- New Orleans Hornets draft history
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The New Orleans Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play in the Southwest Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise was founded in the 1988–89 NBA season as the Charlotte Hornets, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they were located until the end of the 2001–02 NBA season. In the summer of 2002, the Hornets were relocated to New Orleans after NBA's relocation committee approved the move.[2] During the 2005–07 period, the Hornets played 71 games in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.[3]
The Hornets first participated in the NBA Draft on June 28, 1988, about five months before their inaugural NBA season. The 1988 NBA Draft became the last draft where teams selected players in three rounds. In 1989, the NBA agreed with the National Basketball Players Association to limit drafts to two rounds, an arrangement that has remained the same up to the present time.[4] Before each draft, an NBA Draft Lottery determines the first round selection order for the teams that missed the playoffs during the prior season.[4] Teams can also trade their picks, which means that teams may have more or less than two picks in some drafts, although they must have at least one first-round pick every other year.[5]
The first pick in the Hornets' history was Rex Chapman, a shooting guard from the University of Kentucky. The Hornets have had four top-four picks and all of them have participated in the NBA All-Star Game; they were Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, Baron Davis, and Chris Paul.[1][6] In 1996, the Hornets drafted Kobe Bryant thirteenth overall, but traded him for Vlade Divac. Bryant is now an MVP, a thirteen-time all-star, and a five-time NBA Champion.[7]
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Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning Nat Nationality Pos Position G Guard PG Point guard SG Shooting guard F Forward SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center Selections
Footnotes
- a On June 27, 1989, the Hornets traded the draft rights to Dyron Nix to the Indiana Pacers for Stuart Gray.[8]
- b On July 18, 1988, the Hornets traded Bernard Thompson to the Houston Rockets for Robert Reid and a 1990 second-round pick (#39 overall).[8]
- c On September 11, 1989, the Hornets traded Tim Kempton to the Denver Nuggets for a 1991 second-round pick (#28 overall).[8]
- d On September 3, 1993, the Hornets traded the draft rights to Greg Graham along with Dana Barros, Sidney Green, and a 1994 first-round pick (#11 overall) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Hersey Hawkins.[9]
- e On December 9, 1992, the Hornets traded J.R. Reid to the San Antonio Spurs for Sidney Green, a 1993 first-round pick (#20 overall), and a 1996 second-round pick (#55 overall).[9]
- f On July 11, 1996, the Hornets traded the draft rights to Kobe Bryant to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac.[10]
- g On November 3, 1995, the Hornets traded Alonzo Mourning along with LeRon Ellis and Pete Myers to the Miami Heat for Glen Rice, Matt Geiger, Khalid Reeves, and a 1996 first-round pick (#16 overall pick).[10]
- h On July 12, 2006, the Hornets traded the draft rights to Andrew Betts to the Indiana Pacers for Peja Stojakovic and cash considerations.[11]
- i 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.[11]
- j On June 27, 2008, the Hornets traded the draft rights to Darrell Arthur to Portland Trail Blazers for cash considerations.[12]
References
- General
- "HORNETS: Hornets Draft History". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/draft_history_030604.html. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- Specific
- ^ a b "2007-08 Media Guide: All-Star Weekend" (PDF). New Orleans Hornets. p. 140. http://www.nba.com/media/hornets/0708mediaguide_Team%20History.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ Foster, Mary (2002-05-10). "Owners approve Hornets' move to New Orleans". Associated Press. USATODAY.com. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nba/hornets/2002-05-10-owners-relocation.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ Colston, Chris (2008-07-11). "Okla. City making changes on fly for former Sonics franchise". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2008-07-10-oklacity-prepares_N.htm?csp=34. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ a b "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/history/draft_evolution.html. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Ted Stepien, 82; NBA owner inspired new rule". Los Angeles Times. 2007-09-11. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/sep/11/local/me-stepien11. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "NBA.com: East at West BoxScore". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/games/20080217/ESTWST/boxscore.html. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "The Official Site Of Kobe Bryant". kb24.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20080716064602/http://kb24.com/mamba. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ a b c "2007-08 Media Guide: All-time Transactions" (PDF). New Orleans Hornets. NBA.com. p. 127. http://www.nba.com/media/hornets/0708mediaguide_Team%20History.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ a b "2007-08 Media Guide: All-time Transactions" (PDF). New Orleans Hornets. NBA.com. p. 129. http://www.nba.com/media/hornets/0708mediaguide_Team%20History.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ a b "2007-08 Media Guide: All-time Transactions" (PDF). New Orleans Hornets. NBA.com. p. 131. http://www.nba.com/media/hornets/0708mediaguide_Team%20History.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ a b "2007-08 Media Guide: All-time Transactions" (PDF). New Orleans Hornets. NBA.com. p. 137. http://www.nba.com/media/hornets/0708mediaguide_Team%20History.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ Reid, John. "Hornets select Arthur on behalf of Blazers". The Times-Picayune. NOLA.com. http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1214544156127670.xml&coll=1. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
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