New Orleans Pelicans draft history
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Anthony Davis was the Pelicans' first overall pick in 2012.
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 2002–03 season when then-owner of the Charlotte Hornets, George Shinn, relocated the franchise to New Orleans.[1] During the 2005–07 period, the Hornets played 71 games in Oklahoma City due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.[2] The team officially changed its name to the New Orleans Pelicans on April 18, 2013.
Key
| 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
| Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Nat | Pos | College/High School/Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 18 | West, DavidDavid West |  USA |
PF | Xavier |
| 2003 | 2 | 48 | Lang, JamesJames Lang | USA |
PF/C | Central Park Christian (H.S.) |
| 2004 | 1 | 18 | Smith, J. R.J. R. Smith | USA |
SG | St. Benedict's (H.S.) |
| 2004 | 2 | 44 | Pickett, TimTim Pickett | USA |
SG | Florida State |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 | Paul, ChrisChris Paul | USA |
PG | Wake Forest |
| 2005 | 2 | 33 | Bass, BrandonBrandon Bass | USA |
PF | LSU |
| 2006 | 1 | 12 | Armstrong, HiltonHilton Armstrong | USA |
PF/C | Connecticut |
| 2006 | 1 | 15 | Simmons, CedricCedric Simmons (from Milwaukee)[i] | USA |
PF | North Carolina State |
| 2006 | 2 | 43 | Vinicius, MarcusMarcus Vinicius |  BRA |
SF | Objetivo São Carlos (Brazil) |
| 2007 | 1 | 13 | Wright, JulianJulian Wright | USA |
SF | Kansas |
| 2007 | 2 | 43 | Haluska, AdamAdam Haluska | USA |
SG | Iowa |
| 2008 | 1 | 27 | Arthur, DarrellDarrell Arthur (traded to Memphis via Portland)[j] | USA |
PF | Kansas |
| 2009 | 1 | 21 | Collison, DarrenDarren Collison | USA |
PG | UCLA |
| 2010 | 1 | 11 | Aldrich, ColeCole Aldrich (traded to Oklahoma City) | USA |
C | Kansas |
| 2011 | 2 | 45 | Harrellson, JoshJosh Harrellson (traded to New York) | USA |
PF/C | Kentucky |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis | USA |
PF/C | Kentucky |
| 2012 | 1 | 10 | Rivers, AustinAustin Rivers (from Minnesota via L.A. Clippers) | USA |
PG | Duke |
| 2012 | 2 | 46 | Miller, DariusDarius Miller (from Dallas via Washington) | USA |
SF | Kentucky |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 | Noel, NerlensNerlens Noel (traded to Philadelphia) | USA |
PF/C | Kentucky |
| 2015 | 2 | 56 | Dawson, BrandenBranden Dawson (from Memphis, traded to L.A. Clippers) | USA |
SF | Michigan State |
| 2016 | 1 | 6 | Hield, BuddyBuddy Hield |  Bahamas |
SG | Oklahoma |
| 2016 | 2 | 39 | Michineau, DavidDavid Michineau (from Denver via Philadelphia, traded to L.A. Clippers) |  France |
PG | Élan Chalon (France) |
| 2016 | 2 | 40 | Stone, DiamondDiamond Stone (from Sacramento, traded to L.A. Clippers) | United States |
PF/C | Maryland |
Footnotes
- h On July 12, 2006, the Hornets traded the draft rights to Andrew Betts to the Indiana Pacers for Peja Stojaković and cash considerations.[3]
- 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.[3]
- j On June 27, 2008, the Hornets traded the draft rights to Darrell Arthur to Portland Trail Blazers for cash considerations.[4]
References
- General
- "HORNETS: Hornets Draft History". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- Specific
- ↑ Foster, Mary (2002-05-10). "Owners approve Hornets' move to New Orleans". USATODAY.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ Colston, Chris (2008-07-11). "Okla. City making changes on fly for former Sonics franchise". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- 1 2 "2007–08 Media Guide: All-time Transactions" (PDF). New Orleans Hornets. NBA.com. p. 137. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ↑ Reid, John. "Hornets select Arthur on behalf of Blazers". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
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