2017–18 Charlotte Hornets season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team 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 was the general manager for the Hornets and the last where Clifford was the head coach (until his return in 2022), as well as Mitch Kupchak 's first year with Charlotte.
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
Roster
2017–18 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
7
Bacon, Dwayne
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
1995–08–30
Florida State
G/F
5
Batum, Nicolas
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1988–12–14
France
G
10
Carter-Williams, Michael
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1991–10–10
Syracuse
G/F
21
Graham, Treveon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
219 lb (99 kg)
1993–10–28
VCU
C
41
Hernangómez, Willy
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1994–05–27
Spain
C
12
Howard, Dwight
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1985–12–08
SW Atlanta Academy (GA)
F/C
44
Kaminsky, Frank
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
242 lb (110 kg)
1993–04–04
Wisconsin
F
14
Kidd-Gilchrist, Michael
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
1993–09–26
Kentucky
G
3
Lamb, Jeremy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1992–05–30
Connecticut
F/C
9
Mathiang, Mangok (TW)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1992–10–08
Louisville
G
1
Monk, Malik
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1998–02–04
Kentucky
G
4
Paige, Marcus (TW)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
164 lb (74 kg)
1993–09–11
North Carolina
G
32
Stone, Julyan
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1988–12–07
UTEP
G
15
Walker, Kemba
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
1990–05–08
Connecticut
F
2
Williams, Marvin
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
237 lb (108 kg)
1986–06–19
North Carolina
F/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(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2018–2–7
Game log
Pre-season
[ 3]
2017 pre-season game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
Pre-season: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
2017–18 season schedule
Regular season
2017–18 game log Total: 36–46 (Home: 21–20; Road: 15–26)
October: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 18
@ Detroit
L 90–102
Kemba Walker (24)
Dwight Howard (15)
Kemba Walker (4)
Little Caesars Arena 20,491
0–1
2
October 20
Atlanta
W 109–91
Kemba Walker (26)
Dwight Howard (15)
Kemba Walker (9)
Spectrum Center 18,417
1–1
3
October 23
@ Milwaukee
L 94–103
Frank Kaminsky (18)
Dwight Howard (22)
Kemba Walker (6)
Bradley Center 12,887
1–2
4
October 25
Denver
W 110–93
Frank Kaminsky (20)
Dwight Howard (19)
Lamb , Walker (5)
Spectrum Center 14,253
2–2
5
October 27
Houston
L 93–109
Kemba Walker (26)
Dwight Howard (16)
Kemba Walker (5)
Spectrum Center 17,339
2–3
6
October 29
Orlando
W 120–113
Kemba Walker (34)
Marvin Williams (11)
Kemba Walker (10)
Spectrum Center 15,531
3–3
7
October 30
@ Memphis
W 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)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
8
November 1
Milwaukee
W 126–121
Kemba Walker (26)
Dwight Howard (11)
Treveon Graham (5)
Spectrum Center 15,655
5–3
9
November 3
@ San Antonio
L 101–108
Dwight Howard (20)
Dwight Howard (13)
Jeremy Lamb (6)
AT&T Center 18,418
5–4
10
November 5
@ Minnesota
L 94–112
Cody Zeller (16)
Howard , Zeller (9)
Kemba Walker (9)
Target Center 14,124
5–5
11
November 7
@ New York
L 113–118
Howard , Monk , Walker (21)
Dwight Howard (9)
Kemba Walker (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,704
5–6
12
November 10
@ Boston
L 87–90
Kemba Walker (20)
Dwight Howard (11)
Kemba Walker (11)
TD Garden 18,624
5–7
13
November 15
Cleveland
L 107–115
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (22)
Kidd-Gilchrist , Kaminsky (6)
Kemba Walker (7)
Spectrum Center 19,427
5–8
14
November 17
@ Chicago
L 120–123
Kemba Walker (47)
Dwight Howard (9)
Kemba Walker (5)
United Center 20,493
5–9
15
November 18
L.A. Clippers
W 102–87
Kemba Walker (26)
Dwight Howard (16)
Nicolas Batum (7)
Spectrum Center 17,640
6–9
16
November 20
Minnesota
W 118–102
Dwight Howard (25)
Dwight Howard (20)
Michael Carter-Williams (4)
Spectrum Center 15,978
7–9
17
November 22
Washington
W 129–124 (OT)
Dwight Howard (26)
Dwight Howard (13)
Jeremy Lamb (5)
Spectrum Center 16,041
8–9
18
November 24
@ Cleveland
L 99–100
Dwight Howard (20)
Dwight Howard (13)
Kemba Walker (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
8–10
19
November 25
San Antonio
L 86–106
Kemba Walker (18)
Dwight Howard (11)
Kemba Walker (5)
Spectrum Center 18,597
8–11
20
November 29
@ Toronto
L 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)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
21
December 1
@ Miami
L 100–105
Marvin Williams (16)
Dwight Howard (9)
Michael Carter-Williams (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
8–13
22
December 4
Orlando
W 104–94
Kemba Walker (29)
Nicolas Batum (11)
Nicolas Batum (7)
Spectrum Center 14,419
9–13
23
December 6
Golden State
L 87–101
Kemba Walker (24)
Cody Zeller (8)
Kemba Walker (5)
Spectrum Center 19,334
9–14
24
December 8
Chicago
L 111–119 (OT)
Dwight Howard (25)
Dwight Howard (20)
Nicolas Batum (10)
Spectrum Center 14,077
9–15
25
December 9
L.A. Lakers
L 99–110
Kemba Walker (23)
Dwight Howard (12)
Kemba Walker (1)
Spectrum Center 19,320
9–16
26
December 11
@ Oklahoma City
W 116–103
Dwight Howard (23)
Dwight Howard (7)
Kemba Walker (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
10–16
27
December 13
@ Houston
L 96–108
Dwight Howard (26)
Dwight Howard (18)
Batum , Walker , Carter-Williams (3)
Toyota Center 16,509
10–17
28
December 15
Miami
L 98–104
Kemba Walker (25)
Dwight Howard (16)
Nicolas Batum (10)
Spectrum Center 15,565
10–18
29
December 16
Portland
L 91–93
Nicolas Batum (23)
Dwight Howard (15)
Kemba Walker (6)
Spectrum Center 16,687
10–19
30
December 18
New York
W 109–91
Frank Kaminsky (24)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (9)
Kemba Walker (6)
Spectrum Center 15,386
11–19
31
December 20
Toronto
L 111–129
Jeremy Lamb (32)
Dwight Howard (9)
Nicolas Batum (5)
Spectrum Center 15,023
11–20
32
December 22
@ Milwaukee
L 104–109
Kemba Walker (32)
Marvin Williams (10)
Nicolas Batum (6)
Bradley Center 17,018
11–21
33
December 23
Milwaukee
W 111–106
Dwight Howard (21)
Dwight Howard (16)
Kemba Walker (8)
Spectrum Center 18,363
12–21
34
December 27
Boston
L 91–102
Kemba Walker (24)
Dwight Howard (17)
Kemba Walker (5)
Spectrum Center 19,611
12–22
35
December 29
@ Golden State
W 111–100
Dwight Howard (29)
Dwight Howard (12)
Dwight Howard (7)
Oracle Arena 19,596
13–22
36
December 31
@ L.A. Clippers
L 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)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
37
January 2
@ Sacramento
W 131–111
Dwight Howard (20)
Dwight Howard (8)
Kemba Walker (10)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
14–23
38
January 5
@ L.A. Lakers
W 108–94
Kemba Walker (19)
Dwight Howard (10)
Kemba Walker (7)
Staples Center 18,997
15–23
39
January 10
Dallas
L 111–115
Kemba Walker (41)
Dwight Howard (12)
Kemba Walker (4)
Spectrum Center 14,462
15–24
40
January 12
Utah
W 99–88
Kemba Walker (22)
Dwight Howard (13)
Kemba Walker (6)
Spectrum Center 14,848
16–24
41
January 13
Oklahoma City
L 91–101
Kemba Walker (19)
Dwight Howard (17)
Marvin Williams (4)
Spectrum Center 19,624
16–25
42
January 15
@ Detroit
W 118–107
Dwight Howard (21)
Dwight Howard (17)
Kemba Walker (9)
Little Caesars Arena 17,200
17–25
43
January 17
Washington
W 133–109
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (21)
Dwight Howard (15)
Kemba Walker (7)
Spectrum Center 11,528
18–25
44
January 20
Miami
L 105–106
Nicolas Batum (26)
Dwight Howard (15)
Kemba Walker (7)
Spectrum Center 18,687
18–26
45
January 22
Sacramento
W 112–107
Kemba Walker (26)
Dwight Howard (16)
Kemba Walker (9)
Spectrum Center 11,806
19–26
46
January 24
New Orleans
L 96–101
Dwight Howard (22)
Dwight Howard (16)
Kemba Walker (7)
Spectrum Center 14,588
19–27
47
January 26
Atlanta
W 121–110
Kemba Walker (29)
Dwight Howard (15)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Spectrum Center 15,479
20–27
48
January 27
@ Miami
L 91–95
Kemba Walker (30)
Dwight Howard (16)
Kemba Walker (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
20–28
49
January 29
@ Indiana
L 96–105
Kemba Walker (23)
Dwight Howard (11)
Kemba Walker (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,225
20–29
50
January 31
@ Atlanta
W 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)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
51
February 2
Indiana
W 133–126
Kemba Walker (41)
Dwight Howard (11)
Kemba Walker (9)
Spectrum Center 17,135
22–29
52
February 4
@ Phoenix
W 115–110
Nicolas Batum (22)
Dwight Howard (14)
Batum , Walker (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,487
23–29
53
February 5
@ Denver
L 104–121
Kemba Walker (20)
Cody Zeller (10)
Nicolas Batum (5)
Pepsi Center 14,410
23–30
54
February 8
@ Portland
L 103–109 (OT)
Kemba Walker (40)
Dwight Howard (15)
Nicolas Batum (5)
Moda Center 19,178
23–31
55
February 9
@ Utah
L 94–106
Kemba Walker (19)
Dwight Howard (9)
Kemba Walker (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
23–32
56
February 11
Toronto
L 103–123
Kemba Walker (23)
Dwight Howard (13)
Kemba Walker (9)
Spectrum Center 18,320
23–33
57
February 14
@ Orlando
W 104–102
Dwight Howard (22)
Dwight Howard (13)
Nicolas Batum (7)
Amway Center 18,428
24–33
58
February 22
Brooklyn
W 111–96
Kemba Walker (31)
Dwight Howard (24)
Batum , Walker (7)
Spectrum Center 14,112
25–33
59
February 23
@ Washington
W 122–105
Frank Kaminsky (25)
Kemba Walker (7)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Capital One Arena 17,824
26–33
60
February 25
Detroit
W 114–98
Howard , Walker (17)
Dwight Howard (12)
Nicolas Batum (9)
Spectrum Center 17,894
27–33
61
February 27
Chicago
W 118–103
Kemba Walker (31)
Nicolas Batum (7)
Nicolas Batum (12)
Spectrum Center 14,521
28–33
62
February 28
@ Boston
L 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)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
63
March 2
@ Philadelphia
L 99–110
Kemba Walker (31)
Nicolas Batum (13)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,487
28–35
64
March 4
@ Toronto
L 98–103
Kemba Walker (27)
Dwight Howard (10)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
28–36
65
March 6
Philadelphia
L 114–128
Dwight Howard (30)
Dwight Howard (6)
Nicolas Batum (10)
Spectrum Center 15,600
28–37
66
March 8
Brooklyn
L 111–125
Kemba Walker (21)
Dwight Howard (7)
Kemba Walker (6)
Spectrum Center 14,173
28–38
67
March 10
Phoenix
W 122–115
Dwight Howard (30)
Batum , Howard (12)
Batum , Walker (7)
Spectrum Center 19,336
29–38
68
March 13
@ New Orleans
L 115–119
Howard , Walker (22)
Dwight Howard (11)
Nicolas Batum (8)
Smoothie King Center 15,507
29–39
69
March 15
@ Atlanta
W 129–117
Dwight Howard (33)
Dwight Howard (12)
Nicolas Batum (16)
Philips Arena 14,486
30–39
70
March 17
@ New York
L 101–124
Dwayne Bacon (15)
Dwight Howard (13)
Dwayne Bacon (3)
Madison Square Garden 17,760
30–40
71
March 19
@ Philadelphia
L 94–108
Kemba Walker (24)
Batum , Walker (8)
Kemba Walker (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,530
30–41
72
March 21
@ Brooklyn
W 111–105
Dwight Howard (32)
Dwight Howard (30)
Kemba Walker (6)
Barclays Center 10,231
31–41
73
March 22
Memphis
W 140–79
Kemba Walker (46)
Willy Hernangómez (12)
Jeremy Lamb (6)
Spectrum Center 15,033
32–41
74
March 24
@ Dallas
W 102–98
Kemba Walker (24)
Dwight Howard (22)
Frank Kaminsky (6)
American Airlines Center 20,085
33–41
75
March 26
New York
W 137–128 (OT)
Kemba Walker (31)
Dwight Howard (13)
Kemba Walker (7)
Spectrum Center 14,487
34–41
76
March 28
Cleveland
L 105–118
Kemba Walker (21)
Dwight Howard (10)
Nicolas Batum (5)
Spectrum Center 19,474
34–42
77
March 31
@ Washington
L 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)
2017–18 season schedule
Standings
Player statistics
Ragular season
Player
POS
GP
GS
MP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
MPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Dwight Howard
C
81
81
2,463
1,012
105
48
131
1,347
30.4
12.5
1.3
.6
1.6
16.6
Kemba Walker
PG
80
80
2,736
248
444
91
24
1,770
34.2
3.1
5.6
1.1
.3
22.1
Jeremy Lamb
SG
80
18
1,967
324
186
61
32
1,033
24.6
4.1
2.3
.8
.4
12.9
Frank Kaminsky
PF
79
4
1,835
288
129
36
19
873
23.2
3.6
1.6
.5
.2
11.1
Marvin Williams
PF
78
78
2,006
370
96
56
38
744
25.7
4.7
1.2
.7
.5
9.5
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
SF
74
74
1,850
302
71
51
32
681
25.0
4.1
1.0
.7
.4
9.2
Nicolas Batum
SG
64
64
1,981
306
349
65
23
740
31.0
4.8
5.5
1.0
.4
11.6
Treveon Graham
SG
63
2
1,050
121
59
33
2
273
16.7
1.9
.9
.5
.0
4.3
Malik Monk
SG
63
0
854
66
91
20
9
421
13.6
1.0
1.4
.3
.1
6.7
Dwayne Bacon
SG
53
6
713
124
38
16
2
175
13.5
2.3
.7
.3
.0
3.3
Michael Carter-Williams
PG
52
2
835
138
116
44
23
239
16.1
2.7
2.2
.8
.4
4.6
Johnny O'Bryant III
PF
36
0
379
93
14
9
6
171
10.5
2.6
.4
.3
.2
4.8
Cody Zeller
C
33
0
627
177
31
14
21
233
19.0
5.4
.9
.4
.6
7.1
Julyan Stone
SG
23
0
175
29
26
4
2
19
7.6
1.3
1.1
.2
.1
.8
Willy Hernangómez †
C
22
1
262
116
12
10
9
135
11.9
5.3
.5
.5
.4
6.1
Marcus Paige
PG
5
0
28
4
3
0
0
12
5.6
.8
.6
.0
.0
2.4
Mangok Mathiang
C
4
0
20
10
0
1
0
8
5.0
2.5
.0
.3
.0
2.0
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
References
^ "Charlotte Hornets Name Mitch Kupchak President of Basketball Operations & General Manager" . NBA.com . April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018 .
^ "that the team has relieved Steve Clifford of his head coaching duties" . NBA.com . April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018 .
^ "Charlotte Hornets Announce 2017-18 Preseason Schedule" . hornets.com . NBA Media Ventures, LLC. August 10, 2016.
^ "Hornets Acquire 8-Time NBA All-Star Howard from Hawks" . NBA.com . June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017 .
^ "Pelicans Acquire Draft Rights to Frank Jackson" . NBA.com . June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017 .
^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Guard Michael Carter-Williams" . NBA.com . July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017 .
^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Guard Julyan Stone" . NBA.com . August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ "Hornets Waive Briante Weber" . NBA.com . July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017 .
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