CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – The Charlotte Hornets released their 2024-25 regular season schedule Thursday afternoon.

Charlotte has only one nationally televised game this upcoming season – a road game on Friday, Jan. 17 against the Chicago Bulls at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN.

Notable home games

• Saturday, October 25 (opening night): Miami Heat
• Friday/Saturday, 1/2 Nov. (double match day): The Boston Celtics
• Saturday, November 16: Milwaukee Bucks
• Wednesday, November 27: Miami Heat
• Friday, November 29th: New York Knicks
• Tuesday, December 3: Philadelphia 76ers
• Saturday, December 7: Cleveland Cavaliers
• Saturday, December 28th: Oklahoma City Thunder
• Monday, December 30th: Chicago Bulls
• Tuesday, January 7: Phoenix Suns
• Monday, January 20: Dallas Mavericks
• Monday, January 27: Los Angeles Lakers
• Friday, January 31: Los Angeles Clippers
• Saturday, February 1st: Denver Nuggets
• Wednesday, February 5: Milwaukee Bucks
• Friday, February 7: San Antonio Spurs
• Monday, March 1st: Golden State Warriors
• Friday, March 7: Cleveland Cavaliers
• Thursday, March 20: New York Knicks
• Friday, April 4: Sacramento Kings
• Sunday, April 6: Chicago Bulls

Full schedule

Looking back on the off-season

Charlotte tied for the third-worst record last season and finished sixth in the 2024 NBA Draft. Striker Tidjane Salaüna 2.06 m tall 18-year-old from France.

During reconstruction Steve Clifford has resigned as head coach at the end of the 2023-24 season. He will work closely with President of Basketball Operations Jeff Peterson, who is also new to the franchise, replacing Mitch Kupchak earlier this year.

With Clifford’s departure, the Hornets hired Charles Leean assistant for the 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics.

In the meantime, LaMeloBall And Mile bridges both signed massive contract extensions in the offseason. That, along with the No. 2 draft pick of 2023, Striker Brandon MillerThe Hornets may have exactly the young core they were looking for.

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