# 2023–24 Charlotte Hornets season

The 2023–24 Charlotte Hornets season was the 34th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This also became the first season where Michael Jordan would not be the majority owner of the team, with Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall being the new majority owners of the franchise as of August 2023. On March 23, the Hornets were eliminated from playoff contention for the 8th consecutive season following their 132–91 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The Charlotte Hornets drew an average home attendance of 16,448 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
| 1 | 2 | Brandon Miller | SF/SG | United States | Alabama (Fr.) |
| 1 | 27 | Nick Smith Jr. | PG/SG | United States | Arkansas (Fr.) |
| 2 | 39 | Mouhamed Gueye | PF | Senegal | Washington State (So.) |

## Standings
### Division

| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Orlando Magic | 47 | 35 | .573 | – | 29‍–‍12 | 18‍–‍23 | 9‍–‍7 | 82 |
| x – Miami Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 1.0 | 22‍–‍19 | 24‍–‍17 | 13‍–‍3 | 82 |
| pi – Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 11.0 | 21‍–‍20 | 15‍–‍26 | 8‍–‍8 | 82 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 26.0 | 11‍–‍30 | 10‍–‍31 | 6‍–‍10 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 32.0 | 7‍–‍34 | 8‍–‍33 | 4‍–‍12 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Boston Celtics * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Orlando Magic * | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Indiana Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Miami Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 49.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2) :
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 10
@ Miami
L 109–113
LaMelo Ball (17)
Nick Richards (10)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Kaseya Center 19,600
0–1
2
October 12
@ Washington
L 92–98
Terry Rozier (13)
Nick Richards (12)
Terry Rozier (7)
Capital One Arena 7,297
0–2
3
October 15
Oklahoma City
W 117–115
P. J. Washington (31)
Miller, Richards (7)
three players (6)
Spectrum Center 10,553
1–2
4
October 19
Boston
L 99–127
LaMelo Ball (16)
JT Thor (8)
LaMelo Ball (5)
Spectrum Center 12,590
1–3 :
2023–24 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.
2023–24 game log Total: 21–61 (Home: 11–30; Road: 10–31) :
October: 1–2 (home: 1–2; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 25
Atlanta
W 116–110
P. J. Washington (25)
Mark Williams (15)
LaMelo Ball (10)
Spectrum Center 16,129
1–0
2
October 27
Detroit
L 99–111
Ball, Rozier (20)
Ball, Hayward (9)
LaMelo Ball (9)
Spectrum Center 15,855
1–1
3
October 30
Brooklyn
L 121–133
Terry Rozier (23)
P. J. Washington (12)
Terry Rozier (9)
Spectrum Center 14,491
1–2 :
November: 5–9 (home: 2–4; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 1
@ Houston
L 119–128
P. J. Washington (23)
Nick Richards (8)
Terry Rozier (6)
Toyota Center 16,263
1–3
5
November 4
@ Indiana
W 125–124
Mark Williams (27)
Nick Richards (10)
LaMelo Ball (11)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,945
2–3
6
November 5
@ Dallas
L 118–124
LaMelo Ball (32)
Ball, M. Williams (10)
LaMelo Ball (13)
American Airlines Center 20,052
2–4
7
November 8
Washington
L 116–132
LaMelo Ball (34)
Hayward, Washington, M. Williams (7)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Spectrum Center 14,267
2–5
8
November 10
@ Washington
W 124–117
Gordon Hayward (27)
Mark Williams (24)
Gordon Hayward (9)
Capital One Arena 17,602
3–5
9
November 12
@ New York
L 107–129
LaMelo Ball (32)
LaMelo Ball (7)
LaMelo Ball (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–6
10
November 14
Miami
L 105–111
P. J. Washington (32)
Nick Richards (11)
LaMelo Ball (11)
Spectrum Center 15,673
3–7
11
November 17
Milwaukee
L 99–130
LaMelo Ball (37)
Mark Williams (16)
LaMelo Ball (5)
Spectrum Center 19,258
3–8
12
November 18
New York
L 108–122
LaMelo Ball (34)
Mark Williams (8)
LaMelo Ball (9)
Spectrum Center 19,171
3–9
13
November 20
Boston
W 121–118 (OT)
LaMelo Ball (36)
Mark Williams (16)
LaMelo Ball (8)
Spectrum Center 19,134
4–9
14
November 22
Washington
W 117–114
LaMelo Ball (34)
Mark Williams (15)
LaMelo Ball (13)
Spectrum Center 16,432
5–9
15
November 26
@ Orlando
L 117–130
Miles Bridges (23)
Miles Bridges (10)
Terry Rozier (9)
Amway Center 18,846
5–10
16
November 28
@ New York
L 91–115
Brandon Miller (18)
Mark Williams (12)
Gordon Hayward (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,111
5–11
17
November 30
@ Brooklyn
W 129–128
Terry Rozier (37)
Mark Williams (12)
Terry Rozier (13)
Barclays Center 16,072
6–11 :
December: 1–12 (home: 1–5; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 2
Minnesota
L 117–123
Terry Rozier (23)
P. J. Washington (7)
Terry Rozier (7)
Spectrum Center 17,732
6–12
19
December 6
@ Chicago
L 100–111
Gordon Hayward (27)
Nick Richards (11)
Terry Rozier (7)
United Center 17,689
6–13
20
December 8
Toronto
W 119–116
Gordon Hayward (24)
Bridges, Richards (8)
Terry Rozier (13)
Spectrum Center 11,526
7–13
21
December 11
Miami
L 114–116
Terry Rozier (34)
P. J. Washington (8)
Terry Rozier (13)
Spectrum Center 15,543
7–14
22
December 13
@ Miami
L 104–115
Terry Rozier (28)
Nick Richards (10)
Hayward, Rozier (7)
Kaseya Center 19,600
7–15
23
December 15
New Orleans
L 107–112
Terry Rozier (30)
Miles Bridges (10)
Terry Rozier (6)
Spectrum Center 16,080
7–16
24
December 16
Philadelphia
L 82–135
Brandon Miller (14)
Miles Bridges (10)
Miller, I. Smith (4)
Spectrum Center 17,829
7–17
25
December 18
@ Toronto
L 99–114
Terry Rozier (22)
Nick Richards (10)
Terry Rozier (7)
Scotiabank Arena 19,288
7–18
26
December 20
@ Indiana
L 113–144
Brandon Miller (21)
Terry Rozier (9)
Terry Rozier (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,761
7–19
27
December 23
Denver
L 95–102
Miles Bridges (22)
Nick Richards (15)
Ish Smith (8)
Spectrum Center 19,165
7–20
28
December 26
@ L.A. Clippers
L 104–113
Miles Bridges (21)
Miles Bridges (11)
Terry Rozier (7)
Crypto.com Arena 19,370
7–21
29
December 28
@ L.A. Lakers
L 112–133
Miles Bridges (20)
Nick Richards (10)
Terry Rozier (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
7–22
30
December 29
@ Phoenix
L 119–133
Terry Rozier (42)
Miles Bridges (7)
Terry Rozier (8)
Footprint Center 17,071
7–23 :
January
: 3–13 (home: 1–7; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
31
January 1
@ Denver
L 93–111
Miles Bridges (26)
Miles Bridges (9)
Cody Martin (6)
Ball Arena 19,625
7–24
32
January 2
@ Sacramento
W 111–104
Terry Rozier (34)
Nick Richards (10)
Terry Rozier (6)
Golden 1 Center 17,983
8–24
33
January 5
@ Chicago
L 91–104
Miles Bridges (28)
Nick Richards (12)
Terry Rozier (7)
United Center 21,345
8–25
34
January 8
Chicago
L 112–119 (OT)
Terry Rozier (39)
Bridges, Richards, Thor (8)
Terry Rozier (8)
Spectrum Center 14,418
8–26
35
January 10
Sacramento
L 98–123
Miles Bridges (24)
Nick Richards (9)
Miles Bridges (6)
Spectrum Center 14,173
8–27
36
January 12
@ San Antonio
L 99–135
LaMelo Ball (28)
Miles Bridges (9)
Ish Smith (6)
Frost Bank Center 18,073
8–28
37
January 14
@ Miami
L 87–104
Terry Rozier (26)
LaMelo Ball (10)
Terry Rozier (7)
Kaseya Center 19,831
8–29
38
January 17
@ New Orleans
L 112–132
LaMelo Ball (29)
Nick Richards (12)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Smoothie King Center 16,093
8–30
39
January 19
San Antonio
W 124–120
LaMelo Ball (28)
Brandon Miller (9)
Ball, Rozier (8)
Spectrum Center 19,093
9–30
40
January 20
Philadelphia
L 89–97
Miles Bridges (25)
Miles Bridges (11)
Terry Rozier (6)
Spectrum Center 18,261
9–31
41
January 22
@ Minnesota
W 128–125
Miles Bridges (28)
P. J. Washington (7)
LaMelo Ball (13)
Target Center 18,024
10–31
42
January 24
@ Detroit
L 106–113
Brandon Miller (23)
Bridges, Richards (10)
LaMelo Ball (7)
Little Caesars Arena 15,020
10–32
43
January 26
Houston
L 104–138
Miles Bridges (21)
Bridges, Richards (7)
LaMelo Ball (8)
Spectrum Center 16,164
10–33
44
January 27
Utah
L 122–134
P. J. Washington (43)
Nick Richards (13)
Ish Smith (12)
Spectrum Center 17,633
10–34
45
January 29
New York
L 92–113
Brandon Miller (29)
Miles Bridges (10)
Cody Martin (8)
Spectrum Center 15,546
10–35
46
January 31
Chicago
L 110–117
Miles Bridges (30)
Miles Bridges (15)
Cody Martin (6)
Spectrum Center 13,712
10–36 :
February: 5–8 (home: 3–4; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 2
@ Oklahoma City
L 106–126
Brandon Miller (28)
Nick Richards (11)
Bridges, Martin, Miller (4)
Paycom Center 17,552
10–37
48
February 4
Indiana
L 99–115
Brandon Miller (35)
Nick Richards (10)
Ish Smith (4)
Spectrum Center 15,687
10–38
49
February 5
L.A. Lakers
L 118–124
Miles Bridges (41)
Nick Richards (9)
Ish Smith (6)
Spectrum Center 19,375
10–39
50
February 7
Toronto
L 117–123
Miles Bridges (45)
Miles Bridges (8)
Cody Martin (8)
Spectrum Center 11,720
10–40
51
February 9
@ Milwaukee
L 84–120
Miller, Richards (16)
Nick Richards (11)
Cody Martin (5)
Fiserv Forum 17,690
10–41
52
February 10
Memphis
W 115–106
Miles Bridges (25)
Grant Williams (8)
Mann, Micić (9)
Spectrum Center 17,259
11–41
53
February 12
Indiana
W 111–102
Grant Williams (21)
Miles Bridges (10)
Bridges, Mann (7)
Spectrum Center 12,112
12–41
54
February 14
Atlanta
W 122–99
Brandon Miller (26)
Grant Williams (10)
Tre Mann (6)
Spectrum Center 14,336
13–41
All-Star Game
55
February 22
@ Utah
W 115–107
Miles Bridges (26)
Miles Bridges (14)
Vasilije Micić (8)
Delta Center 18,206
14–41
56
February 23
@ Golden State
L 84–97
Miles Bridges (19)
Nick Richards (13)
Brandon Miller (5)
Chase Center 18,064
14–42
57
February 25
@ Portland
W 93–80
Nick Richards (21)
Bridges, Richards (10)
Cody Martin (10)
Moda Center 17,888
15–42
58
February 27
@ Milwaukee
L 85–123
Miles Bridges (17)
Richards, G. Williams (7)
Cody Martin (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,607
15–43
59
February 29
Milwaukee
L 99–111
Brandon Miller (21)
Miles Bridges (10)
Vasilije Micić (7)
Spectrum Center 18,463
15–44 :
March
: 3–12 (home: 2–4; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 1
@ Philadelphia
L 114–121
Miles Bridges (27)
Miles Bridges (11)
Vasilije Micić (7)
Wells Fargo Center 19,788
15–45
61
March 3
@ Toronto
L 106–111
Brandon Miller (26)
Grant Williams (13)
Vasilije Micić (6)
Scotiabank Arena 19,512
15–46
62
March 5
Orlando
L 89–101
Vasilije Micić (21)
Bertāns, Mann (6)
Mann, Micić (4)
Spectrum Center 15,928
15–47
63
March 8
@ Washington
L 100–112
Miles Bridges (32)
Nick Richards (13)
Grant Williams (5)
Capital One Arena 18,778
15–48
64
March 9
Brooklyn
W 110–99
Miles Bridges (24)
Nick Richards (11)
Vasilije Micić (10)
Spectrum Center 19,090
16–48
65
March 11
@ Detroit
L 97–114
Miles Bridges (24)
Nick Richards (13)
Micić, Miller (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,003
16–49
66
March 13
@ Memphis
W 110–98
Miles Bridges (27)
Bridges, G. Williams (6)
Vasilije Micić (8)
FedExForum 16,717
17–49
67
March 15
Phoenix
L 96–107
Vasilije Micić (21)
Nick Richards (15)
Tre Mann (7)
Spectrum Center 18,613
17–50
68
March 16
@ Philadelphia
L 98–109
Tre Mann (21)
Nick Richards (11)
Bridges, Mann (6)
Wells Fargo Center 19,957
17–51
69
March 19
@ Orlando
L 92–112
Brandon Miller (21)
Brandon Miller (7)
Bridges, Mann (5)
Kia Center 18,846
17–52
70
March 23
@ Atlanta
L 91–132
Miles Bridges (27)
Nick Richards (16)
Tre Mann (9)
State Farm Arena 17,900
17–53
71
March 25
@ Cleveland
L 92–115
Brandon Miller (24)
Brandon Miller (8)
Tre Mann (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
17–54
72
March 27
Cleveland
W 118–111
Brandon Miller (31)
Nick Richards (10)
Vasilije Micić (12)
Spectrum Center 15,303
18–54
73
March 29
Golden State
L 97–115
Miles Bridges (22)
Miles Bridges (9)
Vasilije Micić (8)
Spectrum Center 19,487
18–55
74
March 31
L.A. Clippers
L 118–130
Miles Bridges (33)
Miles Bridges (7)
Vasilije Micić (13)
Spectrum Center 15,941
18–56 :
April: 3–5 (home: 1–4; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 1
Boston
L 104–118
Miles Bridges (26)
Miles Bridges (11)
Vasilije Micić (9)
Spectrum Center 19,238
18–57
76
April 3
Portland
L 86–89
Brandon Miller (21)
Marques Bolden (8)
Grant Williams (11)
Spectrum Center 14,209
18–58
77
April 5
Orlando
W 124–115
Brandon Miller (32)
Bridges, Miller, G. Williams (6)
Vasilije Micić (9)
Spectrum Center 16,374
19–58
78
April 7
Oklahoma City
L 118–121
Grant Williams (19)
Bridges, Pokuševski (9)
Vasilije Micić (10)
Spectrum Center 16,556
19–59
79
April 9
Dallas
L 104–130
Miles Bridges (22)
Nick Richards (7)
Tre Mann (6)
Spectrum Center 17,425
19–60
80
April 10
@ Atlanta
W 115–114
Brandon Miller (27)
Pokuševski, G. Williams (6)
Tre Mann (7)
State Farm Arena 16,158
20–60
81
April 12
@ Boston
L 98–131
Tre Mann (19)
Bolden, Pokuševski (5)
Tre Mann (8)
TD Garden
20–61
82
April 14
@ Cleveland
W 120–110
Nick Smith Jr. (24)
JT Thor (9)
Tre Mann (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
21–61 :
2023–24 season schedule :

### In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament. During the in-season tournament period, the Hornets competed in Group B of the Eastern Conference, which included the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, and Washington Wizards.

#### East group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | MIL | NYK | MIA | CHA | WAS |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 502 | 456 | +46 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 110–105 | 131–124 | 130–99 | 131–128 |
| 2 | New York Knicks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 440 | 398 | +42 | Advance to knockout stage | 105–110 | — | 100–98 | 115–91 | 120–99 |
| 3 | Miami Heat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 454 | 450 | +4 | | 124–131 | 98–100 | — | 111–105 | 121–114 |
| 4 | Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 1 | 3 | 419 | 473 | −54 | | 99–130 | 91–115 | 105–111 | — | 124–117 |
| 5 | Washington Wizards | 4 | 0 | 4 | 458 | 496 | −38 | | 128–131 | 99–120 | 114–121 | 117–124 | — |

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Brandon Miller | SF | 74 | 68 | 2,383 | 315 | 175 | 66 | 42 | 1,279 | 32.2 | 4.3 | 2.4 | .9 | .6 | 17.3 |
| Miles Bridges | SF | 69 | 67 | 2,581 | 505 | 231 | 65 | 33 | 1,449 | 37.4 | 7.3 | 3.3 | .9 | .5 | 21.0 |
| Nick Richards | C | 67 | 51 | 1,759 | 539 | 54 | 26 | 74 | 652 | 26.3 | 8.0 | .8 | .4 | 1.1 | 9.7 |
| JT Thor | PF | 63 | 3 | 781 | 146 | 29 | 11 | 27 | 199 | 12.4 | 2.3 | .5 | .2 | .4 | 3.2 |
| Bryce McGowens | SG | 59 | 14 | 882 | 102 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 302 | 14.9 | 1.7 | .9 | .4 | .2 | 5.1 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | SG | 51 | 0 | 729 | 72 | 59 | 10 | 7 | 302 | 14.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .2 | .1 | 5.9 |
| P. J. Washington$^†$ | PF | 44 | 17 | 1,286 | 232 | 97 | 38 | 32 | 600 | 29.2 | 5.3 | 2.2 | .9 | .7 | 13.6 |
| Ish Smith | PG | 43 | 5 | 741 | 76 | 145 | 17 | 4 | 139 | 17.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | .4 | .1 | 3.2 |
| Terry Rozier$^†$ | SG | 30 | 30 | 1,065 | 117 | 198 | 32 | 12 | 696 | 35.5 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 1.1 | .4 | 23.2 |
| Vasilije Micić$^†$ | PG | 30 | 21 | 815 | 64 | 186 | 22 | 4 | 323 | 27.2 | 2.1 | 6.2 | .7 | .1 | 10.8 |
| Grant Williams$^†$ | PF | 29 | 10 | 888 | 149 | 93 | 20 | 12 | 402 | 30.6 | 5.1 | 3.2 | .7 | .4 | 13.9 |
| Tre Mann$^†$ | PG | 28 | 28 | 868 | 125 | 145 | 48 | 3 | 333 | 31.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 1.7 | .1 | 11.9 |
| Cody Martin | SF | 28 | 22 | 753 | 109 | 104 | 32 | 18 | 211 | 26.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .6 | 7.5 |
| Dāvis Bertāns$^†$ | PF | 28 | 1 | 583 | 51 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 246 | 20.8 | 1.8 | .9 | .8 | .3 | 8.8 |
| Leaky Black | SF | 26 | 3 | 284 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 10.9 | 1.8 | .9 | .3 | .4 | 2.7 |
| Gordon Hayward$^†$ | SF | 25 | 25 | 798 | 117 | 116 | 28 | 12 | 362 | 31.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1.1 | .5 | 14.5 |
| Nathan Mensah | C | 25 | 0 | 307 | 65 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 12.3 | 2.6 | .4 | .2 | .6 | 1.3 |
| LaMelo Ball | PG | 22 | 22 | 711 | 113 | 176 | 40 | 4 | 526 | 32.3 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 1.8 | .2 | 23.9 |
| Mark Williams | C | 19 | 19 | 508 | 184 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 242 | 26.7 | 9.7 | 1.2 | .8 | 1.1 | 12.7 |
| Aleksej Pokuševski$^†$ | PF | 18 | 0 | 345 | 79 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 134 | 19.2 | 4.4 | 1.7 | .8 | .7 | 7.4 |
| James Bouknight | SG | 14 | 0 | 81 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 5.8 | .6 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.6 |
| Théo Maledon$^†$ | PG | 13 | 1 | 200 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 15.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .5 | .0 | 4.2 |
| Amari Bailey | PG | 10 | 0 | 65 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6.5 | .9 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 2.3 |
| Marques Bolden$^†$ | C | 9 | 2 | 118 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 13.1 | 3.6 | .4 | .3 | .8 | 4.1 |
| Seth Curry$^†$ | SG | 8 | 1 | 159 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 72 | 19.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | .6 | .4 | 9.0 |
| Frank Ntilikina | PG | 5 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8.6 | 1.2 | .8 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 23, 2023 | To Charlotte HornetsDraft rights to James Nnaji (No. 31) | To Boston CelticsDraft rights to Colby Jones (No. 34) Draft rights to Mouhamed Gueye (No. 39) |
| January 23, 2024 | To Charlotte HornetsKyle Lowry 2027 first-round pick | To Miami HeatTerry Rozier |
| February 8, 2024 | To Charlotte HornetsSeth Curry Grant Williams 2027 first-round pick | To Dallas MavericksP. J. Washington 2024 second-round pick 2028 second-round pick |
| February 8, 2024 | To Charlotte HornetsDāvis Bertāns Tre Mann Vasilije Micić 2024 second-round pick 2025 second-round pick | To Oklahoma City ThunderGordon Hayward |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Date | Player |
| July 7 | Miles Bridges |
| August 29 | P. J. Washington |
| September 29 | Théo Maledon |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Former team |
| July 19 | Leaky Black | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| August 10 | Frank Ntilikina | Dallas Mavericks |
| September 5 | Angelo Allegri | Eastern Washington Eagles |
| September 5 | Nathan Mensah | San Diego State Aztecs |
| September 5 | Trevon Scott | Calgary Surge |
| September 5 | Jaylen Sims | Greensboro Swarm |
| September 29 | R.J. Hunter | Sydney Kings |
| September 29 | Edmond Sumner | Brooklyn Nets |
| October 24 | Ish Smith | Denver Nuggets |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason left | New team |
| July 8 | Dennis Smith Jr. | Free agency | Brooklyn Nets |
| August 3 | Xavier Sneed | Waived | Happy Casa Brindisi |
| August 30 | Kobi Simmons | Waived | Raptors 905 |
| August 31 | Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | Free agency | Boston Celtics |
| September 26 | Kelly Oubre Jr. | Free agency | Philadelphia 76ers |
| September 29 | Angelo Allegri | Waived | Greensboro Swarm |
| September 29 | Trevon Scott | Waived | Greensboro Swarm |
| September 29 | Jaylen Sims | Waived | Greensboro Swarm |
| October 11 | Kai Jones | Waived | Philadelphia 76ers |
| October 21 | R.J. Hunter | Waived | Greensboro Swarm |
| October 24 | Edmond Sumner | Waived | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| December 14 | Théo Maledon | Waived | Phoenix Suns |
| February 8 | James Bouknight | Waived | |
| February 8 | Frank Ntilikina | Waived | |
| February 8 | Ish Smith | Waived | |
| February 11 | Kyle Lowry | Waived | Philadelphia 76ers |