Sion James
Guard · Charlotte Hornets · #4
Sion James: season analysis
Sion James is a 23-year-old guard for the Charlotte Hornets, wearing number 4. Listed at 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, James has 2 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Duke.
In 2026-27, James is averaging 6.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 25.5 minutes per game, with 9 starts in 11 games. The shooting line reads 33.8% from the field, 26.9% from three-point range and 77.8% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 (5.4 points in 22.5 minutes per game), scoring is up by 0.9 points per game and playing time up by 3.0 minutes.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Sion James on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #4 |
| Age | 23 |
| Born | December 4, 2002 · Sugar Hill, GA, USA |
| Height | 6' 5" (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 220 lbs (100 kg) |
| College | Duke |
| NBA experience | 2 years |
| Salary | $2,411,090 (2026-27) |
Hornets teammates
Michael AjayiF · #10
Grayson AllenG · #8
Christian AndersonG · #5
Kylan BoswellG · #18
Moussa DiabateF · #14
PJ HallC · #16
Ryan KalkbrennerC · #11
Kon KnueppelG · #7
Liam McNeeleyG · #33
Brandon MillerF · #24
Royce O'NealeF · #00
Naz ReidC · #0
Tidjane SalaunF · #31
Dennis SchroderG · #17
Hannes SteinbachF · #22
Coby WhiteG · #3
Grant WilliamsF · #2
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 | @ PHX | L 96-101 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +2 |
| 2026-11-09 | vs CLE | W 124-112 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +18 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs BOS | L 80-119 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -18 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ BKN | L 104-114 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-4 | 4-5 | -8 |
| 2026-11-02 | vs DET | L 91-124 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | -8 |
| 2026-10-31 | vs PHI | L 104-109 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -21 |
| 2026-10-30 | @ WAS | L 79-95 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 1-8 | 1-2 | -5 |
| 2026-10-28 | @ DET | L 89-97 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 2-2 | -11 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs WAS | W 110-103 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +2 |
| 2026-10-24 | vs MIA | W 115-110 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -3 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | charlotte hornets | 11 | 9 | 25.5 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 33.8 | 26.9 | 77.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 2.2-6.5 | 1.3-4.7 | 0.6-0.8 |
| 2025-26 | charlotte hornets | 82 | 19 | 22.5 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 37.1 | 35.2 | 83.7 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 1.7-4.5 | 1.0-2.9 | 1.0-1.2 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.