James  has been dismissed by Gregg.. After Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN first revealed the news on Friday morning, the team made the announcement on Friday afternoon.

Through his dedication and hard work over the last four seasons, I want to thank JB,” Hornets president and general manager Mitch Kupchak said in a statement. “Apart from his coaching career, he is an amazing person. I’m hoping for the best for him and his family going forward. These choices are never easy. Having said that, I’m really optimistic about the Hornets’ future since we have a young, talented core of players. We are going to start looking for a new head coach right away.

During his four seasons as team captain, Borrego finished with a 148–183 record. His finest season with Charlotte was 2021–22, where he finished 43–39. The Hornets were eliminated from playoff contention after losing 132–103 to No. 9 Atlanta in the postseason play-in tournament. The team had been seeded as the Eastern Conference’s No. 10 going into the tournament.

As the No. 10 seed, it was the team’s second consecutive play-in tournament berth.

“Appears to have negated regular-season win improvement and player development among Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, and formerly Devonte Graham,” Wojnarowski said on Twitter, labeling the decision “surprising,” given that both seasons concluded in blowout play-in tournament defeats.

Prior to finishing 10–20 in 2015, Borrego was the Magic’s interim head coach. Since 2003, when he joined Gregg Popovich’s Spurs staff, he has worked as an NBA assistant.