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The original Charlotte Hornets franchise played in Charlotte from 1988 to 2002, before relocating to New Orleans, Louisiana and becoming the New Orleans Hornets. [1] A new franchise, the Charlotte Bobcats, began play in the 2004–05 season.
The 2024–25 Charlotte Hornets season is the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This also became the second season where Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall would take on majority ownership of the Hornets franchise after buying majority shares from Michael Jordan during the month of August 2023.
The Hornets finished the 2020–21 season 10th in the East with a 33–39 overall record. [128] On June 16, 2021, Ball was named 2020–21 NBA Rookie of the Year, becoming the third player in franchise history to win the award. [129] On February 7, 2022, Ball was named to his first NBA All-Star Game as an injury replacement for Kevin Durant. [130]
The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1] The Hornets were first established in 1988 as an expansion team, but relocated to New Orleans following the 2001–02 season. [2]
After the 2012–13 season, the Hornets renamed themselves the Pelicans. [161] ... Davis would be the first American player since Emeka Okafor ...
The Hornets went just 21-61 last season and missed the playoffs for an eighth straight year. Lee was hired to replace Steve Clifford as the team’s head coach this past offseason.
The Hornets added French wing Tidjane Salaün with this year's No. 6 overall pick. They smartly targeted a trio of young players — Grant Williams, Josh Green and Tre Mann — in trades over the ...
Mark Oluwafemi Williams (born December 16, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He was selected by the Hornets in the first round of the 2022 NBA draft with the 15th overall pick.