The 2022–23 Charlotte Hornets season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 22, 2022, the Charlotte Hornets fired head coach James Borrego after four years with the team with no playoff appearances. The Hornets failed to improve on their 43-39 record the previous season, with their 40th loss coming on February 5, to Orlando. Additionally, after the Sacramento Kings clinched a playoff spot on March 29, 2023, the Hornets currently hold the distinction for having the longest playoff drought in the NBA with 7 seasons, last clinching in 2016.
Draft
Roster
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Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 2 | @ Boston | | Kelly Oubre Jr. (17) | Ball, Richards (7) | LaMelo Ball (4) | TD Garden19,156 | 0–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 5 | Indiana | | Terry Rozier (18) | Oubre Jr., Plumlee (9) | LaMelo Ball (7) | Spectrum Center9,382 | 0–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 7 | Boston | | LaMelo Ball (23) | Mason Plumlee (10) | LaMelo Ball (9) | Greensboro Coliseum16,119 | 0–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 10 | Washington | | Terry Rozier (24) | Nick Richards (8) | LaMelo Ball (3) | Spectrum Center9,478 | 0–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 12 | @ Philadelphia | | Gordon Hayward (16) | Hayward, Richards (7) | Mason Plumlee (5) | Wells Fargo Center19,778 | 0–5
Regular season
|-style="background:#cfc; | 1 | October 19 | @ San Antonio | | Terry Rozier (24) | Nick Richards (10) | Terry Rozier (6) | AT&T Center16,236 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 21 | New Orleans | | Gordon Hayward (26) | Terry Rozier (8) | Terry Rozier (11) | Spectrum Center19,287 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 23 | @ Atlanta | | Kelly Oubre Jr. (24) | Nick Richards (11) | Plumlee, Smith Jr. (6) | State Farm Arena17,383 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 26 | @ New York | | Gordon Hayward (21) | Gordon Hayward (9) | Dennis Smith Jr. (11) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 28 | @ Orlando | | Gordon Hayward (18) | Jalen McDaniels (7) | Plumlee, Smith Jr. (4) | Amway Center18,846 | 2–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 6 | October 29 | Golden State | | P. J. Washington (31) | Jalen McDaniels (11) | Dennis Smith Jr. (8) | Spectrum Center19,079 | 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 31 | Sacramento | | P. J. Washington (28) | Mason Plumlee (10) | Dennis Smith Jr. (8) | Spectrum Center12,020 | 3–4
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | November 2 | @ Chicago | | Kelly Oubre Jr. (24) | Mason Plumlee (13) | Dennis Smith Jr. (6) | United Center17,886 | 3–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 4 | @ Memphis | | Kelly Oubre Jr. (17) | Nick Richards (9) | Bouknight, Smith Jr. (5) | FedExForum17,187 | 3–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 5 | Brooklyn | | Terry Rozier (25) | Mason Plumlee (11) | James Bouknight (5) | Spectrum Center19,398 | 3–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | November 7 | Washington | | P. J. Washington (25) | Mason Plumlee (10) | Dennis Smith Jr. (10) | Spectrum Center13,712 | 3–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 9 | Portland | | Terry Rozier (18) | Mason Plumlee (12) | Terry Rozier (5) | Spectrum Center14,774 | 3–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 10 | @ Miami | | Kelly Oubre Jr. (29) | Mason Plumlee (15) | Dennis Smith Jr. (8) | FTX Arena19,600 | 3–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | November 12 | @ Miami | | Terry Rozier (22) | P. J. Washington (8) | Ball, Rozier (6) | FTX Arena19,600 | 3–11 |-style="background:#cfc; | 15 | November 14 | @ Orlando | | Mason Plumlee (18) | Mason Plumlee (10) | LaMelo Ball (9) | Amway Center15,018 | 4–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 16 | Indiana | | LaMelo Ball (26) | Mason Plumlee (10) | Terry Rozier (8) | Spectrum Center14,756 | 4–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | November 18 | @ Cleveland | | Kelly Oubre Jr. (34) | Nick Richards (14) | Gordon Hayward (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 4–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | November 20 | @ Washington | | Kelly Oubre Jr. (23) | Nick Richards (10) | Terry Rozier (5) | Capital One Arena14,289 | 4–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | November 23 | Philadelphia | | Terry Rozier (22) | Plumlee, Richards (13) | Plumlee, Rozier (6) | Spectrum Center16,910 | 5–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | November 25 | Minnesota | | Kelly Oubre Jr. (28) | Jones, Plumlee (12) | Terry Rozier (8) | Spectrum Center17,924 | 6–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | November 28 | @ Boston | | Jalen McDaniels (24) | Nick Richards (7) | Théo Maledon (8) | TD Garden19,156 | 6–15