What Charlotte Hornets can do this offseason
- ›Can sign an outside free agent up to $15.0M via the Non-Tax MLE.
- ›Below the first apron: full expanded salary-matching and the non-taxpayer MLE are available.
- ›Draft capital: 19 extra incoming picks, owes 2.
CapTax1A2A
Non-Tax MLE$15.0MBi-Annual$5.5MMinimum$3.9M
Roster (16)
Coby WhiteNO-TRADE$23.5M
Naz Reid$23.3M
Grayson Allen$18.1M
Brandon Miller$15.1M
Grant Williams$14.3M
Royce O'Neale$10.9M
Kon Knueppel$10.5M
Tidjane Salaün$8.2M
Tre Mann$8.0M
Hannes SteinbachNO-TRADE$4.4M
Pat Connaughton$3.8M
Christian Anderson Jr.NO-TRADE$3.5M
Liam McNeeley$2.9M
Moussa Diabaté$2.5M
Sion James$2.4M
Ryan Kalkbrenner$2.4M
Draft capital
Incoming (19)
2027 — first round draft pick from Dallas
2027 — first round draft pick from Miami
2027 — second round draft pick from New Orleans or Portland (more favorable)
2028 — first round draft pick from Minnesota (swap, Charlotte outgoing)
2028 — second round draft pick from L.A. Clippers (effectively a swap, Charlotte outgoing to Detroit)
2028 — second round draft pick from Orlando
2029 — first round draft pick from Utah, Cleveland or Minnesota [this overlaps with another incoming pick to Charlotte]
2029 — first round draft pick from Minnesota (least favorable of Charlotte, Utah and Cleveland outgoing) [this overlaps with another incoming pick to Charlotte]
2029 — second round draft pick from Denver
2029 — second round draft pick from Atlanta or Miami (more favorable)
2029 — second round draft pick from Minnesota
2030 — second round draft pick from L.A. Clippers or Utah (more favorable)
2031 — second round draft pick from Milwaukee
2031 — second round draft pick from Phoenix
2032 — second round draft pick from Milwaukee
2032 — second round draft pick from Minnesota
2033 — first round draft pick from Minnesota
2033 — first round draft pick from Phoenix
2033 — second round draft pick from Minnesota
Outgoing (2)
2027 — second round draft pick to Sacramento
2030 — second round draft pick to Boston