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106 NBA prospects declare for the 2025 draft

The Hornets probably have their eyes on a few of these prospects.

Zach Roberts

Mar 14, 2025; Charlotte, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Drake Powell (9) with a dunk against the Duke Blue Devils during the first half at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images
Mar 14, 2025; Charlotte, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Drake Powell (9) with a dunk against the Duke Blue Devils during the first half at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images / Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images
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In a few weeks, the Charlotte Hornets will select three players (barring a trade) in the 2025 NBA Draft. They have two early second-round picks and a lottery selection that will at minimum be top seven. 106 of the possible players they might select have just officially declared for the draft.

Some of these players will go back to college. If they didn't hire representation, they can go through the combine process and decide if they want to stay in or head back to school. For now, the pool is 106 players wide, but it will shrink. There are only 60 selections to be made anyway.

Of course, the most notable one is Cooper Flagg.

The Hornets are in the top three, which means they have a 14% chance of landing the first pick and getting Flagg. They have a 13.4% chance of landing the second pick and a 12.7% chance at the third overall pick. That will be either Dylan Harper or Ace Bailey, in all likelihood. They have a 12% chance to pick fourth, so VJ Edgecombe might be on their radar.

Kon Knueppe
Apr 5, 2025; San Antonio, TX, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Kon Knueppel (7) controls the ball against the Houston Cougars during the first half in the semifinals of the men's Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images / Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

If they slip into the 5-7 range, they'll likely have their eye on Khaman Maluach, Kon Knueppel, Tre Johnson, Kasparas Jakucionis, or Derik Queen. Beyond that would probably be a reach, but there will probably be some scouting interest in other prospects in the early lottery, too.

The second round is where things get interesting. The Hornets could possibly package the 33rd and 34th picks and move up into the end of round one, thereby getting someone like Walter Clayton Jr., Nique Clifford, or Alex Condon.

If they stay put, then they might have their eye on Johni Broome, Chaz Lanier, Isaiah Evans, Sion James, Drake Powell, or Bogoljub Markovic. The second round is difficult to predict, but the Hornets will have a ton of options.

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ZACH ROBERTS

Zachary Roberts is a journalist with a wide variety of experience covering basketball, golf, entertainment, video games, music, football, baseball, and hockey. He currently covers Charlotte sports teams and has been featured on Sportskeeda, Yardbarker, MSN, and On SI

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