Charlotte Hornets draft picks tracker 2026: Results, grades, updates, list of selections and trades

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The Charlotte Hornets have a promising core, and the 2026 NBA Draft is a chance to add to it.

In the second half of the 2025-26 season, they were one of the NBA's most dangerous teams, in large part thanks to a potent offense.

The Hornets will be hoping to play like that right from the outset in 2026-27 and beyond, and they can help that cause by nailing their picks in the draft.

This is viewed as a high-end draft class, and so the Hornets, like many other teams, have a chance to get better.

The action gets underway with the first round on Tuesday night.

Below, we'll be keeping track of anything the Hornets get up to.

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Charlotte Hornets draft picks 2026

Who did the Hornets draft?

The Hornets are making these picks:

Round 1, Pick 14: Hannes Steinbach (Washington)
Round 1, Pick 18: Christian Anderson (Texas Tech)

Charlotte Hornets NBA Draft grades

These are how Sporting News grades each of the Hornets' draft picks:

Round 1, Pick 14: Hannes Steinbach - B
- A fascinating talent and fit here. Charlotte could've gone a lot of different ways here, but getting size and skill at the end of the lottery isn't a bad outcome.
Round 1, Pick 18: Christian Anderson - B+
- Anderson is a great shooter, and he'll form a great combo on the wing with Kon Knueppel. Neither Steinbach nor Anderson are household names, but they both can be solid NBA contributors.