Among all the chaos of the Charlotte Hornets wheeling and dealing, like bringing back Tre Mann and adding Spencer Dinwiddie, they somehow found time to put together a roster for the 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas.
- James Banks III, big, Georgia Tech
- Damion Baugh, guard, TCU
- PJ Hall, big, Clemson
- Dajuan Harris Jr., guard, Kansas
- Sion James, guard, Duke
- Ryan Kalkbrenner, big, Creighton
- Kon Knueppel, wing, Duke
- Liam McNeeley, wing, UConn
- Jamiya Neal, guard, Creighton
- Josh Oduro, big, Providence
- DJ Rodman, wing, USC
- Tidjane Salaün, forward, France
- KJ Simpson, guard, Colorado
- Jaylen Sims, wing, UNCW
- MJ Walker Jr, guard, Florida State
The Hornets are going to have a lot of players that are currently on the roster playing in the summer league. Eight players are under contract with the team and a ninth (Sims) finished last season with the organization.
So this is the part where we say “our Summer League roster is loaded, we should win the whole thing.” That’s what fans of every team say at this point. In reality, the team that wins the Summer League is going to be some scrappy group of 25 year olds that aren’t going to end up on an NBA team. But it should still be an intriguing group to watch with all the rookies. I’d have to guess the starting lineup will look something like this.
- PG: KJ Simpson
- SG: Kon Knueppel
- SF: Liam McNeeley
- PF: Tidjane Salaün
- C: Ryan Kalkbrenner
Second unit:
- PG: Damion Baugh
- SG: Jaylen Sims
- SF: Sion James
- PF: PJ Hall
- C: James Banks III
The Hornets open their summer league schedule against Ace Bailey and the Utah Jazz on Friday, July 11.
