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2025-26 · Season · 82 games

Hornets scouting report

The team's biggest edges and holes, ranked against the league. Built from box scores with the four factors that decide most games.

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01The read

Updated 2:47 PM ET
Offensive rating
120.35th of 30
Defensive rating
115.313th of 30
Net rating
+5.08th of 30

Strengths

  • Finishes possessions on the glassSecures 76.6% of opponent misses, 3rd of 30.
  • Owns the offensive glassGrabs 30.5% of its misses, 4th of 30.
  • Defends without foulingAllows 0.186 free throws per shot, 4th fewest of 30.

Weaknesses

  • Turnover-prone12.8% turnover rate, 24th of 30.

Tendencies

  • Plays slow96.1 possessions per 48 minutes, 26th of 30.
  • Lives behind the arc48.7% of shots are threes, 2nd of 30.
  • Mixed creation64.3% of made shots are assisted, 14th of 30.
  • Clear lead scorerThe top scorer accounts for 15.7% of team points.

02Four factors

Season · ranked 1-30
SideFactorValueRankRank bar
OffenseEffective FG %55.212th
OffenseTurnover %12.824th
OffenseOffensive rebound %30.54th
OffenseFree throw rate20.018th
DefenseOpponent eFG %54.07th
DefenseForced turnover %11.222nd
DefenseDefensive rebound %76.63rd
DefenseOpponent free throw rate18.64th

Shooting (eFG%), turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws explain most of the gap between winning and losing. Rank 1 is best on every row, so for turnovers and opponent shooting a low number ranks high. Green marks the top 5, red the bottom 5. Definitions

03Rotation

Season, most minutes first
#PlayerGPMINRoleTop strength
1Kon Knueppel G-F8131.4Floor spacerKnockdown shooter
2Miles Bridges F7731.0Role playerTakes care of the ball
3LaMelo Ball G7228.0High-usage creatorPlaymaker
4Brandon Miller F6530.3Primary scorerOffensive engine
5Moussa Diabate F7326.0Glass cleanerLives at the rim
6Sion James G8222.5Floor spacerCorner specialist
7Ryan Kalkbrenner C6921.5Rim protectorEfficient scorer
8Coby White G5024.9Primary scorerBig-time scorer
9Josh Green G5815.6Floor spacerCorner specialist
10Grant Williams F3619.8Stretch bigHigh-volume shooter
11Tre Mann G5312.6Limited minutes-
12Tidjane Salaun F3715.5Stretch bigKnockdown shooter
13Liam McNeeley F3111.8Limited minutes-
14Pat Connaughton G427.0Limited minutes-
15PJ Hall C1712.5Limited minutes-
16Xavier Tillman F306.2Limited minutes-
17Antonio Reeves G106.9Limited minutes-
18Drew Peterson F610.8Limited minutes-