Coby White will be the starting PG for the Charlotte Hornets next season.
Not only did Coby White get paid this offseason, but he also got a promotion.
White will be the starting point guard for the Charlotte Hornets next season after the blockbuster LaMelo Ball trade.
The Hornets are expected to start White, Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Naz Reid and Moussa Diabaté next season.
White and Charlotte agreed to a three-year, $74 million contract this offseason.
The Hornets acquired White from the Chicago Bulls in February. In 21 games with Charlotte, White played well. He averaged 15.6 points per game while shooting 46.1% from the field, 39.1% from beyond the arc and 83.9% from the foul line.
Charlotte beat the Miami Heat in the first play-in game but lost to the Orlando Magic in the second one. As a result, the Hornets missed the playoffs again.
White finished the 2025-26 season averaging 17.4 points per game with the Bulls and Hornets. Chicago drafted White with the seventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. White has career averages of 15.4 points per game.
The Hornets haven't made the playoffs since 2016, but they have a bright future with Miller, Knueppel, White, Reid and Diabaté leading the way.
In this year's draft, Charlotte selected Hannes Steinbach from Washington with the 14th overall pick and Texas Tech's Christian Anderson Jr. with the 18th overall pick. Both players are talented.
It has been an active offseason for the Hornets, who dealt Ball and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round pick, three future first-round pick swaps and three future second-round picks.
Charlotte then traded Miles Bridges, a 2029 first-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale and a 2033 first-round pick.
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