New Orleans Pelicans: American professional basketball team
New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team.
They play in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play their home games at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans are a part of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team started playing in the NBA in 1988 as the Charlotte Hornets playing in Charlotte, North Carolina. They moved to New Orleans in 2002. During the 2005 - 2006 and 2006 - 2007 seasons, the team was moved to Oklahoma City because of the damage caused in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. During this time they were called the New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets. The team returned to New Orleans for the 2007-2008 season.
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| Conference | Western | |||
| Division | Southwest | |||
| Founded | 2002 | |||
| History | New Orleans Hornets 2002–2005; 2007–2013 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 2005–2007 New Orleans Pelicans 2013–present | |||
| Arena | Smoothie King Center | |||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
| Team colors | Navy blue, gold, red | |||
| Main sponsor | Zatarain's | |||
| President | Dennis Lauscha | |||
| General manager | Trajan Langdon | |||
| Head coach | Willie Green | |||
| Ownership | Gayle Benson | |||
| Affiliation(s) | Erie BayHawks | |||
| Championships | 0 | |||
| Conference titles | 0 | |||
| Division titles | 1 (2008) | |||
| Retired numbers | 2 (6, 7) | |||
| Website | www | |||
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After the 2012-2013 season, on April 18, 2013, the team changed its name to the "New Orleans Pelicans", and their team colors became red, blue, and gold. Michael Jordan, owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, brought the Hornets name back to Charlotte by renaming the Bobcats for the 2014-2015 season.
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