Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel received a pleasant surprise during a recent interview with Taylor Rooks for Bleacher Report. Knueppel has stated in the past that he hopes to model his game after Klay Thompson's and received a special message from the Dallas Mavericks star, via Rooks.

In April, the Charlotte Hornets signed Jaylen Sims out of the Greensboro Swarm to a 10-Day contract. When I asked Charles Lee about what he saw from Sims after his first game, Charles smiled, saying,

LAS VEGAS – Kon Knueppel and KJ Simpson tallied 19 points each to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 106-81 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Thomas and Mack Center on Thursday evening.

Rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner works toward a key rotation spot, while LaMelo Ball sharpens leadership skills for success alongside Collin Sexton.

It's been a total team effort amongst the players, but one of the players that's quietly stood out has been PJ Hall. Hall, who went undrafted, was on a two-way contract with the D

A detailed breakdown and grade of every Charlotte Hornets signing in the 2025 NBA free agency, from Spencer Dinwiddie to Mason Plumlee.

Traded to Charlotte in January, Josh Okogie appeared in 16 games and made six starts, averaging 8.9 points and 2.7 rebounds.

George did give a shoutout to the city of Charlotte for being a great city, and while he kind of hedged his criticism of the Hornets by saying he could see himself playing there, the comment still stands -- and he's not wrong, either. The Hornets haven't made the playoffs since 2016 and have only one winning record in the last nine years.

He says he still thinks positively of his era in the purple and teal where he was teammates with Muggsy Bogues, Dell Curry and Alonzo Mourning.