CHARLOTTE HORNETS

CAP HIT Tooltip : $168,581,193
CAP ROOM Tooltip : -$3,620,193
LUXURY TAX ROOM Tooltip : $31,846,807
1ST APRON ROOM Tooltip : $39,933,807
2ND APRON ROOM Tooltip : $52,604,807
HARD CAPPED Tooltip : 1st Apron
ROSTER SIZE: 15/15
TWO-WAY CONTRACTS: 3/3
HEAD EXECUTIVE: Jeff Peterson
HEAD COACH: Charles Lee

SIGNING EXCEPTIONS

TRADE EXCEPTIONS

PlayerExceptionUsedRemainingStart DateEnd Date
Collin Sexton$8,200,962$0$8,200,962Feb 4, 2026Feb 4, 2027
Mason Plumlee$2,296,274$0$2,296,274Feb 4, 2026Feb 4, 2027
Tyus Jones$7,000,000$6,889,320 Tooltip$110,680Feb 5, 2026Feb 5, 2027
LaMelo Ball$40,770,520$0$40,770,520Jul 10, 2026Jul 10, 2027
Dorian Finney-Smith$4,538,438$0$4,538,438Sep 22, 2026Sep 22, 2027
Buddy Hield$9,658,536$0$9,658,536Sep 27, 2026Sep 27, 2027
Draft2027202820292030203120322033
Round 1
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Round 2
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Season Display
Standard Roster (15 - $161,691,873)StatusAcquiredAgePosTerms2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
White, CobyInjury: Calf - Expected duration: Day to dayRosterSigned26SG, PG$26,811,593$26,811,593$26,811,593$0$24,666,667$24,666,667$24,666,667$0$22,521,740$22,521,740$22,521,740$0
Bird
UFA
Reid, NazRosterTrade27C$23,275,862$23,275,862$23,275,862$0$25,000,000$25,000,000$25,000,000$0$26,724,138$26,724,138$26,724,138$0
P
$28,448,276$28,448,276$28,448,276$0
Bird
UFA
Allen, GraysonRosterTrade31SG$18,125,000$18,125,000$18,125,000$0
P
$19,375,000$19,375,000$19,375,000$0
Bird
UFA
Miller, BrandonRosterDraft23SF, SGRSC
T
$15,104,626$15,104,626$15,104,626$0
Extension
$36,034,483
$36,034,483$36,034,483$0
$38,917,241$38,917,241$38,917,241$0$41,800,000$41,800,000$41,800,000$0$44,682,759$44,682,759$44,682,759$0$47,565,517$47,565,517$47,565,517$0
Schroder, DennisRosterTrade33PG$14,809,200$14,809,200$14,809,200$0$15,514,400$4,350,000$15,514,400$0
Bird
UFA
Williams, GrantInjury: Hamstring - Expected duration: Week to weekRosterTrade27PF$14,265,750$14,265,750$14,265,750$0
Bird
UFA
O'Neale, RoyceRosterTrade33PF, SF$10,875,000$10,875,000$10,875,000$0$11,625,000$11,625,000$11,625,000$0
Bird
UFA
Knueppel, KonInjury: Hamstring - Expected duration: Week to weekRosterTrade21SF, SGRSC$10,516,560$10,516,560$10,516,560$0
T
$11,017,560$0$11,017,560$0
T
$13,937,213$0$13,937,213$0
Bird
RFA
Salaün, TidjaneRosterDraft21SF, PFRSC$8,237,880$0$8,237,880$0$10,445,632$0$10,445,632$0
Bird
RFA
Steinbach, HannesRosterDraft20PF, C$5,227,200$5,227,200$5,227,200$0$5,488,560$5,488,560$5,488,560$0
T
$5,750,160$0$5,750,160$0
T
$8,515,987$0$8,515,987$0
Bird
RFA
Anderson, ChristianRosterDraft20PG$4,257,480$4,257,480$4,257,480$0$4,470,000$4,470,000$4,470,000$0
T
$4,683,120$0$4,683,120$0
T
$7,202,639$0$7,202,639$0
Bird
RFA
McNeeley, LiamRosterDraft21SF, PFRSC$2,902,080$2,902,080$2,902,080$0
T
$3,040,320$0$3,040,320$0
T
$5,487,778$0$5,487,778$0
Bird
RFA
Diabaté, MoussaRosterSigned24PF, C$2,461,462$0$2,461,462$0
Bird
UFA
James, SionRosterDraft23PG, SF$2,411,090$2,411,090$2,411,090$0$2,525,901$0$2,525,901$0
T
$2,735,698$0$2,735,698$0
Bird
RFA
Kalkbrenner, RyanRosterDraft24C$2,411,090$2,411,090$2,411,090$0$2,525,901$0$2,525,901$0
T
$2,735,698$0$2,735,698$0
Bird
RFA
TOTAL24.9$161,691,873$150,992,531$161,691,873$0$171,729,424$131,009,710$171,729,424$0$123,492,786$88,163,119$123,492,786$0$85,966,902$70,248,276$85,966,902$0$44,682,759$44,682,759$44,682,759$0$47,565,517$47,565,517$47,565,517$0
Two-Way (3 - $0)StatusAcquiredAgePosTerms2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Ajayi, MichaelTwo-WaySigned23PGTwo-Way$0$91,000$678,882$0$0$0$749,083$0
Early-Bird
RFA
Boswell, KylanTwo-WaySigned21PGTwo-Way$0$91,000$678,882$0$0$0$749,083$0
Early-Bird
RFA
Hall, PJTwo-WaySigned24CTwo-Way$0$0$680,985$0
Early-Bird
RFA
TOTAL22.7$0$182,000$2,038,749$0$0$0$1,498,166$0

DEAD CAP

Waivers (1 - $6,889,320)2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Dillingham, Rob$6,889,320$6,889,320
TOTAL$6,889,320$6,889,320

ACQUIRED METHOD SUMMARY

Roster Statistics
tooltip ROSTER SIZE15139411
tooltip ROSTER & HOLD SIZE161615941
tooltip TWO-WAY CONTRACTS320000
tooltip AVERAGE AGE24.925.824.825.52728
Roster Cap Statistics
tooltip ROSTER CAP HIT$161,691,873$171,729,424$123,492,786$85,966,902$44,682,759$47,565,517
tooltip DEAD CAP HIT$6,889,320-----
tooltip INCOMPLETE ROSTER CHARGE------
tooltip HOLDS$2,449,421$31,993,411$117,268,622$98,598,143$72,537,803-
tooltip TEAM SALARY$171,030,614$203,722,835$240,761,408$184,565,045$117,220,562$47,565,517
tooltip CAP HIT$168,581,193$203,722,835$240,761,408$184,565,045$117,220,562$47,565,517
tooltip GUARANTEED$151,174,531$131,009,710$88,163,119$70,248,276$44,682,759$47,565,517
tooltip LIKELY INCENTIVE$0$0$0$0$0$0
tooltip UNLIKELY INCENTIVE$500,000$500,000$0$0$0$0
Cap Statistics
tooltip CAP$164,961,000$174,000,000$200,221,000$220,243,000$242,267,000$266,494,000
tooltip CAP ROOM-$3,620,193-$29,722,835-$40,540,408$35,677,955$125,046,438$218,928,483
tooltip LUXURY TAX$200,428,000$211,410,000$243,268,000$267,595,000$294,355,000$323,791,000
tooltip LUXURY TAX ROOM$31,846,807$39,680,576$119,775,214$181,628,098$249,672,241$276,225,483
tooltip LUXURY TAX LIABILITY$0$0$0$0$0$0
tooltip APRON$209,015,000$220,468,000$253,690,000$279,059,000$306,965,000$337,662,000
tooltip APRON ROOM$40,433,807$16,745,165$12,928,592$94,493,955$189,744,438$290,096,483
tooltip 2ND APRON$221,686,000$233,833,000$269,070,000$295,977,000$325,575,000$358,133,000
tooltip 2ND APRON ROOM$52,604,807$29,610,165$28,308,592$111,411,955$208,354,438$310,567,483

HOLDS

2nd Rd Picks (2 - $0)StatusAcquiredAgePosTerms2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Harvey, Tyler (51st pick 2015)Hold33PG, SG$0$0
Spagnolo, Matteo (50th pick 2022)Hold23SG$0$0
TOTAL$0$0
RFAs (10 - $0)StatusAcquiredAgePosTerms2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Hall, PJRFA24C$2,304,849$0
Salaün, TidjaneRFA21SF, PF$31,336,896$0
Ajayi, MichaelRFA23PG$2,652,183$0
Boswell, KylanRFA21PG$2,652,183$0
Knueppel, KonRFA21SF, SG$41,811,639$0
McNeeley, LiamRFA21SF, PF$16,463,334$0
James, SionRFA23PG, SF$3,270,280$0
Kalkbrenner, RyanRFA24C$3,270,280$0
Steinbach, HannesRFA20PF, C$16,180,375$0
Anderson, ChristianRFA20PG$13,685,014$0
TOTAL$2,304,849$0$36,641,262$0$64,815,533$0$29,865,389$0
UFAs (8 - $0)StatusAcquiredAgePosTerms2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Williams, GrantUFA27PF$27,104,925$0
Diabaté, MoussaUFA24PF, C$2,583,637$0
Schroder, DennisUFA33PG$29,477,360$0
Allen, GraysonUFA31SG$29,062,500$0
O'Neale, RoyceUFA33PF, SF$22,087,500$0
White, CobyUFA26SG, PG$33,782,610$0
Reid, NazUFA27C$42,672,414$0
Miller, BrandonUFA23SF, SG
TOTAL$29,688,562$0$80,627,360$0$33,782,610$0$42,672,414$0
FA Cap Hold (1 - $2,449,421)StatusAcquiredAgePosTerms2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
Tillman Sr., XavierFA Cap Hold27PF$2,449,421$0
TOTAL$2,449,421$0

Legend

Incentive
Incentives
Injury
Injured
Unrestricted Free Agent
Restricted Free Agent
Unconfirmed Information
Unconfirmed Info
38+
Over 38 Contract
RSC
Rookie Scale Contract
NTC
No Trade Clause