab = basketball | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 245 | college = Kentucky | DOB = 1997-11-29 }}
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{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Brad | last = Wanamaker | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 210 | college = Pittsburgh | DOB = 1989-07-25 }}
{{player2 | num = 25 | first = P. J. | last = Washington | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 230 | college = Kentucky | DOB = 1998-08-23 }}
{{player2 | num = 40 | first = Cody | last = Zeller | pos = FC | ft = 67 | in = 110 | lbs = 240 | college = Indiana | DOB = 1992-10-05 }}
<!-- end player list -->
{{NBA roster footer
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===Division===
{{2020–21 NBA Southeast standings|team=CHA}}
 
===Conference===
{{2020–21 NBA East standings|team=CHA}}
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| [[P. J. Washington]] (21)
| [[Jalen McDaniels]] (9)
| [[Miles Bridges|BrigdesBridges]], [[LaMelo Ball|Ball]], [[Devonte' Graham|Graham]], [[Malik Monk|Monk]] (5)
| Spectrum Center<br>4,095
| 31–33
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{{NBA game log end|cha|end_year=2021}}
 
=== PostseasonPlay-in ===
 
==== Play-in ====
{{NBA game log start|Charlotte Hornets|play-in=yes|end_year=2021|record=Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)}}
{{NBA game log section|Charlotte Hornets|Play-in|first=yes|play-in=yes|show=no
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| {{NBA game|id=0052000111|pf=117|pa=144}}
| [[Miles Bridges]] (23)
| [[Miles Bridges|Bridges]], [[Terry Rozier|Rozier]] (8)
| [[Terry Rozier]] (6)
| [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]]<br>0
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==Player statistics==
 
{{NBA roster statistics start|team=Charlotte Hornets}}
===Ragular season===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|Player
| align="left"|{{sortname|LaMelo|Ball}}||51 ||31 ||28.8 ||.436 ||.352 ||.758 ||5.9 ||'''6.1''' ||'''1.6''' ||.4 ||15.7 ||
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| POS | Position}}
|-
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GP | Games played}}
| align="left"|{{sortname|Bismack|Biyombo}} ||66 ||36 ||20.4 ||.587 ||.000 ||.448 ||5.3 ||1.2 ||.3 ||1.1 ||5.0
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GS | Games starter}}
|-
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MP | Minutes played}}
| align="left"|{{sortname|Miles|Bridges}} ||66 ||19 ||29.3 ||.503 ||.400 ||.867 ||6.0 ||2.2 ||.7 ||.8 || 12.7
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| REB | Rebounds}}
|-
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| AST | Assists}}
| align="left"|{{sortname|Vernon|Carey Jr.}} ||19 ||4 ||6.1 ||.500 ||.143 ||.818 ||1.4 ||.1 ||.1 ||.3 ||2.4
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| STL | Steals}}
|-
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BLK | Blocks}}
| align="left"|{{sortname|Nate|Darling}} ||7 ||0 ||3.7 ||.286 ||.286 ||'''1.000''' ||.1 ||.1 ||.0 ||.1 || 1.3
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PTS | Points}}
|-
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MPG | Minutes per game}}
| align="left"|{{sortname|Devonte'|Graham}} ||55 ||44 ||30.2 ||.377 ||.375 ||.842 ||2.7 ||5.4 ||.9 ||.1 ||14.8
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| RPG | Rebounds per game}}
|-
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| APG | Assists per game}}
| align="left"|{{sortname|Gordon|Hayward}} ||44 ||44 ||34.0 ||.473 ||.415 ||.843 ||5.9 ||4.1 ||1.2 ||.3 ||19.6
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| SPG | Steals per game}}
|-
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BPG | Blocks per game}}
| align="left"|{{sortname|Caleb|Martin|dab=basketball}} ||53 ||3 ||15.4 ||.375 ||.248 ||.641 ||2.7 ||1.3 ||.7 ||.2 ||5.0
! style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#211747 3px solid; border-bottom:#211747 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PPG | Points per game}}
|-
|-
| align="left"|{{sortname|Cody|Martin|dab=basketball}} ||52 ||10 ||16.3 ||.441 ||.276 ||.581 ||3.1 ||1.7 ||.7 ||.2 ||4.0
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Terry|Rozier}}||style="text-align:center;"|SG
|-
| style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''69''' || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''69''' || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''2,383''' || 302 || 293 || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''87''' || 26 || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''1,407''' || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''34.5''' || 4.4 || 4.2 || 1.3 || .4 || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''20.4'''
| align="left"|{{sortname|Jalen|McDaniels}} ||47 ||18 ||19.2 ||.468 ||.333 ||.703 ||3.6 ||1.1 ||.6 ||.4 ||7.4
|-
| alignstyle="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|MalikBismack|MonkBiyombo}} ||42 ||0 ||20.9 ||.434 ||.401 ||.819 ||2.4 ||2.1 ||.5 ||.1 |style="text-align:center;"|11.7C
| 66 || 36 || 1,349 || 347 || 81 || 17 || 74 || 331 || 20.4 || 5.3 || 1.2 || .3 || 1.1 || 5.0
|-
|-
| align="left"|{{sortname|Nick|Richards|dab=basketball}} ||18 ||0 ||3.5 ||.444 ||.000 ||.636 ||.6 ||.1 ||.0 ||.0 ||.8
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Miles|Bridges}}||style="text-align:center;"|PF
|-
| align="left"66 |{{sortname|Grant|Riller}} 19 ||7 1,932 ||0 397 ||3.9 147 ||'''.667''' 44 ||'''.500''' 52 ||- 840 || 29.1 3 ||.4 6.0 || 2.1 2 || .07 || .8 ||2 12.67
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|P. J.|Washington}}||style="text-align:center;"|PF
| align="left"|{{sortname|Terry|Rozier}} ||'''69''' ||'''69''' ||'''34.5''' ||.450 ||.389 ||.817 ||4.4 ||4.2 ||1.3 ||0.4 ||'''20.4'''
| 64 || 61 || 1,954 || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''418''' || 161 || 69 || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''79''' || 824 || 30.5 || 6.5 || 2.5 || 1.1 || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''1.2''' || 12.9
|-
|-
| align="left"|{{sortname|Brad|Wanamaker}} ||22 ||0 ||19.5 ||.429 ||.125 ||.889 ||1.8 ||3.4 ||.8 ||.2 ||6.9
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Devonte'|Graham}}||style="text-align:center;"|PG
|-
| align="left"55 |{{sortname|P. J.|Washington}}44 ||64 1,659 ||61 148 ||30.5 295 ||.440 48 ||.386 6 ||.745 816 ||6 30.5 2 || 2.7 || 5 .4 ||1 .1 9 ||''' .1.2''' ||12 14.98
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Caleb|Martin|dab=basketball}}||style="text-align:center;"|SF
| align="left"|{{sortname|Cody|Zeller}} ||48 ||21 ||20.9 ||.559 ||.143 ||.714 ||'''6.8''' ||1.8 ||.6 ||.4 ||9.4
| 53 || 3 || 818 || 141 || 67 || 37 || 12 || 264 || 15.4 || 2.7 || 1.3 || .7 || .2 || 5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Cody|Martin|dab=basketball}}||style="text-align:center;"|SF
| 52 || 10 || 849 || 161 || 86 || 37 || 12 || 207 || 16.3 || 3.1 || 1.7 || .7 || .2 || 4.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|LaMelo|Ball}}||style="text-align:center;"|PG
| 51 || 31 || 1,469 || 302 || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''313''' || 81 || 18 || 803 || 28.8 || 5.9 || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''6.1''' || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''1.6''' || .4 || 15.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Cody|Zeller}}||style="text-align:center;"|C
| 48 || 21 || 1,005 || 328 || 86 || 27 || 17 || 451 || 20.9 || style="background:#211747; color:#00778B;"|'''6.8''' || 1.8 || .6 || .4 || 9.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jalen|McDaniels}}||style="text-align:center;"|SF
| 47 || 18 || 904 || 169 || 53 || 28 || 19 || 346 || 19.2 || 3.6 || 1.1 || .6 || .4 || 7.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Gordon|Hayward}}||style="text-align:center;"|SF
| 44 || 44 || 1,496 || 258 || 181 || 52 || 14 || 863 || 34.0 || 5.9 || 4.1 || 1.2 || .3 || 19.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Malik|Monk}}||style="text-align:center;"|SG
| 42 || 0 || 878 || 101 || 87 || 19 || 4 || 490 || 20.9 || 2.4 || 2.1 || .5 || .1 || 11.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Brad|Wanamaker}}<sup>†</sup>||style="text-align:center;"|PG
| 22 || 0 || 428 || 39 || 75 || 17 || 5 || 151 || 19.5 || 1.8 || 3.4 || .8 || .2 || 6.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Vernon|Carey Jr.}}||style="text-align:center;"|C
| 19 || 4 || 115 || 27 || 2 || 1 || 5 || 46 || 6.1 || 1.4 || .1 || .1 || .3 || 2.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Nick|Richards|dab=basketball}}||style="text-align:center;"|PF
| 18 || 0 || 63 || 11 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 3.5 || .6 || .1 || .0 || .0 || .8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Grant|Riller}}||style="text-align:center;"|PG
| 7 || 0 || 27 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 18 || 3.9 || .1 || .4 || .1 || .0 || 2.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Nate|Darling}}||style="text-align:center;"|SG
| 7 || 0 || 26 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 9 || 3.7 || .1 || .1 || .0 || .1 || 1.3
|}
{{Plainlist|
<small>''After all games''.</small><ref>{{cite web|title=2020-21 Charlotte Hornets Roster and Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHO/2021.html#all_totals|access-date=November 21, 2020|publisher=Basketball-Reference}}</ref>
* <small><sup>†</sup> Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.</small>
}}
 
==Transactions==
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| [[LaMelo Ball]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlotte Hornets Sign LaMelo Ball|url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/press-releases/charlotte-hornets-sign-lamelo-ball|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=NBA.com|date=November 30, 2020}}</ref>
| November 30, 2020
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[The Hawks (NBL)|Illawarra Hawks]]
|- style="text-align: center"
| [[Vernon Carey Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlotte Hornets Sign Vernon Carey Jr.|url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/press-releases/charlotte-hornets-sign-vernon-carey-jr|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=NBA.com|date=November 30, 2020}}</ref>
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| [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke Blue Devils]]
|- style="text-align: center"
| [[Nate Darling]]<ref name="nba.com">{{cite web|title=Charlotte Hornets Sign Grant Riller and Nate Darling to Two-Way Contracts|url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/press-releases/charlotte-hornets-sign-grant-riller-nate-darling|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=NBA.com|date=November 30, 2020}}</ref> '''(TW)'''
| November 30, 2020
| [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball|Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens]]
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| [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky Wildcats]]
|- style="text-align: center"
| [[Grant Riller]]<ref name="nba.com"/> '''(TW)'''
| [[Grant Riller]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlotte Hornets Sign Grant Riller and Nate Darling to Two-Way Contracts|url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/press-releases/charlotte-hornets-sign-grant-riller-nate-darling|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=NBA.com|date=November 30, 2020}}</ref> '''(TW)'''
| November 30, 2020
| [[College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball|College of Charleston Cougars]]
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! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="10%"| New team
|- style="text-align: center"
| [[Dwayne Bacon]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Savage |first=Dan |date=November 24, 2020 |title=Orlando Magic Sign Free Agent Dwayne Bacon |url=https://www.nba.com/magic/orlando-magic-sign-nba-free-agent-dwayne-bacon-20201124 |access-date=December 1, 2020 |website=NBA.com|date=November 24, 2020}} </ref>
| UFA
| [[Orlando Magic]]
|- style="text-align: center"
| [[Nicolas Batum]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Youngmisuk |first=Ohm |date=December 1, 2020 |title=Active LA Clippers secure veteran depth as training camp opens, sign forward Nicolas Batum |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30432941/active-la-clippers-secure-veteran-depth-training-camp-opens-sign-forward-nicolas-batum |access-date=December 19, 2020 |website=ESPN.com|date=December 1, 2020}}</ref>
| Waived
| [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
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| [[New Orleans Pelicans]]
|- style="text-align: center"
| [[Ray Spalding]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Rochinski |first=Matt |date=November 29, 2020 |title=Hornets Waive Ray Spalding |url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-waive-ray-spalding |access-date=December 1, 2020 |website=NBA.com|date=November 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Joshi |first=Hiren |date=February 12, 2021 |title=Rockets Sign Ray Spalding to Two-Way Contract |url=https://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-sign-ray-spalding-two-way-contract |access-date=February 14, 2021 |website=NBA.com|date=February 12, 2021}}</ref>
| Waived
| [[Houston Rockets]]
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