28. Charlotte Hornets: 6 points
- 2000: Jamaal Magloire: 1.5 (1x all-star, 1.5x multiplier for pick outside of lottery)
- 2004: Emeka Okafor: 0.5
- 2005: Raymond Felton: 0.5
- 2006: Adam Morrison: -1 (bust with 3rd overall pick)
- 2008: D.J. Augustin: 0.5
- 2011: Kemba Walker: 6 (4x all-star, 1x 3rd team)
- 2012: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist: -2 (bust with 2nd overall pick)
Everything since 2000 canceled out except for Kemba Walker…who is now a Celtic…tough two decades for the Hornets. This might be why they have the lowest win total in the NBA since Y2K.
It’s not for a lack of opportunity either. The Hornets have had 15 lottery picks since 2000. Of those 15 picks, 10 have been in the top 10, and 5 have been in the top 5. Excluding Kemba Walker, the remaining 14 lottery picks have resulted in Emeka Okafor, Sean May, Raymond Felton, Adam Morrison, Brandan Wright (flipped for 96 games of Jason Richardson), D.J. Augustin, Gerald Henderson, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Cody Zeller, Noah Vonleh, Frank Kaminsky, Malik Monk, Miles Bridges, and PJ Washington.
Life isn’t fair as a small market team in the NBA, but when you’re a small market team and you draft this poorly then you don’t have a chance.