NEW YORK (CHARLOTTE SPORTS LIVE) — The Charlotte Hornets will have the fourth overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, as determined by the lottery process revealed Monday night.
The Hornets were among three teams, along with the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards, with the highest odds to land the top pick at 14 percent. The Dallas Mavericks landed the No. 1 pick in next month’s draft.
The Hornets’ highest odds were to pick up the sixth-overall pick (26.01%). Head coach Charles Lee represented the team at the event.
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is widely expected to be the first player taken. The draft will be held June 25 and 26.
This is the third year in the Hornets have had a top-six pick. Last year, they selected Tidjane Salaun sixth overall. The last time Charlotte drafted fourth overall was in 2013, when they selected Cody Zeller out in Indiana.