Charlotte Hornets 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
Since the 2004-05 season, the Charlotte Hornets have had only three playoff appearances and have not made the postseason since the 2016 NBA Playoffs. This year, things went from bad to worse. Charlotte finished with the fourth-worst record in the history of the franchise. It was a nightmare baptism under fire for rookie head coach Charles Lee, who had nothing to work with and no chance for success. The Hornets have not been able to gain a foothold despite a change in ownership, and fan apathy set in long ago
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The Charlotte Hornets' final regular season record was 19-63 straight up, 37-43-2 against the spread, and 32-48 over/under the total. Charlotte was 14th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings, 45 games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Charlotte's NBA metrics were 30th for scoring offense, 30th for field goal percentage, 28th for 3-point field goal percentage, 14th for free throw percentage, and 9th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Hornets' metrics were 19th for scoring defense, 15th for field goal percentage permitted, 8th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 25th for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
Last year, PG LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 23.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 8.0 assists per game. Ball was the 3rd overall pick of the NBA Draft out of Spire Academy by the Hornets. He was a 2022 NBA All-Star and the 2021 NBA Rookie of the Year. Ball is on pace for the best season of his career. This year, he averaged 25.2 points and 7.4 assists per game.
In 2023-24, SF Miles Bridges averaged 20.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest. Bridges was the 12th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft out of Michigan State, where he was a consensus All-American. This year, he averaged 20.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
F Brandon Miller was the 2nd overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft out of Alabama by the Hornets. He was named to the 2024 NBA All-Rookie team and was a 2023 consensus All-American at Alabama. This season, Miller averaged 21.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Last year, he averaged 17.3 points per contest. Miller played in only 27 games this year because of a wrist injury.
Head Coach
Charles Lee was the new rookie head coach. He arrived from the Boston Celtics, where he was an assistant. Lee faces long odds with one of the worst franchises in the NBA.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 7)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2024–25 |
82 |
19 |
63 |
4th, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
21 |
61 |
5th, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
27 |
55 |
5th, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
43 |
39 |
3rd, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
33 |
39 |
4th, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2019–20 |
65 |
23 |
42 |
4th, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
39 |
43 |
2nd, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
Charlotte Hornets History
Since rejoining the NBA as the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004-05, the second-generation NBA franchise in the Queen City has made the playoffs just three times, with the latest postseason appearance coming in 2016. All three times, the Bobcats/Hornets were bounced in the first round, and they were swept twice. Their best performance so far came in 2015-16 when the Hornets took the Miami Heat to seven games thanks to Kemba Walker and Nic Batum.
This down period is a shame, considering Charlotte was a popular team in the 1990s. Fans loved to play with Alonzo Mourning, Larry Johnson, and Muggsy Bogues in NBA Jam, and the Hornets made the playoffs five times in six seasons before leaving for New Orleans because of owner George Shinn.
Robert Johnson became the first African American owner of a major professional sports franchise in the United States when Charlotte was awarded an expansion franchise shortly after the original team left for New Orleans. Johnson owned the team until he sold it to a group led by Michael Jordan, and His Airness was in charge of the franchise since that point. But Jordan finally sold the team after years of futility on the hardwood.
NBA Teams
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Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
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