# 2014–15 Charlotte Hornets season

The 2014–15 Charlotte Hornets season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was led by head coach Steve Clifford and assistant coaches Patrick Ewing, Pat Delany, Stephen Silas, Bob Weiss, and Mark Price.
On May 20, 2014, the team formally changed its name to Charlotte Hornets, and acquired the history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets franchise (1988–2002) from the New Orleans Pelicans.

## Preseason
### Key dates

* June 26: The 2014 NBA draft took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
* July 1: 2014 NBA Free Agency begins.

### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club Team |
| 1 | 9 | Noah Vonleh | PF | United States | Indiana |
| 1 | 24 | Shabazz Napier | PG | United States | Connecticut |
| 2 | 45 | Dwight Powell | PF | Canada | Stanford |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c-Atlanta Hawks | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 35‍–‍6 | 25‍–‍16 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x-Washington Wizards | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 29‍–‍12 | 17‍–‍24 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Miami Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 23.0 | 20‍–‍21 | 17‍–‍24 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27.0 | 19‍–‍22 | 14‍–‍27 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 35.0 | 13‍–‍28 | 12‍–‍29 | 4–12 | 82 |
Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c-Atlanta Hawks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Cleveland Cavaliers * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Toronto Raptors * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Boston Celtics | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-Brooklyn Nets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 35.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 42.0 | 82 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

The pre-season schedule was released on July 31.
2014 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 8
@ Philadelphia
L 92–106
Gary Neal (14)
Jefferson & Marvin Williams (8)
Kemba Walker (3)
Wells Fargo Center
0–1
2
October 10
@ Washington
W 99–86
Gary Neal (19)
Al Jefferson (10)
Kemba Walker (6)
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
1–1
3
October 13
Orlando
W 99–97
Al Jefferson (20)
3 Tied (7)
Brian Roberts (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena
2–1
4
October 15
Detroit
L 84–104
Gary Neal (20)
Jefferson & Kidd-Gilchrist (7)
Stephenson & Pargo (3)
Time Warner Cable Arena
2–2
5
October 17
Washington
W 96–86
Al Jefferson (20)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (11)
Marvin Williams (5)
Verizon Center
3–2
6
October 19
@ Chicago
L 96–101
Stephenson & Kidd-Gilchrist (14)
Marvin Williams (9)
Kemba Walker (7)
United Center
3–3
7
October 20
@ Atlanta
L 114–117
Gary Neal (21)
Bismack Biyombo (10)
Kemba Walker (8)
Philips Arena
3–4
8
October 23
Indiana
L 79–88
Brian Roberts (19)
Jefferson & Kidd-Gilchrist (7)
Gary Neal (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena
3–5 :
2014–15 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Gerald Henderson Jr. | SG | 80 | 72 | 2,315 | 273 | 206 | 51 | 22 | 969 | 28.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | .6 | .3 | 12.1 |
| Marvin Williams | PF | 78 | 37 | 2,035 | 386 | 100 | 69 | 36 | 577 | 26.1 | 4.9 | 1.3 | .9 | .5 | 7.4 |
| Brian Roberts | PG | 72 | 10 | 1,330 | 109 | 162 | 33 | 6 | 480 | 18.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .5 | .1 | 6.7 |
| Al Jefferson | C | 65 | 61 | 1,992 | 548 | 113 | 47 | 84 | 1,082 | 30.6 | 8.4 | 1.7 | .7 | 1.3 | 16.6 |
| Bismack Biyombo | C | 64 | 21 | 1,243 | 407 | 16 | 18 | 99 | 304 | 19.4 | 6.4 | .3 | .3 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| Kemba Walker | PG | 62 | 58 | 2,119 | 220 | 318 | 89 | 31 | 1,075 | 34.2 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 1.4 | .5 | 17.3 |
| Cody Zeller | C | 62 | 45 | 1,487 | 362 | 100 | 34 | 49 | 472 | 24.0 | 5.8 | 1.6 | .5 | .8 | 7.6 |
| Lance Stephenson | SG | 61 | 25 | 1,573 | 277 | 240 | 38 | 8 | 501 | 25.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | .6 | .1 | 8.2 |
| Jason Maxiell | PF | 61 | 0 | 878 | 203 | 19 | 18 | 44 | 203 | 14.4 | 3.3 | .3 | .3 | .7 | 3.3 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | SF | 55 | 52 | 1,587 | 416 | 77 | 30 | 38 | 598 | 28.9 | 7.6 | 1.4 | .5 | .7 | 10.9 |
| P. J. Hairston | SG | 45 | 2 | 687 | 92 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 254 | 15.3 | 2.0 | .5 | .5 | .3 | 5.6 |
| Gary Neal$^†$ | SG | 43 | 0 | 931 | 94 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 413 | 21.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | .4 | .0 | 9.6 |
| Jeffery Taylor | SF | 29 | 13 | 430 | 53 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 127 | 14.8 | 1.8 | .8 | .4 | .0 | 4.4 |
| Mo Williams$^†$ | PG | 27 | 14 | 831 | 76 | 163 | 16 | 6 | 465 | 30.8 | 2.8 | 6.0 | .6 | .2 | 17.2 |
| Noah Vonleh | PF | 25 | 0 | 259 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 83 | 10.4 | 3.4 | .2 | .2 | .4 | 3.3 |
| Troy Daniels$^†$ | SG | 11 | 0 | 135 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 12.3 | .7 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 7.0 |
| Jannero Pargo | PG | 9 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8.1 | .3 | .9 | .0 | .0 | 4.6 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.

## Player statistics
### Summer League

Charlotte Hornets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Justin Burrell | 5 | 0 | 11.2 | .400 | .500 | .500 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Justin Cobbs | 3 | 0 | 13.3 | .143 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Troy Daniels | 4 | 4 | 30.8 | .439 | .545 | .750 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 13.5 |
| P.J. Hairston | 5 | 5 | 29.2 | .333 | .294 | .813 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 |
| Aaron Harrison | 5 | 4 | 29.0 | .421 | .238 | .667 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 13.4 |
| Frank Kaminsky | 5 | 5 | 32.6 | .438 | .389 | .765 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 15.2 |
| Kevin Murphy | 5 | 1 | 20.6 | .455 | .333 | .818 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 6.2 |
| Brian Qvale | 5 | 5 | 21.6 | .583 | .000 | .500 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 6.0 |
| Keith Rendleman | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Ralston Turner | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Jonathan Wallace | 4 | 1 | 15.2 | .364 | .429 | .000 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.5 |

### Preseason

Charlotte Hornets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Bismack Biyombo | 7 | 1 | 17.3 | .326 | .000 | .625 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| Justin Cobbs | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| P.J. Hairston | 8 | 0 | 19.1 | .391 | .421 | .846 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| Gerald Henderson | 8 | 8 | 27.4 | .371 | .167 | .759 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 11.3 |
| Al Jefferson | 7 | 7 | 28.9 | .396 | .000 | .824 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 8 | 8 | 29.4 | .429 | .000 | .722 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| Dallas Lauderdale | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jason Maxiell | 5 | 0 | 14.2 | .429 | .000 | .667 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Gary Neal | 8 | 0 | 26.3 | .402 | .222 | .933 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.5 |
| Jannero Pargo | 6 | 0 | 15.2 | .426 | .375 | .600 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 9.7 |
| Brian Roberts | 8 | 0 | 23.8 | .397 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9.0 |
| Lance Stephenson | 4 | 4 | 30.0 | .425 | .286 | .700 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 10.8 |
| Noah Vonleh | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | .400 | .000 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Kemba Walker | 6 | 6 | 26.7 | .438 | .318 | .944 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 13.3 |
| Marvin Williams | 7 | 7 | 26.7 | .341 | .269 | .333 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| Cody Zeller | 8 | 1 | 21.6 | .477 | .000 | .867 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.9 |

### Regular season

Charlotte Hornets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Bismack Biyombo | 64 | 21 | 19.4 | .543 | .000 | .580 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| Troy Daniels | 11 | 0 | 12.3 | .458 | .472 | .860 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| P.J. Hairston | 45 | 2 | 15.3 | .323 | .301 | .860 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| Gerald Henderson | 80 | 72 | 28.9 | .437 | .331 | .850 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 12.1 |
| Al Jefferson | 65 | 61 | 30.6 | .481 | .400 | .650 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 16.6 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 55 | 51 | 28.9 | .465 | .000 | .700 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 10.9 |
| Jason Maxiell | 61 | 0 | 14.4 | .422 | .000 | .580 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Gary Neal | 43 | 0 | 21.7 | .359 | .293 | 0.860 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| Jannero Pargo | 9 | 0 | 8.1 | .429 | .409 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| Brian Roberts | 72 | 10 | 18.5 | .389 | .321 | .890 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.7 |
| Lance Stephenson | 61 | 25 | 25.8 | .376 | .171 | .630 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 8.2 |
| Jeff Taylor | 29 | 13 | 14.8 | .395 | .306 | .630 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| Noah Vonleh | 25 | 0 | 10.4 | .395 | .385 | .690 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Kemba Walker | 62 | 58 | 34.2 | .385 | .304 | .830 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 17.3 |
| Marvin Williams | 78 | 37 | 26.1 | .424 | .358 | .710 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 7.4 |
| Mo Williams | 27 | 14 | 30.8 | .390 | .337 | .890 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 17.2 |
| Cody Zeller | 62 | 45 | 24.0 | .461 | 1.000 | .770 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 7.6 |

## Injuries

| Player | Duration | Duration | Injury type | Games missed |
| Player | Start | End | Injury type | Games missed |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 26 (Draft-day trade) | To Charlotte Hornets Draft rights to 26th pick P. J. Hairston Draft rights to 55th pick Semaj Christon 2019 second-round pick Cash considerations | To Miami Heat Draft rights to 24th pick Shabazz Napier |
| June 26 (Draft-day trade) | To Charlotte Hornets Cash considerations | To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to 55th pick Semaj Christon |
| July 12 | To Charlotte Hornets Scotty Hopson Cash considerations | To Phoenix Suns Isaiah Thomas (sign and trade) |
| July 12 | To Sacramento Kings Rights to Alex Oriakhi | To Cleveland Cavaliers Brendan Haywood Draft rights to 45th pick Dwight Powell |
| July 13 | To Charlotte Hornets Cash considerations | To Los Angeles Lakers Jeremy Lin 2015 first-round pick 2015 second-round pick |
| July 13 | To New Orleans Pelicans Scotty Hopson | To Houston Rockets Rights to Sergei Lishchuk |
| February 10 | To Charlotte Hornets Mo Williams and Troy Daniels | To Minnesota Timberwolves Gary Neal and Draft considerations |

### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed | Contract | Ref. |
| Jannero Pargo | July 25, 2014 | One-year | |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Marvin Williams | July 21, 2014 | Utah Jazz |
| Lance Stephenson | July 18, 2014 | Indiana Pacers |
| Brian Roberts | July 23, 2014 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Jason Maxiell | September 28, 2014 | Orlando Magic |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date | New team |
| Josh McRoberts | Free Agent | June 18, 2014 | Miami Heat |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | Free Agent | September 3, 2014 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Anthony Tolliver | Free Agent | July 21, 2014 | Phoenix Suns |
| Brendan Haywood | Trade | July 12, 2014 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Luke Ridnour | Free Agent | July 25, 2014 | Orlando Magic |
| D. J. White | Free Agent | October 4, 2014 | Laboral Kuxta Vitoria |

## Awards

| Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |