Coby White
#3SG · Charlotte Hornets
All-Rookie 2nd Team '20
Height
6'4"
Weight
195 lbs
Age
26
College
North Carolina
Experience
6 yrs
Wingspan
6'5.0"
Reach
8'1.5"
Hand Size
7.75" × 9"
A-
B+
D
A
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The Verdict on Coby, in One Read
On the field, Coby White grades out as a shaky SG for Charlotte Hornets (D Impact). That places him 15th of 147 graded shooting guards. In his on-court role, the grade is excellent (A Role), reflecting how he produces relative to others at his position. Against that production, his deal reads as a clear bargain on the Contract Value Index (A-) — the team is paying below what the play would command. The public read is positive (B+ Sentiment), drawn from current news and social signal rather than the box score.
Career StatsB+
| Year | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 472 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 44.6% | 36.9% | 85.6% |
| 2025-26 |  | 50 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
Performance Grade by Season
PeakBLongevityEstablishedRecentB
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | | 50 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 44.6% | B B |
| 2024-25 | | 74 | 20.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 45.3% | B+ B+ |
| 2023-24 | | 79 | 19.1 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 44.7% | B B |
| 2022-23 | | 74 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 44.3% | C+ C+ |
| 2021-22 | | 61 | 12.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 43.3% | C+ C+ |
| 2020-21 | | 69 | 15.1 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 41.6% | B- B- |
| 2019-20 | | 65 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 39.4% | C+ C+ |
Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 4/17 | @ ORL | L 90-121 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | -11 |
| Tue, 4/14 | vs MIA | W 127-126 | 26 | 19 |
Current Contract
Length
1 year
Total Value
$12.9M
Guaranteed
$12.9M
AAV
$12.9M/yr
Guaranteed %100%
Contract Value Index (CVI)
A-
Great Value
OverpayFair ValueGreat Value
Coby White delivered enough rotation-tier impact to earn a A- Contract Value Index against the NBA pay band. At $12.9M AAV on a one-year deal, White represents the rare inflection point where a 7-year veteran executing above-average production at a bargain rate unlocks genuine front-office flexibility—his 2025-26 season of 17.4 PPG, 3.4 RPG, and 4.0 APG across 50 games establishes him as a legitimate offensive contributor, not a complementary piece on a discount, and that gap between output and cost is precisely what elevates the CVI. For a 26-year-old shooting guard holding locker-room leadership credentials and franchise buy-in that runs deeper than stat lines, the market would typically demand $16M–$18M; White's one-year pencil-and-paper structure keeps him well south of that range while delivering B+-caliber on-court performance. His career arc—seven seasons in, moving past rookie-scale nostalgia and into genuine veteran credibility—mirrors the messaging around him: a player who has earned trust through consistency rather than marquee accolades, and whose current contract reflects that earned-not-given positioning. The mediaFraming around White is warmth-laden and authentic, centered on his genuine buy-in with Charlotte and competitive edge rather than statistical inflation, and that alignment between contract efficiency and narrative legitimacy is what anchors the A- verdict. With the Hornets sitting at 44-38 as a No. 9 seed with playoff stakes still live, White's one-year deal carries zero dead-money risk and provides Charlotte with a known quantity in a rotation that is clearly in evaluation mode—exactly the type of contract structure that compounds value when a team needs floor stability alongside opportunity.
Performance Analysis
B+
#15 of 147 Shooting Guards
Contracts in the Same Value Band
Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the A band — a quick read on where Coby's contract sits relative to comparable money.
How Coby Compares at the Position
Coby White ranks 15th of 147 graded shooting guards by performance. That slots Coby between Ayo Dosunmu (A-) just ahead and Donte DiVincenzo (B+) just behind.
Graded higher
Ayo DosunmuMinnesota TimberwolvesA-Devin VassellSan Antonio SpursA-Brandin PodziemskiGolden State WarriorsA-Coby WhiteB+
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About this player
Coby White is a player in his 6th NBA season listed at SG for the Charlotte Hornets. FanVerdicts covers every NBA player, team, GM, and transaction — and puts your verdict on all of it. Sign in to cast your Fan Verdict on Coby White, see where the crowd lands, and argue the call. FanVerdicts also brings its own read — performance, sentiment, and Contract Value Index — as one honest input alongside the crowd's. Where FanVerdicts has weighed in so far: Contract Value Index A-, Performance B+, Sentiment B+.
The crowd's Fan Verdict moves in real time as fans vote on this profile. FanVerdicts' own read updates as new data lands — performance recalculates when NBA game stats post, sentiment shifts with media coverage and fan discussion, and the Contract Value Index recomputes when contract terms change. Contract details below show the structure (years, total value, average annual value, guarantees) behind the Contract Value Index read.
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