2018–19 Charlotte Hornets season

The 2018–19 Charlotte Hornets season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 13, 2018, the Hornets fired head coach Steve Clifford after the team missed the playoffs.[1] On May 10, 2018, the Hornets hired James Borrego as head coach.[2] This season is notable because the team is celebrating their 30th year in the NBA, also announcing that Muggsy Bogues and Dell Curry would be ambassadors for the team.[3] With a Detroit Pistons win on April 10, against the New York Knicks, the Hornets were eliminated from playoff contention for the third straight season.

2018–19 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachJames Borrego
General managerMitch Kupchak
OwnersMichael Jordan
ArenaSpectrum Center
Results
Record39–43 (.476)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Southeast
RadioWFNZ

This season also marked Tony Parker's 18th and final season in the NBA, as he announced his retirement on June 10, 2019. As the last remaining active player from the Spurs Big 3, this season was Parker's first missing the playoffs and he was also the last remaining active player from the Spurs' 2003, 2005, and 2007 championship teams. Parker's retirement also left Rajon Rondo of the Los Angeles Lakers and Udonis Haslem and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat as the last remaining active players to win championships in the 2000s.

After 8 years, this season marked the end of the Kemba Walker era in Charlotte as he joined the Boston Celtics during the following summer.

NBA draft
Main article: 2018 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 12 Miles Bridges SF  United States Michigan State
2 33 Devonte' Graham PG  United States Kansas
2 55 Arnoldas Kulboka SF  Lithuania Orlandina Basket

Roster
Roster listing
2018–19 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 7 Bacon, Dwayne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1995–08–30 Florida State
G/F 5 Batum, Nicolas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–12–14 France
C 8 Biyombo, Bismack 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1992–08–28 DR Congo
F 0 Bridges, Miles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998–03–21 Michigan State
G 31 Chealey, Joe (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995–11–01 College of Charleston
G 4 Graham, Devonte' 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995–02–22 Kansas
C 41 Hernangómez, Willy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–05–27 Spain
F/C 44 Kaminsky, Frank 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1993–04–04 Wisconsin
F 14 Kidd-Gilchrist, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1993–09–26 Kentucky
G 3 Lamb, Jeremy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–05–30 Connecticut
G 55 Macura, J. P. (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995–06–05 Xavier
PG 6 Mack, Shelvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1990–04–22 Butler
G 1 Monk, Malik 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998–02–04 Kentucky
G 9 Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–05–17 France
G 15 Walker, Kemba 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1990–05–08 Connecticut
F 2 Williams, Marvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1986–06–19 North Carolina
F/C 40 Zeller, Cody 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992–10–05 Indiana
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

Roster
Last transaction: 2019–02–10

Game log

Preseason
2018 preseason game log
Total: 4–1 (Home: 3-0; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season
2018–19 game log
Total: 39–43 (Home: 25–16; Road: 14–27)
October: 4–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–3)
November : 7–7 (Home: 6–3; Road: 1–4)
December : 7–7 (Home: 6–3; Road: 1–4)
January : 6–8 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–7)
February : 4–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–3)
March : 7–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–5)
April : 4–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–1)
2018–19 season schedule

Standings
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Orlando Magic 42 40 .512 0.0 25–16 17–24 10–6 82
Charlotte Hornets 39 43 .476 3.0 25–16 14–27 10–6 82
Miami Heat 39 43 .476 3.0 19–22 20–21 7–9 82
Washington Wizards 32 50 .390 10.0 22–19 10–31 7–9 82
Atlanta Hawks 29 53 .354 13.0 17–24 12–29 6–10 82
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Milwaukee Bucks * 60 22 .732 – 82
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 58 24 .707 2.0 82
3 x – Philadelphia 76ers 51 31 .622 9.0 82
4 x – Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 11.0 82
5 x – Indiana Pacers 48 34 .585 12.0 82
6 x – Brooklyn Nets 42 40 .512 18.0 82
7 y – Orlando Magic * 42 40 .512 18.0 82
8 x – Detroit Pistons 41 41 .500 19.0 82
9 Charlotte Hornets 39 43 .476 21.0 82
10 Miami Heat 39 43 .476 21.0 82
11 Washington Wizards 32 50 .390 28.0 82
12 Atlanta Hawks 29 53 .354 31.0 82
13 Chicago Bulls 22 60 .268 38.0 82
14 Cleveland Cavaliers 19 63 .232 41.0 82
15 New York Knicks 17 65 .207 43.0 82

Player statistics
Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Dwayne BaconSG 43137598947125316
Nicolas BatumSF 75722,3543902477143699
Bismack BiyomboC 5432783247331141236
Miles BridgesSF 80251,696323955549597
Joe ChealeyPG 10801002
Devonte' GrahamPG 46367663121232217
Willy HernangómezC 583812311601620421
Frank KaminskyC 470755163631212405
Michael Kidd-GilchristPF 6431,179246613239427
Jeremy LambSG 79552,25043417288321,208
Shelvin MackPG 404221209
J. P. MacuraSG 201732006
Malik MonkSG 7301,2581371173719653
Tony ParkerPG 5601,00383207217530
Kemba WalkerPG 82822,863361484102342,102
Marvin WilliamsPF 75752,133407927161756
Cody ZellerC 49471,2433331023841497

After all games.[4]

Transactions
Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 21, 2018[5][6] To Charlotte Hornets
Draft rights to Miles Bridges
Two future second-round picks		 To Los Angeles Clippers
Draft rights to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
June 21, 2018[6] To Charlotte Hornets
Draft rights to Devonte' Graham		 To Atlanta Hawks
2019 second-round pick
2023 second-round pick
July 6, 2018[7] To Charlotte Hornets
Timofey Mozgov
Draft rights to Hamidou Diallo
2021 second round pick
Cash considerations		 To Brooklyn Nets
Dwight Howard
July 6, 2018[8] To Charlotte Hornets
2019 second-round pick
Cash considerations		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Draft rights to Hamidou Diallo
July 7, 2018[9] To Charlotte Hornets
Bismack Biyombo (from Orlando)
2019 second round pick (from Orlando)
2020 second round pick (from Orlando)		 To Chicago Bulls
Julyan Stone (from Charlotte)
To Orlando Magic
Jerian Grant (from Chicago)
Timofey Mozgov (from Charlotte)

Additions
Player Signed Former team
J. P. Macura[10] Two-way contract Xavier Musketeers
Tony Parker[11] 2-year contract worth $10 million San Antonio Spurs
Jaylen Barford[12] July 26, 2018 Arkansas Razorbacks
Zach Smith[12] July 26, 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders
Isaiah Wilkins[12] July 26, 2018 Virginia Cavaliers
Joe Chealey[13] July 27, 2018 College of Charleston Cougars

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Michael Carter-Williams[14] Houston Rockets
Marcus Paige[15] Unrestricted free agent Partizan Belgrade
Treveon Graham[16] Brooklyn Nets
Mangok Mathiang[17] Waived Vanoli Cremona

References
  1. "Hornets Relieve Clifford of Head Coaching Duties". NBA.com. April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  2. "Hornets Name James Borrego Head Coach". NBA.com. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  3. "Charlotte Hornets to welcome back some big names for 30th anniversary". www.charlotteobserver.com. June 19, 2018. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  4. "2018-19 Charlotte Hornets Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  5. "LA Clippers Acquire Draft Rights To Shai Gilgeous-Alexander". NBA.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. "Hornets Acquire Draft Rights to Miles Bridges and Devonte' Graham". NBA.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  7. "Hornets Acquire Mozgov, Two Second-Round Draft Picks From Nets". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  8. "Hornets Acquire 2019 Second-Round Draft Pick From Thunder In Exchange For Draft Rights To Hamidou Diallo". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  9. "Hornets Acquire Biyombo and Two Second-Round Draft Picks". NBA.com. July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  10. "Hornets Sign J.P. Macura To A Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  11. "Hornets Sign Free-Agent Guard Tony Parker". NBA.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  12. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Jaylen Barford, Zach Smith and Isaiah Wilkins To Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  13. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Joe Chealey To Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  14. "Rockets Sign Free-Agent Michael Carter-Williams". NBA.com. July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  15. "Marcus Paige two seasons with the black and white". aba-liga.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  16. "BROOKLYN NETS SIGN TREVEON GRAHAM". NBA.com. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  17. "Hornets Waive Mangok Mathiang". NBA.com. August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
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