2020–21 Charlotte Hornets season

The 2020–21 Charlotte Hornets season is the 31st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Hornets are coached by James Borrego, currently in his third season as the team's head coach.

2020–21 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachJames Borrego
General managerMitch Kupchak
OwnersMichael Jordan
ArenaSpectrum Center
Results
Record10–13 (.435)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Southeast
RadioWFNZ

Following the 2019–20 NBA season, the Hornets qualified as a lottery team, receiving the 3rd overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft lottery.[1]

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.[2] In a draft-night trade, the Hornets also acquired Nick Richards from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick.[3]

On November 30, in a sign-and-trade deal, the Hornets acquired Gordon Hayward and two future second-round draft picks from the Boston Celtics in exchange for a protected 2022 second-round draft pick.[4]

NBA draft
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 3 LaMelo Ball PG  United States Illawarra Hawks
2 32 Vernon Carey Jr. C  United States Duke
2 56 Grant Riller PG  United States College of Charleston

Roster
Roster listing
Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 2 Ball, LaMelo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-22 SPIRE Academy (OH)
C 8 Biyombo, Bismack 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1992-08-28 Republic of the Congo
F 0 Bridges, Miles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998-03-21 Michigan State
F/C 22 Carey Jr., Vernon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 2001-02-25 Duke
G 30 Darling, Nate (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-08-30 Delaware
G 4 Graham, Devonte' 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-02-22 Kansas
F 20 Hayward, Gordon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990-03-23 Butler
F 10 Martin, Caleb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-09-28 Nevada
F 11 Martin, Cody 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-09-28 Nevada
F/C 6 McDaniels, Jalen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-01-31 San Diego State
G 1 Monk, Malik 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-02-04 Kentucky
C 14 Richards, Nick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997-11-29 Kentucky
G 7 Riller, Grant (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-02-08 College of Charleston
G 3 Rozier, Terry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-03-17 Louisville
F 25 Washington, P. J. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-08-23 Kentucky
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: December 20, 2020

Standings
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Atlanta Hawks 11 12 .478 0.0 6–7 5–5 1–2 23
Charlotte Hornets 10 13 .435 1.0 5–7 5–6 4–1 23
Orlando Magic 9 15 .375 2.5 5–8 4–7 4–1 24
Miami Heat 8 14 .364 2.5 6–7 2–7 2–3 22
Washington Wizards 5 14 .263 4.0 2–7 3–7 1–5 19
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Philadelphia 76ers * 17 7 .708 – 24
2 Milwaukee Bucks * 15 8 .652 1.5 23
3 Boston Celtics 12 9 .571 3.5 21
4 Brooklyn Nets 14 11 .560 3.5 25
5 Indiana Pacers 12 11 .522 4.5 23
6 Atlanta Hawks * 11 12 .478 5.5 23
7 New York Knicks 11 13 .458 6.0 24
8 Toronto Raptors 10 13 .435 6.5 23
9 Charlotte Hornets 10 13 .435 6.5 23
10 Cleveland Cavaliers 10 14 .417 7.0 24
11 Chicago Bulls 9 13 .409 7.0 22
12 Orlando Magic 9 15 .375 8.0 24
13 Miami Heat 8 14 .364 8.0 22
14 Washington Wizards 5 14 .263 9.5 19
15 Detroit Pistons 5 18 .217 11.5 23

Game log

Preseason
2020 preseason game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 0-2; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season
2020–21 game log
Total: 10-13; Home: 5–7; Road: 5–6)
December: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
January : 7–9 (Home: 4–4; Road: 3–5)
February: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 February 1 @ Miami W 129–121 Malik Monk (36) Cody Zeller (12) LaMelo Ball (7) American Airlines Arena
0		 10–11
22 February 3 Philadelphia L 111–118 Ball, Hayward (22) Bridges, Zeller (8) Gordon Hayward (9) Spectrum Center
0		 10–12
23 February 5 Utah L 121–138 LaMelo Ball (34) Gordon Hayward (10) LaMelo Ball (8) Spectrum Center
0		 10–13
24 February 7 Washington Spectrum Center
25 February 8 Houston Spectrum Center
26 February 10 @ Memphis FedEx Forum
27 February 12 Minnesota Spectrum Center
2020–21 season schedule

Player statistics
Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
LaMelo BallPG
Bismack BiyomboC
Miles BridgesSF
Vernon Carey Jr.PF/C
Nate DarlingSG
Devonte' GrahamPG
Gordon HaywardSF
Caleb MartinSF
Cody MartinSF
Jalen McDanielsPF/C
Malik MonkSG
Nick Richards C
Grant RillerPG
Terry RozierPG
P. J. WashingtonPF
Cody ZellerPF/C

After all games.[7]

Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades
November 19, 2020[8] To Charlotte Hornets
Nick Richards		 To New Orleans Pelicans
2024 second-round pick
November 29, 2020[9] To Charlotte Hornets
Gordon Hayward
2023 second-round pick
2024 second-round pick		 To Boston Celtics
2022 second-round pick (protected)

Re-signed
Player Signed
Bismack Biyombo[10] November 30, 2020

Additions
Player Signed Former team
LaMelo Ball[11] November 30, 2020 Illawarra Hawks
Vernon Carey Jr.[12] November 30, 2020 Duke Blue Devils
Nate Darling[13] (TW) November 30, 2020 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
Nick Richards[14] November 30, 2020 Kentucky Wildcats
Grant Riller[15] (TW) November 30, 2020 College of Charleston Cougars

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Dwayne Bacon[16] UFA Orlando Magic
Nicolas Batum[17] Waived Los Angeles Clippers
Willy Hernangomez[18] UFA New Orleans Pelicans
Ray Spalding[19] Waived Free agent

References
  1. "NBA 2019-20 season restart in Orlando: Draft Lottery". NBA.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  2. "Hornets Select LaMelo Ball, Vernon Carey Jr. and Grant Riller in 2020 NBA Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. "Hornets Acquire Nick Richards". NBA.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. "Hornets Acquire Forward Gordon Hayward and Two Future Second-Round Picks in Sign-and-Trade Deal". ESPN.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  5. "Hornets and Wizards Game Jan. 20 Postponed". NBA.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  6. "NBA Announces Schedule Update for Upcoming Hornets Matchup". NBA.com. January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  7. "2020-21 Charlotte Hornets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  8. "Hornets Acquire Nick Richards". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  9. "Hornets Acquire Forward Gordon Hayward and Two Future Second-Round Picks in Sign-and-Trade Deal". NBA.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  10. "Charlotte Hornets Re-Sign Center Bismack Biyombo". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  11. "Charlotte Hornets Sign LaMelo Ball". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  12. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Vernon Carey Jr". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  13. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Grant Riller and Nate Darling to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  14. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Nick Richards". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  15. "Charlotte Hornets Sign Grant Riller and Nate Darling to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  16. "Orlando Magic Sign Free Agent Dwayne Bacon". NBA.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  17. "Active LA Clippers secure veteran depth as training camp opens, sign forward Nicolas Batum". ESPN.com. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  18. "Pelicans sign Wenyen Gabriel and Willy Hernangómez". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  19. "Hornets Waive Ray Spalding". NBA.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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