The Hornets have had a rough franchise history, but turned it around at the 2025 NBA Draft. Selections of Kon Knueppel, Liam McNeeley, Sion James and Ryan Kalkbrenner were great picks. The Hornets are the winners of the draft,

The Charlotte Hornets had three picks in the NBA Draft and used all three on players that could come in and contribute on Day 1.

The Charlotte Hornets entered the 2025 NBA Draft with three picks, the 4th, 33rd, and 34th. Shortly after making the pick at four, the team traded Mark Williams to the Suns for two first round picks,