The Charlotte Hornets have been anything but lucky since the team’s inception in 1988. Nothing has symbolized that bad luck more than the NBA Draft Lottery since Charlotte basketball returned to the city as the Bobcats. It’s been over 20 years since Charlotte basketball returned in ‘04 as the Bobcats, and the poor draws of these past two decades leave you forgetful that the original Hornets had luck on their side much more often. The only two times these modern Hornets and Bobcats have gotten lucky enough to move up from their anticipated lottery drawing? Those two jumps ended in drafting LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller. Charlotte moved up two spots in 2023 to land Brandon Miller No. 2 behind Victor Wembanyama, and had moved up five spots more than expected to get Ball at No. 3 overall. Between 1988 and 2002, before the original Hornets departed for New Orleans, the Hornets moved four or more spots from their most likely draft lottery landing zone THREE different times.…