How Are The Charlotte Hornets Doing This Year?
Here's a look at how the season has gone in Buzz City. We are also tracking the Hornets odds to make the playoffs, win the Southeast Division, and other awards all season.
| 🏀 2024-25 Record | 19-63 |
| 🏀 NBA Rank | 28 of 30 |
| 🏀 Eastern Conference Rank | 9 of 15 |
| 🏀 Southeast Division Rank | 4 of 5 |
| 🏀 ESPN BPI Power Index | 29 of 30 (0) |
| ✅ Rankings Last Verified: | May 1, 2025 |
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Charlotte Hornets Offense
The Charlotte Hornets offense goes as star point guard LaMelo Ball goes. He only played in 47 games this season and is officially out for the rest of the season to deal with wrist and ankle injuries.
Forward Miles Bridges took on some of the offensive load with players out with injury, ranking third in scoring and second on the team in rebounds.
Here's a look at the Hornets offensive stats and rankings, per ESPN:
| 🏀 Points Per Game | 105.6 (28th) |
| 🏀 Point Differential | -8 (29th) |
| 🏀 Assists Per Game | 24.5 (26th) |
| 🏀 Field Goal % | 42.9% (30th) |
| 🏀 3PT % | 34.1% (28th) |
| 🏀 Free Throw % | 78.6% (16th) |
| 🏀 Offensive Rebounds Per Game | 12.4 (6th) |
| 🏀 ESPN Offensive BPI | -7.6 (30th) |
| ✅ Rankings Last Verified: | May 1, 2025 |
It has not been a good season for the Hornets as they have dealt with a plethora of injuries and ailments. Notably, injuries have sidelined their two best players and 60% of their starting lineup.
The Hornets will now turn to the NBA Draft. Currently, they have a 14 percent chance of securing the first pick, which is the third-shortest odds among all NBA teams.
Charlotte Hornets Defense
The Hornets defense ranked in the lower third in most major defensive stat categories:
| 🏀 Points Per Game Allowed | 113.6 (15th) |
| 🏀 Defensive REBs Per Game | 33.9 (19th) |
| 🏀 Steals Per Game | 6.5 (25th) |
| 🏀 Blocks Per Game | 4.6 (22nd) |
| 🏀 ESPN Defensive BPI | -2.7 (25th) |
| ✅ Rankings Last Verified: | May 1, 2025 |
The Hornets struggled to rebound and keep opponents from getting second-chance points. Center Mark Williams is perhaps the only player close to the double-double range, averaging 20.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.
Notable Charlotte Hornets Players
LaMelo Ball only played in 22 games so far this season and only 36 total games the season before. Ball broke his ankle last season and has struggled with lingering ankle injuries.
Such was the story of the Hornets season. The team dealt with injuries all year long.
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Losing Miller and Williams hurt the Hornets' chances to do much of anything this season. Likewise, losing Ball for certain periods of time damaged any hope for the Hornets. The hope for next season is for better health and for everyone else to make some strides in their development.
Charlotte Hornets Schedule: Final Games of 2024-2025
- ❌ March 30, 2025: @ New Orleans Pelicans: 98-94
- ✅ March 31, 2025: vs. Utah Jazz: 110-106
- ❌ April 2: @ Indiana Pacers: 119-105
- ❌ April 4: vs. Sacramento Kings: 125-102
- ❌ April 6: vs. Chicago Bulls: 131-117
- ❌ April 8: vs. Memphis Grizzlies: 124-100
- ❌ April 9: @ Toronto Raptors: 126-96
- ❌ April 11: @ Boston Celtics: 130-94
- ❌ April 13: @ Boston Celtics: 93-86
Charlotte Hornets Rivals
Having a rivalry makes North Carolina sports betting that much more fun and engaging. The Hornets have a few of their own in the Washington Wizards, Miami Heat, and Atlanta Hawks.
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Washington Wizards (Hornets Lead 71-65) The geographically-close Wizards and Hornets have a mini-rivalry, considering they are division rivals who play near each other. The other commonality they have is former Hornets owner Michael Jordan once played for the Wizards.
They have yet to play a truly meaningful playoff game or series, but in their bouts in the regular season they have been evenly matched. Their rivalry has been limited to trying to get atop the division. -
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Miami Heat (Heat Lead 80-49) Despite having the same birth year, the Hornets and Heat have gone in two completely directions, with the Heat winning three NBA championships since 1988.
Some may say an actual rivalry budded between the teams in the 1990s when the Hornets traded fan-favorite center Alonzo Mourning to the Heat in November of 1995. The Heat also knocked the Hornets out of the playoffs in 2014 and 2016. -
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Atlanta Hawks (Hawks Lead 73-65) The Hawks are the closest team geographically to the Hornets, naturally sparking a rivalry. The Hornets have done surprisingly well against the Hawks.
NBA Hornets 2024-25 Season Outlook
The Hornets are not eligible for the NBA Finals, having been eliminated from postseason contention in March.
The Hornets are more or less in a complete rebuilding mode: Former GM Mitch Kupchak stepped down in February after 6 seasons. He was replaced by Jeff Peterson in March. Then, not too long after, head coach Steve Clifford announced he would also be stepping down at the end of the season, and the team replaced him with Charles Lee.
The Hornets also once again dealt with numerous injuries, leaving them to pick up the pieces as the season continued to slip away with every loss.
Star point guard LaMelo Ball was slower to return from his lingering ankle injuries than the Hornets hoped, only playing in 22 games this season.
Charlotte Hornets Stadium
The Hornets play at the Spectrum Center, located in the Uptown area of Charlotte, North Carolina. It seats 19,077 for NBA games and 20,200 for college basketball games. It opened in 2005 and has been the home of the Hornets ever since.
The Hornets announced a partnership with bet365 Sportsbook North Carolina, so visitors at the Spectrum Center can see more sports betting integrations at the arena and on broadcasts.
How to Get Tickets to Hornets Games?
The most direct method is to buy tickets for Charlotte Hornets games at the Spectrum Center through the team's official website and their Official Ticket Marketplace, Ticketmaster.
Another popular option is an online ticket resale marketplace like VividSeats or StubHub. These sites allow fans to shop for previously purchased tickets being resold by other individuals.
Memberships and packages are also available through the Hornets Ticketing office for season tickets or multi-game deals.
Charlotte Hornets FAQs
The Miami Heat, Washington Wizards, and Atlanta Hawks are the Charlotte Hornets' biggest rivals in North Carolina. The Charlotte Hornets play in the Southeast Division, as do the Heat, Wizards, and Hawks, so they face off four times a season.
Author
Robert B. Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of the Gambling.com Group team. In his spare time, he runs the largest sports meetup group in Orange County, CA, actively participating in every sport imaginable. He is also a published author of five thriller novels, all available on Amazon.
