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The 2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season was the franchise's third season in the National Basketball Association. [1] The Hornets moved from the Eastern Conference 's Central Division to the tougher Southwest Division of the Western Conference for the season.
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.
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 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 ...
June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.; July 8 – The free agency period started.; November 12 – After a 3–6 start, the Hornets become the first NBA team this season to fire its head coach, dismissing Byron Scott.
At a press conference regarding the change, team officials also announced that as part of a deal with the NBA and the renamed New Orleans Pelicans, Charlotte acquired the history and records of the 1988–2002 Hornets (in a move similar to that of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns return to the league in 1999), while all of the ...
The 2011–12 New Orleans Hornets season was the 10th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time since the 2004–05 season , Chris Paul was not on the roster as he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers during the lockout .
[17] [18] [19] Following the season, head coach Paul Silas was fired, [20] [21] and Anderson signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers. [22] For the season, the team replaced the city name "Charlotte" with "New Orleans" on their primary logo of a hornet bouncing a basketball, [23] and got new uniforms, adding yellow to their color scheme ...