Charlotte Hornets Draft History
Historical Charlotte Hornets Draft Selections
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Pos | HT | WT | Age | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Draft Trades | YOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | Brandon Miller | F | 6-7 | 200 | 20 | Alabama | Fr * | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 27 | Nick Smith, Jr. | G | 6-2 | 185 | 19 | Arkansas | Fr * | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 34 | Colby Jones | GF | 6-6 | 207 | 21 | Xavier | Jr * | CHA to BOS BOS to SAC |
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| 2023 | 2 | 39 | Mouhamed Gueye | F | 6-10 | 210 | 20 | Washington State | So * | CHA to BOS BOS to ATL |
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| 2023 | 2 | 41 | Amari Bailey | G | 6-3 | 185 | 19 | UCLA | Fr * | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 13 | Jalen Duren | PF | 6-10 | 250 | 18 | Memphis | Fr * | CHA to NYK NYK to DET |
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| 2022 | 1 | 15 | Mark Williams | C | 7-0 | 240 | 20 | Duke | So * | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 45 | Josh Minott | F | 6-8 | 205 | 19 | Memphis | Fr * | CHA to MIN | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 11 | James Bouknight | G | 6-4 | 190 | 20 | UConn | So * | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 56 | Scottie Lewis | SF | 6-5 | 185 | 21 | Florida | So * | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 57 | Balsa Koprivica | C | 7-1 | 240 | 21 | Florida State | So * | CHA to DET DET to LAC |
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| 2020 | 1 | 3 | LaMelo Ball | G | 6-7 | 180 | 19 | Illawarra (Australia) | 2001 DOB | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 32 | Vernon Carey, Jr. | PF | 6-9 | 270 | 19 | Duke | Fr * | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 56 | Grant Riller | SG | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Charleston | Sr | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 12 | P.J. Washington | PF | 6-7 | 230 | 20 | Kentucky | So * | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 36 | Cody Martin | F | 6-6 | 205 | 23 | Nevada | Sr | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 52 | Jalen McDaniels | PF | 6-9 | 190 | 21 | San Diego State | So * | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 11 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | PG | 6-6 | 195 | 19 | Kentucky | Fr * | CHA to LAC | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 55 | Arnoldas Kulboka | SF | 6-10 | 225 | 20 | Orlandina Basket (Italy) | 1998 DOB * | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 11 | Malik Monk | SG | 6-3 | 200 | 19 | Kentucky | Fr * | 6 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 31 | Frank Jackson | SG | 6-3 | 205 | 19 | Duke | Fr * | CHA to NOP | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 22 | Malachi Richardson | SF | 6-6 | 205 | 20 | Syracuse | Fr * | CHA to SAC | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 9 | Frank Kaminsky | F | 7-0 | 242 | 22 | Wisconsin | Sr | 8 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 39 | Juan Vaulet | F | 6-6 | 200 | 19 | Weber Bahia Estudiantes (Argentina) | 1996 DOB * | CHA to BRK BRK to IND IND to BRK |
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| 2014 | 1 | 9 | Noah Vonleh | FC | 6-10 | 257 | 18 | Indiana | Fr * | 8 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 24 | Shabazz Napier | PG | 6-1 | 180 | 22 | UConn | Sr | CHA to MIA | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 45 | Dwight Powell | PF | 6-10 | 240 | 22 | Stanford | Sr | CHA to CLE | 9 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | Cody Zeller | F | 6-11 | 240 | 20 | Indiana | So * | 10 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | SF | 6-7 | 232 | 18 | Kentucky | Fr * | 8 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 31 | Jeffery Taylor | SF | 6-7 | 225 | 23 | Vanderbilt | Sr | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 9 | Kemba Walker | G | 6-0 | 184 | 21 | UConn | Jr * | 12 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 19 | Tobias Harris | F | 6-8 | 226 | 18 | Tennessee | Fr * | CHA to MIL | 12 |
| 2011 | 2 | 39 | Jeremy Tyler | PF | 6-11 | 250 | 20 | Tokyo Apache (Japan) | 1991 DOB | CHA to GOS | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 12 | Gerald Henderson | SG | 6-5 | 215 | 21 | Duke | Jr * | 8 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 40 | Derrick Brown | F | 6-7 | 225 | 21 | Xavier | Jr * | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 54 | Robert Vaden | SG | 6-5 | 220 | 24 | UAB | Sr | CHA to OKC | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 | D.J. Augustin | G | 6-0 | 183 | 20 | Texas | So * | 15 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 20 | Alexis Ajinca | C | 7-2 | 248 | 20 | Hyeres-Toulon (France) | 1988 DOB * | 8 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 38 | Kyle Weaver | SG | 6-6 | 200 | 22 | Washington State | Sr | CHA to OKC | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 | Brandan Wright | F | 6-10 | 210 | 19 | North Carolina | Fr * | CHA to GOS | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 22 | Jared Dudley | PF | 6-7 | 237 | 21 | Boston College | Sr | 14 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | Adam Morrison | SF | 6-8 | 198 | 21 | Gonzaga | Jr * | 4 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 50 | Ryan Hollins | C | 7-0 | 230 | 21 | UCLA | Sr | 10 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 | Raymond Felton | PG | 6-1 | 205 | 21 | North Carolina | Jr * | 14 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 | Sean May | PF | 6-9 | 266 | 21 | North Carolina | Jr * | 5 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | Emeka Okafor | FC | 6-10 | 255 | 21 | UConn | Jr * | 11 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 45 | Bernard Robinson | GF | 6-6 | 210 | 23 | Michigan | Sr | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 16 | Kirk Haston | PF | 6-9 | 242 | 22 | Indiana | Jr * | 4 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 19 | Jamaal Magloire | C | 6-11 | 259 | 22 | Kentucky | Sr | 12 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | Baron Davis | G | 6-3 | 215 | 20 | UCLA | So * | 13 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 43 | Lee Nailon | F | 6-9 | 238 | 24 | TCU | Sr | 6 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 21 | Ricky Davis | GF | 6-7 | 195 | 18 | Iowa | Fr * | 12 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 50 | Andrew Betts | C | 7-1 | 275 | 21 | Long Beach State | Sr | NOP to IND | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 13 | Kobe Bryant | SG | 6-6 | 212 | 17 | Lower Merion High School (Pennsylvania) | 1978 DOB * | CHA to LAL | 20 |
| 1996 | 1 | 16 | Tony Delk | G | 6-1 | 189 | 22 | Kentucky | Sr | 10 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 44 | Malik Rose | F | 6-7 | 250 | 21 | Drexel | Sr | 13 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 22 | George Zidek | C | 7-0 | 266 | 21 | UCLA | Sr | 3 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 38 | Darrin Hancock | F | 6-7 | 205 | 22 | Maurienne (France) | 1971 DOB | 6 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 17 | Greg Graham | G | 6-4 | 183 | 22 | Indiana | Sr | CHA to PHL | 5 |
| 1993 | 1 | 20 | Scott Burrell | G-F | 6-7 | 218 | 22 | UConn | Sr | 8 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 2 | Alonzo Mourning | C | 6-10 | 240 | 22 | Georgetown | Sr | 16 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 35 | Tony Bennett | PG | 6-0 | 175 | 23 | Green Bay | Sr | 4 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | Larry Johnson | F | 6-6 | 250 | 22 | UNLV | Sr | 10 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 28 | Kevin Lynch | G | 6-5 | 185 | 22 | Minnesota | Sr | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 5 | Kendall Gill | SG | 6-5 | 195 | 22 | Illinois | Sr | 15 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 39 | Steve Scheffler | F | 6-9 | 250 | 22 | Purdue | Sr | 9 | |
| 1989 | 1 | 5 | J.R. Reid | PF | 6-9 | 247 | 21 | North Carolina | Jr * | 11 | |
| 1989 | 2 | 29 | Dyron Nix | F | 6-7 | 210 | 22 | Tennessee | Sr | CHA to IND | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 8 | Rex Chapman | SG | 6-4 | 185 | 20 | Kentucky | So * | 13 | |
| 1988 | 2 | 34 | Tom Tolbert | F | 6-7 | 235 | 22 | Arizona | Sr | 7 | |
| 1988 | 3 | 58 | Jeff Moore | F | 6-7 | 205 | N/A | Auburn | Sr | 1 |
Historical Charlotte Hornets Draft Rights Acquisitions
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Pos | HT | WT | Age | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Draft Trades | YOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 31 | James Nnaji | C | 6-11 | 250 | 18 | FC Barcelona II (Spain) | 2004 DOB * | DET to BOS BOS to CHA |
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| 2022 | 2 | 40 | Bryce McGowens | GF | 6-6 | 175 | 19 | Nebraska | Fr * | MIN to CHA | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 19 | Kai Jones | PF | 6-11 | 221 | 20 | Texas | So * | NYK to CHA | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 37 | J.T. Thor | PF | 6-9 | 203 | 18 | Auburn | Fr * | DET to CHA | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 42 | Nick Richards | C | 7-0 | 245 | 22 | Kentucky | Jr * | NOP to CHA | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 12 | Miles Bridges | SF | 6-7 | 225 | 20 | Michigan State | So * | LAC to CHA | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 34 | Devonte' Graham | PG | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Kansas | Sr | ATL to CHA | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 40 | Dwayne Bacon | SF | 6-6 | 221 | 21 | Florida State | So * | NOP to CHA | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 51 | Tyler Harvey | G | 6-4 | 185 | 21 | Eastern Washington | Jr * | ORL to MEM MEM to CHA |
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| 2014 | 1 | 26 | P.J. Hairston | SG | 6-6 | 230 | 21 | Texas Legends | 1992 DOB * | MIA to CHA | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 7 | Bismack Biyombo | PF | 6-8 | 255 | 18 | Urbas Fuenlabrada (Spain) | 1992 DOB * | SAC to CHA | 12 |
| 2007 | 2 | 36 | Jermareo Davidson | PF | 6-10 | 230 | 22 | Alabama | Sr | GOS to CHA | 2 |
* Team owns the player's draft rights.