Charlotte Bobcats draft history

The Charlotte Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, becoming the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 30th team, only two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA team, the Charlotte Hornets, relocated to New Orleans and became the New Orleans Hornets. The Bobcats first participated in the 2004 NBA Draft, two days after their expansion draft was held.

In 1989, the NBA agreed with the National Basketball Players' Association to limit drafts to two rounds, an arrangement that has remained the same up the present time. Before each draft, an NBA Draft Lottery determines the first round selection order for the teams that missed the playoffs during the prior season.

Although none of the players that the Bobcats have drafted have been voted All-Stars, Emeka Okafor was named the 2004–05 Rookie of the Year and voted to the All-Rookie First Team. Additionally, Raymond Felton and Adam Morrison were named to the 2005–06 and 2006–07 All-Rookie Second Team, respectively. In the 2008 NBA Draft, Alexis......
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