The Hornets have had a couple dozen prospects in for pre-draft workouts

The Charlotte Hornets have had 26 prospects in for pre-draft workouts since the start of July. Many of the workouts earlier in the month featured multiple prospects that should be in play for the Hornets at the 11th overall pick. A lot of the workouts later on have featured players that are more likely to be Summer League targets than legitimate draft prospects. Below is the list, aggregated from the Hornets PR Twitter account. There may have been another workout or two that didn’t get officially tweeted out.

The first thing that jumps out to me is the fact that Jalen Johnson got his own individual workout. That’s more likely by design from his camp rather than special interest from the Hornets, but I found it notable nonetheless.

Johnson, James Bouknight, Keon Johnson, and Isaiah Jackson all have the potential to come off the board when the Hornets make their selection at 11 overall. Charles Bassey, JT Thor, Joshua Primo, Jaden Springer, Chris Duarte, and Roko Prkacin, among others, are all projected to go in the late first or early second round. The Hornets don’t currently own a pick in that range (they have 56 and 57 along with 11). They’re likely just doing their due diligence, but they could have plans to make some moves on draft night to end up with a pick around the turn between rounds.