2020–21 Charlotte Hornets season

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2020–21 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach James Borrego
General manager Mitch Kupchak
Arena Spectrum Center
Results
Record 33–39 (.458)
Place Division: 4th (Southeast)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southeast
Radio WFNZ
< 2019–20 2021–22 >

The 2020–21 Charlotte Hornets season was the 31st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Hornets were coached by James Borrego, in his third season as the team's head coach.

Following the 2019–20 NBA season, the Hornets qualified as a lottery team, receiving the 3rd overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft lottery.[1]

The Hornets selected LaMelo Ball with the 3rd pick in the 2020 NBA draft, followed by Vernon Carey Jr. and Grant Riller in the second round.[2] In a draft-night trade, the Hornets also acquired Nick Richards from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick.[3]

On November 30, in a sign-and-trade deal with the Boston Celtics, the Hornets acquired Gordon Hayward and two future second-round picks in exchange for a protected 2022 second-round pick.[4] On March 25, the Hornets acquired Brad Wanamaker, a protected 2022 second-round pick, and cash considerations from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for a protected 2025 second-round pick.[5]

The Hornets season ended following a 144–117 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the NBA play-in tournament.[6]

NBA draft

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Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 3 LaMelo Ball PG  United States Australia Illawarra Hawks
2 32 Vernon Carey Jr. C  United States Duke
2 56 Grant Riller PG  United States College of Charleston

Roster

2020–21 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 2 Ball, LaMelo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-22 SPIRE Academy (OH)
C 8 Biyombo, Bismack 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1992-08-28 Republic of the Congo
F 0 Bridges, Miles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998-03-21 Michigan State
F/C 22 Carey, Vernon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 2001-02-25 Duke
G 30 Darling, Nate (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-08-30 Delaware
G 4 Graham, Devonte' 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-02-22 Kansas
F 20 Hayward, Gordon Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990-03-23 Butler
F 10 Martin, Caleb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-09-28 Nevada
F 11 Martin, Cody 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-09-28 Nevada
F/C 6 McDaniels, Jalen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-01-31 San Diego State
G 1 Monk, Malik 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-02-04 Kentucky
C 14 Richards, Nick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997-11-29 Kentucky
G 7 Riller, Grant (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-02-08 College of Charleston
G 3 Rozier, Terry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-03-17 Louisville
G 9 Wanamaker, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1989-07-25 Pittsburgh
F 25 Washington, P. J. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-08-23 Kentucky
F/C 40 Zeller, Cody 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992-10-05 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: March 25, 2021

Standings

Division

Southeast Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Atlanta Hawks 41 31 .569 8.0 25–11 16–20 9–3 72
x – Miami Heat 40 32 .556 9.0 21–15 19–17 6–6 72
x – Washington Wizards 34 38 .472 15.0 19–17 15–21 3–9 72
Charlotte Hornets 33 39 .458 16.0 18–19 15–20 8–4 72
Orlando Magic 21 51 .292 28.0 11–25 10–26 4–8 72


Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c − Philadelphia 76ers * 49 23 .681 – 72
2 x – Brooklyn Nets 48 24 .667 1.0 72
3 y – Milwaukee Bucks * 46 26 .639 3.0 72
4 x – New York Knicks 41 31 .569 8.0 72
5 y – Atlanta Hawks * 41 31 .569 8.0 72
6 x – Miami Heat 40 32 .556 9.0 72
7 x – Boston Celtics 36 36 .500 13.0 72
8 x – Washington Wizards 34 38 .472 15.0 72
9 Indiana Pacers 34 38 .472 15.0 72
10 Charlotte Hornets 33 39 .458 16.0 72
11 Chicago Bulls 31 41 .431 18.0 72
12 Toronto Raptors 27 45 .375 22.0 72
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 22 50 .306 27.0 72
14 Orlando Magic 21 51 .292 28.0 72
15 Detroit Pistons 20 52 .278 29.0 72

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • pb – Clinched play-in spot
  • o – Eliminated from playoff contention
  • * – Division leader

Game log

Preseason

2020–21 game log
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

2020–21 game log
May: 3–7 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–2)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
63 May 1 Detroit W 107–94 Terry Rozier (29) Biyombo, McDaniels (9) LaMelo Ball (8) Spectrum Center
3,776		 31–32
64 May 2 Miami L 111–121 P. J. Washington (21) Jalen McDaniels (9) Brigdes, Ball, Graham, Monk (5) Spectrum Center
4,095		 31–33
65 May 4 @ Detroit W 102–99 LaMelo Ball (23) Jalen McDaniels (12) Ball, Rozier (6) Little Caesars Arena
750		 32–33
66 May 6 Chicago L 99–120 P. J. Washington (24) Terry Rozier (8) LaMelo Ball (9) Spectrum Center
3,769		 32–34
67 May 7 Orlando W 122–112 Terry Rozier (28) Bismack Biyombo (11) Ball, Rozier (6) Spectrum Center
3,751		 33–34
68 May 9 New Orleans L 110–112 Terry Rozier (43) P. J. Washington (12) LaMelo Ball (5) Spectrum Center
4,196		 33–35
69 May 11 Denver L 112–117 Devonte' Graham (31) LaMelo Ball (12) LaMelo Ball (7) Spectrum Center
3,997		 33–36
70 May 13 L. A. Clippers L 90–113 LaMelo Ball (18) Bismack Biyombo (7) LaMelo Ball (7) Spectrum Center
4,442		 33–37
71 May 15 @ New York L 109–118 (OT) Miles Bridges (30) Cody Zeller (11) Devonte' Graham (8) Madison Square Garden
1,981		 33–38
72 May 16 @ Washington L 110–115 Terry Rozier (22) Rozier, Washington (9) Terry Rozier (9) Capital One Arena
5,333		 33–39
2020–21 season schedule

Play-in

2020–21 game log
2012–13 season schedule

Player statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LaMelo Ball 51 31 28.8 .436 .352 .758 5.9 6.1 1.6 .4 15.7
Bismack Biyombo 66 36 20.4 .587 .000 .448 5.3 1.2 .3 1.1 5.0
Miles Bridges 66 19 29.3 .503 .400 .867 6.0 2.2 .7 .8 12.7
Vernon Carey Jr. 19 4 6.1 .500 .143 .818 1.4 .1 .1 .3 2.4
Nate Darling 7 0 3.7 .286 .286 1.000 .1 .1 .0 .1 1.3
Devonte' Graham 55 44 30.2 .377 .375 .842 2.7 5.4 .9 .1 14.8
Gordon Hayward 44 44 34.0 .473 .415 .843 5.9 4.1 1.2 .3 19.6
Caleb Martin 53 3 15.4 .375 .248 .641 2.7 1.3 .7 .2 5.0
Cody Martin 52 10 16.3 .441 .276 .581 3.1 1.7 .7 .2 4.0
Jalen McDaniels 47 18 19.2 .468 .333 .703 3.6 1.1 .6 .4 7.4
Malik Monk 42 0 20.9 .434 .401 .819 2.4 2.1 .5 .1 11.7
Nick Richards 18 0 3.5 .444 .000 .636 .6 .1 .0 .0 .8
Grant Riller 7 0 3.9 .667 .500 - .1 .4 .1 .0 2.6
Terry Rozier 69 69 34.5 .450 .389 .817 4.4 4.2 1.3 0.4 20.4
Brad Wanamaker 22 0 19.5 .429 .125 .889 1.8 3.4 .8 .2 6.9
P. J. Washington 64 61 30.5 .440 .386 .745 6.5 2.5 1.1 1.2 12.9
Cody Zeller 48 21 20.9 .559 .143 .714 6.8 1.8 .6 .4 9.4

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Transactions

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Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades

November 19, 2020[11] To Charlotte Hornets
Nick Richards		 To New Orleans Pelicans
2024 second-round pick
November 29, 2020[12] To Charlotte Hornets
Gordon Hayward
2023 second-round pick
2024 second-round pick		 To Boston Celtics
2022 second-round pick
March 25, 2021[13] To Charlotte Hornets
Brad Wanamaker
2022 second-round pick
Cash considerations		 To Golden State Warriors
2025 second-round pick

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed
Bismack Biyombo[14] November 30, 2020

Additions

Player Signed Former team
LaMelo Ball[15] November 30, 2020 Australia Illawarra Hawks
Vernon Carey Jr.[16] November 30, 2020 Duke Blue Devils
Nate Darling[17] (TW) November 30, 2020 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
Nick Richards[18] November 30, 2020 Kentucky Wildcats
Grant Riller[17] (TW) November 30, 2020 College of Charleston Cougars

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Dwayne Bacon[19] UFA Orlando Magic
Nicolas Batum[20] Waived Los Angeles Clippers
Willy Hernangomez[21] UFA New Orleans Pelicans
Ray Spalding[22][23] Waived Houston Rockets

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