The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Pelicans were established as the New Orleans Hornets in the when then-owner of the Charlotte Hornets, George Shinn, relocated the franchise to New Orleans. During the 2005–07 period, the Hornets played 71 games in Oklahoma City due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. The team officially changed its name to the New Orleans Pelicans on April 18, 2013.
Key Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation MeaningNat Nationality Pos PositionG Guard PG Point guardSG Shooting guard F ForwardSF Small forward PF Power forwardC Center Naismith Basketball Hall of FamerFirst overall NBA draft pickSelected for an NBA All-Star Game
Selections Year Round Pick Player Nat Pos From 2003 1 18 PF Xavier 2003 2 48 PF/C Central Park Christian (H.S.) 2004 1 18 SG St. Benedict's (H.S.) 2004 2 44 SG Florida State 2005 1 4 PG Wake Forest 2005 2 33 PF LSU 2006 1 12 PF/C Connecticut 2006 1 15 (from Milwaukee) PF North Carolina State 2006 2 43 SF Objetivo São Carlos (Brazil) 2007 1 13 SF Kansas 2007 2 43 SG Iowa 2008 1 27 (traded to Memphis via Portland) PF Kansas 2009 1 21 PG UCLA 2010 1 11 (traded to Oklahoma City) C Kansas 2011 2 45 (traded to New York) PF/C Kentucky 2012 11 PF/C Kentucky 2012 1 10 (from Minnesota via L.A. Clippers) PG Duke 2012 2 46 (from Dallas via Washington) SF Kentucky 2013 1 6 (traded to Philadelphia) PF/C Kentucky 2015 2 56 (from Memphis, traded to L.A. Clippers) SF Michigan State2016 16 SG Oklahoma2016 239 (from Denver via Philadelphia, traded to L.A. Clippers) PG Élan Chalon (France)2016 240 (from Sacramento, traded to L.A. Clippers) PF/C Maryland2017 240 (traded to Charlotte)SGFlorida State2017 252 (from Washington. traded to Indiana)PGXavier2018 2 51 (previously from Chicago via New Orleans, Miami, and New Orleans)PGPenn State2019 1 1 PFDuke2019239 (traded to Golden State)CSanta Cruz Warriors (NBA G League)2019257 (from Denver via Milwaukee, traded to Detroit via Atlanta and Philadelphia)PGTennessee2020113PGAlabama2020239 (from Washington via Milwaukee, traded to Utah)SFSyracuse2020242 (traded to Charlotte)CKentucky2020260 (from Milwaukee, traded to Milwaukee)SGUtah State2021110 (traded to Memphis)SFStanford202218 (from L.A. Lakers)PG/SGG League Ignite (NBA G League)2022241PFOhio State2022252 (from Utah) CMega Mozzart 2023114SGUConn2024121 (from Milwaukee) CBaylor
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On July 12, 2006, the Hornets traded the draft rights to Andrew Betts to the Indiana Pacers for Peja Stojaković and cash considerations. On October 26, 2005, the Hornets traded Jamaal Magloire to the Milwaukee Bucks for Desmond Mason, a 2006 first-round pick (#15 overall pick), and cash considerations. On June 27, 2008, the Hornets traded the draft rights to Darrell Arthur to Portland Trail Blazers for cash considerations.
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