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2017–18 Charlotte Hornets season

The 2017–18 Charlotte Hornets season was the 28th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fifth season under head coach Steve Clifford. It was also the last season where Rich Cho is the general manager for the Hornets and the last where Steve Clifford is the head coach, as well as Mitch Kupchak's first year with Charlotte.

2017–18 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachSteve Clifford
General managerRich Cho
Buzz Peterson (interim)
Mitch Kupchak
OwnersMichael Jordan
ArenaSpectrum Center
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southeast)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Southeast
RadioWFNZ
< 2016–17 2018–19 >

On March 28, 2018 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kemba Walker surpassed Dell Curry to become the franchise's all-time leader in points. The Hornets equaled their record from last season and went on to miss playoff contention for the second straight season.

On April 8, 2018, Kupchak was hired as the president of basketball operations and general manager of the Charlotte Hornets.[1]

On April 13, 2018, the Hornets' president of basketball operations and general manager Kupchak announced that the team had relieved Steve Clifford of his head coaching duties.[2]

NBA draft

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Main article: 2017 NBA draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/club team
111Malik MonkSG  United StatesKentucky
240Dwayne BaconSG  United StatesFlorida State

Roster

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2017–18 Charlotte Hornets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F7Bacon, Dwayne6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)221 lb (100 kg)1995–08–30Florida State
G/F5Batum, Nicolas6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)1988–12–14France
G10Carter-Williams, Michael6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)1991–10–10Syracuse
G/F21Graham, Treveon6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)219 lb (99 kg)1993–10–28VCU
C41Hernangómez, Willy6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg)1994–05–27Spain
C12Howard, Dwight6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)265 lb (120 kg)1985–12–08SW Atlanta Academy (GA)
F/C44Kaminsky, Frank7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)242 lb (110 kg)1993–04–04Wisconsin
F14Kidd-Gilchrist, Michael6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)232 lb (105 kg)1993–09–26Kentucky
G3Lamb, Jeremy6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)1992–05–30Connecticut
F/C9Mathiang, Mangok (TW)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)1992–10–08Louisville
G1Monk, Malik6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)1998–02–04Kentucky
G4Paige, Marcus (TW)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)164 lb (74 kg)1993–09–11North Carolina
G32Stone, Julyan6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)1988–12–07UTEP
G15Walker, Kemba6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)184 lb (83 kg)1990–05–08Connecticut
F2Williams, Marvin6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)237 lb (108 kg)1986–06–19North Carolina
F/C40Zeller, Cody7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg)1992–10–05Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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: 2018–2–7

Game log

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Pre-season

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2017 pre-season game log
Total: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
Pre-season: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 2@ BostonL 82–94 Kemba Walker (12)Dwight Howard (10)Lamb, Walker (3)TD Garden
18,624		0–1
2October 4@ DetroitW 108–106 Malik Monk (19)Dwight Howard (11)Julyan Stone (7)Little Caesars Arena
13,882		1–1
3October 9@ MiamiL 106–109 Malik Monk (19)Cody Zeller (8)Malik Monk (4)American Airlines Arena
19,600		1–2
4October 11BostonL 100–108 Malik Monk (21)Cody Zeller (9)Kemba Walker (6)Spectrum Center
N/A		1–3
5October 13DallasW 111–96 Kemba Walker (18)Dwight Howard (12)Bacon, Walker (4)Spectrum Center
10,018		2–3
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season

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2017–18 game log
Total: 36–46 (Home: 21–20; Road: 15–26)
October: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 18@ DetroitL 90–102 Kemba Walker (24)Dwight Howard (15)Kemba Walker (4)Little Caesars Arena
20,491		0–1
2October 20AtlantaW 109–91 Kemba Walker (26)Dwight Howard (15)Kemba Walker (9)Spectrum Center
18,417		1–1
3October 23@ MilwaukeeL 94–103 Frank Kaminsky (18)Dwight Howard (22)Kemba Walker (6)Bradley Center
12,887		1–2
4October 25DenverW 110–93 Frank Kaminsky (20)Dwight Howard (19)Lamb, Walker (5)Spectrum Center
14,253		2–2
5October 27HoustonL 93–109 Kemba Walker (26)Dwight Howard (16)Kemba Walker (5)Spectrum Center
17,339		2–3
6October 29OrlandoW 120–113 Kemba Walker (34)Marvin Williams (11)Kemba Walker (10)Spectrum Center
15,531		3–3
7October 30@ MemphisW 104–99 Kemba Walker (27)Lamb, Williams, Zeller (8)Kemba Walker (6)FedExForum
15,711		4–3
November: 4–9 (home: 4–2; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8November 1MilwaukeeW 126–121 Kemba Walker (26)Dwight Howard (11)Treveon Graham (5)Spectrum Center
15,655		5–3
9November 3@ San AntonioL 101–108 Dwight Howard (20)Dwight Howard (13)Jeremy Lamb (6)AT&T Center
18,418		5–4
10November 5@ MinnesotaL 94–112 Cody Zeller (16)Howard, Zeller (9)Kemba Walker (9)Target Center
14,124		5–5
11November 7@ New YorkL 113–118 Howard, Monk, Walker (21)Dwight Howard (9)Kemba Walker (7)Madison Square Garden
18,704		5–6
12November 10@ BostonL 87–90 Kemba Walker (20)Dwight Howard (11)Kemba Walker (11)TD Garden
18,624		5–7
13November 15ClevelandL 107–115 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (22)Kidd-Gilchrist, Kaminsky (6)Kemba Walker (7)Spectrum Center
19,427		5–8
14November 17@ ChicagoL 120–123 Kemba Walker (47)Dwight Howard (9)Kemba Walker (5)United Center
20,493		5–9
15November 18L.A. ClippersW 102–87 Kemba Walker (26)Dwight Howard (16)Nicolas Batum (7)Spectrum Center
17,640		6–9
16November 20MinnesotaW 118–102 Dwight Howard (25)Dwight Howard (20)Michael Carter-Williams (4)Spectrum Center
15,978		7–9
17November 22WashingtonW 129–124 (OT)Dwight Howard (26)Dwight Howard (13)Jeremy Lamb (5)Spectrum Center
16,041		8–9
18November 24@ ClevelandL 99–100 Dwight Howard (20)Dwight Howard (13)Kemba Walker (8)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		8–10
19November 25San AntonioL 86–106 Kemba Walker (18)Dwight Howard (11)Kemba Walker (5)Spectrum Center
18,597		8–11
20November 29@ TorontoL 113–126 Dwight Howard (22)Dwight Howard (10)Batum, Carter-Williams (5)Air Canada Centre
19,800		8–12
December: 5–11 (home: 3–7; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21December 1@ MiamiL 100–105 Marvin Williams (16)Dwight Howard (9)Michael Carter-Williams (6)American Airlines Arena
19,600		8–13
22December 4OrlandoW 104–94 Kemba Walker (29)Nicolas Batum (11)Nicolas Batum (7)Spectrum Center
14,419		9–13
23December 6Golden StateL 87–101 Kemba Walker (24)Cody Zeller (8)Kemba Walker (5)Spectrum Center
19,334		9–14
24December 8ChicagoL 111–119 (OT)Dwight Howard (25)Dwight Howard (20)Nicolas Batum (10)Spectrum Center
14,077		9–15
25December 9L.A. LakersL 99–110 Kemba Walker (23)Dwight Howard (12)Kemba Walker (1)Spectrum Center
19,320		9–16
26December 11@ Oklahoma CityW 116–103 Dwight Howard (23)Dwight Howard (7)Kemba Walker (9)Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		10–16
27December 13@ HoustonL 96–108 Dwight Howard (26)Dwight Howard (18)Batum, Walker, Carter-Williams (3)Toyota Center
16,509		10–17
28December 15MiamiL 98–104 Kemba Walker (25)Dwight Howard (16)Nicolas Batum (10)Spectrum Center
15,565		10–18
29December 16PortlandL 91–93 Nicolas Batum (23)Dwight Howard (15)Kemba Walker (6)Spectrum Center
16,687		10–19
30December 18New YorkW 109–91 Frank Kaminsky (24)Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (9)Kemba Walker (6)Spectrum Center
15,386		11–19
31December 20TorontoL 111–129 Jeremy Lamb (32)Dwight Howard (9)Nicolas Batum (5)Spectrum Center
15,023		11–20
32December 22@ MilwaukeeL 104–109 Kemba Walker (32)Marvin Williams (10)Nicolas Batum (6)Bradley Center
17,018		11–21
33December 23MilwaukeeW 111–106 Dwight Howard (21)Dwight Howard (16)Kemba Walker (8)Spectrum Center
18,363		12–21
34December 27BostonL 91–102 Kemba Walker (24)Dwight Howard (17)Kemba Walker (5)Spectrum Center
19,611		12–22
35December 29@ Golden StateW 111–100 Dwight Howard (29)Dwight Howard (12)Dwight Howard (7)Oracle Arena
19,596		13–22
36December 31@ L.A. ClippersL 98–106 Kemba Walker (30)Dwight Howard (10)Nicolas Batum (6)Staples Center
17,348		13–23
January: 8–6 (home: 4–4; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
37January 2@ SacramentoW 131–111 Dwight Howard (20)Dwight Howard (8)Kemba Walker (10)Golden 1 Center
17,583		14–23
38January 5@ L.A. LakersW 108–94 Kemba Walker (19)Dwight Howard (10)Kemba Walker (7)Staples Center
18,997		15–23
39January 10DallasL 111–115 Kemba Walker (41)Dwight Howard (12)Kemba Walker (4)Spectrum Center
14,462		15–24
40January 12UtahW 99–88 Kemba Walker (22)Dwight Howard (13)Kemba Walker (6)Spectrum Center
14,848		16–24
41January 13Oklahoma CityL 91–101 Kemba Walker (19)Dwight Howard (17)Marvin Williams (4)Spectrum Center
19,624		16–25
42January 15@ DetroitW 118–107 Dwight Howard (21)Dwight Howard (17)Kemba Walker (9)Little Caesars Arena
17,200		17–25
43January 17WashingtonW 133–109 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (21)Dwight Howard (15)Kemba Walker (7)Spectrum Center
11,528		18–25
44January 20MiamiL 105–106 Nicolas Batum (26)Dwight Howard (15)Kemba Walker (7)Spectrum Center
18,687		18–26
45January 22SacramentoW 112–107 Kemba Walker (26)Dwight Howard (16)Kemba Walker (9)Spectrum Center
11,806		19–26
46January 24New OrleansL 96–101 Dwight Howard (22)Dwight Howard (16)Kemba Walker (7)Spectrum Center
14,588		19–27
47January 26AtlantaW 121–110 Kemba Walker (29)Dwight Howard (15)Nicolas Batum (8)Spectrum Center
15,479		20–27
48January 27@ MiamiL 91–95 Kemba Walker (30)Dwight Howard (16)Kemba Walker (5)American Airlines Arena
19,600		20–28
49January 29@ IndianaL 96–105 Kemba Walker (23)Dwight Howard (11)Kemba Walker (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,225		20–29
50January 31@ AtlantaW 123–110 Kemba Walker (30)Dwight Howard (16)Nicolas Batum (10)Philips Arena
13,103		21–29
February: 7–5 (home: 4–1; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
51February 2IndianaW 133–126 Kemba Walker (41)Dwight Howard (11)Kemba Walker (9)Spectrum Center
17,135		22–29
52February 4@ PhoenixW 115–110 Nicolas Batum (22)Dwight Howard (14)Batum, Walker (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
14,487		23–29
53February 5@ DenverL 104–121 Kemba Walker (20)Cody Zeller (10)Nicolas Batum (5)Pepsi Center
14,410		23–30
54February 8@ PortlandL 103–109 (OT)Kemba Walker (40)Dwight Howard (15)Nicolas Batum (5)Moda Center
19,178		23–31
55February 9@ UtahL 94–106 Kemba Walker (19)Dwight Howard (9)Kemba Walker (5)Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306		23–32
56February 11TorontoL 103–123 Kemba Walker (23)Dwight Howard (13)Kemba Walker (9)Spectrum Center
18,320		23–33
57February 14@ OrlandoW 104–102 Dwight Howard (22)Dwight Howard (13)Nicolas Batum (7)Amway Center
18,428		24–33
58February 22BrooklynW 111–96 Kemba Walker (31)Dwight Howard (24)Batum, Walker (7)Spectrum Center
14,112		25–33
59February 23@ WashingtonW 122–105 Frank Kaminsky (25)Kemba Walker (7)Nicolas Batum (8)Capital One Arena
17,824		26–33
60February 25DetroitW 114–98 Howard, Walker (17)Dwight Howard (12)Nicolas Batum (9)Spectrum Center
17,894		27–33
61February 27ChicagoW 118–103 Kemba Walker (31)Nicolas Batum (7)Nicolas Batum (12)Spectrum Center
14,521		28–33
62February 28@ BostonL 106–134 Kemba Walker (23)Marvin Williams (9)Nicolas Batum (10)TD Garden
18,624		28–34
March: 6–9 (home: 3–3; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
63March 2@ PhiladelphiaL 99–110 Kemba Walker (31)Nicolas Batum (13)Nicolas Batum (8)Wells Fargo Center
20,487		28–35
64March 4@ TorontoL 98–103 Kemba Walker (27)Dwight Howard (10)Nicolas Batum (8)Air Canada Centre
19,800		28–36
65March 6PhiladelphiaL 114–128 Dwight Howard (30)Dwight Howard (6)Nicolas Batum (10)Spectrum Center
15,600		28–37
66March 8BrooklynL 111–125 Kemba Walker (21)Dwight Howard (7)Kemba Walker (6)Spectrum Center
14,173		28–38
67March 10PhoenixW 122–115 Dwight Howard (30)Batum, Howard (12)Batum, Walker (7)Spectrum Center
19,336		29–38
68March 13@ New OrleansL 115–119 Howard, Walker (22)Dwight Howard (11)Nicolas Batum (8)Smoothie King Center
15,507		29–39
69March 15@ AtlantaW 129–117 Dwight Howard (33)Dwight Howard (12)Nicolas Batum (16)Philips Arena
14,486		30–39
70March 17@ New YorkL 101–124 Dwayne Bacon (15)Dwight Howard (13)Dwayne Bacon (3)Madison Square Garden
17,760		30–40
71March 19@ PhiladelphiaL 94–108 Kemba Walker (24)Batum, Walker (8)Kemba Walker (6)Wells Fargo Center
20,530		30–41
72March 21@ BrooklynW 111–105 Dwight Howard (32)Dwight Howard (30)Kemba Walker (6)Barclays Center
10,231		31–41
73March 22MemphisW 140–79 Kemba Walker (46)Willy Hernangómez (12)Jeremy Lamb (6)Spectrum Center
15,033		32–41
74March 24@ DallasW 102–98 Kemba Walker (24)Dwight Howard (22)Frank Kaminsky (6)American Airlines Center
20,085		33–41
75March 26New YorkW 137–128 (OT)Kemba Walker (31)Dwight Howard (13)Kemba Walker (7)Spectrum Center
14,487		34–41
76March 28ClevelandL 105–118 Kemba Walker (21)Dwight Howard (10)Nicolas Batum (5)Spectrum Center
19,474		34–42
77March 31@ WashingtonL 93–107 Dwight Howard (22)Dwight Howard (13)Nicolas Batum (7)Capital One Arena
19,071		34–43
April: 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
78April 1PhiladelphiaL 102–119 Kidd-Gilchrist, Monk (16)Willy Hernangomez (11)Kemba Walker (4)Spectrum Center
17,005		34–44
79April 3@ ChicagoL 114–120 Dwight Howard (23)Dwight Howard (17)Nicolas Batum (5)United Center
20,139		34–45
80April 6@ OrlandoW 137–100 Malik Monk (26)Dwight Howard (17)Malik Monk (8)Amway Center
17,018		35–45
81April 8IndianaL 117–123 Malik Monk (22)Dwight Howard (12)Frank Kaminsky (6)Spectrum Center
16,629		35–46
82April 10@ IndianaW 119–93 Frank Kaminsky (24)Dwight Howard (17)Batum, Stone (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,331		36–46
2017–18 season schedule

Standings

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Southeast DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Miami Heat4438.537–26‍–‍1518‍–‍2311–582
x – Washington Wizards4339.5241.023‍–‍1820‍–‍218–882
Charlotte Hornets3646.4398.021‍–‍2015‍–‍2611–582
Orlando Magic2557.30519.017‍–‍248‍–‍335–1182
Atlanta Hawks2458.29320.016‍–‍258‍–‍335–1182
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c – Toronto Raptors *5923.720–82
2x – Boston Celtics5527.6714.082
3x – Philadelphia 76ers5230.6347.082
4y – Cleveland Cavaliers *5032.6109.082
5x – Indiana Pacers4834.58511.082
6y – Miami Heat *4438.53715.082
7x – Milwaukee Bucks4438.53715.082
8x – Washington Wizards4339.52416.082
9Detroit Pistons3943.47620.082
10Charlotte Hornets3646.43923.082
11New York Knicks2953.35430.082
12Brooklyn Nets2854.34131.082
13Chicago Bulls2755.32932.082
14Orlando Magic2557.30534.082
15Atlanta Hawks2458.29335.082

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions

Trades

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June 20, 2017[4]To Charlotte Hornets
Dwight Howard
31st pick in the 2017 NBA draft		To Atlanta Hawks
Miles Plumlee
Marco Belinelli
41st pick in the 2017 NBA draft
June 22, 2017[5]To Charlotte Hornets
Draft rights to Dwayne Bacon (pick 40)
Cash considerations		To New Orleans Pelicans
Draft rights to Frank Jackson (pick 31)
February 7, 2018To Charlotte Hornets
Willy Hernangómez		To New York Knicks
Johnny O'Bryant III
2020 second round pick
2021 second round pick

Free agents

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Re-signed

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PlayerSigned

Additions

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PlayerSignedFormer team
Michael Carter-Williams[6]July 7, 2017Chicago Bulls
Mangok MathiangAugust 2, 2017Louisville Cardinals
Marcus PaigeAugust 2, 2017Salt Lake City Stars
Julyan Stone[7]August 23, 2017 Umana Reyer Venezia

Subtractions

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PlayerReason leftNew team
Miles PlumleeTradedAtlanta Hawks
Marco BelinelliTradedAtlanta Hawks
Ramon SessionsUnrestricted free agentNew York Knicks
Brian RobertsUnrestricted free agent Olympiacos Piraeus
Brianté Weber[8]WaivedLos Angeles Lakers
Christian WoodUnrestricted free agent Fujian SBS Sturgeons / Delaware 87ers

References

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  1. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Name Mitch Kupchak President of Basketball Operations & General Manager". NBA.com. April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "that the team has relieved Steve Clifford of his head coaching duties". NBA.com. April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Announce 2017-18 Preseason Schedule". hornets.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. August 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hornets Acquire 8-Time NBA All-Star Howard from Hawks". NBA.com. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "Pelicans Acquire Draft Rights to Frank Jackson". NBA.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  6. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Guard Michael Carter-Williams". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Guard Julyan Stone". NBA.com. August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "Hornets Waive Briante Weber". NBA.com. July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
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