The original Hornets
Charlotte became an attendance phenomenon and playoff team behind Johnson, Mourning and Bogues before the young stars were traded.
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NBA franchise
Charlotte Hornets
Archive coverage 1988 to 2026
2,940
Games
36
Seasons
338
Indexed players
2026
Latest season
The full franchise story
Every era of the Charlotte Hornets.
Charlotte's history joins the electric original Hornets, an expansion rebirth as the Bobcats, Kemba Walker's franchise records and another youth movement built around LaMelo Ball.
Historical reference: Charlotte Hornets official team history ↗A steady playoff team leaves
The Hornets remained competitive through multiple cores, but a damaged ownership relationship ended with relocation to New Orleans.
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The Bobcats
The replacement franchise reached the 2010 playoffs around Wallace before a teardown produced the lockout season's 7–59 record.
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Kemba and the Hornets return
The franchise reclaimed the Hornets identity, while Walker became its career scoring leader and led two playoff appearances.
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The LaMelo era
Ball's passing brought immediate excitement, but injuries and roster churn have kept Charlotte focused on assembling a durable young core.
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Franchise leaders
Most indexed appearances
Dell Curry746 appearancesMuggsy Bogues666 appearancesKemba Walker630 appearancesBismack Biyombo511 appearancesCody Zeller509 appearancesGerald Wallace504 appearancesMichael Kidd-Gilchrist493 appearancesMatt Carroll454 appearancesMarvin Williams446 appearancesGerald Henderson444 appearancesMiles Bridges432 appearancesRaymond Felton408 appearances
Season history
Past seasons
36 seasons · newest first
Game archive
Charlotte Hornets games
2,940 total · loaded 10 at a time