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The New Orleans Pelicans are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association. The franchise began play during the 1988–89 NBA season as the Charlotte Hornets, based in Charlotte...
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Basketball in New Orleans
New Orleans had been a founding member of the ABA with the New Orleans Buccaneers (1967–1970). But the lack of a dedicated arena and a poor performance record led the team to relocate to Memphis. The city acquired an NBA expansion franchise in June, 1974, but the New Orleans Jazz faced a number of the same logistical and financial woes, and relocated to Salt Lake City in 1979. In 1994, the Minnesota Timberwolves were suffering financially and an ownership group almost purchased the team and m...
George Shinn: Hornets move to New Orleans
While the Charlotte Hornets put a competitive team on the court throughout the 1990s, the team's attendance began falling dramatically. Many attributed this lapse in popularity to the team's owner, George Shinn, who was slowly becoming despised by the people of the city. In 1997, a Charlotte woman claimed that Shinn had raped her, and the resulting trial severely tarnished his reputation in the city. The consensus was that while Charlotte was as basketball-crazy as ever, fans took out their a...
2002–2005: Early years in New Orleans
The Hornets opened their inaugural season in New Orleans on October 30, 2002, against the Utah Jazz, who were originally known as the New Orleans Jazz. The Hornets defeated the Jazz 100–75, and posthumously retired "Pistol" Pete Maravich's #7 during halftime. It was the first regular season NBA game played in New Orleans in over 17 years (there were a few exhibition games played through the years, including the then Charlotte Hornets in New Orleans in 2000). The Hornets finished the season at...
Head coaches
1. Paul Silas(2002–03) 2. Tim Floyd(2003–04) 3. Byron Scott(2004–09) 4. Jeff Bowler(2009–10) 5. Monty Williams(2010–15) 6. Alvin Gentry(2015–20) 7. Stan Van Gundy(2020–21) 8. Willie Green(2021–present)
Other temporary stadiums due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina:Individual awards
Template:Columns-startRookie of the Year 1. Larry Johnson– 1992 2. Chris Paul– 2006 Sixth Man of the Year 1. Dell Curry– 1994 Coach of the Year 1. Byron Scott– 2008 All-Star Game MVP 1. Glen Rice– 1997 All-Star West Head Coach 1. Byron Scott– 2008 Executive of the Year 1. Bob Bass– 1997 Template:ColumnAll-NBA First Team 1. Chris Paul– 2008 All-NBA Second Team 1. Larry Johnson– 1993 2. Glen Rice– 1997 3. Chris Paul– 2009 All-NBA Third Team 1. Anthony Mason– 1997 2. Glen Rice– 1998 3. Eddie Jon...
The New Orleans Pelicans are a team in the National Basketball Association. They began as the Charlotte Hornets, who relocated to New Orleans to become the New Orleans Hornets. When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets.
The New Orleans Pelicans are a team in the National Basketball Association. They compete in the Western Conference . They get their name from Louisiana's state bird, the brown pelican.
The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at the Smoothie King Center.
The New Orleans Pelicans are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The franchise began as the Charlotte Hornets before relocating to New Orleans due to attendance struggles from the final four seasons there.
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The New Orleans Pelicans are a team in the National Basketball Association. They compete in the Western Conference (NBA). They get their name from Louisiana's state bird, the brown pelican...
