30 Days, 30 Teams, 30 Facts: Charlotte Hornets

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Updated on March 16, 2020 5:16PM EST

With the NBA on hiatus for at least 30 days, I'll be coping by posting an article every day with 30 random/interesting facts from each of the 30 teams. Hopefully, the season will resume when I hit publish on the Wizards' article.

Day four:

Charlotte Hornets

Devonte' Graham takes just 18% of his shots at the rim, which is in the ninth percentile for point guards. Most of his shots (57%) come from three-point range -- the 96th percentile for point guards.
Devonte' Graham's field-goal percentage at the rim (49%) is in the 11th percentile.
Devonte' Graham has the highest net rating (+11.3) of anyone on the Hornets who has seen at least 200 minutes -- a difference that ranks in the 98th percentile.
Terry Rozier is in the 93rd percentile for combo guards in non-corner three-point accuracy (133-for-330, 40%).
Opposing teams score 7.0 more points per 100 halfcourt plays with Terry Rozier on the court -- a difference that ranks in the sixth percentile.
Cody Martin's 1.10 assist-to-usage ratio is in the 94th percentile for wing players. However, his 15.8% turnover rate is in the seventh percentile.
Cody Martin shoots 52% of his attempts at the rim, which is in the 93rd percentile for wings.
Cody Martin is just 6-of-30 (20%) from the corner -- the first percentile for wings.
Cody Martin gets 14.7% of available defensive rebounds off missed field goals, ranking in the 90th percentile for wings.
Malik Monk is just 9-of-37 (24%) on corner threes, which is in the fifth percentile for wing players.
Dwayne Bacon is scoring just 84.2 points per 100 shot attempts -- the third percentile for wing players. It's the second time in his three-year career that he's been below the 10th percentile in that measure of efficiency.
Opposing teams shoot 3.8% fewer threes with Dwayne Bacon on the court -- a difference that ranks in the 96th percentile. They also shoot 4.4% worse from distance, and that difference ranks in the 94th percentile.
Bismack Biyombo is 22-for-90 (24%) on mid-range shots, ranking in the seventh percentile for bigs.
Bismack Biyombo draws a non-shooting foul on 2.9% of team possessions, ranking in the 92nd percentile for bigs.
PJ Washington is in the 97th percentile for bigs in corner three-point accuracy (49%, 31-of-63).
Opposing teams score 6.2 points fewer per 100 possessions with PJ Washington on the court (89th percentile).
Miles Bridges has the lowest net rating (-7.6) on the Hornets of anyone who has seen at least 200 minutes.
The Hornets have just three lineups that have played at least 100 possessions together. The best is +0.6 points per 100 possessions and includes Devonte' Graham, Terry Rozier, Miles Bridges, PJ Washington and Cody Zeller. The worst is -29.1 and includes Dwayne Bacon in place of Devonte' Graham.
Hornets lineups with Terry Rozier at point guard have a -16.5 net rating in 1,594 possessions.
Hornets small-ball lineups -- no Cody Zeller, Bismack Biyombo -- are -6.9 points per 100 possessions.
Charlotte (for some reason) has 66 possessions of big-ball lineups that have both Cody Zeller and Bismack Biyombo on the court. Those lineups are -40.0 points per 100 possessions.
In a 110-possession sample, lineups without Devonte' Graham and Terry Rozier have a +4.4 net rating. The offensive rating is 87.3, while the defensive rating is 83.0.
Based on net rating, the Hornets have won four more games than expected, putting them on a pace for 24 wins, 0.5 more than their preseason over/under.
Charlotte has the third-worst net rating (-8.1) against opponents who are on the second night of a back-to-back.
Since the All-Star break, Charlotte has the fourth-best spread differential (+3.8).
The Hornets have the sixth-best shot profile (54.3 Location eFG%) in the NBA.
The Hornets have the second-worst defensive shot profile (54.5 Location eFG%) in the NBA.
Charlotte is the least-accurate team in the league from each of the following locations: the rim (59.4%), short mid-range (34.4%), long mid-range (33.9%).
The Hornets have the second-worst transition offense efficiency off steals (125.5 offensive rating).
Charlotte allows the second-most offensive rebounds (28.5% of opponent misses) in the NBA.