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🆕 Latest: Roster 2026-27

What the Hornets' New Rotation Actually Looks Like

Coby White at PG. Kon Knueppel at SG. Naz Reid at PF. Moussa Diabate at center. The post-trade rotation is deeper than any Charlotte team in a decade — 12-deep, switchable, and built to shoot. Here's who plays, when, and why.

📖 ~3,500 words 📊 Full depth chart & lineup looks 🏀 Keystone-verified analysis

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📰 Summer League

The Supporting Cast Kon Didn't Need to See

Kon Knueppel watched Summer League from the bench. Steinbach, McNeeley, Anderson, and Ajayi showed exactly why the front office felt confident building around him.

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📰 Summer League

The Hornets Need a PG — Did They Get the Right One?

Up close with Anderson, Philon, Thomas, Boswell, and Pullin — the full Summer League PG report with game footage and stat breakdowns.

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📰 Week in Review

Hornets Week in Review — July 5-12, 2026

Summer League games, Coby White signed, Giannis to Miami, and the biggest free agency week in Hornets history. Your weekly briefing.

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🔄 Trade Analysis

Why Charlotte Bet on Depth Over Stars — The Real Story

LaMelo's injury history. The locker-room reset. Brandon Miller's extension clock. The real reasons behind Charlotte's offseason pivot — and the record 0.7M TPE that came with it.

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📊 Roster Strategy

Kon Knueppel + Brandon Miller: The Two-Way Ceiling Charlotte Built For

Kon led the NBA in threes as a rookie. Miller dropped 20/5/3 in a full season. With LaMelo and Bridges reportedly on the move, Charlotte's new core is already here.

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📊 Roster Strategy

What the Hornets' New Rotation Actually Looks Like

Coby White, Kon Knueppel, Brandon Miller, Naz Reid, rookie Hannes Steinbach — and a 12-deep bench. The post-trade rotation is the deepest Charlotte has had in a decade.

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📰 draft

Why the Hornets Traded LaMelo for Naz Reid — the Depth-Over-Stars Bet

Charlotte traded LaMelo Ball + Miles Bridges to land Naz Reid and wings Grayson Allen + Royce O'Neale. Why the front office bet depth and shooting over a 22-year-old All-Star's ceiling.

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📰 draft

Hannes Steinbach: The Size Pick Charlotte Needed

A German national who played at the University of Washington, the 2026 backup-5 fix the front office spent three drafts chasing.

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📰 draft

Why the Hornets Took Christian Anderson Jr. at #18

A lead-guard ceiling bet, a German-American passport, and the successor-plan question the front office spent all year dodging.

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🆕 New · Draft Scouting

Yaxel Lendeborg and the Hardest Road

6,500-word deep dive on Michigan's 23-year-old national champion: JUCO-to-UAB-to-Michigan arc, 52.9% from three in the Tournament, 7'3" wingspan, and why Charlotte should trade up to secure him in the 11-14 range.

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🆕 New · Draft Scouting

Morez Johnson Jr. and the Defensive Blueprint

6,300-word deep dive on Michigan's two-time FIBA gold medalist: national champion, All-Big Ten D, 7'3.5" wingspan, elite combine numbers, and why the Hornets' "get bigger" mandate starts at #14 with the most defensively dominant big in the class.

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🆕 New · Draft Scouting

Labaron Philon and the Lead-Guard Question

Alabama's 6'2.5" sophomore made the rare efficiency jump. Charlotte's 10-17 clutch record needs a backup creator. The case for #14.

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🆕 New · Draft Scouting

Bennett Stirtz and the Iowa Resurrection

7,300-word deep dive on Iowa's D-II-to-Elite-Eight point guard: 19.8 PPG, 84.8% FT, the McCollum connection, the combine measurements, and the case for Charlotte using #18 on him.

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📊 Draft Scouting

Christian Anderson and the Sophomore Surge

7,300-word deep dive on Texas Tech's record-setting point guard: FIBA pedigree, Big 12 leap, 40.5" max vert, Duke game, and whether Charlotte should trade up.

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📊 Roster Strategy

The Eastern Conference Blueprint

What the Knicks' run taught us — and the full 2026 offseason plan, draft targets, trade ideas, and two-year contention roadmap for Charlotte.

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🏆 Conference Finals Autopsy

How the Spurs Won the West

The full WCF autopsy: how San Antonio out-executed OKC, the Wembanyama effect, the Thunder's second-half collapse, and the 5 lessons for the East.

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Roster · 2026–27

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📋 Draft Recap

2026 NBA Draft — Archive

June 23 · Hornets selected Hannes Steinbach (#14) & Christian Anderson Jr. (#18). Full pre-draft board for reference.

The Hornets entered the June 23 draft with two first-round picks and a clear mandate: add a two-way big who can protect the rim and a versatile wing who can defend. They got both — Steinbach at 14, Anderson at 18. Below is the full pre-draft board we built before the picks.

✅ #14 — Hannes Steinbach (C, Washington) ✅ #18 — Christian Anderson Jr. (G, Texas) 📅 Draft: June 23 — Complete

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