2016–17 Charlotte Hornets season

2016–17 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach	Steve Clifford
General manager	Rich Cho
Owners	Michael Jordan
Arena	Spectrum Center
Results
Record	11–8 (.579)
Place	Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Southeast
Radio	WFNZ

The 2016–17 Charlotte Hornets season is the 27th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fourth season under head coach Steve Clifford.

Off season

The Hornets team store at the Spectrum Center was damaged and looted by rioters during the 2016 Charlotte riot.

NBA draft

Main article: 2016 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/club team
1	22	Malachi Richardson	SG	United States	Syracuse

Roster

Charlotte Hornets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 10 Bailey, Amari (FA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-02-17 UCLA G 1 Ball, LaMelo  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-08-22 SPIRE Academy (OH) F 0 Bridges, Miles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998-03-21 Michigan State G 30 Curry, Seth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-08-23 Duke C — Diabaté, Moussa (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-01-21 Michigan F/C 67 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985-06-24 USC G/F 8 Green, Josh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-11-16 Arizona G 23 Mann, Tre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-02-03 Florida F 11 Martin, Cody 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-09-28 Nevada G 22 Micić, Vasilije 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1994-01-13 Serbia G/F 24 Miller, Brandon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-11-22 Alabama C 4 Richards, Nick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997-11-29 Kentucky F 31 Salaün, Tidjane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 2005-08-10 France G 25 Simpson, KJ (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 2002-08-08 Colorado G 8 Smith, Nick Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-04-18 Arkansas F 21 Thor, JT (FA) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2002-08-26 Auburn F 2 Williams, Grant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1998-11-30 Tennessee C 5 Williams, Mark  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 2001-12-16 Duke

Head coach Charles Lee Assistant coach(es) Jermaine Bucknor Ryan Frazier Matt Hill Chris Jent Josh Longstaff Blaine Mueller Zach Peterson Lamar Skeeter Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: August 1, 2024

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Pre-season: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 3 @ Dallas L 88–95 Frank Kaminsky III (13) Roy Hibbert (8) Hawes, Sessions (4) American Airlines Center 19,219 0–1 2 October 6 Boston L 92–107 Jeremy Lamb (16) Jeremy Lamb (10) Spencer Hawes (6) Greensboro Coliseum 8,021 0–2 3 October 8 @ Boston L 86–104 Christian Wood (13) Frank Kaminsky III (12) Spencer Hawes (5) Mohegan Sun Arena 8,052 0–3 4 October 10 Minnesota W 98–86 Frank Kaminsky III (17) Spencer Hawes (11) Nicolas Batum (5) Spectrum Center 8,424 1–3 5 October 17 @ Chicago W 108–104 (OT) Belinelli, Kaminsky III (14) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (10) Ramon Sessions (5) United Center 20,025 2–3 6 October 20 Miami W 96–88 Kemba Walker (17) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14) Kemba Walker (6) Spectrum Center 9,127 3–3 7 October 21 @ Minnesota L 74–109 Marco Belinelli (10) Jeremy Lamb (9) Walker, Wood (2) Target Center 9,708 3–4
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 11–9 (Home: 6–6; Road: 5–3)
October: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 26 @ Milwaukee W 107–96 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (23) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14) Kemba Walker (8) BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717 1–0 2 October 28 @ Miami W 97–91 Kemba Walker (24) Marvin Williams (11) Walker, Batum, Sessions (4) American Airlines Arena 19,600 2–0 3 October 29 Boston L 98–104 Kemba Walker (29) Cody Zeller (9) Nicolas Batum (6) Spectrum Center 18,708 2–1
November : 8–7 (home: 5–4; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 2 Philadelphia W 109–93 Kemba Walker (22) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (13) Kemba Walker (7) Spectrum Center 15,275 3–1 5 November 4 @ Brooklyn W 99–95 Kemba Walker (30) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (10) Cody Zeller (6) Barclays Center 15,775 4–1 6 November 7 Indiana W 122–100 Kemba Walker (24) Spencer Hawes (13) Kemba Walker (10) Spectrum Center 16,880 5–1 7 November 9 Utah W 104–98 Kemba Walker (21) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (9) Kemba Walker (6) Spectrum Center 15,712 6–1 8 November 11 Toronto L 111–113 Kemba Walker (40) Batum, Walker (10) Batum, Walker (6) Spectrum Center 18,107 6–2 9 November 13 @ Cleveland L 93–100 Kemba Walker (21) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (10) Nicholas Batum (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 6–3 10 November 15 @ Minnesota W 115–108 Kemba Walker (30) Cody Zeller (9) Nicholas Batum (7) Target Center 10,349 7-3 11 November 18 Atlanta W 100–96 Nicolas Batum (24) Marvin Williams (11) Kemba Walker (6) Spectrum Center 17,989 8–3 12 November 19 @ New Orleans L 116–121 (OT) Kemba Walker (25) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (13) Ramon Sessions (9) Smoothie King Center 15,739 8–4 13 November 21 Memphis L 94–106 Frank Kaminsky III (23) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (10) Nicolas Batum (5) Spectrum Center 14,181 8–5 14 November 23 San Antonio L 114–119 Kemba Walker (26) Kemba Walker (9) Kemba Walker (7) Spectrum Center 18,515 8–6 15 November 25 @ New York L 111–113 (OT) Marco Belinelli (19) Batum, Kaminsky (9) Nicolas Batum (8) Madison Square Garden 19,812 8–7 16 November 26 New York W 107–102 Kemba Walker (28) Jeremy Lamb (17) Kaminsky, Sessions, Walker (3) Spectrum Center 19,195 9–7 17 November 28 @ Memphis W 104–85 Lamb, Walker (21) Jeremy Lamb (9) Spencer Hawes (6) FedEx Forum 13,143 10–7 18 November 29 Detroit L 89–112 Kemba Walker (23) Nicolas Batum (11) Nicolas Batum (5) Spectrum Center 14,266 10–8
December: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 1 Dallas W 97–87 Kemba Walker (18) Nicolas Batum (9) Nicolas Batum (6) Spectrum Center 14,471 11–8 20 December 3 Minnesota L 120–125 (OT) Kemba Walker (2) Kaminsky, Zeller (9) Nicolas Batum (12) Spectrum Center 16,982 11–9 21 December 5 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 0-0 22 December 7 Detroit Spectrum Center 0-0 23 December 9 Orlando Spectrum Center 0-0 24 December 10 @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 0-0 25 December 12 @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0-0 26 December 14 @ Washington Verizon Center 0-0 27 December 16 @ Boston TD Garden 0-0 28 December 17 @ Atlanta Philips Arena 0-0 29 December 20 L.A Lakers Spectrum Center 0-0 30 December 23 Chicago Spectrum Center 0-0 31 December 26 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 0-0 32 December 28 @ Orlando Amway Center 0-0 33 December 29 Miami Spectrum Center 0-0 34 December 31 Cleveland Spectrum Center 0-0
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 January 2 @ Chicago United Center 0-0 36 January 4 Oklahoma City Spectrum Center 0-0 37 January 5 @ Detroit Palace of Auburn Hills 0-0 38 January 7 @ San Antonio AT&T Center 0-0 39 January 10 @ Houston Toyota Center 0-0 40 January 13 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 0-0 41 January 16 @ Boston TD Garden 0-0 42 January 18 Portland Spectrum Center 0-0 43 January 20 Toronto Spectrum Center 0-0 44 January 21 Brooklyn Spectrum Center 0-0 45 January 23 Washington Spectrum Center 0-0 46 January 25 Golden State Spectrum Center 0-0 47 January 27 @ New York Madison Square Garden 0-0 48 January 28 Sacramento Spectrum Center 0-0 49 January 31 @ Portland Moda Center 0-0
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 1 @ Golden State Oracle Arena 0-0 51 February 2 @ Utah Vivint Smart Home Arena 0-0 52 February 7 Brooklyn Spectrum Center 0-0 53 February 9 Houston Spectrum Center 0-0 54 February 11 L.A Clippers Spectrum Center 0-0 55 February 13 Philadelphia Spectrum Center 0-0 56 February 15 @ Toronto Air Canada Centre 0-0 All-Star Break 57 February 23 @ Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills 0-0 58 February 25 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center 0-0 59 February 26 @ L.A Clippers Staples Center 0-0 60 February 28 @ L.A Lakers Staples Center 0-0
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 2 @ Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena 0-0 62 March 4 @ Denver Pepsi Center 0-0 63 March 6 Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0-0 64 March 8 @ Miami American Airlines Arena 0-0 65 March 10 Orlando Spectrum Center 0-0 66 March 11 New Orleans Spectrum Center 0-0 67 March 13 Chicago Spectrum Center 0-0 68 March 15 @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0-0 69 March 18 Washington Spectrum Center 0-0 70 March 20 Atlanta Spectrum Center 0-0 71 March 22 @ Orlando Amway Center 0-0 72 March 24 Cleveland Spectrum Center 0-0 73 March 26 Phoenix Spectrum Center 0-0 74 March 28 Milwaukee Spectrum Center 0-0 75 March 29 @ Toronto Air Canada Centre 0-0 76 March 31 Denver Spectrum Center 0-0
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 2 @ Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena 0-0 78 April 4 @ Washington Verizon Center 0-0 79 April 5 Miami Spectrum Center 0-0 80 April 8 Boston Spectrum Center 0-0 81 April 10 @ Milwaukee BMO Harris Bradley Center 0-0 82 April 11 @ Atlanta Philips Arena 0-0
2016–17 season schedule

Standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Washington Wizards	49	33	.598	–	30‍–‍11	19‍–‍22	8–8	82
x – Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	6.0	23‍–‍18	20‍–‍21	6–10	82
Miami Heat	41	41	.500	8.0	23‍–‍18	18‍–‍23	9–7	82
Charlotte Hornets	36	46	.439	13.0	22‍–‍19	14‍–‍27	10–6	82
Orlando Magic	29	53	.354	20.0	16‍–‍25	13‍–‍28	7–9	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Boston Celtics *	53	29	.646	–	82
2	y – Cleveland Cavaliers *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
3	x – Toronto Raptors	51	31	.622	2.0	82
4	y – Washington Wizards *	49	33	.598	4.0	82
5	x – Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	10.0	82
6	x – Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	11.0	82
7	x – Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	11.0	82
8	x – Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	12.0	82
9	Miami Heat	41	41	.500	12.0	82
10	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	16.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	36	46	.439	17.0	82
12	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	22.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	29	53	.354	24.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	28	54	.341	25.0	82
15	Brooklyn Nets	20	62	.244	33.0	82

Transactions

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Nicolas Batum	5-year contract worth $120 million
Marvin Williams	4-year contract worth $54 million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Roy Hibbert	1-year contract worth $5 million	Los Angeles Lakers
Ramon Sessions	2-year contract worth $12.5 million	Washington Wizards
Christian Wood	2-year contract worth $1,889,382	Philadelphia 76ers
Brian Roberts	1-year contract worth $1 million	Portland Trail Blazers

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Al Jefferson	3-year contract worth $30 million	Indiana Pacers
Jeremy Lin	3-year contract worth $36 million	Brooklyn Nets
Courtney Lee	4-year contract worth $50 million	New York Knicks