New Orleans Hornets News and Rumors
The 5 Worst NBA Draft Day Trades Of The Last 20 YearsBrandon Jefferson, dimemag.com Remember watching Tyrus Thomas during LSU’s run to the Final Four in the 2006 NCAA Tournament? The man was an animal, destroying top overall seed Duke during a Sweet 16 matchup and then hanging 21 points, grabbing 13 rebounds, and blocking three shots a… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Apparently these San Antonio Spurs are different.Apparently they’re not the scary team we saw in 2008, one that was bowed by the New Orleans Hornets before being beaten by the Los Angeles Lakers. Apparently they’re not the team that seemed to be bothe… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com With news jumping out of the bag about the Charlotte Bobcats officially deciding to lose their original team name and glom onto the suddenly available “Hornets” nickname for their franchise in 2014-15, Ben Eagle at Sports Illustrated’s The Point For… |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Hey Charlotte Hornets fans, do you remember how your team drafted Kobe Bryant with the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, only to immediately trade him to L.A. for Vlade Divac? Oh, you still think about it every day? Well just in case you have gotten past… |
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In deciding to part ways with coach Vinny Del Negro, the Clippers made what may be their final recruiting pitch to keep free agent Chris Paul in L.A., writes Lee Jenkins. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com After yesterday’s dustup with LeBron James (compliments of Alonzo Mourning and Scottie Pippen), here’s a nice move by Michael Jordan & Co: The Charlotte Bobcats are reportedly in the process of changing their name to the “Hornets.” CBSSports.com p… |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com When the news broke that the New Orleans Hornets would change their name to the Pelicans for the 2013-14 season and beyond, opinions were mixed between those who thought it a fun change of pace reminiscent of the ABA and those who considered it a really… |
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The Kings are staying in Sacramento after the NBA Board of Governors voted against a move to Seattle. It's a win for the fans, and a new precedent for the NBA, says Ian Thomsen. |
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Lee Jenkins, CNNSI.com Some NBA rules are widely acknowledged but rarely enforced, and one of them has to do with where perimeter players can stand during free throws. Unless positioned along the key, they are supposed to remain beyond the three-point line, yet many keep at l… |
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Iam Thomsen, CNNSI.com The extraordinary precedent for keeping the Kings in Sacramento was laid down three years ago by commissioner David Stern. |
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Lee Jenkins, CNNSI.com LOS ANGELES -- For seven minutes in the fourth quarter Chris Paul sat on the bench, in his blue and gray sweat-suit, watching the team he may stick with for the next five years of his life. He saw Blake Griffin spar with Zach Randolph. He saw Jamal Craw… |
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The Grizzlies were supposed to have an edge in the paint, but Chris Paul's big supporting cast stepped up to the task in the Clippers' 112-91 win in Game 1, writes Lee Jenkins. |
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Less than 24 hours had passed since the Hornets' season-ending loss at Dallas and already the franchise was announcing its formal conversion Thursday to its new "Pelicans" name, logo and color scheme of blue, gold and red. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Dirk Nowitzki‘s historic 25,000th NBA point yesterday came as so, so many of the ones before it had come, with a faceup jumper from the wing. With 6:45 to go in the second quarter against the New Orleans Hornets, Dirk squared up on Robin Lopez and burie… |
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Iam Thomsen, CNNSI.com Where will the Kings play next season? The NBA's heart says Sacramento, and its head says Seattle. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Blake Griffin scored 20 points, Chris Paul made clutch plays on both ends of the floor in the final minute, and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a 96-93 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night. |
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It's that time of year again, the time when underclassmen start overestimating their value and enter the NBA draft. In the last week Pittsburgh freshman Steven Adams, N.C. State junior C.J. Leslie, Memphis sophomore Adonis Thomas and Missouri junior Phi… |
