Charlotte Hornets top pick in the NBA Draft for each season.

The team has selected 3 times one of the top 3 picks and once the first overall draft pick. Last time it took one of the top 3 picks was in 1999.

Charlotte Hornets top NBA draft pick for each season

YEAR	ROUND	POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹
2001	1	16	Kirk Haston	Indiana
2000	1	19	Jamaal Magloire	Kentucky
1999	1	3	Baron Davis	UCLA
1998	1	21	Ricky Davis	Iowa
1996	1	13	Kobe Bryant	Lower Merion HS (PA)
1995	1	22	George Zidek	UCLA
1994	2	38	Darrin Hancock	Kansas
1993	1	17	Greg Graham	Indiana
1992	1	2	Alonzo Mourning	Georgetown
1991	1	1	Larry Johnson	UNLV
1990	1	5	Kendall Gill	Illinois
1989	1	5	J.R. Reid	North Carolina
1988	1	8	Rex Chapman	Kentucky

(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.