Charlotte Hornets draft history

Kemba Walker on the court with a ball in his hands.
The Bobcats selected Kemba Walker with the 9th overall pick of the 2011 NBA draft.

The original Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) were established in 1988 as an expansion team, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team's roster was filled with unprotected players at the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft, and five days later the Hornets made their first picks out of college players at the 1988 NBA draft. The Hornets remained in Charlotte for 14 seasons before relocating to New Orleans in 2002.[1] Two years after the Hornets' departure, the Charlotte Bobcats were established in 2004.[2] The Bobcats first participated in the 2004 NBA draft, two days after their expansion draft was held.[3] The franchise's name was changed back to the Hornets at the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, one year after the team in Louisiana renamed itself the New Orleans Pelicans. The history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets were conveyed to the newly named Charlotte Hornets.[4]

In 1989, the NBA agreed with the National Basketball Players Association to reduce drafts to two rounds, an arrangement that has remained the same up the present time.[5] Before each draft, an NBA Draft Lottery determines the first round selection order for the teams that missed the playoffs during the prior season.[5] Teams can also trade their picks, which means that in some drafts, teams may have more or less than two draft picks, although they must have at least one first-round pick every other year.[6]

The first pick in the Hornets' history was Rex Chapman, a shooting guard from the University of Kentucky.[7] The Hornets had three top-four picks and all of them have participated in the NBA All-Star Game: Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, and Baron Davis.[8][9] In 1996, the Hornets drafted Kobe Bryant 13th overall, but traded him for Vlade Divac. Bryant finished his career as an MVP, a four-time All-star game MVP, a two-time Finals MVP, an eleven-time all-NBA first team, and a five-time NBA Champion.[10][11] The first player picked by the Bobcats, Emeka Okafor, was named the 2004–05 Rookie of the Year and voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[12][13]

Selections

Key
PGPoint guard SGShooting guard SFSmall forward PFPower forward CCenter
Emeka Okafor on the court during a game
In the 2004 NBA Draft, Emeka Okafor became the Bobcats' first ever draft pick.
Charlotte Hornets draft picks
Draft Round Pick Player Nationality Position School/Club Team
1988 1 8 Chapman, RexRex Chapman  United States SG Kentucky
1988 2 34 Tolbert, TomTom Tolbert  United States PF/C Arizona
1988 3 58 Moore, JeffJeff Moore  United States PF/C Auburn
1989 1 5 Reid, J. R.J. R. Reid  United States PF North Carolina
1989 2 29 Nix, DyronDyron Nix (traded to Indiana)[lower-alpha 1]  United States PF Tennessee
1990 1 5 Gill, KendallKendall Gill  United States SG Illinois
1990 2 39 Scheffler, SteveSteve Scheffler (from Houston)[lower-alpha 2]  United States PF/C Purdue
1991 1 1 Johnson, LarryLarry Johnson  United States SF/PF UNLV
1991 2 28 Lynch, KevinKevin Lynch (from Denver)[lower-alpha 3]  United States SF Minnesota
1992 1 2 Mourning, AlonzoAlonzo Mourning  United States C Georgetown
1992 2 35 Bennett, TonyTony Bennett  United States PG Wisconsin–Green Bay
1993 1 17 Graham, GregGreg Graham (traded to Philadelphia)[lower-alpha 4]  United States SG Indiana
1993 1 20 Burrell, ScottScott Burrell (from San Antonio)[lower-alpha 5]  United States SF Connecticut
1994 2 38 Hancock, DarrinDarrin Hancock  United States SG/SF Kansas
1995 1 22 Zidek, GeorgeGeorge Zidek  Czech Republic C UCLA
1996 1 13 Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant (traded to L.A. Lakers)[lower-alpha 6]  United States SG Lower Merion (H.S.)
1996 1 16 Delk, TonyTony Delk (from Miami)[lower-alpha 7]  United States PG/SG Kentucky
1996 2 44 Rose, MalikMalik Rose  United States PF Drexel
1998 1 21 Davis, RickyRicky Davis  United States SG/SF Iowa
1998 2 50 Betts, AndrewAndrew Betts (traded to Indiana)[lower-alpha 8]  United Kingdom C Long Beach State
1999 1 3 Davis, BaronBaron Davis  United States PG UCLA
1999 2 43 Nailon, LeeLee Nailon  United States PF TCU
2000 1 19 Magloire, JamaalJamaal Magloire  Canada PF/C Kentucky
2001 1 16 Haston, KirkKirk Haston  United States PF Indiana
2004 1 2 Okafor, EmekaEmeka Okafor (from L.A. Clippers)[lower-alpha 9]  United States PF/C Connecticut
2004 2 45 Robinson, BernardBernard Robinson (from Milwaukee)[lower-alpha 10]  United States PF Michigan
2005 1 5 Felton, RaymondRaymond Felton  United States PG North Carolina
2005 1 13 May, SeanSean May (from Cleveland via Phoenix)[lower-alpha 11]  United States PF North Carolina
2006 1 3 Morrison, AdamAdam Morrison  United States SF Gonzaga
2006 2 50 Ryan Hollins (from Sacramento)[lower-alpha 12]  United States C UCLA
2007 1 8 Wright, BrandanBrandan Wright (traded to Golden State)[lower-alpha 13]  United States SF North Carolina
2007 1 22 Dudley, JaredJared Dudley (from Cleveland)[lower-alpha 14]  United States SF Boston College
2008 1 9 Augustin, D. J.D. J. Augustin  United States PG Texas
2008 1 20 Ajinça, AlexisAlexis Ajinça (from Denver)[lower-alpha 15]  France C Hyères-Toulon (France)
2008 2 38 Weaver, KyleKyle Weaver (traded to Oklahoma City)[lower-alpha 16]  United States PG Washington State
2009 1 12 Henderson, GeraldGerald Henderson  United States SG Duke
2009 2 40 Brown, DerrickDerrick Brown (from New Jersey via Oklahoma City)[lower-alpha 16]  United States PF Xavier
2009 2 54 Vaden, RobertRobert Vaden (from San Antonio,[lower-alpha 17] traded to Oklahoma City)[lower-alpha 18]  United States SG UAB
2011 1 9 Walker, KembaKemba Walker  United States PG Connecticut
2011 1 19 Harris, TobiasTobias Harris (from New Orleans via Portland,[lower-alpha 19] traded to Milwaukee)[lower-alpha 20]  United States SF Tennessee
2011 2 39 Tyler, JeremyJeremy Tyler (traded to Golden State)[lower-alpha 21]  United States C Tokyo Apache (Japan)
2012 1 2 Kidd-Gilchrist, MichaelMichael Kidd-Gilchrist  United States SF Kentucky
2012 2 31 Taylor, JefferyJeffery Taylor  Sweden SF Vanderbilt
2013 1 4 Zeller, CodyCody Zeller  United States PF/C Indiana
2014 1 9 Vonleh, NoahNoah Vonleh (from Detroit)[lower-alpha 22]  United States PF Indiana
2014 1 24 Napier, ShabazzShabazz Napier (from Portland,[lower-alpha 19] traded to Miami)[lower-alpha 23]  United States PG Connecticut
2014 2 45 Powell, DwightDwight Powell (traded to Cleveland)[lower-alpha 24]  Canada PF Stanford
2015 1 9 Kaminsky, FrankFrank Kaminsky  United States PF/C Wisconsin
2015 2 39 Vaulet, Juan PabloJuan Pablo Vaulet (traded to Brooklyn)[lower-alpha 25]  Argentina SF Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca (Argentina)
2016 1 29 Richardson, MalachiMalachi Richardson (traded to Sacramento)[lower-alpha 26]  United States SG Syracuse

Notes

  1. ↑ On June 27, 1989, Charlotte traded the draft rights to Dyron Nix to the Indiana Pacers for Stuart Gray.[14]
  2. ↑ On July 18, 1988, Charlotte acquired Robert Reid and a 1990 second-round pick (#39 overall) from the Houston Rockets in exchange for Bernard Thompson.[14]
  3. ↑ On September 11, 1989, Charlotte acquired a 1991 second-round pick (#28 overall) from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Tim Kempton.[14]
  4. ↑ On September 3, 1993, Charlotte traded the draft rights to Greg Graham along with Dana Barros, Sidney Green, and a 1994 first-round pick (#11 overall) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Hersey Hawkins.[15]
  5. ↑ On December 9, 1992, Charlotte acquired Sidney Green, a 1993 first-round pick (#20 overall), and a 1996 second-round pick (#55 overall) from the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for J.R. Reid.[15]
  6. ↑ On July 11, 1996, Charlotte traded the draft rights to Kobe Bryant to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac.[16]
  7. ↑ On November 3, 1995, Charlotte traded Alonzo Mourning along with LeRon Ellis and Pete Myers to the Miami Heat for Glen Rice, Matt Geiger, Khalid Reeves, and a 1996 first-round pick (#16 overall pick).[16]
  8. ↑ On July 12, 2006, Charlotte traded the draft rights to Andrew Betts to the Indiana Pacers for Peja Stojaković and cash considerations.[17]
  9. ↑ On June 21, 2004, Charlotte traded their first and second-round picks to the Los Angeles Clippers for their first-round pick and the right to select Predrag Drobnjak in the expansion draft.[18]
  10. ↑ On June 23, 2004, Charlotte traded Zaza Pachulia to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for their second-round draft pick (#45 overall pick).[18]
  11. ↑ On June 22, 2004, Charlotte acquired a 2005 first-round pick (#13 overall pick) and cash considerations from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for selecting Jahidi White in the expansion draft.[19]
    Previously, on October 1, 1997, Phoenix acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick from Cleveland in a three-team trade with Cleveland and Denver.[20]
  12. ↑ On August 2, 2005, Charlotte traded Jason Hart to the Sacramento Kings for their 2006 second-round draft pick.[21]
  13. ↑ On June 28, 2007, Charlotte traded the rights to Brandan Wright to the Golden State Warriors for the rights to Jermareo Davidson and guard Jason Richardson.[22]
  14. ↑ On June 22, 2004, Charlotte traded Sasha Pavlović to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for their 2007 first-round draft pick.[19]
  15. ↑ On June 25, 2008, Charlotte acquired an additional 2008 first-round pick from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for a future protected first-round pick.[23]
  16. 1 2 On August 11, 2008, Charlotte traded the draft rights to Kyle Weaver to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the New Jersey Nets' 2009 second-round draft pick.[24]
    Previously, on July 7, 2006, Oklahoma City acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick from New Jersey in exchange for Mikki Moore.[25]
  17. ↑ On February 13, 2007, Charlotte acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick, Eric Williams and cash considerations from the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Melvin Ely.[26]
  18. ↑ On June 25, 2009, Charlotte traded the rights to Robert Vaden to the Oklahoma City Thunder for cash considerations.[27]
  19. 1 2 On February 23, 2011, Charlotte acquired Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham, Sean Marks, New Orleans' 2011 first-round draft pick(#19 overall pick), Portland's 2014 first-round draft pick (#24 overall pick) and cash considerations from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Gerald Wallace.[28]
    Previously, on October 23, 2010, the Blazers acquired a 2011 first-round draft pick from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Jerryd Bayless.[29]
  20. ↑ On June 23, 2011, Charlotte traded the rights to Tobias Harris along with Stephen Jackson to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team trade which resulted in the acquisition of Corey Maggette and the rights to Bismack Biyombo.[30]
  21. ↑ On June 23, 2011, Charlotte traded the rights to Jeremy Tyler to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for cash considerations.[31]
  22. ↑ On June 26, 2012, Charlotte acquired Ben Gordon and a 2014 first-round pick from Detroit for Corey Maggette.[32]
  23. ↑ On June 26, 2014, Charlotte traded the draft rights the draft rights to 24th pick Shabazz Napier to the Miami Heat for 26th pick P. J. Hairston and to 55th pick Semaj Christon, a 2019 second-round pick and cash considerations.[33]
  24. ↑ On July 12, 2014, Charlotte traded the draft rights to Dwight Powell, along with Brendan Haywood, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Scotty Hopson and cash considerations.[34]
  25. ↑ Charlotte traded the draft rights to 39th pick Juan Pablo Vaulet to the Brooklyn Nets for a 2018 second-round pick, a 2019 second-round pick, and cash considerations.[35]
  26. ↑ On June 23, 2016, Charlotte traded the draft rights to Malachi Richardson to the Sacramento Kings for guard Marco Belinelli.[36]

References

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  1. ↑ Mary Foster (May 10, 2002). "Owners approve Hornet's move to New Orleans". USA Today. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NBA Expansion Franchise To Be Named Charlotte Bobcats". Charlotte Bobcats. June 11, 2003. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Summary of Expansion Draft Rules". Charlotte Bobcats. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hornets all the buzz in Charlotte". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 20, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "NBA Salary Cap FAQ". Larry Coon. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Where Are They Now?: The 1988–89 Charlotte Hornets". Charlotte Magazine. August 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2015–16 Media Guide: All-Star Weekend" (PDF). Charlotte Hornets. p. 204. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ "NBA.com: East at West BoxScore". NBA.com. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Kobe Bryant – quick facts". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Kobe Bryant Biography". Biography.com. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Emeka Okafor Named 2004–05 NBA got milk? Rookie Of The Year". Charlotte Bobcats. May 4, 2005. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Iguodala, Deng round out All-Rookie first team". ESPN. May 6, 2005. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 "2015–16 Media Guide: All-time Transactions" (PDF). Charlotte Hornets. NBA.com. p. 185. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  15. 1 2 "2015–16 Media Guide: All-time Transactions" (PDF). Charlotte Hornets. NBA.com. p. 187. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
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  17. ↑ "2015–16 Media Guide: All-time Transactions" (PDF). Charlotte Hornets. NBA.com. p. 193. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  18. 1 2 "'Cats wheel, deal hope for Okafor". Associated Press. June 23, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  19. 1 2 "Team History" (PDF). Charlotte Bobcats 2005–06 Media Guide. Tathwell Printing. p. 100. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
  20. ↑ "Suns Transactions" (PDF). NBA. p. 250. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Bobcats trade Hart, acquire Voskuhl, re-sign Rush". Associated Press. August 2, 2005. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Charlotte trades for Warriors' Richardson". The Seattle Times. June 29, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Nuggets trade their 1st-round pick to Charlotte". The Denver Post. June 26, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Bobcats Acquire 2009 Second-Round Draft Pick". NBA.com/Bobcats. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 11, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Sonics Trade Moore to New Jersey". NBA.com/Thunder. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 7, 2006. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Bobcats Acquire Williams in Trade for Ely". NBA.com/Bobcats. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 13, 2007. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Thunder Acquires James Harden, B.J. Mullens and Robert Vaden in 2009 NBA Draft". NBA.com/Thunder. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 26, 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Cunningham, Przybilla, Marks, 2 First Round Picks Acquired from Portland". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 24, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Hornets Acquire Jerryd Bayless from Portland". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 23, 2010. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  30. ↑ "Stephen Jackson traded to Bucks". ESPN.com. June 24, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Warriors Select Guards Klay Thompson & Charles Jenkins In 2011 NBA Draft". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 23, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  32. ↑ Bonnell, Rick (May 20, 2014). "Charlotte Hornets get ninth pick in NBA lottery". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Miami Heat acquires UConn's Shabazz Napier in draft-day deal". Miami Herald. June 26, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Hopson Acquired from Cavs". NBA.com. July 12, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Nets Acquire Four New Players on Draft Night". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Hornets finalize trade with Kings for Marco Belinelli, add depth with Roy Hibbert, Ramon Sessions". The Charlotte Observer. July 7, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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