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NBA professional basketball team season
2014–15 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachSteve Clifford
OwnersMichael Jordan
ArenaTime Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southeast)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Carolinas, SportSouth
RadioWFNZ
< 2013–14 2015–16 >

The 2014–15 Charlotte Hornets season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was led by head coach Steve Clifford and assistant coaches Patrick Ewing, Pat Delany, Stephen Silas, Bob Weiss, and Mark Price.

On May 20, 2014, the team formally changed its name to Charlotte Hornets, and acquired the history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets franchise (1988–2002) from the New Orleans Pelicans.

Preseason

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team
1 9 Noah Vonleh PF  United States Indiana
1 24 Shabazz Napier PG  United States Connecticut
2 45 Dwight Powell PF  Canada Stanford

Regular season

Standings

Southeast DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
c-Atlanta Hawks6022.732–35‍–‍625‍–‍1612–482
x-Washington Wizards4636.56114.029‍–‍1217‍–‍2410–682
Miami Heat3745.45123.020‍–‍2117‍–‍246–1082
Charlotte Hornets3349.40227.019‍–‍2214‍–‍278–882
Orlando Magic2557.30535.013‍–‍2812‍–‍294–1282
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Atlanta Hawks *6022.732–82
2y-Cleveland Cavaliers *5329.6467.082
3x-Chicago Bulls5032.61010.082
4y-Toronto Raptors *4933.59811.082
5x-Washington Wizards4636.56114.082
6x-Milwaukee Bucks4141.50019.082
7x-Boston Celtics4042.48820.082
8x-Brooklyn Nets3844.46322.082
9Indiana Pacers3844.46322.082
10Miami Heat3745.45123.082
11Charlotte Hornets3349.40227.082
12Detroit Pistons3250.39028.082
13Orlando Magic2557.30535.082
14Philadelphia 76ers1864.22042.082
15New York Knicks1765.20743.082

Game log

Preseason

The pre-season schedule was released on July 31.

2014 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 8 @ Philadelphia L 92–106 Gary Neal (14) Jefferson & Marvin Williams (8) Kemba Walker (3) Wells Fargo Center 0–1
2 October 10 @ Washington W 99–86 Gary Neal (19) Al Jefferson (10) Kemba Walker (6) Bon Secours Wellness Arena 1–1
3 October 13 Orlando W 99–97 Al Jefferson (20) 3 Tied (7) Brian Roberts (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 2–1
4 October 15 Detroit L 84–104 Gary Neal (20) Jefferson & Kidd-Gilchrist (7) Stephenson & Pargo (3) Time Warner Cable Arena 2–2
5 October 17 Washington W 96–86 Al Jefferson (20) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (11) Marvin Williams (5) Verizon Center 3–2
6 October 19 @ Chicago L 96–101 Stephenson & Kidd-Gilchrist (14) Marvin Williams (9) Kemba Walker (7) United Center 3–3
7 October 20 @ Atlanta L 114–117 Gary Neal (21) Bismack Biyombo (10) Kemba Walker (8) Philips Arena 3–4
8 October 23 Indiana L 79–88 Brian Roberts (19) Jefferson & Kidd-Gilchrist (7) Gary Neal (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 3–5
2014–15 season schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Gerald Henderson Jr. SG 80 72 2,315 273 206 51 22 969 28.9 3.4 2.6 .6 .3 12.1
Marvin Williams PF 78 37 2,035 386 100 69 36 577 26.1 4.9 1.3 .9 .5 7.4
Brian Roberts PG 72 10 1,330 109 162 33 6 480 18.5 1.5 2.3 .5 .1 6.7
Al Jefferson C 65 61 1,992 548 113 47 84 1,082 30.6 8.4 1.7 .7 1.3 16.6
Bismack Biyombo C 64 21 1,243 407 16 18 99 304 19.4 6.4 .3 .3 1.5 4.8
Kemba Walker PG 62 58 2,119 220 318 89 31 1,075 34.2 3.5 5.1 1.4 .5 17.3
Cody Zeller C 62 45 1,487 362 100 34 49 472 24.0 5.8 1.6 .5 .8 7.6
Lance Stephenson SG 61 25 1,573 277 240 38 8 501 25.8 4.5 3.9 .6 .1 8.2
Jason Maxiell PF 61 0 878 203 19 18 44 203 14.4 3.3 .3 .3 .7 3.3
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist SF 55 52 1,587 416 77 30 38 598 28.9 7.6 1.4 .5 .7 10.9
P. J. Hairston SG 45 2 687 92 21 21 13 254 15.3 2.0 .5 .5 .3 5.6
Gary Neal SG 43 0 931 94 80 16 1 413 21.7 2.2 1.9 .4 .0 9.6
Jeffery Taylor SF 29 13 430 53 22 12 1 127 14.8 1.8 .8 .4 .0 4.4
Mo Williams PG 27 14 831 76 163 16 6 465 30.8 2.8 6.0 .6 .2 17.2
Noah Vonleh PF 25 0 259 86 4 4 9 83 10.4 3.4 .2 .2 .4 3.3
Troy Daniels SG 11 0 135 8 5 3 1 77 12.3 .7 .5 .3 .1 7.0
Jannero Pargo PG 9 0 73 3 8 0 0 41 8.1 .3 .9 .0 .0 4.6
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.

Player statistics

Statistics (Summer League, preseason, and regular season)
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Summer League

Charlotte Hornets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Justin Burrell 5 0 11.2 .400 .500 .500 3.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 2.2
Justin Cobbs 3 0 13.3 .143 .000 1.000 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.3
Troy Daniels 4 4 30.8 .439 .545 .750 7.8 2.5 0.5 0.0 13.5
P.J. Hairston 5 5 29.2 .333 .294 .813 5.2 2.0 1.0 0.0 12.2
Aaron Harrison 5 4 29.0 .421 .238 .667 4.8 3.4 1.4 0.6 13.4
Frank Kaminsky 5 5 32.6 .438 .389 .765 7.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 15.2
Kevin Murphy 5 1 20.6 .455 .333 .818 2.8 1.4 0.8 0.2 6.2
Brian Qvale 5 5 21.6 .583 .000 .500 5.2 1.4 1.0 1.6 6.0
Keith Rendleman 3 0 5.3 1.000 .000 .000 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3
Ralston Turner 2 0 7.5 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0
Jonathan Wallace 4 1 15.2 .364 .429 .000 1.0 2.0 0.2 0.2 5.5

Preseason

Charlotte Hornets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bismack Biyombo 7 1 17.3 .326 .000 .625 5.4 0.4 0.1 1.0 3.6
Justin Cobbs 0 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
P.J. Hairston 8 0 19.1 .391 .421 .846 2.6 0.9 0.8 0.4 9.6
Gerald Henderson 8 8 27.4 .371 .167 .759 1.4 1.6 0.9 0.0 11.3
Al Jefferson 7 7 28.9 .396 .000 .824 7.4 1.6 0.7 1.6 14.0
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 8 8 29.4 .429 .000 .722 6.8 2.0 1.4 1.0 10.8
Dallas Lauderdale 0 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jason Maxiell 5 0 14.2 .429 .000 .667 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0
Gary Neal 8 0 26.3 .402 .222 .933 3.9 3.5 0.3 0.1 12.5
Jannero Pargo 6 0 15.2 .426 .375 .600 1.8 2.8 0.3 0.0 9.7
Brian Roberts 8 0 23.8 .397 .250 1.000 1.1 2.9 0.5 0.0 9.0
Lance Stephenson 4 4 30.0 .425 .286 .700 3.3 2.8 0.5 0.0 10.8
Noah Vonleh 1 0 19.0 .400 .000 .000 4.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 4.0
Kemba Walker 6 6 26.7 .438 .318 .944 4.2 5.5 0.7 0.5 13.3
Marvin Williams 7 7 26.7 .341 .269 .333 5.9 2.1 1.7 0.3 5.6
Cody Zeller 8 1 21.6 .477 .000 .867 4.5 2.1 0.3 0.4 6.9

Regular season

Charlotte Hornets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bismack Biyombo 64 21 19.4 .543 .000 .580 6.4 0.3 0.3 1.5 4.8
Troy Daniels 11 0 12.3 .458 .472 .860 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 7.0
P.J. Hairston 45 2 15.3 .323 .301 .860 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 5.6
Gerald Henderson 80 72 28.9 .437 .331 .850 3.4 2.6 0.6 0.3 12.1
Al Jefferson 65 61 30.6 .481 .400 .650 8.4 1.7 0.7 1.3 16.6
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 55 51 28.9 .465 .000 .700 7.6 1.4 0.5 0.7 10.9
Jason Maxiell 61 0 14.4 .422 .000 .580 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 3.3
Gary Neal 43 0 21.7 .359 .293 0.860 2.2 1.9 0.4 0.0 9.6
Jannero Pargo 9 0 8.1 .429 .409 1.000 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 4.6
Brian Roberts 72 10 18.5 .389 .321 .890 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.1 6.7
Lance Stephenson 61 25 25.8 .376 .171 .630 4.5 3.9 0.6 0.1 8.2
Jeff Taylor 29 13 14.8 .395 .306 .630 1.8 0.8 0.4 0.0 4.4
Noah Vonleh 25 0 10.4 .395 .385 .690 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 3.3
Kemba Walker 62 58 34.2 .385 .304 .830 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.6 17.3
Marvin Williams 78 37 26.1 .424 .358 .710 4.9 1.3 0.9 0.5 7.4
Mo Williams 27 14 30.8 .390 .337 .890 2.8 6.0 0.6 0.2 17.2
Cody Zeller 62 45 24.0 .461 1.000 .770 5.8 1.6 0.6 0.8 7.6

Injuries

Player Duration Injury type Games missed
Start End

Roster

2014–15 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 8 Biyombo, Bismack 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992–08–28 DR Congo
SG 30 Daniels, Troy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–07–15 VCU
SG 19 Hairston, P. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1992–12–24 North Carolina
SG 9 Henderson, Gerald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987–12–09 Duke
PF 25 Jefferson, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1985–01–04 Prentiss HS (MS)
SF 14 Kidd-Gilchrist, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1993–09–26 Kentucky
PF 54 Maxiell, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1983–02–18 Cincinnati
PG 22 Roberts, Brian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1985–12–03 Dayton
SG 1 Stephenson, Lance 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–09–05 Cincinnati
SG 44 Taylor, Jeffery 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–05–23 Vanderbilt
PF 11 Vonleh, Noah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1995–08–24 Indiana
PG 15 Walker, Kemba 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1990–05–08 Connecticut
SF 2 Williams, Marvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1986–06–19 North Carolina
PG 7 Williams, Mo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1982–12–19 Alabama
C 40 Zeller, Cody 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992–10–05 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2015–02–10

Transactions

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 26

(Draft-day trade)

To Charlotte Hornets
 To Miami Heat
  • Draft rights to 24th pick Shabazz Napier
June 26

(Draft-day trade)

To Charlotte Hornets
  • Cash considerations
 To Oklahoma City Thunder
July 12 To Charlotte Hornets
 To Phoenix Suns
To Sacramento Kings
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
July 13 To Charlotte Hornets
  • Cash considerations
 To Los Angeles Lakers
  • Jeremy Lin
  • 2015 first-round pick
  • 2015 second-round pick
To New Orleans Pelicans
 To Houston Rockets
February 10 To Charlotte Hornets
To Minnesota Timberwolves

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract Ref.
Jannero Pargo July 25, 2014 One-year

Additions

Player Signed Former team Ref.
Marvin Williams July 21, 2014 Utah Jazz
Lance Stephenson July 18, 2014 Indiana Pacers
Brian Roberts July 23, 2014 New Orleans Pelicans
Jason Maxiell September 28, 2014 Orlando Magic

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date New team Ref.
Josh McRoberts Free Agent June 18, 2014 Miami Heat
Chris Douglas-Roberts Free Agent September 3, 2014 Los Angeles Clippers
Anthony Tolliver Free Agent July 21, 2014 Phoenix Suns
Brendan Haywood Trade July 12, 2014 Cleveland Cavaliers
Luke Ridnour Free Agent July 25, 2014 Orlando Magic
D. J. White Free Agent October 4, 2014 Spain Laboral Kuxta Vitoria

Awards

Player Award Date awarded Ref.

References

  1. 2014-15 Coaching Staff

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