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Charlotte Hornets

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Stadium & Fan Base

Local reach · interest #23/30
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Spectrum Center
Market
Charlotte · 2.8M
Capacity
19,077
Founded
1988

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC — opened 2005 · 19,077 seats. No league titles yet.

Fan Interest Index28
#23 of 30 in NBA · derived proxy
Fan Barometer
Still Chasing the First
0 titles, 38 seasons old — derived from title history
Official@hornetsIGSite

Stadium, market-population, title and handle data are curated public facts (Wikipedia/Census/official league facts). Fan Interest, Barometer and reach tier are transparently derived from those facts — weighted (market 0.4, venue 0.2, titles 0.25, heritage 0.15), min-max within NBA — derived structural proxy, not a survey. No fan survey, sentiment scrape, or follower count is used.

All-Time Position Ledger

273 players · 1989–2026

Every NBA player the encyclopedia attributes to the Charlotte Hornetsfrom profile season records, grouped by position, first season to last. Coverage follows the encyclopedia’s per-era source depth.

PG37Baron Davis · Kemba Walker · Muggsy Bogues›
  1. Muggsy Bogues1989–1998
  2. Rickey Green1989
  3. Andre Turner1990
  4. Jerry Sichting1990
  5. Micheal Williams1990
  6. Tony Bennett1993–1995
  7. Steve Henson1994
  8. Michael Adams1995–1996
  9. Khalid Reeves1996
  10. B. J. Armstrong1998–1999
  11. Baron Davis2002
  12. Bryce Drew2002
  13. Brevin Knight2005–2007
  14. Cory Alexander2005
  15. Jason Hart2005
  16. Kevin Burleson2006
  17. Jeff McInnis2007–2008
  18. Earl Boykins2008
  19. Sean Singletary2009
  20. Shannon Brown2009
  21. Acie Law2010
  22. Sherron Collins2011
  23. Cory Higgins2012–2013
  24. Kemba Walker2012–2019
  25. Jannero Pargo2013–2015
  26. Gary Neal2014–2015
  27. Luke Ridnour2014
  28. Brian Roberts2015–2017
  29. Mo Williams2015
  30. Briante Weber2017
  31. Devonte' Graham2019–2021
  32. Brad Wanamaker2021
  33. Ish Smith2022–2024
  34. Dennis Smith Jr.2023
  35. Theo Maledon2023–2024
  36. Frank Ntilikina2024
  37. Malachi Flynn2025
SG26Jason Richardson · Hersey Hawkins · Larry Hughes›
  1. Ralph Lewis1989–1990
  2. Hersey Hawkins1994–2001
  3. Pete Myers1996
  4. Bobby Phills1998–2000
  5. David Wesley2002
  6. Bernard Robinson2005–2007
  7. Eddie House2005
  8. Jason Kapono2005
  9. Kareem Rush2005–2006
  10. Keith Bogans2005–2006
  11. Matt Carroll2005–2013
  12. Steve Smith2005
  13. Tamar Slay2005
  14. Alan Anderson2006–2007
  15. Derek Anderson2007–2008
  16. Jason Richardson2008–2009
  17. Dontell Jefferson2009
  18. Raja Bell2009–2010
  19. Gerald Henderson2010–2015
  20. Larry Hughes2010
  21. Ronald Murray2010
  22. Ben Gordon2013–2014
  23. Chris Douglas-Roberts2014
  24. Jeremy Lamb2016–2019
  25. James Bouknight2022–2024
  26. Scottie Lewis2022
SF26Gordon Hayward · Gerald Wallace · Eddie Johnson›
  1. Kelly Tripucka1989–1991
  2. Jeff Sanders1991
  3. Eddie Johnson1994
  4. Willie Burton1999
  5. George Lynch2002
  6. Jamal Mashburn2002
  7. Lee Nailon2002
  8. Stacey Augmon2002
  9. Gerald Wallace2005–2011
  10. Theron Smith2005
  11. Jumaine Jones2006
  12. Adam Morrison2007–2009
  13. Jared Dudley2008–2009
  14. Vladimir Radmanovic2009–2010
  15. Derrick Brown2010–2012
  16. Stephen Graham2010
  17. Stephen Jackson2010–2011
  18. Corey Maggette2012
  19. Jamario Moon2012
  20. Reggie Williams2012–2013
  21. Jeffery Taylor2013–2015
  22. James Southerland2014
  23. P.J. Hairston2015–2016
  24. Cody Martin2020–2025
  25. Gordon Hayward2021–2024
  26. Davis Bertans2024
PF31Tom Chambers · Armen Gilliam · Spencer Hawes›
  1. Brian Rowsom1989–1990
  2. Kurt Rambis1989–1990
  3. Armen Gilliam1990–1991
  4. Tom Chambers1997
  5. P.J. Brown2002
  6. Robert Traylor2002
  7. Malik Allen2005
  8. Lonny Baxter2006
  9. Eric Williams2007
  10. Othella Harrington2007–2008
  11. Walter Herrmann Heinrich2007–2008
  12. Jermareo Davidson2008
  13. Andre Brown2009
  14. Cartier Martin2009
  15. Dwayne Jones II2009
  16. Juwan Howard2009
  17. Linton Johnson2009
  18. Tyrus Thomas2010–2013
  19. D.J. White2011–2014
  20. Dominic McGuire2011
  21. Eduardo Najera2011–2012
  22. Hakim Warrick2013
  23. Josh McRoberts2013–2014
  24. Anthony Tolliver2014
  25. Jason Maxiell2015
  26. Noah Vonleh2015
  27. Frank Kaminsky2016–2019
  28. Spencer Hawes2016–2017
  29. Tyler Hansbrough2016
  30. Arnoldas Kulboka2022
  31. Kai Jones2022–2023
C46Robert Parish · Dwight Howard · Tyson Chandler›
  1. Dave Hoppen1989–1991
  2. Greg Kite1989
  3. Stuart Gray1990
  4. Mike Gminski1991–1994
  5. Robert Parish1995–1996
  6. Jamie Feick1997
  7. Elden Campbell2002
  8. Jamaal Magloire2002
  9. Jerome Moiso2002
  10. Emeka Okafor2005–2009
  11. Jahidi White2005
  12. Jamal Sampson2005
  13. Melvin Ely2005–2007
  14. Primoz Brezec2005–2008
  15. Jake Voskuhl2006–2007
  16. Sean May2006–2009
  17. Ryan Hollins2007–2009
  18. Nazr Mohammed2008–2011
  19. Alexis Ajinca2009–2010
  20. Boris Diaw2009–2012
  21. DeSagana Diop2009–2013
  22. Theo Ratliff2010
  23. Tyson Chandler2010
  24. Joel Przybilla2011
  25. Kwame Brown2011
  26. Bismack Biyombo2012–2021
  27. Byron Mullens2012–2013
  28. Brendan Haywood2013
  29. Al Jefferson2014–2016
  30. Cody Zeller2014–2021
  31. Justin Hamilton2014
  32. Mike Tobey2017
  33. Miles Plumlee2017
  34. Roy Hibbert2017
  35. Dwight Howard2018
  36. Willy Hernangomez2018–2020
  37. Nick Richards2021–2025
  38. Vernon Carey Jr.2021–2022
  39. Mason Plumlee2022–2026
  40. Montrezl Harrell2022
  41. Mark Williams2023–2025
  42. Marques Bolden2024
  43. Nathan Mensah2024
  44. Jusuf Nurkic2025
  45. PJ Hall2026
  46. Ryan Kalkbrenner2026
G54Tony Parker · Raymond Felton · Kelly Oubre Jr.›
  1. Eldridge Recasner2002
  2. Raymond Felton2006–2010
  3. D.J. Augustin2009–2012
  4. Garrett Temple2011
  5. Shaun Livingston2011
  6. Ramon Sessions2013–2017
  7. Lance Stephenson2015
  8. Troy Daniels2015–2016
  9. Aaron Harrison2016–2017
  10. Courtney Lee2016
  11. Jeremy Lin2016
  12. Jorge Gutierrez2016
  13. Marco Belinelli2017
  14. Dwayne Bacon2018–2020
  15. Julyan Stone2018
  16. Malik Monk2018–2021
  17. Marcus Paige2018
  18. Michael Carter-Williams2018
  19. J.P. Macura2019
  20. Joe Chealey2019–2020
  21. Shelvin Mack2019
  22. Tony Parker2019
  23. Jahmir Young2020–2022
  24. Terry Rozier2020–2024
  25. Grant Riller2021
  26. LaMelo Ball2021–2026
  27. Nate Darling2021
  28. Isaiah Thomas2022
  29. Kelly Oubre Jr.2022–2023
  30. Bryce McGowens2023–2024
  31. Kobi Simmons2023
  32. Svi Mykhailiuk2023
  33. Amari Bailey2024
  34. Nick Smith Jr.2024–2025
  35. Seth Curry2024–2025
  36. Tre Mann2024–2026
  37. Vasilije Micic2024–2025
  38. Damion Baugh2025
  39. DaQuan Jeffries2025
  40. Elfrid Payton2025
  41. Isaiah Wong2025
  42. Jared Rhoden2025
  43. Jaylen Sims2025
  44. Josh Green2025–2026
  45. Josh Okogie2025
  46. KJ Simpson2025–2026
  47. Marcus Garrett2025
  48. Antonio Reeves2026
  49. Coby White2026
  50. Collin Sexton2026
  51. Kon Knueppel2026
  52. Liam McNeeley2026
  53. Pat Connaughton2026
  54. Sion James2026
F27Nicolas Batum · Marvin Williams · Taj Gibson›
  1. Kirk Haston2002
  2. Matt Bullard2002
  3. Dante Cunningham2011
  4. Jeff Adrien2013–2014
  5. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist2013–2020
  6. Marvin Williams2015–2020
  7. Nicolas Batum2016–2020
  8. Christian Wood2017
  9. Johnny O'Bryant III2017–2018
  10. Treveon Graham2017–2018
  11. Mangok Mathiang2018
  12. Miles Bridges2019–2026
  13. Caleb Martin2020–2021
  14. Jalen McDaniels2020–2023
  15. P.J. Washington2020–2024
  16. JT Thor2022–2024
  17. Xavier Sneed2023
  18. Aleksej Pokusevski2024
  19. Brandon Miller2024–2026
  20. Grant Williams2024–2026
  21. Leaky Black2024
  22. Moussa Diabate2025–2026
  23. Taj Gibson2025
  24. Tidjane Salaun2025–2026
  25. Wendell Moore Jr.2025
  26. Drew Peterson2026
  27. Xavier Tillman2026
C/PF1Steve Scheffler›
  1. Steve Scheffler1991
PF/C11Otis Thorpe · Frank Brickowski · J. R. Reid›
  1. Earl Cureton1989–1991
  2. Tim Kempton1989–1994
  3. J. R. Reid1990–1999
  4. Kenny Gattison1990–1995
  5. Richard Anderson1990
  6. Lorenzo Williams1993–1994
  7. Sidney Green1993
  8. Frank Brickowski1994
  9. Marty Conlon1994
  10. Joe Wolf1995–1999
  11. Otis Thorpe2001
PF/SF1Larry Johnson›
  1. Larry Johnson1992–1996
PG/SG1Michael Holton›
  1. Michael Holton1989–1990
SF/PF1Chuck Person›
  1. Chuck Person1999
SF/SG4Dale Ellis · Jeff Grayer · Rafael Addison›
  1. Randolph Keys1990–1991
  2. Rafael Addison1996–1997
  3. Jeff Grayer1998
  4. Dale Ellis2000
SG/PG2Rex Chapman · Tony Smith›
  1. Rex Chapman1989–1992
  2. Tony Smith1997
SG/SF5Robert Reid · Ricky Pierce · David Wingate›
  1. Robert Reid1989–1990
  2. David Wingate1993–1995
  3. Scott Burrell1994–2001
  4. Darrin Hancock1995–1996
  5. Ricky Pierce1997

Franchise Lifers

31 one-club men · league board →

NBA players who spent their entire encyclopedia-attributed career with the Charlotte Hornets — ranked by seasons of service. Tenure is the span the corpus attributes.

  1. 1Miles BridgesF8 · 2019–2026
  2. 2Brandon MillerF3 · 2024–2026
  3. 3Bernard RobinsonSG3 · 2005–2007
  4. 4Jeffery TaylorSF3 · 2013–2015
  5. 5Tony BennettPG3 · 1993–1995
  6. 6James BouknightSG3 · 2022–2024

+25 more one-club men with the franchise.

Journeymen Who Wore the Crest

200 nomads · league board →

NBA players who wore the Charlotte Hornets crest along the way but played for three or more franchises in all — the well-traveled careers this club was one chapter of. The count is distinct canonical franchises.

  1. 1Ish SmithPG13 clubs · 2022–2024 here
  2. 2Garrett TempleG12 clubs · 2011 here
  3. 3D.J. AugustinG11 clubs · 2009–2012 here
  4. 4Anthony TolliverPF11 clubs · 2014 here
  5. 5Seth CurryG10 clubs · 2024–2025 here
  6. 6Isaiah ThomasG10 clubs · 2022 here
  7. 7Tim KemptonPF/C9 clubs · 1989–1994 here
  8. 8Ryan HollinsC9 clubs · 2007–2009 here
  9. 9Shaun LivingstonG9 clubs · 2011 here
  10. 10Marco BelinelliG9 clubs · 2017 here
  11. 11Theo RatliffC9 clubs · 2010 here
  12. 12Mason PlumleeC8 clubs · 2022–2026 here
  13. 13Ramon SessionsG8 clubs · 2013–2017 here
  14. 14Keith BogansSG8 clubs · 2005–2006 here
  15. 15Tyson ChandlerC8 clubs · 2010 here
  16. 16Taj GibsonF8 clubs · 2025 here
  17. 17Jeremy LinG8 clubs · 2016 here
  18. 18Lance StephensonG8 clubs · 2015 here
  19. 19Eddie HouseSG8 clubs · 2005 here
  20. 20Christian WoodF8 clubs · 2017 here
  21. 21Shannon BrownPG8 clubs · 2009 here
  22. 22Noah VonlehPF8 clubs · 2015 here
  23. 23Svi MykhailiukG8 clubs · 2023 here
  24. 24Jason HartPG8 clubs · 2005 here

+176 more well-traveled players who wore the crest.

Who Held the Room

8 rooms · 1989–2026

Every position room Charlotte Hornets has passed down, steadiest first. The SF room is their most stable — 5 holders across 37 years, a new one every 7.4 on average.

  1. SF5 holders · 4 handoffs · 1989–2025 · one every 7.4y
    Kelly Tripucka1989–1991Gerald Wallace2005–2011Stephen Jackson2010–2011Cody Martin2020–2025Gordon Hayward2021–2024
  2. PG5 holders · 4 handoffs · 1989–2021 · one every 6.6y
    Muggsy Bogues1989–1998Baron Davis2002Brevin Knight2005–2007Kemba Walker2012–2019Devonte' Graham2019–2021
  3. PF5 holders · 4 handoffs · 1989–2019 · one every 6.2y
    Kurt Rambis1989–1990Armen Gilliam1990–1991Tyrus Thomas2010–2013Josh McRoberts2013–2014Frank Kaminsky2016–2019
  4. PF/C2 holders · 1 handoff · 1990–1999 · one every 5y
    Kenny Gattison1990–1995J. R. Reid1990–1999
  5. SG7 holders · 6 handoffs · 1994–2019 · one every 3.7y
    Hersey Hawkins1994–2001Bobby Phills1998–2000Keith Bogans2005–2006Matt Carroll2005–2013Jason Richardson2008–2009Gerald Henderson2010–2015Jeremy Lamb2016–2019
  6. G7 holders · 6 handoffs · 2006–2026 · one every 3y
    Raymond Felton2006–2010D.J. Augustin2009–2012Ramon Sessions2013–2017Malik Monk2018–2021Terry Rozier2020–2024LaMelo Ball2021–2026Kelly Oubre Jr.2022–2023

+2 more rooms with a shorter average hold.

Room tenures, not starting jobs — the corpus has no per-season depth chart, so holders can overlap (a successor often arrives before his predecessor leaves) and the measure is how often the room changed hands. A holder is a player who produced real value for this club during his years here, which is what separates holding the room from being on the roster. Detected from per-season VAL (1989–2026 here; league coverage is complete from 1999) — rooms the corpus cannot value are not shown.

Franchise Mt. Rushmore

Four franchise-defining careers: VAL weighted by attributed tenure share, with a bounded bump for verified Hall of Fame and recorded award evidence.

148 player-season slots overlap another club's recorded span and are credited to neither (29.9% of considered span evidence).

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#1
Kemba Walker
PG · 2012–2019 · 73% share
VAL + tenure + verified honors96.9
133.2 career VAL · 73% attributed career share
#2
Muggsy Bogues
PG · 1989–1998 · 75% share
VAL + tenure + verified honors87.1
116.1 career VAL · 75% attributed career share
#3
Miles Bridges
F · 2019–2026 · 100% share
VAL + tenure + verified honors80.5
80.5 career VAL · 100% attributed career share
#4
Larry Johnson
PF/SF · 1992–1996 · 50% share
VAL + tenure + verified honors63.0
126 career VAL · 50% attributed career share

Monument Timeline — who held it, season by season

1989–2026 · 1 handoff

The holder in a season is the player with the most accumulated era-adjusted value (VAL) across attributed franchise seasons through that year — whole seasons only, never a depth-chart claim. A claim needs 3+ attributed seasons; unsettled through 1990. Relocated eras carry forward with the franchise.

  1. Muggsy BoguesPG1991–2018 · 96.8 VAL
  2. Kemba WalkerPG2019–2026 · 112.6 VAL