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

The team has selected 8 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 2023.

Franchise preferred NCAA teams or countries of origin for players selected in the first 3 rounds: Kentucky (7 times), Uconn (5), UCLA (4).

Charlotte Hornets top NBA draft pick for each season

YEARROUNDPOS.PLAYERCOLLEGE1
202416Tidjane SalaunFrance
202312Brandon MillerAlabama
2022113Jalen DurenMemphis
2021111James BouknightUconn
202013LaMelo BallAustralia
2019112P.J. WashingtonKentucky
2018111Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderKentucky
2017111Malik MonkKentucky
2016122Malachi RichardsonSyracuse
201519Frank KaminskyWisconsin
201419Noah VonlehIndiana
201314Cody ZellerIndiana
201212Michael Kidd-GilchristKentucky
201119Kemba WalkerUconn
2009112Gerald HendersonDuke
200819D.J. AugustinTexas
200718Brandan WrightNorth Carolina
200613Adam MorrisonGonzaga
200515Raymond FeltonNorth Carolina
200412Emeka OkaforUconn
2001116Kirk HastonIndiana
2000119Jamaal MagloireKentucky
199913Baron DavisUCLA
1998121Ricky DavisIowa
1996113Kobe BryantLower Merion HS (PA)
1995122George ZidekUCLA
1994238Darrin HancockKansas
1993117Greg GrahamIndiana
199212Alonzo MourningGeorgetown
199111Larry JohnsonUNLV
199015Kendall GillIllinois
198915J.R. ReidNorth Carolina
198818Rex ChapmanKentucky
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.