October 17, 2022 – Charlotte Hornets General Manager & President of Basketball Operations Mitch Kupchak announced Monday the team’s 2022-23 opening night roster. The Hornets roster stands at 16 players:
| No. | Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthday | Prior to NBA/Home Country | Yrs 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 | 06/12/01 | ASVEL Basket/France | 2 |
| 11 | Cody Martin | F | 6'6 | 195 | 09/28/95 | Nevada/USA | 3 |
| 6 | Jalen McDaniels | F | 6'9 | 210 | 01/31/98 | San Diego State/USA | 3 |
| 7 | Bryce McGowens 2-W | G | 6'6 | 185 | 11/08/02 | Nebraska/USA | R |
| 12 | Kelly Oubre Jr. | F/G | 6'6 | 200 | 12/09/95 | Kansas/USA | 7 |
| 24 | Mason Plumlee | C | 7'0 | 250 | 03/05/90 | Duke/USA | 9 |
| 4 | Nick Richards | C | 7'0 | 260 | 11/29/97 | Kentucky/Jamaica | 2 |
| 3 | Terry Rozier | G | 6'1 | 195 | 03/17/94 | Louisville/USA | 7 |
| 8 | Dennis Smith Jr. | G | 6'2 | 205 | 11/25/97 | NC State/USA | 5 |
| 21 | JT Thor | F | 6'9 | 210 | 08/26/02 | Auburn/USA | 1 |
| 25 | PJ Washington | F | 6'7 | 230 | 08/23/98 | Kentucky/USA | 3 |
| 5 | Mark Williams | C | 7'0 | 250 | 12/16/01 | Duke/USA | R |
Head Coach: Steve Clifford (College – Maine-Farmington)
Assistant Coaches: Tyrone Corbin (College - DePaul)
Bob Beyer (College - Alfred)
Marlon Garnett (College - 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 & Sports Performance: Joe Sharpe (College - Old Dominion)
Associate Head Athletic Trainer: Quinton Sawyer (College - North Carolina)
Senior Assistant Athletic Trainer: Nina Hsieh (College – Cal State Fullerton)
Director of Applied Sports Science: Dan Taylor (College – Franklin Pierce)
Performance Physical Therapist: Jonathon Gardner (College – Coker)
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Adam Linens (College – North Carolina)
Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: Jason Meiring (College – Colorado Mesa)
Assistant Athletic Trainer and Massage Therapist: Kayla McKenzie (College – Texas Christian)