Charlotte Hornets players were invested in what the organization was going to do with its picks in the 2025 NBA Draft. Players like LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller and Miles Bridges hung around to watch prospects in their individual workouts and even offered their own input at times.
It wasn’t long after he was taken 29th overall on Wednesday that UConn’s Liam McNeeley heard from his new teammates.
“NBA players were texting me… I still feel like a kid so that’s pretty cool,” McNeeley, 19, said Friday as he was officially introduced at a press conference in Charlotte.