[7] Their principal owner are Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, with Eric Church, J Cole, and Michael Jordan holding minority interests.
[8][9] As of February 13 of the 2023-24 season, there have been 296 past and current players who have appeared in at least one game for the Hornets franchise.
[10] Robert Parish, Vlade Divac, and Alonzo Mourning are the only Hornets to have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Mourning, Larry Johnson, Glen Rice, Eddie Jones, Baron Davis, Gerald Wallace, LaMelo Ball and Kemba Walker are the only Hornets selected to play in an All-Star Game.
Eight Hornets have been selected to the All-Rookie Second Team: Rex Chapman (1988–89), J. R. Reid (1989–90), Raymond Felton (2005–06), Adam Morrison and Wálter Herrmann (2006–07), D. J. Augustin (2008–09), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (2012–13), and Cody Zeller (2013–14).