The 2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season was the team's 8th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

*June 25 – The

2009 NBA draft The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, the National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eli ...

took place in New York City. *July 8 – The free agency period started. *November 12 – After a 3–6 start, the Hornets become the first NBA team this season to fire its head coach, dismissing Byron Scott. General manager Jeff Bower is named new head coach. In addition, former head coach Tim Floyd was brought in as an assistant coach. *January 28 – Hornets point guard Chris Paul was selected as all-star reserve.

Summary

NBA Draft 2009

Free agency

Draft picks

Roster

Pre-season

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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(10) , Chris Paul (9) , AT&T Center
18,581 , 0-1 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 2 , October 30 , Sacramento , , Chris Paul (31) ,

(13) , Chris Paul (4) , New Orleans Arena
17,306 , 1-1 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , November 1 , @ Boston , , Peja Stojakovic (26) ,

(10) , Chris Paul (8) , TD Garden
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19,763 , 1-3 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 5 , November 4 , Dallas , , Chris Paul (39) ,

(13) , Chris Paul (7) , New Orleans Arena
13,566 , 2-3 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 6 , November 6 , Toronto , , Chris Paul (21) ,

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18,997 , 2-5 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 8 , November 9 , @ L. A. Clippers , ,

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(25) , David West (9) , Chris Paul (10) ,

14,760 , 3-5 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 9 , November 11 , @ Phoenix , , Chris Paul (25) ,

(5) , Chris Paul (6) ,

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16,517 , 3-6 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 10 , November 13 ,

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, , Marcus Thornton (20) , David West (10) , Chris Paul (8) , New Orleans Arena
14,742 , 3-7 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 11 , November 14 , @ Atlanta , , Peja Stojakovic (25) , David West,

(12) , Bobby Brown (7) ,

Philips Arena State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. It also served as home to the National Hockey Leag ...

18,572 , 3-8 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 12 , November 17 , L. A. Clippers , , David West (24) ,

(14) , Darren Collison (6) , New Orleans Arena
13,116 , 4-8 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 13 , November 19 , Phoenix , , Peja Stojakovic (25) , Peja Stojakovic (13) ,

, Darren Collison, David West (5) , New Orleans Arena
14,520 , 5-8 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 14 , November 21 , Atlanta , , Darren Collison (22) , David West,

(10) , Darren Collison (11) , New Orleans Arena
15,933 , 6-8 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 15 , November 22 , @ Miami , , Marcus Thornton (24) , David West (9) , Bobby Brown (7) , AmericanAirlines Arena
16,500 , 6-9 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 16 , November 25 , Milwaukee , , David West (27) ,

(13) , Darren Collison (8) , New Orleans Arena
14,315 , 7-9 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 17 , November 29 , @ Sacramento , , David West (24) ,

(11) , Darren Collison (6) , Power Balance Pavilion
11,548 , 7-10 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 18 , December 1 , @ L. A. Lakers , , Darren Collison (20) ,

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18,997 , 7-11 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 19 , December 4 , Minnesota , ,

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(13) , Chris Paul (15) , New Orleans Arena
14,720 , 8-11 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 20 , December 8 , Sacramento , , David West (24) , David West,

(12) , Chris Paul (12) , New Orleans Arena
13,140 , 9-11 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 21 , December 9 , @ Minnesota , , Peja Stojakovic (21) , David West,

(6) , Chris Paul (14) , Target Center
12,056 , 10-11 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 22 , December 11 ,

, , David West (20) , David West (7) , Chris Paul (13) , New Orleans Arena
15,569 , 10-12 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 23 , December 14 , @ Dallas , , Chris Paul (20) ,

James Posey James Mikely Mantell Posey Jr. (born January 13, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the small forward pos ...

(5) , Chris Paul (16) , American Airlines Center
19,737 , 10-13 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 24 , December 16 , Detroit , , David West (32) , David West (12) , Chris Paul (12) , New Orleans Arena
13,196 , 11-13 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 25 , December 18 , Denver , , Chris Paul (30) ,

(12) , Chris Paul (19) , New Orleans Arena
14,453 , 12-13 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 26 , December 20 , @ Toronto , , David West (21) , David West (12) , Chris Paul (7) , Air Canada Centre
15,790 , 12-14 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 27 , December 23 , Golden State , , David West (21) , David West (12) , Chris Paul (7) , New Orleans Arena
14,391 , 13-14 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 28 , December 26 , @ Chicago , ,

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(9) , Chris Paul (7) , United Center
22,008 , 13-15 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 29 , December 29 , @ Houston , , David West (44) , David West (12) , Chris Paul (10) , Toyota Center
18,187 , 13-16 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 30 , December 30 , Miami , , David West (21) ,

(14) , Chris Paul (9) , New Orleans Arena
17,301 , 14-16 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 31 , January 2 , Houston , , Chris Paul (28) ,

(16) , Chris Paul (9) , New Orleans Arena
16,020 , 15-16 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 32 , January 4 , @ Utah , ,

(30) , David West (9) , Chris Paul (9) ,

EnergySolutions Arena Vivint Arena (stylized as vivint arena), formerly known as Delta Center, EnergySolutions Arena and Vivint Smart Home Arena, is an indoor arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Assoc ...

19,911 , 16-16 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 33 , January 6 , @ Oklahoma City , , David West (19) , David West,

(8) , Chris Paul (13) , Oklahoma City Arena
17,836 , 17-16 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 34 , January 8 , New Jersey , , David West (32) ,

(13) , Chris Paul (18) , New Orleans Arena
15,555 , 18-16 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 35 , January 10 , @ Washington , , Chris Paul (26) ,

(7) , Chris Paul (14) ,

Verizon Center Verizon Center may refer to: * Verizon Center (Mankato, Minnesota), now Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, a multi-purpose arena in Mankato, Minnesota * Verizon Center (Washington, D.C.), now Capital One Arena See also *Verizon Arena, now Sim ...

14,753 , 19-16 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 36 , January 11 , @ Philadelphia , ,

(20) , David West (13) , Chris Paul (14) ,

Wachovia Center The Wells Fargo Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Philadelphia. It serves as the home of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the ...

11,518 , 19-17 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 37 , January 13 , L. A. Clippers , ,

(21) , David West (8) , Chris Paul (15) , New Orleans Arena
14,348 , 20-17 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 38 , January 15 , @ Detroit , , David West (25) , David West (9) , Chris Paul (14) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,446 , 20-18 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 39 , January 16 , @ Indiana , , David West (24) ,

(12) , Chris Paul (11) , Conseco Fieldhouse
13,376 , 21-18 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 40 , January 18 , San Antonio , , Chris Paul, David West (18) ,

(10) , Chris Paul (9) , New Orleans Arena
16,549 , 21-19 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 41 , January 20 , Memphis , , Chris Paul, David West (21) , David West (13) , Chris Paul (13) , New Orleans Arena
14,238 , 22-19 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 42 , January 22 , @ Minnesota , , Chris Paul (23) ,

(10) , Chris Paul (9) , Target Center
17,101 , 23-19 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 43 , January 23 , @ Denver , , Chris Paul (26) ,

(10) , Chris Paul (10) , Pepsi Center
19,807 , 23-20 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 44 , January 25 , @

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(9) , Chris Paul (12) ,

Rose Garden Arena Moda Center, formerly known as the Rose Garden, is the primary indoor sports arena in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is used for basketball, ice hockey, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena h ...

20,249 , 24-20 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 45 , January 27 , @ Golden State , , Chris Paul (38) , David West,

(12) , Chris Paul (9) , Oracle Arena
16,308 , 25-20 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 46 , January 29 , Chicago , , David West (29) , David West (14) , Chris Paul (12) , New Orleans Arena
16,578 , 25-21 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 47 , January 30 , @ Memphis , , David West (22) ,

(10) , Darren Collison (18) ,

FedEx Forum FedExForum is a multi-purpose arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association, NBA and the NCAA Division I Memphis Tigers men's basketball, ...

12,317 , 26-21 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 48 , February 1 , Phoenix , , Marcus Thornton (25) , David West,

(8) , Darren Collison (14) , New Orleans Arena
13,874 , 26-22 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 49 , February 3 , Oklahoma City , , Marcus Thornton (22) ,

(12) , Darren Collison (9) , New Orleans Arena
12,884 , 26-23 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 50 , February 5 , Philadelphia , , Peja Stojakovic (23) ,

(10) ,

(6) , New Orleans Arena
15,162 , 26-24 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 51 , February 6 , @ Charlotte , , Darren Collison (24) ,

(8) , Darren Collison, David West, Morris Peterson (4) ,

Time Warner Cable Arena Spectrum Center is an indoor arena located in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the NBA's Charlotte Hornets. The arena seats 19,077 for NBA games but can be expanded to 20,20 ...

19,164 , 27-24 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 52 , February 8 , @ Orlando , , Peja Stojakovic (29) , Peja Stojakovic (9) , Darren Collison (9) , Amway Arena
17,461 , 27-25 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 53 , February 10 , Boston , , Darren Collison (25) , Morris Peterson (10) , Darren Collison (9) , New Orleans Arena
14,848 , 28-25 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 54 , February 17 , Utah , , Darren Collison, Peja Stojakovic (24) ,

(10) , Darren Collison (9) , New Orleans Arena
13,561 , 28-26 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 55 , February 19 , Indiana , , David West (29) , Darren Collison,

(13) , Darren Collison (12) , New Orleans Arena
15,644 , 29-26 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 56 , February 21 , Houston , , David West (27) ,

(11) , Darren Collison (9) , New Orleans Arena
14,504 , 30-26 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 57 , February 23 , @ Cleveland , , Marcus Thornton (37) ,

(9) , Darren Collison (10) ,

Quicken Loans Arena Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It also serv ...

20,562 , 30-27 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 58 , February 24 , @ Milwaukee , , Marcus Thornton (25) , David West (9) , Darren Collison (9) ,

Bradley Center The Bradley Center (also known as the BMO Harris Bradley Center under sponsorship agreements) was a multi-purpose arena located on the northwest corner of North Vel R. Phillips Ave. and West State Streets in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United ...

11,936 , 30-28 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 59 , February 26 , Orlando , , David West (40) , David West (10) , Darren Collison (7) ,

16,954 , 31-28 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 60 , February 28 , @ Dallas , , Darren Collison (35) ,

(17) , David West (6) , American Airlines Center
19,911 , 31-29 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 61 , March 1 , San Antonio , , Marcus Thornton (30) , David West (9) , Darren Collison (15) , New Orleans Arena
13,655 , 31-30 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 62 , March 3 , Memphis , , Marcus Thornton (24) , Peja Stojakovic (9) , Darren Collison (14) , New Orleans Arena
14,347 , 31-31 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 63 , March 5 , @ San Antonio , , Darren Collison (32) , David West (9) , David West (7) , AT&T Center
18,581 , 31-32 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 64 , March 8 , Golden State , , David West, Marcus Thornton (28) , David West (13) , Darren Collison (20) , New Orleans Arena
13,889 , 32-32 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 65 , March 10 , @ Oklahoma City , , David West (33) , Aaron Gray (7) , Darren Collison (9) , Oklahoma City Arena
18,203 , 32-33 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 66 , March 12 , Denver , , David West (30) ,

(9) , Darren Collison (10) , New Orleans Arena
17,220 , 32-34 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 67 , March 14 , @ Phoenix , , Marcus Thornton (28) ,

(12) , Darren Collison (10) ,

18,218 , 32-35 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 68 , March 15 , @ L. A. Clippers , , David West (24) ,

(14) , Darren Collison (14) ,

15,617 , 33-35 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 69 , March 17 , @ Golden State , , David West (36) , David West (15) , Darren Collison (14) , Oracle Arena
17,155 , 33-36 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 70 , March 18 , @ Denver , , Darren Collison, Marcus Thornton (15) ,

(10) , Darren Collison (6) , Pepsi Center
19,155 , 33-37 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 71 , March 20 , @ Utah , , Marcus Thornton (22) , Aaron Gray (11) , Darren Collison (6) ,

18,766 , 33-38 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 72 , March 22 , Dallas , , Marcus Thornton (28) , David West,

(6) , David West (10) , New Orleans Arena
14,047 , 34-38 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 73 , March 24 , Cleveland , , Marcus Thornton (20) ,

(10) , Chris Paul‚ Darren Collison (7) , New Orleans Arena
18,008 , 34-39 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 74 , March 27 ,

, , Darren Collison (22) , Aaron Gray (6) , Chris Paul (10) , New Orleans Arena
16,475 , 34-40 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 75 , March 29 , L. A. Lakers , , David West (20) ,

(13) , Chris Paul (13) , New Orleans Arena
18,206 , 35-40 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 76 , March 31 , Washington , , David West (18) , Aaron Gray (7) , Chris Paul (9) , New Orleans Arena
14,634 , 35-41 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 77 , April 2 , @ Memphis , , Marcus Thornton (19) , David West (9) , Chris Paul (8) ,

15,043 , 35-42 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 78 , April 3 , @ New Jersey , , David West (25) , Marcus Thornton (8) , David West, Chris Paul (6) ,

Izod Center Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor arena facility located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The arena is located on N ...

14,698 , 35-43 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 79 , April 7 , Charlotte , , Marcus Thornton (36) ,

(9) , Darren Collison (9) , New Orleans Arena
13,333 , 35-44 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 80 , April 9 , Utah , , Darren Collison (28) ,

(8) , Darren Collison, Marcus Thornton (7) , New Orleans Arena
16,624 , 35-45 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 81 , April 11 , Minnesota , ,

(23) , David West (12) , Darren Collison (11) , New Orleans Arena
14,931 , 36-45 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 82 , April 14 , @ Houston , , David West (35) , David West (10) , Darren Collison (11) , Toyota Center
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Player statistics

Regular season

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Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

* Chris Paul was named '' Western Conference Player of the Month'' for February. * Darren Collison was named '' Western Conference Rookie of the Month'' for February.

All-Star

* Chris Paul was selected as an All-Star reserve (third All-Star appearance; did not play due to injury).

Season

* Darren Collison, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team * Marcus Thornton, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Records

* On January 30, Darren Collison set a Hornets record for assists by a rookie with 18 against the Memphis Grizzlies. * On February 23, Marcus Thornton set a Hornets record for most points scored in a quarter with 23.

Milestones

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References

External links

2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season at ESPN
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