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2016–17 Charlotte Hornets season

{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NBA season

| team = Charlotte Hornets

| end_year = 2017

| wins = 36

| losses = 46

| division = Southeast

| division_place = 4

| conf_place = 11

| coach = Steve Clifford

| gm = Rich Cho

| owners = Michael Jordan

| arena = Spectrum Center

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = CHO

| television = Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Southeast

| radio = WFNZ

}}

The 2016–17 Charlotte Hornets season was the 27th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fourth season under head coach Steve Clifford.

Off-season

The Hornets team store at the Spectrum Center was damaged and looted by rioters during the 2016 Charlotte riot.{{cite news|title=Hornets team store looted by Charlotte protesters|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/news/charlotte-hornets-team-store-looted-protesters-keith-lamont-scott-shooting-death/bkgzwe84146811p01krj0b9y0|publisher=The Sporting News|date=September 21, 2016}}

NBA draft

{{Main|2016 NBA draft}}

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width=" 75px"| Round

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width=" 75px"| Pick

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="175px"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="125px"| Position

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="150px"| Nationality

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="200px"| School/club team

style="text-align: center

| 1

| 22

| Malachi Richardson

| SG

| {{USA}}

| Syracuse

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Charlotte Hornets|season=2016–17}}

{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Nicolas | last = Batum | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 200 | from = France | DOB = 1988–12–14 }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Marco | last = Belinelli | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 210 | from = Italy | DOB = 1986–03–25 }}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Treveon | last = Graham | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 226 | college = Virginia Commonwealth | DOB = 1993–10–28 }}

{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Frank | last = Kaminsky | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 240 | college = Wisconsin | DOB = 1993–04–04 }}

{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Michael | last = Kidd-Gilchrist | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 232 | college = Kentucky | DOB = 1993–09–26 }}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Jeremy | last = Lamb | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 185 | college = Connecticut | DOB = 1992–05–30 }}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Johnny | last = O'Bryant | link = Johnny O'Bryant III | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 257 | college = Louisiana State | DOB = 1993–06–01 }}

{{player2 | num = 18 | first = Miles | last = Plumlee | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 249 | college = Duke | DOB = 1988–09–01 }}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Brian | last = Roberts | dab = basketball | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 173 | inj = | college = Dayton | DOB = 1985–12–03 }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Ramon | last = Sessions | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 190 | college = Nevada | DOB = 1986–04–11 }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Kemba | last = Walker | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 184 | college = Connecticut | DOB = 1990–05–08 }}

{{player2 | num = 0 | first = Brianté | last = Weber | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 165 | college = Virginia Commonwealth | DOB = 1992–12–29 }}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Marvin | last = Williams | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 237 | college = North Carolina | DOB = 1986–06–19 }}

{{player2 | num = 35 | first = Christian | last = Wood | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 220 | college = UNLV | DOB = 1995–09–27 }}

{{player2 | num = 40 | first = Cody | last = Zeller | pos = PF | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 240 | college = Indiana | DOB = 1992–10–05 }}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

| otherlegend = (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate

| roster_url = http://www.nba.com/hornets/roster/

| transaction_url = http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/teams/Charlotte-Hornets/3/Transaction_History

| accessdate = 2017–04–04

}}

Game log

=Pre-season=

{{cite web|title=Charlotte Hornets Announce 2016-17 Preseason Schedule|url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/press-releases/charlotte-hornets-announce-2016-17-preseason-schedule|website=hornets.com|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|date=August 8, 2016}}

{{NBA game log start|Charlotte Hornets|pre-season=yes|end_year=2017|record=Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)}}

{{NBA game log section|Charlotte Hornets|Pre-season|first=yes|show=no

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 1

| October 3

| @ Dallas

| {{NBA game|date=20161003|id=CHADAL|pf=88|pa=95}}

| Frank Kaminsky III (13)

| Roy Hibbert (8)

| Hawes, Sessions (4)

| American Airlines Center
19,219

| 0–1

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 2

| October 6

| Boston

| {{NBA game|date=20161006|id=BOSCHA|pf=92|pa=107}}

| Jeremy Lamb (16)

| Jeremy Lamb (10)

| Spencer Hawes (6)

| Greensboro Coliseum
8,021

| 0–2

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 3

| October 8

| @ Boston

| {{NBA game|date=20161008|id=CHABOS|pf=86|pa=104}}

| Christian Wood (13)

| Frank Kaminsky III (12)

| Spencer Hawes (5)

| Mohegan Sun Arena
8,052

| 0–3

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 4

| October 10

| Minnesota

| {{NBA game|date=20161010|id=MINCHA|pf=98|pa=86}}

| Frank Kaminsky III (17)

| Spencer Hawes (11)

| Nicolas Batum (5)

| Spectrum Center
8,424

| 1–3

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 5

| October 17

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20161017|id=CHACHI|pf=108|pa=104|ot=1}}

| Belinelli, Kaminsky III (14)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (10)

| Ramon Sessions (5)

| United Center
20,025

| 2–3

|- style="background:#bfb;"

| 6

| October 20

| Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20161020|id=MIACHA|pf=96|pa=88}}

| Kemba Walker (17)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14)

| Kemba Walker (6)

| Spectrum Center
9,127

| 3–3

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 7

| October 21

| @ Minnesota

| {{NBA game|date=20161021|id=CHAMIN|pf=74|pa=109}}

| Marco Belinelli (10)

| Jeremy Lamb (9)

| Walker, Wood (2)

| Target Center
9,708

| 3–4

{{NBA game log end|cha|end_year=2017}}

=Regular season=

{{NBA game log start|Charlotte Hornets|end_year=2017|record=Total: 36–46 (Home: 22–19; Road: 14–27)}}

{{NBA game log section|Charlotte Hornets|October|first=yes

| home_wins = 0

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 0

}}

|- style="background:#cfc

| 1

| October 26

| @ Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|date=20161026|id=CHAMIL|pf=107|pa=96}}

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (23)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14)

| Kemba Walker (8)

| BMO Harris Bradley Center
18,717

| 1–0

|-style="background:#cfc

| 2

| October 28

| @ Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20161028|id=CHAMIA|pf=97|pa=91}}

| Kemba Walker (24)

| Marvin Williams (11)

| Walker, Batum, Sessions (4)

| American Airlines Arena
19,600

| 2–0

|-style="background:#fcc

| 3

| October 29

| Boston

| {{NBA game|date=20161029|id=BOSCHA|pf=98|pa=104}}

| Kemba Walker (29)

| Cody Zeller (9)

| Nicolas Batum (6)

| Spectrum Center
18,708

| 2–1

|-style="background:

{{NBA game log section|Charlotte Hornets|November

| home_wins = 5

| home_losses = 4

| road_wins = 3

| road_losses = 3

}}

|-style="background:#cfc

| 4

| November 2

| Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20161102|id=PHICHA|pf=109|pa=93}}

| Kemba Walker (22)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (13)

| Kemba Walker (7)

| Spectrum Center
15,275

| 3–1

|-style="background:#cfc

| 5

| November 4

| @ Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20161104|id=CHABKN|pf=99|pa=95}}

| Kemba Walker (30)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (10)

| Cody Zeller (6)

| Barclays Center
15,775

| 4–1

|-style="background:#cfc

| 6

| November 7

| Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20161107|id=INDCHA|pf=122|pa=100}}

| Kemba Walker (24)

| Spencer Hawes (13)

| Kemba Walker (10)

| Spectrum Center
16,880

| 5–1

|-style="background:#cfc

| 7

| November 9

| Utah

| {{NBA game|date=20161109|id=UTACHA|pf=104|pa=98}}

| Kemba Walker (21)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (9)

| Kemba Walker (6)

| Spectrum Center
15,712

| 6–1

|-style="background:#fcc

| 8

| November 11

| Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20161111|id=TORCHA|pf=111|pa=113}}

| Kemba Walker (40)

| Batum, Walker (10)

| Batum, Walker (6)

| Spectrum Center
18,107

| 6–2

|-style="background:#fcc

| 9

| November 13

| @ Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20161113|id=CHACLE|pf=93|pa=100}}

| Kemba Walker (21)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (10)

| Nicholas Batum (7)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562

| 6–3

|-style="background:#cfc

| 10

| November 15

| @ Minnesota

| {{NBA game|date=20161115|id=CHAMIN|pf=115|pa=108}}

| Kemba Walker (30)

| Cody Zeller (9)

| Nicholas Batum (7)

| Target Center
10,349

| 7–3

|-style="background:#cfc

| 11

| November 18

| Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20161118|id=ATLCHA|pf=100|pa=96}}

| Nicolas Batum (24)

| Marvin Williams (11)

| Kemba Walker (6)

| Spectrum Center
17,989

| 8–3

|-style="background:#fcc

| 12

| November 19

| @ New Orleans

| {{NBA game|date=20161119|id=CHANOP|pf=116|pa=121|ot=1}}

| Kemba Walker (25)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (13)

| Ramon Sessions (9)

| Smoothie King Center
15,739

| 8–4

|-style="background:#fcc

| 13

| November 21

| Memphis

| {{NBA game|date=20161121|id=MEMCHA|pf=94|pa=106}}

| Frank Kaminsky (23)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (10)

| Nicolas Batum (5)

| Spectrum Center
14,181

| 8–5

|-style="background:#fcc

| 14

| November 23

| San Antonio

| {{NBA game|date=20161123|id=SASCHA|pf=114|pa=119}}

| Kemba Walker (26)

| Kemba Walker (9)

| Kemba Walker (7)

| Spectrum Center
18,515

| 8–6

|-style="background:#fcc

| 15

| November 25

| @ New York

| {{NBA game|date=20161125|id=CHANYK|pf=111|pa=113|ot=1}}

| Marco Belinelli (19)

| Batum, Kaminsky (9)

| Nicolas Batum (8)

| Madison Square Garden
19,812

| 8–7

|-style="background:#cfc

| 16

| November 26

| New York

| {{NBA game|date=20161126|id=NYKCHA|pf=107|pa=102}}

| Kemba Walker (28)

| Jeremy Lamb (17)

| Kaminsky, Sessions, Walker (3)

| Spectrum Center
19,195

| 9–7

|-style="background:#cfc

| 17

| November 28

| @ Memphis

| {{NBA game|date=20161128|id=CHAMEM|pf=104|pa=85}}

| Lamb, Walker (21)

| Jeremy Lamb (9)

| Spencer Hawes (6)

| FedEx Forum
13,143

| 10–7

|-style="background:#fcc

| 18

| November 29

| Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20161129|id=DETCHA|pf=89|pa=112}}

| Kemba Walker (23)

| Nicolas Batum (11)

| Nicolas Batum (5)

| Spectrum Center
14,266

| 10–8

{{NBA game log section|Charlotte Hornets|December

| home_wins = 6

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 3

| road_losses = 5

}}

|-style="background:#cfc

| 19

| December 1

| Dallas

| {{NBA game|date=20161201|id=DALCHA|pf=97|pa=87}}

| Kemba Walker (18)

| Nicolas Batum (9)

| Nicolas Batum (6)

| Spectrum Center
14,471

| 11–8

|-style="background:#fcc

| 20

| December 3

| Minnesota

| {{NBA game|date=20161203|id=MINCHA|pf=120|pa=125|ot=1}}

| Kemba Walker (22)

| Kaminsky, Zeller (9)

| Nicolas Batum (12)

| Spectrum Center
16,982

| 11–9

|-style="background:#cfc

| 21

| December 5

| @ Dallas

| {{NBA game|date=20161205|id=CHADAL|pf=109|pa=101}}

| Kemba Walker (19)

| Nicolas Batum (15)

| Nicolas Batum (7)

| American Airlines Center
19,228

| 12–9

|-style="background:#cfc

| 22

| December 7

| Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20161207|id=DETCHA|pf=87|pa=77}}

| Kemba Walker (25)

| Nicolas Batum (15)

| Kemba Walker (4)

| Spectrum Center
15,141

| 13–9

|-style="background:#cfc

| 23

| December 9

| Orlando

| {{NBA game|date=20161209|id=ORLCHA|pf=109|pa=88}}

| Batum, Kidd-Gilchrist (16)

| Kaminsky, Batum (9)

| Nicolas Batum (7)

| Spectrum Center
15,707

| 14–9

|-style="background:#fcc

| 24

| December 10

| @ Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20161210|id=CHACLE|pf=105|pa=116}}

| Kemba Walker (24)

| Cody Zeller (9)

| Kaminsky, Walker (5)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562

| 14–10

|-style="background:#fcc

| 25

| December 12

| @ Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20161212|id=CHAIND|pf=94|pa=110}}

| Marco Belinelli (14)

| Kidd-Gilchrist, Batum (10)

| Kemba Walker (5)

| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,138

| 14–11

|-style="background:#fcc

| 26

| December 14

| @ Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20161214|id=CHAWAS|pf=106|pa=109}}

| Nicolas Batum (20)

| Hibbert, Walker (5)

| Kemba Walker (9)

| Verizon Center
13,447

| 14–12

|-style="background:#fcc

| 27

| December 16

| @ Boston

| {{NBA game|date=20161216|id=CHABOS|pf=88|pa=96}}

| Nicolas Batum (22)

| Zeller, Batum (10)

| Ramon Sessions (6)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 14–13

|-style="background:#cfc

| 28

| December 17

| @ Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20161217|id=CHAATL|pf=107|pa=99}}

| Marvin Williams (19)

| Cody Zeller (11)

| Kemba Walker (10)

| Philips Arena
17,918

| 15–13

|-style="background:#cfc

| 29

| December 20

| L.A Lakers

| {{NBA game|date=20161220|id=LALCHA|pf=117|pa=113}}

| Kemba Walker (18)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (11)

| Batum, Walker (10)

| Spectrum Center
19,093

| 16–13

|-style="background:#cfc

| 30

| December 23

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20161223|id=CHICHA|pf=103|pa=91}}

| Batum, Walker (20)

| Nicolas Batum (11)

| Nicolas Batum (10)

| Spectrum Center
19,249

| 17–13

|-style="background:#fcc

| 31

| December 26

| @ Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20161226|id=CHABKN|pf=118|pa=120}}

| Nicolas Batum (24)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (10)

| Kemba Walker (6)

| Barclays Center
17,732

| 17–14

|-style="background:#cfc

| 32

| December 28

| @ Orlando

| {{NBA game|date=20161228|id=CHAORL|pf=120|pa=101}}

| Kemba Walker (21)

| Nicolas Batum (9)

| Nicolas Batum (8)

| Amway Center
18,273

| 18–14

|-style="background:#cfc

| 33

| December 29

| Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20161229|id=MIACHA|pf=91|pa=82}}

| Kemba Walker (22)

| Nicolas Batum (13)

| Nicolas Batum (8)

| Spectrum Center
19,471

| 19–14

|-style="background:#fcc

| 34

| December 31

| Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20161231|id=CLECHA|pf=109|pa=121}}

| Kemba Walker (37)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (8)

| Nicolas Batum (8)

| Spectrum Center
19,519

| 19–15

{{NBA game log section|Charlotte Hornets|January

| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 3

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 8

}}

|-style="background:#fcc

| 35

| January 2

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20170102|id=CHACHI|pf=111|pa=118}}

| Kemba Walker (34)

| Kemba Walker (11)

| Nicolas Batum (5)

| United Center
21,612

| 19–16

|-style="background:#cfc

| 36

| January 4

| Oklahoma City

| {{NBA game|date=20170104|id=OKCCHA|pf=123|pa=112}}

| Nicolas Batum (28)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (11)

| Kemba Walker (9)

| Spectrum Center
18,418

| 20–16

|-style="background:#fcc

| 37

| January 5

| @ Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20170105|id=CHADET|pf=114|pa=115}}

| Kemba Walker (32)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (13)

| Batum, Walker (5)

| Palace of Auburn Hills
13,723

| 20–17

|-style="background:#fcc

| 38

| January 7

| @ San Antonio

| {{NBA game|date=20170107|id=CHASAS|pf=85|pa=102}}

| Kemba Walker (18)

| Kidd-Gilchrist, Zeller (9)

| Walker, Lamb (3)

| AT&T Center
18,418

| 20–18

|-style="background:#fcc

| 39

| January 10

| @ Houston

| {{NBA game|date=20170110|id=CHAHOU|pf=114|pa=121}}

| Kemba Walker (25)

| Marvin Williams (8)

| Kemba Walker (10)

| Toyota Center
16,196

| 20–19

|-style="background:#fcc

| 40

| January 13

| @ Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20170113|id=CHAPHI|pf=93|pa=102}}

| Nicolas Batum (19)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (12)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (4)

| Wells Fargo Center
18,215

| 20–20

|-style="background:#fcc

| 41

| January 16

| @ Boston

| {{NBA game|date=20170116|id=CHABOS|pf=98|pa=108}}

| Kemba Walker (24)

| Nicolas Batum (10)

| Nicolas Batum (10)

| TD Garden
18,624

| 20–21

|-style="background:#cfc

| 42

| January 18

| Portland

| {{NBA game|date=20170118|id=PORCHA|pf=107|pa=85}}

| Kemba Walker (23)

| Cody Zeller (10)

| Nicolas Batum (7)

| Spectrum Center
15,451

| 21–21

|-style="background:#cfc

| 43

| January 20

| Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20170120|id=TORCHA|pf=113|pa=78}}

| Kemba Walker (32)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (11)

| Kemba Walker (8)

| Spectrum Center
18,378

| 22–21

|-style="background:#cfc

| 44

| January 21

| Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20170121|id=BKNCHA|pf=112|pa=105}}

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (17)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14)

| Batum, Walker (6)

| Spectrum Center
18,583

| 23–21

|-style="background:#fcc

| 45

| January 23

| Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170123|id=WASCHA|pf=99|pa=109}}

| Kemba Walker (21)

| Cody Zeller (9)

| Nicholas Batum (6)

| Spectrum Center
15,285

| 23–22

|-style="background:#fcc

| 46

| January 25

| Golden State

| {{NBA game|date=20170125|id=GSWCHA|pf=103|pa=113}}

| Kemba Walker (26)

| Spencer Hawes (12)

| Batum, Walker (8)

| Spectrum Center
19,077

| 23–23

|-style="background:#fcc

| 47

| January 27

| @ New York

| {{NBA game|date=20170127|id=CHANYK|pf=107|pa=110}}

| Kemba Walker (31)

| Nicolas Batum (11)

| Nicolas Batum (9)

| Madison Square Garden
19,812

| 23–24

|-style="background:#fcc

| 48

| January 28

| Sacramento

| {{NBA game|date=20170128|id=SACCHA|pf=106|pa=109}}

| Kemba Walker (26)

| Nicolas Batum (7)

| Batum, Walker (7)

| Spectrum Center
18,597

| 23–25

|-style="background:#fcc

| 49

| January 31

| @ Portland

| {{NBA game|date=20170131|id=CHAPOR|pf=98|pa=115}}

| Kemba Walker (22)

| Nicolas Batum (8)

| Nicolas Batum (6)

| Moda Center
19,393

| 23–26

{{NBA game log section|Charlotte Hornets|February

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 3

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 5

}}

|-style="background:#fcc

| 50

| February 1

| @ Golden State

| {{NBA game|date=20170201|id=CHAGSW|pf=111|pa=126}}

| Frank Kaminsky (24)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (9)

| Batum, Belinelli (7)

| Oracle Arena
19,596

| 23–27

|-style="background:#fcc

| 51

| February 4

| @ Utah

| {{NBA game|date=20170204|id=CHAUTA|pf=98|pa=105}}

| Kemba Walker (18)

| Marvin Williams (12)

| Batum, Walker (6)

| Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911

| 23–28

|-style="background:#cfc

| 52

| February 7

| Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20170207|id=BKNCHA|pf=111|pa=107}}

| Batum, Walker, Belinelli (17)

| Frank Kaminsky (11)

| Kaminsky, Walker (5)

| Spectrum Center
15,322

| 24–28

|-style="background:#fcc

| 53

| February 9

| Houston

| {{NBA game|date=20170209|id=HOUCHA|pf=95|pa=107}}

| Nicolas Batum (15)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (9)

| Nicolas Batum (10)

| Spectrum Center
16,270

| 24–29

|-style="background:#fcc

| 54

| February 11

| L.A Clippers

| {{NBA game|date=20170211|id=LACCHA|pf=102|pa=107}}

| Nicolas Batum (25)

| Frank Kaminsky (8)

| Nicolas Batum (8)

| Spectrum Center
19,483

| 24–30

|-style="background:#fcc

| 55

| February 13

| Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20170213|id=PHICHA|pf=99|pa=105}}

| Kemba Walker (29)

| Frank Kaminsky (11)

| Belinelli, Batum (4)

| Spectrum Center
15,775

| 24–31

|-style="background:#fcc

| 56

| February 15

| @ Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20170215|id=CHATOR|pf=85|pa=90}}

| Frank Kaminsky (27)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14)

| Kemba Walker (9)

| Air Canada Centre
19,800

| 24–32

|- align="center"

|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break

|-style="background:#fcc

| 57

| February 23

| @ Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20170223|id=CHADET|pf=108|pa=114|ot=1}}

| Kemba Walker (34)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14)

| Kemba Walker (6)

| The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,913

| 24–33

|-style="background:#cfc

| 58

| February 25

| @ Sacramento

| {{NBA game|date=20170225|id=CHASAC|pf=99|pa=85}}

| Frank Kaminsky (25)

| Frank Kaminsky (13)

| Kemba Walker (6)

| Golden 1 Center
17,608

| 25–33

|-style="background:#fcc

| 59

| February 26

| @ L.A Clippers

| {{NBA game|date=20170226|id=CHALAC|pf=121|pa=124}}

| Kemba Walker (34)

| Nicolas Batum (8)

| Batum, Kaminsky (4)

| Staples Center
19,060

| 25–34

|-style="background:#cfc

| 60

| February 28

| @ L.A Lakers

| {{NBA game|date=20170228|id=CHALAL|pf=109|pa=104}}

| Kemba Walker (30)

| Frank Kaminsky (12)

| Kemba Walker (7)

| Staples Center
18,997

| 26–34

{{NBA game log section|Charlotte Hornets|March

| home_wins = 6

| home_losses = 4

| road_wins = 3

| road_losses = 3

}}

|-style="background:#fcc

| 61

| March 2

| @ Phoenix

| {{NBA game|date=20170302|id=CHAPHX|pf=103|pa=120}}

| Kemba Walker (26)

| Kidd-Gilchrist, Zeller (8)

| Kemba Walker (8)

| Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,572

| 26–35

|-style="background:#cfc

| 62

| March 4

| @ Denver

| {{NBA game|date=20170304|id=CHADEN|pf=112|pa=102}}

| Kemba Walker (27)

| Marvin Williams (12)

| Nicolas Batum (8)

| Pepsi Center
14,708

| 27–35

|-style="background:#cfc

| 63

| March 6

| Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20170306|id=INDCHA|pf=100|pa=88}}

| Kemba Walker (28)

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (13)

| Kemba Walker (7)

| Spectrum Center
16,387

| 28–35

|-style="background:#fcc

| 64

| March 8

| @ Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20170308|id=CHAMIA|pf=101|pa=108}}

| Kemba Walker (33)

| Marvin Williams (12)

| Marvin Williams (3)

| American Airlines Arena
19,600

| 28–36

|-style="background:#cfc

| 65

| March 10

| Orlando

| {{NBA game|date=20170310|id=ORLCHA|pf=121|pa=81}}

| Kemba Walker (23)

| Marvin Williams (18)

| Nicolas Batum (10)

| Spectrum Center
17,444

| 29–36

|-style="background:#fcc

| 66

| March 11

| New Orleans

| {{NBA game|date=20170311|id=NOPCHA|pf=122|pa=125|ot=1}}

| Batum, Walker (24)

| Marvin Williams (10)

| Kemba Walker (12)

| Spectrum Center
18,196

| 29–37

|-style="background:#fcc

| 67

| March 13

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20170313|id=CHICHA|pf=109|pa=115}}

| Jeremy Lamb (26)

| Marvin Williams (18)

| Kemba Walker (10)

| Spectrum Center
16,489

| 29–38

|-style="background:#fcc

| 68

| March 15

| @ Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20170315|id=CHAIND|pf=77|pa=98}}

| Frank Kaminsky (20)

| Jeremy Lamb (7)

| Kemba Walker (4)

| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,169

| 29–39

|-style="background:#cfc

| 69

| March 18

| Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170318|id=WASCHA|pf=98|pa=93}}

| Cody Zeller (19)

| Nicolas Batum (10)

| Kemba Walker (6)

| Spectrum Center
19,361

| 30–39

|-style="background:#cfc

| 70

| March 20

| Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20170320|id=ATLCHA|pf=105|pa=90}}

| Batum, Walker (16)

| Marvin Williams (8)

| Nicolas Batum (6)

| Spectrum Center
14,278

| 31–39

|-style="background:#cfc

| 71

| March 22

| @ Orlando

| {{NBA game|date=20170322|id=CHAORL|pf=109|pa=102}}

| Kemba Walker (22)

| Marvin Williams (10)

| Kemba Walker (7)

| Amway Center
16,034

| 32–39

|-style="background:#fcc

| 72

| March 24

| Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20170324|id=CLECHA|pf=105|pa=112}}

| Kemba Walker (28)

| Williams, Zeller (11)

| Kemba Walker (5)

| Spectrum Center
19,511

| 32–40

|-style="background:#cfc

| 73

| March 26

| Phoenix

| {{NBA game|date=20170326|id=PHXCHA|pf=120|pa=106}}

| Kemba Walker (31)

| Kaminsky, Williams, Zeller (7)

| Nicolas Batum (10)

| Spectrum Center
17,292

| 33–40

|-style="background:#fcc

| 74

| March 28

| Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|date=20170328|id=MILCHA|pf=108|pa=118}}

| Kemba Walker (28)

| Marvin Williams (7)

| Belinelli, Walker (5)

| Spectrum Center
16,505

| 33–41

|-style="background:#cfc

| 75

| March 29

| @ Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20170329|id=CHATOR|pf=110|pa=106}}

| Marco Belinelli (21)

| Marvin Williams (12)

| Marco Belinelli (5)

| Air Canada Centre
19,800

| 34–41

|-style="background:#cfc

| 76

| March 31

| Denver

| {{NBA game|date=20170331|id=DENCHA|pf=121|pa=114}}

| Kemba Walker (31)

| Cody Zeller (9)

| Nicolas Batum (9)

| Spectrum Center
18,353

| 35–41

{{NBA game log section|Charlotte Hornets|April

| home_wins = 0

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- style="background:#cfc

| 77

| April 2

| @ Oklahoma City

| {{NBA game|date=20170402|id=CHAOKC|pf=113|pa=101}}

| Kemba Walker (29)

| Nicolas Batum (7)

| Nicolas Batum (8)

| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203

| 36–41

|- style="background:#fcc

| 78

| April 4

| @ Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20170404|id=CHAWAS|pf=111|pa=118}}

| Kemba Walker (37)

| Cody Zeller (10)

| Nicolas Batum (8)

| Verizon Center
18,614

| 36–42

|- style="background:#fcc

| 79

| April 5

| Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20170405|id=MIACHA|pf=99|pa=112}}

| Nicolas Batum (24)

| Marvin Williams (12)

| Nicolas Batum (7)

| Spectrum Center
17,758

| 36–43

|- style="background:#fcc

| 80

| April 8

| Boston

| {{NBA game|date=20170408|id=BOSCHA|pf=114|pa=121}}

| Nicolas Batum (31)

| Cody Zeller (9)

| Kemba Walker (8)

| Spectrum Center
19,407

| 36–44

|- style="background:#fcc

| 81

| April 10

| @ Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|date=20170410|id=CHAMIL|pf=79|pa=89}}

| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (13)

| Miles Plumlee (7)

| Nicolas Batum (8)

| BMO Harris Bradley Center
18,717

| 36–45

|- style="background:#fcc

| 82

| April 11

| @ Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20170411|id=CHAATL|pf=76|pa=103}}

| Jeremy Lamb (21)

| Miles Plumlee (7)

| Nicolas Batum (4)

| Philips Arena
14,205

| 36–46

{{NBA game log end|cha|end_year=2017}}

Standings

{{2016–17 NBA Southeast standings|team=CHA}}

{{2016–17 NBA East standings|team=CHA}}

Player statistics

=Regular season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:right;"
style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|Player

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| POS | Position}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GP | Games played}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GS | Games starter}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MP | Minutes played}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| REB | Rebounds}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| AST | Assists}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| STL | Steals}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BLK | Blocks}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PTS | Points}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MPG | Minutes per game}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| RPG | Rebounds per game}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| APG | Assists per game}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| SPG | Steals per game}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BPG | Blocks per game}}

! style="background:#211747; color:#00778B; border-top:#00778B 3px solid; border-bottom:#00778B 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PPG | Points per game}}

style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Michael|Kidd-Gilchrist}}style="text-align:center;"|SF

| style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|81

style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|812,349style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|56511481style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|7774329.0style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|7.01.41.0style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|1.09.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kemba|Walker}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 79

79style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|2,7393084348522style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|1,830style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|34.73.95.5style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|1.1.3style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|23.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Nicolas|Batum}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 77

772,617481style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|456style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|86291,16434.06.2style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|5.9style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|1.1.415.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Marvin|Williams}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 76

762,295500106585384930.26.61.4.8.711.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Frank|Kaminsky}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 75

161,954336162463487426.14.52.2.6.511.7
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Marco|Belinelli}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 74

01,77817814744978024.02.42.0.6.110.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Cody|Zeller}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 62

581,72540599625863927.86.51.61.0.910.3
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jeremy|Lamb}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 62

51,14326475272360318.44.31.2.4.49.7
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ramon|Sessions}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 50

18117312927331216.21.52.6.5.16.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Roy|Hibbert}}†style="text-align:center;"|C

| 42

136711502084421716.03.6.5.2style="background:#00778B; color:#FFFFFF;"|1.05.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Brian|Roberts|dab=basketball}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 41

241639529114210.11.01.3.2.03.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Spencer|Hawes}}†style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 35

162614662132625417.94.21.8.4.77.3
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Treveon|Graham}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 27

118922661577.0.8.2.2.02.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Miles|Plumlee}}†style="text-align:center;"|C

| 13

0174423743113.43.2.2.5.32.4
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Brianté|Weber}}†style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 13

01592216905012.21.71.2.7.03.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Christian|Wood}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 13

010729236358.22.2.2.2.52.7
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Aaron|Harrison}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 5

017330013.4.6.6.0.0.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Johnny|O'Bryant III}}†style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 4

0348400188.52.01.0.0.04.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Mike|Tobey}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 2

0253100212.51.5.5.0.01.0

{{Plainlist|

  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.

}}

Transactions

=Trades=

=Free agents=

=Re-signed=

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="10%" | Signed

style="text-align: center"

| Nicolas Batum

| 5-year contract worth $120 million

style="text-align: center"

| Marvin Williams

| 4-year contract worth $54 million

==Additions==

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="text-align: center"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="10%" | Signed

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="10%"| Former team

style="text-align: center"

| Roy Hibbert

| 1-year contract worth $5 million

| Los Angeles Lakers

style="text-align: center"

| Ramon Sessions

| 2-year contract worth $12.5 million

| Washington Wizards

style="text-align: center"

| Christian Wood

| 2-year contract worth $1,889,382

| Philadelphia 76ers

style="text-align: center"

| Brian Roberts

| 1-year contract worth $1 million

| Portland Trail Blazers

==Subtractions==

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="10%"| Reason left

! style="{{NBA color cell|Charlotte Hornets}}" width="10%"| New team

style="text-align: center"

| Al Jefferson

| 3-year contract worth $30 million

| Indiana Pacers

style="text-align: center"

| Jeremy Lin

| 3-year contract worth $36 million

| Brooklyn Nets

style="text-align: center"

| Courtney Lee

| 4-year contract worth $50 million

| New York Knicks

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Charlotte Hornets}}

{{Charlotte Hornets seasons}}

{{2016–17 NBA season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Charlotte Hornets season}}

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