Charlotte Hornets Odds To Win NBA Championships In 2025

Charlotte Hornets Odds To Win NBA Championship

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Can the Charlotte Hornets Win The NBA Championship?

Not this year. 

The Charlotte Hornets finished 19-63 and in 14th place out of the 15 Eastern Conference teams and did not make the NBA Playoffs this season. 

Starting point guard LaMelo Ball played in only 47 games so far this season, and he was unable to stay consistently healthy. In fact, the entire starting lineup has endured numerous injuries, hindering any progress they could have made. 

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Will the Hornets Win the NBA Championships in 2024-25?

The Hornets will not win the NBA Championship in 2024-2025, as they have been officially eliminated from postseason contention. They finished 19-63 and are looking forward to the NBA Draft. 

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Who’s Favored To Win The NBA Championship In 2025?

The Oklahoma City Thunder is currently favored to win the 2024-2025 NBA Championship. They are listed with +130 odds at DraftKings NC, giving them an implied probability of 43.5% to win the title.

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Latest Updates Impacting Charlotte Hornets Championship Odds

• 📅 March 25, 2025: LaMelo Ball is officially out for the season as he prepares for two minor procedures to correct ankle and wrist injuries. 
• 📅 March 23, 2025: The Hornets are officially eliminated from postseason contention by losing 123-105 to the Miami Heat. 
• 📅 January 15, 2025: Brandon Miller sustains a serious wrist injury and is out for the rest of the season. 
• 📅 November 24, 2024: Grant Williams tears his ACL and is deemed out for the rest of the season. 
• 📅 November 21, 2024: Tree Mann suffers a serious back injury and is ruled out for the rest of the season.  
• 📅 June 26, 2024: The Hornets draft Tidjane Salaun, a 6'9 forward from France, with the seventh overall pick. 
• 📅 April 13, 2024: The Hornets finish the season 21-61, showing a slight decline from their previous season when they went 27-55. 
• 📅 March 11, 2024: Sports betting launches in North Carolina, and NBA betting is now available.
• 📅 May 9, 2024: The Hornets hire former Boston Celtics assistant Charles Lee to become their 12th head coach. 
• 📅 March 5, 2024: The Hornets announce Jeff Peterson as the team's new executive VP of basketball operations, replacing Kupchak.
• 📅 Feb. 12, 2024: GM Mitch Kupchak is stepping down as general manager and moving to an advisory role with the team.
• 📅 Nov. 17, 2023: The Hornets agree to a partnership with bet365 NC.  
• 📅 Aug. 3, 2023: Majority owner and Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan completes the sale of his stake in the Hornets to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall.
• 📅 July 7, 2023: The Hornets finalize a five-year, $260 million contract extension with guard LaMelo Ball.
• 📅 July 2, 2023: The Hornets re-sign forward Miles Bridges.
• 📅 June 22, 2023: The Hornets select Alabama forward Brandon Miller with the second overall selection of the NBA draft, and Arkansas guard Nick Smith Jr. with the 27th pick.

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When, Where, & How To Watch NBA Championships

• 📅 Date: June 6, 2024
• ⏰ Start time: 9 p.m. ET
• 📺 How To Watch: ABC

The NBA Finals will be televised by ABC, with the start date of June 5, 2025, locked in. There are seven games on the calendar in case the series goes down to the wire. Game 2 is June 8, Game 3 is June 11, and Game 4 is June 13.

If necessary, Game 5 is on June 16, Game 6 is on June 19, and Game 7 is on June 22.

Key Contributors on the Hornets Roster

Since he was drafted in 2020, LaMelo Ball has been the star point guard who has the carried the Charlotte Hornets each season. A magnificent playmaker who has improved his outside shooting, Ball has been the Hornets' go-to player on offense. On the season, he has been 25.2 points, 7.4 assists, and 4.9 rebounds per game.

However, injuries caught up with him again this season, and he has not played a full season since the 2021-2022 campaign. 

Sophomore forward Brandon Miller was having a great season, averaging 21 points while shooting 40.3 percent from the floor, before suffering a wrist injury that ended his season. 

Miles Bridges is having another good season, averaging 20.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while shooting 43.4 percent from the floor. 

The Hornets are led by head coach Jeff Peterson, who took over for Steve Clifford. 

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Hornets Championship History

Founded in 1988 as an expansion team, the Charlotte Hornets quickly gained popularity amongst fans in North Carolina and around the world with their exciting brand of basketball, fun player personalities, and electrifying atmosphere in the Charlotte Coliseum.

Early Hornets teams were led by stars such as Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, and Glen Rice.

Then-owner George Shinn relocated the franchise to New Orleans in 2002 amidst financial troubles, leaving Charlotte without an NBA team. Fortunately, Charlotte did not have to wait long for a new one. In 2004, the NBA awarded Charlotte another expansion team, the Charlotte Bobcats.

Despite the franchise stumbling in their first few years, the Bobcats eventually found success under the leadership of then-majority owner Michael Jordan. In 2010, they drafted Kemba Walker, who became the franchise's all-time leading scorer and led the Bobcats to their first playoff appearance in 2014.

In 2014, the Charlotte Bobcats became the Charlotte Hornets once again, and the team playing at the New Orleans Arena was dubbed the Pelicans. Since then, they have yet to capture an NBA title, let alone postseason success. Their last playoff appearance came in 2016, when they lost a grueling, seven-game series with the Miami Heat. 

Led by young, talented high-draft picks in LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, the future appears to be bright for a franchise that has yet to win an NBA playoff series since 2002.

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