North American basketball season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2021–22 Charlotte Hornets season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Despite clinching a spot in the postseason via the play-in tournament for the second consecutive season, the Hornets lost 132–103 to the Atlanta Hawks , and have not played in the playoffs since 2016 .[1]
After failing to make the playoffs in his four seasons as head coach, James Borrego was fired at the end of the season. He posted a 138–163 (.458) record during his tenure with the Hornets.[2]
With the Memphis Grizzlies winning the Southwest Division title for the first time in Grizzlies' franchise history, Charlotte is now the only NBA franchise to have never won a division title, having gone 32 seasons without winning a division title since the franchise began play in the 1988–89 season .
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NBA draft
Roster
2021–22 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
2
Ball, LaMelo
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2001-08-22
SPIRE Academy (OH)
G
5
Bouknight, James
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-09-18
Connecticut
F
0
Bridges, Miles
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1998-03-21
Michigan State
F/C
8
Harrell, Montrezl
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1994-01-26
Louisville
SF
20
Hayward, Gordon
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1990-03-23
Butler
F/C
23
Jones, Kai
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
2001-01-19
Texas
F
98
Kulboka, Arnoldas (TW)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
1998-01-04
Lithuania
G
16
Lewis, Scottie (TW)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-03-12
Florida
F
11
Martin, Cody
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1995-09-28
Nevada
F
6
McDaniels, Jalen
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1998-01-31
San Diego State
G/F
12
Oubre, Kelly
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
1995-12-09
Kansas
C
24
Plumlee, Mason
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
254 lb (115 kg)
1990-03-05
Duke
C
14
Richards, Nick
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1997-11-29
Kentucky
G
3
Rozier, Terry
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1994-03-17
Louisville
G
4
Thomas, Isaiah
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1989-02-07
Washington
F
21
Thor, JT
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
2002-08-26
Auburn
F
25
Washington, P. J.
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1998-08-23
Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(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: April 2, 2022
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
2021 preseason game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
2021–22 season schedule
Regular season
2021–22 game log Total: 43–39 (Home: 22–19; Road: 21–20)
October: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 20
Indiana
W 123–122
LaMelo Ball (31)
Mason Plumlee (10)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Spectrum Center 15,521
1–0
2
October 22
@ Cleveland
W 123–112
Miles Bridges (30)
Mason Plumlee (14)
Ish Smith (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,116
2–0
3
October 24
@ Brooklyn
W 111–95
Miles Bridges (32)
Bridges , Oubre Jr. (9)
Gordon Hayward (6)
Barclays Center 17,732
3–0
4
October 25
Boston
L 129–140
Ball , Bridges (25)
Mason Plumlee (11)
LaMelo Ball (9)
Spectrum Center 17,238
3–1
5
October 27
@ Orlando
W 120–111
Miles Bridges (31)
Mason Plumlee (10)
Hayward , Martin (5)
Amway Center 14,082
4–1
6
October 29
@ Miami
L 99–114
Gordon Hayward (23)
Miles Bridges (8)
LaMelo Ball (6)
FTX Arena 19,600
4–2
7
October 31
Portland
W 125–113
LaMelo Ball (27)
LaMelo Ball (9)
Miles Bridges (9)
Spectrum Center 14,960
5–2
November: 8–8 (home: 5–1; road: 3–7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
8
November 1
Cleveland
L 110–113
LaMelo Ball (30)
Miles Bridges (9)
Miles Bridges (8)
Spectrum Center 13,889
5–3
9
November 3
@ Golden State
L 92–114
Miles Bridges (32)
Gordon Hayward (11)
LaMelo Ball (8)
Chase Center 18,064
5–4
10
November 5
@ Sacramento
L 110–140
Gordon Hayward (25)
Mason Plumlee (6)
LaMelo Ball (13)
Golden 1 Center 14,905
5–5
11
November 7
@ L.A. Clippers
L 106–120
LaMelo Ball (21)
Terry Rozier (8)
Miles Bridges (6)
Staples Center 15,781
5–6
12
November 8
@ L.A. Lakers
L 123–126 (OT)
Terry Rozier (29)
LaMelo Ball (15)
LaMelo Ball (11)
Staples Center 18,997
5–7
13
November 10
@ Memphis
W 118–108
Kelly Oubre Jr. (37)
Ball , Bridges (9)
LaMelo Ball (8)
FedExForum 13,880
6–7
14
November 12
New York
W 106–94
Miles Bridges (24)
LaMelo Ball (17)
LaMelo Ball (9)
Spectrum Center 19,257
7–7
15
November 14
Golden State
W 106–102
Miles Bridges (22)
Bridges , Martin (8)
Mason Plumlee (6)
Spectrum Center 19,559
8–7
16
November 17
Washington
W 97–87
Terry Rozier (19)
Mason Plumlee (13)
LaMelo Ball (14)
Spectrum Center 14,402
9–7
17
November 19
Indiana
W 121–118
LaMelo Ball (32)
LaMelo Ball (11)
LaMelo Ball (8)
Spectrum Center 16,787
10–7
18
November 20
@ Atlanta
L 105–115
Miles Bridges (35)
Ball , Bridges (10)
LaMelo Ball (11)
State Farm Arena 17,320
10–8
19
November 22
@ Washington
W 109–103
Terry Rozier (32)
LaMelo Ball (13)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Capital One Arena 16,575
11–8
20
November 24
@ Orlando
W 106–99
Terry Rozier (27)
Miles Bridges (9)
Bridges , Martin (6)
Amway Center 16,114
12–8
21
November 26
Minnesota
W 133–115
Kelly Oubre Jr. (27)
Jalen McDaniels (8)
LaMelo Ball (13)
Spectrum Center 19,314
13–8
22
November 27
@ Houston
L 143–146 (OT)
Terry Rozier (31)
LaMelo Ball (11)
LaMelo Ball (13)
Toyota Center 14,687
13–9
23
November 29
@ Chicago
L 119–133
Terry Rozier (31)
Miles Bridges (8)
LaMelo Ball (13)
United Center 21,366
13–10
December: 6–7 (home: 2–2; road: 4–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
24
December 1
@ Milwaukee
L 125–127
LaMelo Ball (36)
P. J. Washington (10)
LaMelo Ball (9)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
13–11
25
December 5
@ Atlanta
W 130–127
Miles Bridges (32)
P. J. Washington (11)
Ish Smith (7)
State Farm Arena 16,383
14–11
26
December 6
Philadelphia
L 124–127
Kelly Oubre Jr. (35)
P. J. Washington (8)
Gordon Hayward (9)
Spectrum Center 14,462
14–12
27
December 8
Philadelphia
L 106–110
Gordon Hayward (31)
Kelly Oubre Jr. (10)
Gordon Hayward (7)
Spectrum Center 15,709
14–13
28
December 10
Sacramento
W 124–123
James Bouknight (24)
Cody Martin (8)
Miles Bridges (8)
Spectrum Center 16,335
15–13
29
December 13
@ Dallas
L 96–120
Oubre Jr. , Rozier (20)
Miles Bridges (10)
Gordon Hayward (6)
American Airlines Center 19,213
15–14
30
December 15
@ San Antonio
W 131–115
Gordon Hayward (41)
Jalen McDaniels (10)
Miles Bridges (8)
AT&T Center 14,354
16–14
31
December 17
@ Portland
W 125–116
LaMelo Ball (27)
Miles Bridges (6)
Miles Bridges (11)
Moda Center 18,399
16–15
32
December 19
@ Phoenix
L 106–137
Miles Bridges (26)
LaMelo Ball (10)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Footprint Center 17,071
16–16
33
December 20
@ Utah
L 102–112
Miles Bridges (21)
Miles Bridges (11)
LaMelo Ball (11)
Vivint Arena 18,306
16–17
34
December 23
@ Denver
W 115–107
Kelly Oubre Jr. (23)
P. J. Washington (9)
P. J. Washington (5)
Ball Arena 17,003
17–17
35
December 27
Houston
W 123–99
Terry Rozier (27)
Mason Plumlee (9)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Spectrum Center 19,349
18–17
36
December 29
@ Indiana
W 116–108
Terry Rozier (35)
Ball , Plumlee (12)
LaMelo Ball (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,608
19-17
January: 9–6 (home: 5–3; road: 4–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
37
January 2
Phoenix
L 99–133
LaMelo Ball (17)
Hayward , Richards (7)
Ish Smith (8)
Spectrum Center 19,088
19–18
38
January 3
@ Washington
L 121–124
Gordon Hayward (27)
Miles Bridges (14)
Mason Plumlee (7)
Capital One Arena 8,902
19–19
39
January 5
Detroit
W 140–111
Kelly Oubre Jr. (32)
Ball , Washington (8)
LaMelo Ball (12)
Spectrum Center 14,427
20–19
40
January 8
Milwaukee
W 114–106
Terry Rozier (28)
Ball , Bridges , Washington (8)
LaMelo Ball (8)
Spectrum Center 19,139
21–19
41
January 10
Milwaukee
W 103–99
Terry Rozier (27)
Miles Bridges (11)
P. J. Washington (5)
Spectrum Center 14,253
22–19
42
January 12
@ Philadelphia
W 109–98
Gordon Hayward (30)
Bridges , Washington (8)
LaMelo Ball (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,317
23–19
43
January 14
Orlando
L 109–116
LaMelo Ball (23)
Mason Plumlee (10)
LaMelo Ball (8)
Spectrum Center 16,011
23–20
44
January 17
@ New York
W 97–87
Miles Bridges (38)
Miles Bridges (12)
Terry Rozier (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
24–20
45
January 19
@ Boston
W 111–102
Terry Rozier (28)
Ball , Plumlee (10)
Ball , Rozier (10)
TD Garden 19,156
25–20
46
January 21
Oklahoma City
W 121–98
Terry Rozier (24)
Miles Bridges (14)
Terry Rozier (9)
Spectrum Center 15,835
26–20
47
January 23
Atlanta
L 91–113
Ball , Bridges (19)
Mason Plumlee (11)
Terry Rozier (7)
Spectrum Center 15,822
26–21
48
January 25
@ Toronto
L 113–125
LaMelo Ball (25)
Mason Plumlee (9)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Scotiabank Arena 0
26–22
49
January 26
@ Indiana
W 158–126
Kelly Oubre Jr. (39)
LaMelo Ball (10)
LaMelo Ball (13)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,116
27–22
50
January 28
L.A. Lakers
W 117–114
Miles Bridges (26)
Mason Plumlee (17)
Bridges , Plumlee (6)
Spectrum Center 19,469
28–22
51
January 30
L.A. Clippers
L 90–115
LaMelo Ball (23)
Mason Plumlee (10)
LaMelo Ball (10)
Spectrum Center 19,600
28–23
February: 2–10 (home: 1–7; road: 1–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
52
February 2
@ Boston
L 107–113
LaMelo Ball (38)
Mason Plumlee (17)
LaMelo Ball (9)
TD Garden 19,156
28–24
53
February 4
Cleveland
L 101–102
Terry Rozier (24)
Mason Plumlee (11)
Miles Bridges (7)
Spectrum Center 17,733
28–25
54
February 5
Miami
L 86–104
Terry Rozier (16)
Mason Plumlee (10)
Miles Bridges (5)
Spectrum Center 19,420
28–26
55
February 7
Toronto
L 101–116
Miles Bridges (25)
P. J. Washington (9)
LaMelo Ball (9)
Spectrum Center 14,102
28–27
56
February 9
Chicago
L 109–121
LaMelo Ball (33)
Mason Plumlee (11)
Terry Rozier (6)
Spectrum Center 19,099
28-28
57
February 11
@ Detroit
W 141–119
LaMelo Ball (31)
Plumlee , Rozier (10)
LaMelo Ball (12)
Little Caesars Arena 20,088
29–28
58
February 12
Memphis
L 118–125
Terry Rozier (35)
Mason Plumlee (12)
Terry Rozier (9)
Spectrum Center 19,454
29–29
59
February 15
@ Minnesota
L 120–126 (OT)
Miles Bridges (28)
Mason Plumlee (17)
Mason Plumlee (9)
Target Center 17,136
29–30
60
February 17
Miami
L 107–111 (2OT)
Miles Bridges (29)
P. J. Washington (14)
LaMelo Ball (14)
Spectrum Center 17,029
29–31
61
February 25
Toronto
W 125–93
Oubre Jr. , Rozier (23)
Bridges , Harrell , Plumlee (10)
Terry Rozier (9)
Spectrum Center 17,577
30–31
62
February 27
Detroit
L 126–127 (OT)
Terry Rozier (33)
Miles Bridges (10)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Spectrum Center 15,348
30–32
63
February 28
@ Milwaukee
L 106–130
LaMelo Ball (24)
Kelly Oubre Jr. (7)
Terry Rozier (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
30–33
March: 10–4 (home: 5–4; road: 5–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
64
March 2
@ Cleveland
W 119–98
Terry Rozier (29)
Montrezl Harrell (9)
Terry Rozier (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,019
31–33
65
March 5
San Antonio
W 123–117
Terry Rozier (31)
Mason Plumlee (13)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Spectrum Center 18,941
32–33
66
March 8
Brooklyn
L 121–132
Bridges , Rozier (30)
Rozier , Washington (8)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Spectrum Center 17,230
32–34
67
March 9
Boston
L 101–115
Bridges , Washington (17)
Mason Plumlee (15)
Mason Plumlee (6)
Spectrum Center 18,066
32–35
68
March 11
@ New Orleans
W 142–120
Miles Bridges (26)
Miles Bridges (8)
Ball , Bridges (9)
Smoothie King Center 16,838
33–35
69
March 14
@ Oklahoma City
W 134–116
Terry Rozier (30)
Mason Plumlee (11)
Mason Plumlee (8)
Paycom Center 15,810
34–35
70
March 16
Atlanta
W 116–106
LaMelo Ball (22)
Mason Plumlee (10)
LaMelo Ball (11)
Spectrum Center 16,648
35–35
71
March 19
Dallas
W 128–109
Miles Bridges (23)
Bridges , Martin (8)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Spectrum Center 19,279
36–35
72
March 21
New Orleans
W 106–103
Ball , Rozier (17)
Mason Plumlee (10)
LaMelo Ball (9)
Spectrum Center 13,351
37–35
73
March 23
New York
L 106–121
LaMelo Ball (32)
Ball , Bridges (9)
Miles Bridges (9)
Spectrum Center 16,290
37–36
74
March 25
Utah
W 107–101
Miles Bridges (26)
Bridges , Plumlee (11)
Ball , Washington (5)
Spectrum Center 19,162
38–36
75
March 27
@ Brooklyn
W 119–110
LaMelo Ball (33)
P. J. Washington (11)
LaMelo Ball (9)
Barclays Center 18,166
39–36
76
March 28
Denver
L 109–113
Miles Bridges (27)
Miles Bridges (11)
LaMelo Ball (11)
Spectrum Center 17,614
39–37
77
March 30
@ New York
W 125–114
Miles Bridges (31)
Bridges , Washington (6)
LaMelo Ball (15)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
40–37
April: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2)
2021–22 season schedule
Play-in
2021 preseason game log Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
Play-in: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
2021–22 season schedule
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
Player
Signed
Former team
Ref.
James Bouknight
August 3, 2021
UConn Huskies
[4]
D. J. Carton
August 7, 2021
Marquette Golden Eagles
[5]
Wes Iwundu
August 7, 2021
New Orleans Pelicans
[6]
Kai Jones
August 3, 2021
Texas Longhorns
[7]
Arnoldas Kulboka (TW)
August 3, 2021
Bilbao Basket
[8]
Scottie Lewis (TW)
August 3, 2021
Florida Gators
[9]
Kelly Oubre Jr.
August 7, 2021
Golden State Warriors
[10]
Mason Plumlee
August 6, 2021
Detroit Pistons
[11]
Ish Smith
August 7, 2021
Washington Wizards
[12]
JT Thor
August 6, 2021
Auburn Tigers
[13]
Subtractions
Player
Reason left
New team
Ref.
Notes
^ Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.
References
^ "Hornets fire Borrego as coach after 4 seasons" . ESPN.com . April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022 .
^ "Hornets Relieve James Borrego of Head Coaching Duties" . NBA.com . April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022 .
^ "Hornets acquire No. 19 pick in trade with Knicks" . NBA.com . July 30, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2022 .
^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign James Bouknight and Kai Jones" . NBA.com . August 3, 2021.
^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign DJ Carton" . NBA.com . August 7, 2021.
^ "Hornets Acquire Wes Iwundu and Protected 2022 First-Round Pick in Three-Team Sign-and-Trade" . NBA.com . August 7, 2021.
^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign James Bouknight and Kai Jones" . NBA.com . August 3, 2021.
^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Arnoldas Kulboka and Scottie Lewis To Two-Way Contracts" . NBA.com . August 3, 2021.
^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Arnoldas Kulboka and Scottie Lewis To Two-Way Contracts" . NBA.com . August 3, 2021.
^ "Hornets Sign Kelly Oubre Jr" . NBA.com . August 7, 2021.
^ "Charlotte Hornets Acquire Mason Plumlee and the Draft Rights to JT Thor" . NBA.com . August 6, 2021.
^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Ish Smith" . NBA.com . August 7, 2021.
^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Second-Round Selection JT Thor" . NBA.com . August 6, 2021.
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