The NBA draft lottery has been around since 1985. The Charlotte Hornets have been around since 1988. In the 1990s, the Hornets were good enough to avoid the lot ...

Monday’s drawing in Chicago determines franchise’s chance to select Duke product Cooper Flagg in June’s draft.

Despite coming off one of the franchise’s worst seasons since entering the league in 1988, Charlotte couldn’t secure chance to draft Duke’s Cooper Flagg.

The Hornets resided in Charlotte from 1988 to 2002 before George Shinn moved the team -- and name -- to New Orleans after a messy divorce from the city. The name became available again when New ...

1. Inception (1988): George Shinn, a businessman, was awarded the Charlotte Hornets franchise. The team initially played in ...

July 3, 2024 – Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations ... Jent played four seasons for the Buckeyes from 1988-92, and he played parts of two seasons in the NBA with the Houston ...

When Rex Chapman became the Charlotte Hornets’ very first draft pick in 1988, he was more than a sharpshooter—he was a symbol of a franchise’s beginning. Nearly four decades later ...

The Charlotte Hornets were first introduced to the NBA as an expansion team back in 1988 and have had a few successes since then. Looking at their history in the postseason, they haven't had a ...