Charlotte Hornets

DHJ Quick Take: The 72-Hour Rookie of the Year Flip The Market Surge: Cooper Flagg transformed from a +550 longshot to a -210 favorite on DraftKings and FanDuel in just 72 hours. His implied probability of winning NBA Rookie of the Year skyrocketed from 15% to over 67% after scoring...

DHJ Quick Take: The End of the RSN Era The Blueprint for Survival: While 13 NBA teams scramble to find a broadcast home for next season, the Dallas Mavericks have already provided the definitive roadmap for navigating a post-RSN landscape. Prioritizing Reach Over Rights Fees: By shifting from FanDuel Sports...

DHJ Quick Take The Hall of Fame Verdict: Dirk Nowitzki believes the Rookie of the Year race between Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel is "neck and neck," suggesting the league consider a Co-Rookie of the Year award. Rare History: Flagg is on pace to join Michael Jordan (1984-85) as the...

DHJ Quick Take Brotherhood First: Despite being the frontrunners for Rookie of the Year (ROTY), Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel do not discuss the award race, focusing instead on supporting each other’s transition to the NBA. Portland Statement: Flagg dominated the first half against the Trail Blazers, scoring 20 of...

DHJ Quick Take The "Clear-Cut" Choice: Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd declared Cooper Flagg the definitive NBA Rookie of the Year, citing a "historic year" that statistically outpaces past winners. Record-Breaking Half: Flagg dropped 20 first-half points against the Portland Trail Blazers, marking his 11th career 20-point half—more than the...

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić and Charlotte Hornets All-Star LaMelo Ball have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 22 of the 2025-26 season (March 16-22). The Lakers went 4-0 in Week 22, while the Hornets went 3-0. Los Angeles beat...

The Dallas Mavericks shot 3-of-22 from three-point range in Tuesday night's loss. The Charlotte Hornets shot 20-of-51. The final score at Spectrum Center was 117-90. Jason Kidd was asked after the game about competing against a team generating that much three-point volume while Dallas kept trading trips to the free-throw...

The Dallas Mavericks gave up 13 offensive rebounds to the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night, and those second-chance possessions turned directly into open three-point looks that helped Charlotte pull away in a 117-90 win at Spectrum Center. P.J. Washington, who returned after missing three games with a left ankle sprain,...

Brandon Williams did not sugarcoat it. The Dallas Mavericks shot 3-of-22 from three-point range in a 117-90 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night. The Hornets went 20-of-51. Williams, who led Dallas with 18 points going 10-of-11 from the free-throw line, was asked after the game about the perimeter...

When Cooper Flagg scored 49 points against the Charlotte Hornets on Jan. 29 — the most by a teenager in NBA history — Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel admitted afterward that his former Duke teammate might have taken the Rookie of the Year lead. Eight games later, with Flagg sidelined by...