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The Pelicans were established as the New Orleans Hornets in the 2002–03 season when George Shinn, then owner of the Charlotte Hornets, relocated the franchise to New Orleans. Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the team temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City , where they spent two seasons as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City ...
The 2002–03 NBA season marked the return of the National Basketball Association to New Orleans.Decades after the Jazz relocated to Salt Lake City, the NBA returned to New Orleans as the New Orleans Hornets were established from the Shinn organization that once made up the Charlotte Hornets.
The Hornets returned to New Orleans full-time for the 2007–08 season. The team changed its name to the New Orleans Pelicans at the conclusion of the 2012–13 season . Led by All-Star Baron Davis , the New Orleans Hornets qualified for their first post-season appearance during the 2002–03 season .
The Hornets opened their inaugural season in New Orleans on October 30, 2002, against New Orleans' original NBA franchise, the Utah Jazz. In the first regular season NBA game played in New Orleans in over 17 years, [ 6 ] the Hornets defeated the Jazz 100–75, and posthumously retired #7 of "Pistol" Pete Maravich during halftime.
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The 2008–09 New Orleans Hornets season was the 7th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association. The regular season was marred by injuries, with only Rasual Butler playing in all games.
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The team was born out of the original Hornets' relocation to New Orleans in 2002. [2] The team has had three names since its inception; it was called the New Orleans Hornets (2002–2005; 2007–2013), the New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets (2005–2007), and the New Orleans Pelicans (2013–present). [3]