Eastern Conference
Charlotte Hornets
Record 4-8Projected 30.1-51.9Playoffs 10.2%Win conference 0.1%Win Finals 0.0%Lottery 89.8%Expected pick 7.4SRS -5.14
DARKO rating · #22 of 30
-1.8Worth about 31 wins over 82 games
Ratings through Nov 12, 2026
Where the rating comes from
Each player's DPM times their share of DARKO's projected team minutes, times five for the five players on the floor, split into offense and defense (points per 100 possessions; 0 is an average player). The columns add up to the team's numbers at the bottom, and offense plus defense is net. Players above average add +2.42; the ones below take away 4.22.
- Moussa Diabate Offense-0.02 Defense+0.66 Net+0.65
- Kon Knueppel Offense+0.71 Defense-0.29 Net+0.43
- Grant Williams Offense+0.16 Defense+0.24 Net+0.40
- Ryan Kalkbrenner Offense-0.10 Defense+0.37 Net+0.28
- Coby White Offense+0.78 Defense-0.52 Net+0.26
- Brandon Miller Offense+0.34 Defense-0.11 Net+0.23
- Grayson Allen Offense+0.41 Defense-0.22 Net+0.19
- Liam McNeeley Offense-0.14 Defense-0.06 Net-0.20
- Tidjane Salaün Offense-0.23 Defense-0.13 Net-0.36
- Hannes Steinbach Offense-0.41 Defense+0.02 Net-0.39
- Naz Reid Offense-0.50 Defense+0.08 Net-0.42
- Royce O'Neale Offense-0.66 Defense+0.15 Net-0.51
- Christian Anderson Offense-0.33 Defense-0.29 Net-0.62
- Sion James Offense-0.85 Defense+0.09 Net-0.77
- Dennis Schroder Offense-0.52 Defense-0.44 Net-0.96
Players
| Player | Pos |
|---|
| Player | Pos | DPM | Off | Def | Fair Salary | Box | On/Off | MPG | Pace | Pts/100 | Ast/100 | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | |||||||||||||
| Brandon Miller | F | +0.7 | +1.1 | -0.4 | $20.4M | +0.5 | +1.0 | 16.1 | 95.3 | 33.7 | 5.0 | 41.7% | 36.8% | 87.5% |
| Christian Anderson | G | -3.3 | -1.7 | -1.6 | -$5.8M | -3.3 | -2.8 | 9.5 | 97.0 | 22.5 | 8.3 | 39.8% | 35.3% | 83.8% |
| Coby White | G | +0.6 | +1.9 | -1.3 | $17.7M | +1.4 | +0.4 | 20.9 | 96.6 | 32.7 | 8.2 | 43.0% | 36.2% | 86.3% |
| Dennis Schroder | G | -3.0 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -$8.0M | -2.6 | -3.0 | 16.3 | 95.7 | 19.2 | 9.1 | 41.3% | 34.8% | 83.5% |
| Grant Williams | F | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.8 | $14.2M | +0.8 | +1.5 | 14.8 | 95.6 | 18.7 | 3.5 | 42.3% | 37.6% | 80.2% |
| Grayson Allen | G | +0.4 | +0.8 | -0.4 | $22.0M | +1.1 | +0.1 | 26.1 | 97.0 | 27.1 | 6.4 | 41.5% | 38.2% | 85.3% |
| Hannes Steinbach | F | -2.9 | -3.0 | +0.1 | -$4.2M | -2.9 | -3.0 | 7.0 | 96.7 | 20.7 | 2.1 | 60.8% | 26.3% | 70.2% |
| Kon Knueppel | G-F | +1.4 | +2.3 | -0.9 | $25.1M | +1.7 | +0.7 | 16.0 | 95.9 | 28.4 | 5.2 | 44.5% | 38.7% | 85.1% |
| Kylan Boswell | G | -2.6 | -1.8 | -0.8 | -$1.4M | -2.6 | -3.0 | 1.6 | 97.3 | 18.9 | 7.0 | 40.4% | 33.1% | 76.6% |
| Liam McNeeley | F | -2.0 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -$0.6M | -2.1 | -1.5 | 5.0 | 96.3 | 21.9 | 4.0 | 41.3% | 34.9% | 79.5% |
| Michael Ajayi | G | -2.3 | -1.7 | -0.6 | -$0.7M | -2.3 | -2.2 | 1.4 | 96.7 | 17.8 | 4.8 | 42.1% | 32.7% | 72.4% |
| Moussa Diabate | F | +1.2 | -0.0 | +1.3 | $26.6M | +1.4 | +1.3 | 26.7 | 95.2 | 15.4 | 3.8 | 62.0% | 21.6% | 64.4% |
| Naz Reid | C | -0.8 | -0.9 | +0.1 | $12.1M | -1.1 | -0.7 | 28.1 | 96.9 | 28.5 | 4.1 | 44.0% | 36.1% | 73.9% |
| PJ Hall | C | -1.0 | -1.4 | +0.3 | $2.2M | -0.8 | -3.4 | 3.9 | 95.7 | 21.7 | 3.0 | 47.6% | 33.2% | 72.9% |
| Royce O'Neale | F | -1.4 | -1.8 | +0.4 | $3.3M | +0.4 | -1.9 | 18.2 | 96.6 | 17.1 | 3.4 | 40.2% | 38.3% | 75.6% |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | C | +0.9 | -0.3 | +1.2 | $20.7M | +1.2 | +0.2 | 15.1 | 96.3 | 15.6 | 2.9 | 65.6% | 23.1% | 71.5% |
| Sion James | G | -1.7 | -1.9 | +0.2 | $2.0M | -2.0 | -1.3 | 22.3 | 96.4 | 14.1 | 5.8 | 40.3% | 35.3% | 79.7% |
| Tidjane Salaün | F | -1.6 | -1.0 | -0.6 | $2.0M | -1.3 | -2.5 | 11.6 | 95.5 | 20.2 | 2.2 | 43.0% | 34.8% | 71.7% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 27 | -0.8 | 6.8 | 95% |
| Moussa Diabate | 24 | +1.2 | 7.9 | 95% |
| Grayson Allen | 31 | +0.4 | 3.9 | 69% |
| Sion James | 23 | -1.7 | 6.8 | 88% |
| Coby White | 26 | +0.6 | 4.2 | 68% |
| Royce O'Neale | 33 | -1.4 | 2.3 | 37% |
| Dennis Schroder | 33 | -3.0 | 0.8 | 10% |
| Brandon Miller | 23 | +0.7 | 9.8 | 99% |
| Kon Knueppel | 21 | +1.4 | 12.0 | 99% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$161.8M of salary for $168.4M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Naz Reid : salary $23.3M, DARKO value $12.1M, surplus -$11.2M
- Coby White : salary $22.8M, DARKO value $17.7M, surplus -$5.1M
- Grayson Allen : salary $18.1M, DARKO value $22.0M, surplus +$3.9M
- Brandon Miller : salary $15.1M, DARKO value $20.4M, surplus +$5.3M
- Dennis Schroder : salary $14.8M, DARKO value -$8.0M, surplus -$22.8M
- Grant Williams : salary $14.3M, DARKO value $14.2M, surplus -$0.1M
- Royce O'Neale : salary $10.9M, DARKO value $3.3M, surplus -$7.5M
- Kon Knueppel : salary $10.5M, DARKO value $25.1M, surplus +$14.6M
- Tidjane Salaün : salary $8.2M, DARKO value $2.0M, surplus -$6.2M
- Hannes Steinbach : salary $5.2M, DARKO value -$4.2M, surplus -$9.4M
- Christian Anderson : salary $4.3M, DARKO value -$5.8M, surplus -$10.0M
- Liam McNeeley : salary $2.9M, DARKO value -$0.6M, surplus -$3.5M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schroder, Naz Reid, Moussa Diabate, Brandon Miller, Sion James | 126 | +1.0 | -2.3 | +3.3 |
Worst Lineups
No other lineup is still together.
Lineups whose five players are all on today's roster, from lineup ratings computed November 13, 2026.