October 17, 2022 –Charlotte Hornets general manager and president of basketball operations Mitch Kupchak announced the 2022-23 Opening Night team roster on Monday. The Hornets squad has 16 players:
| No. | Player | pos. | HT. | Weight | Birthday | Forward NBA/Country of origin | Years Pro |
| 1 | LaMelo ball | g | 6-7 | 185 | 08/22/01 | Illawarra/USA | 2 |
| 2 | james bouknight | g | 6-4 | 185 | 09/18/00 | Connecticut/USA | 1 |
| 20 | Gordon Hayward | F | 6-7 | 225 | 03/23/90 | Butler/USA | 12 |
| 23 | Kai Jones | F/C | 6-11 | 230 | 01/19/01 | Texas/Bahamas | 1 |
| 9 | Theo Maledon 2-W | g | 6-4 | 175 | 12/06/01 | ASVEL Basketball/France | 2 |
| 11 | Cody Martin | F | 6-6 | 195 | 9/28/95 | Nevada/USA | 3 |
| 6 | Jalen McDaniels | F | 6-9 | 210 | 01/31/98 | State of San Diego/USA | 3 |
| seven | Bryce McGowens 2-F | g | 6-6 | 185 | 08/11/02 | Nebraska/USA | R |
| 12 | Kelly Oubre Jr. | F/G | 6-6 | 200 | 9/12/95 | Kansas/USA | seven |
| 24 | mason plumlee | VS | 7-0 | 250 | 03/05/90 | Duke/USA | 9 |
| 4 | Nick Richards | VS | 7-0 | 260 | 11/29/97 | Kentucky/Jamaica | 2 |
| 3 | terry rozier | g | 6-1 | 195 | 3/17/94 | Louisville/USA | seven |
| 8 | Dennis Smith Jr. | g | 6-2 | 205 | 11/25/97 | State of North Carolina/USA | 5 |
| 21 | J.T. Thor | F | 6-9 | 210 | 08/26/02 | Auburn/USA | 1 |
| 25 | P. J. Washington | F | 6-7 | 230 | 08/23/98 | Kentucky/USA | 3 |
| 5 | Mark Williams | VS | 7-0 | 250 | 12/16/01 | Duke/USA | R |
The Head Coach: Steve Clifford (College – Maine-Farmington)
Assistant coaches: Tyrone Corbin (College – DePaul)
Bob Beyer (College – Alfred)
Marlon Garnett (Middle School – Santa Clara)
Jay Hernandez (College – Hofstra)
Rex Walters (College – Kansas)
Nick Friedman (College – Miami)
Norman Richardson (College – Hofstra)
Bruce Kreutzer (College – SUNY New Paltz)
Director of Health Care and Sports Performance: Joe Sharpe (College – Old Dominion)
Associate Head Athletic Coach: Quinton Sawyer (College – North Carolina)
Senior Assistant Athletic Coach: Nina Hsieh (College – California State Fullerton)
Director of Applied Sports Sciences: Dan Taylor (College – Franklin Pierce)
Performance physiotherapist: Jonathon Gardner (College – Coker)
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Linens (College – North Carolina)
Associate Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Meiring (College – Colorado Mesa)
Assistant Athletic Trainer and Massage Therapist: Kayla McKenzie (College – Texas Christian)
