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Charlotte Hornets

8-1 this season · Front office: hkd
Over tax
2026-27 payroll
$208.9M
14 standard · 3 two-way
Cap space
−$43.9M
Cap $165.0M
Under tax
−$8.5M
Tax line $200.4M
Under 1st apron
$112K
$209.0M
Under 2nd apron
$12.8M
$221.7M
Exceptions left
MLE $1.7M
BAE $2.5M

Payroll

# Player 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
1 Jaylen Brown $59,033,114 PO$62,841,702 — —
2 LeBron James $50,000,000 PO$54,000,000 — —
3 Trey Murphy $41,754,690 $44,847,630 $47,940,570 PO$51,033,510
4 Brandon Miller $13,585,523 Ext25/27.5/29/30% Ext8% raises —
5 Anthony Black $11,117,925 QO$15,854,162 — —
6 Sandro Mamukelashvili $7,000,000 $7,350,000 PO$7,700,000 —
7 Moussa Diabate $5,969,250 — — —
8 Marvin Bagley $5,000,000 $5,000,000 TO$5,000,000 —
9 Egor Demin $3,841,680 $4,024,440 TO$6,205,686 QO$9,513,316
10 Devin Carter $3,000,000 $3,150,000 — —
11 Pete Nance $2,497,812 — — —
12 Alex Karaban $2,449,421 $2,571,895 $2,694,363 TO$2,918,152
13 Kevin McCullar Jr. $2,296,271 TO$2,486,995 — —
14 Bryce Hopkins $1,357,763 $2,294,370 $2,694,363 TO$2,918,152
Jett Howard Two-way 2WTwo-Way — — —
David Jones Garcia Two-way 2WTwo-Way QO$2,525,901 — —
Pat Spencer Two-way 2WTwo-Way — — —
Total payroll $208,903,449 $206,947,095 $72,234,982 $66,383,130
vs. salary cap −$43,942,449 −$30,947,095* — —
vs. luxury tax −$8,475,449 $6,052,905* — —
vs. 1st apron $111,551 $16,052,905* — —
vs. 2nd apron $12,782,551 $29,052,905* — —
  • Player Option
  • Team Option
  • Qualifying Offer
  • Extension
  • Veteran Minimum
  • Bi-Annual Exception
  • Cap Hold
  • Two-Way

* Projected cap figures. Seasons without cap figures in League Settings show —.

Recent games

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Draft picks

Draft board
  • Charlotte Hornets 2027 1st (CHA)
    BKN has right to swap
  • Charlotte Hornets 2027 2nd (CHA)
  • Charlotte Hornets 2028 1st (CHA)
    BKN has right to swap
  • Charlotte Hornets 2028 2nd (CHA)
  • Charlotte Hornets 2029 1st (CHA)
  • Charlotte Hornets 2029 2nd (CHA)
  • Charlotte Hornets 2030 1st (CHA)
  • Charlotte Hornets 2030 2nd (CHA)
  • Charlotte Hornets 2031 1st (CHA) Not tradeable
  • Charlotte Hornets 2031 2nd (CHA) Not tradeable
Jul 6, 2026

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  • 2027 MEM 1st (conveyed after Miami swap rights)

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