Just astonishing how everything is seemingly clicking for the Hornets after a literal decade mired in the wilderness of the NBA with tonight being the first time they’ve been above 0.500 this late into the season and in general having several looming questions about LaMelo’s future with the team, Tijaun Salaun as a prospect and whether Brandon Miller would be able to stay healthy - all questions that seem to have an answer.

For context: The best full season record the Hornets have had in the Melo era, ²⁰²¹⁄₂₂, saw them with a 30-33 record at this same point into the season.

This was their 2nd best season for the decade.

LukeNullHypothesis | Hornets

392 | 20 hours ago

There are babies out there who have never known a bad Hornets team

AMereJugWiz | Charlotte Bobcats

160 | 20 hours ago

My son due in June will only know championships.

otherworldly-horror | Hornets

41 | 18 hours ago

That’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever read, Kemba and Jeremy walked so this team could run.

largehearted | Celtics

1 | an hour ago

.. Jeremy Lamb??

robsbob18 | Hornets

10 | 13 hours ago

Kemba Kon AMereJugWiz

What a beautiful name

AMereJugWiz | Charlotte Bobcats

8 | 10 hours ago

True story: went through the Hornets roster the other day and suggested first names to my wife and she vetod each one.

robsbob18 | Hornets

3 | 10 hours ago

You have to overlook some things

Nice_Cash_7000 | Heat

2 | 7 hours ago

Thats when you gotta pull out the legends man. Mugsey, Alonzo, Kemba, Gerald shes surelly gonna like at least one of them. Larry is probably a bit out of fashion, but its a great name too.

lillianchiarelli

1 | 4 hours ago

You can’t just spit out Larry as an option to your wife.

You suggest Lawrence, which has a nice touch of class.

If she agrees, you call that Lil man Larry from the moment the Dr. cuts that umbilical cord 😃

Nice_Cash_7000 | Heat

1 | 4 hours ago

Thanks for the knowledge man, its still a little early for that for me and my girl, but this is some shit imma keep in mind forever hahah

Remote-Whole-6387 | Hornets

13 | 16 hours ago

My niece has only known us as the greatest team in the league. Granted she’s been alive for 2 games, but the point stands!

shangalang69 | Raptors

16 | 15 hours ago

bandwagon niece, joins once they get to .500, pathetic

No_Mammoth_4945 | Charlotte Bobcats

113 | 20 hours ago

Best net rating in the league in 2026 and it just keeps getting better

[deleted]

33 | 20 hours ago

2025 Pacers type run incoming

INeedThatBag | Hornets

18 | 16 hours ago

Please god

DamnZodiak | Toronto Huskies

9 | 10 hours ago

I think this would genuinely bring this sub together like nothing else.

Lelouch37 | Warriors

3 | 8 hours ago

For sure, what fan base would even have anything against them?

A-Confused-Comet | Celtics

2 | 6 hours ago

Wizards, for abandoning the tank bro identity

Klumber | Pacers

5 | 14 hours ago

I loved the Brandon Miller addition, he was exactly what you needed to build slowly. But Knueppel is a revelation. Really fun to see and I’ll need to dig my Kemba jersey out of storage finally to show you guys some well deserved love.

Kertia

76 | 20 hours ago

They just avalanche the shit out of you with 3s.

Boulder_The_Rock | Pistons

34 | 20 hours ago

And they have the personnel for it to boot

DiabolicalDreamsicle | Celtics

10 | 9 hours ago

The biggest shock (I admittedly don’t watch many Hornets game) from last night was their defense. Celtics broadcast said it a million different ways but they contest everything and have a seemingly endless motor. Pretty fun team to watch

CoolAsTheUnthawed | OKC

44 | 20 hours ago

Hornets so fun to watch when they’re not hitting trick shots against your team

Lost_Web2488 | Hornets

30 | 20 hours ago

new year new hornets I guess

KeepPounding4289 | Hornets

25 | 20 hours ago

This team is so damn fun to watch and still extremely young. The future is very bright for once in Charlotte!

HOFredditor | Warriors

27 | 20 hours ago

the hornets have received the mandate of heaven.

FoundationSmooth9777

25 | 20 hours ago

W after all this talk about lamelo being a bum from this sub. Almost like you need other good players to win games who would’ve guessed

russfan0987 | Magic

9 | 20 hours ago

Talk about it

FoundationSmooth9777

0 | 20 hours ago

Same thing with Paolo how is supposed to succeed with 0 spacing lol

Spirited_Lab5197

8 | 19 hours ago

To be fair, Paolo is slightly responsible for the 0 spacing

FoundationSmooth9777

6 | 16 hours ago

Almost like you surround your player who is not a shooter with shooters ?

Spirited_Lab5197

2 | 9 hours ago

That’s completely fair, its a not a well constructed roster and they have to figure out how to move on from some of the stars to better balance it, imo

ObeseKenyan | DEN

1 | 42 minutes ago

This is why I’m sick of mvp discussions now. Jokic constantly missing his 3-5th best players (Aaron Gordon, Peyton Watson and Christian Braun have missed a combined 90 games.) and the teams winning the most 4 players that are stars. This sport is far too team oriented and all we talk about is why 1 player is MVP and the other isn’t good enough.

EarthWarping | NBA

23 | 20 hours ago

Theyve lapped the Raptors, Sixers and Cavs for franchises to be in the East.

SSJAbh1nav | 76ers

6 | 18 hours ago

The cavs?!

tonguesplitter | Hornets

5 | 12 hours ago

The ²⁰¹⁵⁄₁₆ Cavs to be precise

heat_fan_ | Raptors

20 | 20 hours ago

Charlotte fans deserve it

Ok-Smoke-1329

20 | 20 hours ago

Whoever faces this team in the first round is cooked

ftbfm5 | Thunder

9 | 20 hours ago

If the pistons catch them in the first round the hornets will 4-1 them

Vansome99 | Lakers

17 | 19 hours ago

Okay buddy it’s time for bed

Spirited_Lab5197

9 | 19 hours ago

OKC fans forget getting dog walked by the Mavs

whenishit-itsbigturd

5 | 15 hours ago

OKC fans lucky as hell Luka Doncic doesn’t play with PJ Washington anymore

ftbfm5 | Thunder

0 | 8 hours ago

We champs tho

jumpijehosaphat | Spurs

2 | 9 hours ago

with 2 time NBA champ coach Charles Lee. He must have learned winning ways with the 2 teams

arrow00 | Raptors

2 | 7 hours ago

Im glad we were able to get atleast 1 win against the hornets before they went on this hot streak.

Clemsontigger16

1 | 4 hours ago

I can’t imagine anyone isn’t cheering for this run by the hornets…their fans have suffered for too long, and guys like Melo have gotten so much criticism, this is the best redemption season since…well I guess last year’s Pistons

With tonight’s blowout victory against the Boston Celtics, the 2025⁄26 Charlotte Hornets are officially over 0.500. They were 12 games under 0.500 to start 2026.

With tonight’s blowout victory against the Boston Celtics, the ²⁰²⁵⁄₂₆ Charlotte Hornets are officially over 0.500. They were 12 games under 0.500 to start 2026.