2010–11 New Orleans Hornets season
The 2010–11 New Orleans Hornets season was the 9th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
2010–11 New Orleans Hornets season | |
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Head coach | Monty Williams |
General manager | Dell Demps |
Arena | New Orleans Arena |
Results | |
Record | 46–36 (.561) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Southwest) Conference: 7th (Western) |
Playoff finish | First Round (Lost to Lakers 2–4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Cox Sports Television |
Radio | KMEZ |
The 2011 Playoffs was the final time the New Orleans Hornets made the playoffs before changing the team's mascot to "Pelicans" in 2013. The Hornets fell to the back-to-back reigning champions the Los Angeles Lakers in six first-round games. The Lakers would go on to be swept by the Dallas Mavericks in four Western Conference Semifinal games. The Mavericks would on go to be NBA Champions that year, a franchise first and their second time making the finals.
After 6 years, this season marked the end of the Chris Paul era as he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers during the lockout after the season. Believed by many as the greatest Hornet/Pelican of all time, Paul was originally going to be traded to the Lakers in a 3-team deal that would send Lamar Odom, Goran Dragic, Luis Scola, and Kevin Martin to the Hornets and Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets, but NBA Commissioner David Stern had controversially vetoed the trade.
Key dates
- June 7 – The Hornets hired Portland Trail Blazers assistant coach Monty Williams to head coach.
- June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
- July 1 – The free agency period begun.
- July 13 – The Hornets and GM Jeff Bower mutually parted ways.
- July 22 – The Hornets hired San Antonio Spurs Vice President of Basketball Operations Dell Demps to GM.
- August 11 – The Hornets hired Washington Wizards Player Personnel Director Tim Connelly to Assistant GM.
- August 11 – The Hornets hired Houston Rockets Director of Scouting Gerald Madkins to Vice President of Player Personnel.
Summary
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
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1 | 21 | Craig Brackins | PF | United States | Iowa State |
1 | 26 | Quincy Pondexter | SF | United States | Washington |
Roster
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2010–11 Salaries
As of September 2010:
Player | 2010–11 Salary |
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Chris Paul | $14,940,152 |
Emeka Okafor | $11,540,375 |
David West (basketball) | $8,287,500 |
Trevor Ariza | $6,322,320 |
Willie Green | $3,976,000 |
Marco Belinelli | $2,380,270 |
Jason Smith | $2,187,913 |
Quincy Pondexter | $1,073,280 |
Aaron Gray | $1,062,144 |
Marcus Thornton | $762,195 |
TOTAL | $67,829,156 |
Pre-season
Game log
Regular season
Standings
Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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c-San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 36–5 | 25–16 | 10–6 |
x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 | 29–12 | 28–13 | 8–8 |
x-New Orleans Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 | 28–13 | 18–23 | 9–7 |
x-Memphis Grizzlies | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 | 30–11 | 16–25 | 8–8 |
Houston Rockets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 | 25–16 | 18–23 | 5–11 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
3 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
4 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder | 55 | 27 | .671 | 6 |
5 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 |
7 | x-New Orleans Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
8 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
9 | Houston Rockets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 |
10 | Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 21 |
11 | Utah Jazz | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
12 | Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 |
13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 29 |
14 | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37 |
15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 65 | .207 | 44 |
Game log
2010–11 game log Total: 46–36 (Home: 28–13; Road: 18–23) | |
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October: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
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November: 9–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–4)
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December: 7–9 (Home: 6–3; Road: 1–6)
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January: 12–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 6–3)
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February: 4–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–4)
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March: 7–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–4)
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April: 3–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–2)
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2010–11 season schedule |
Playoffs
Player statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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David Andersen | 29 | 0 | 7.7 | .446 | .385 | .467 | 1.7 | .2 | .1 | .2 | 2.7 |
Trevor Ariza | 75 | 75 | 34.7 | .398 | .303 | .701 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | .4 | 11.0 |
Jerryd Bayless | 11 | 0 | 13.5 | .347 | .214 | .765 | 1.4 | 2.5 | .2 | .1 | 4.5 |
Marco Belinelli | 80 | 69 | 24.5 | .437 | .414 | .784 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .5 | .1 | 10.5 |
Patrick Ewing Jr. | 7 | 0 | 2.7 | .000 | .000 | .750 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .1 | .4 |
Aaron Gray | 41 | 6 | 13.0 | .566 | . | .500 | 4.2 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 3.1 |
Willie Green | 77 | 13 | 21.7 | .443 | .348 | .780 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .5 | .2 | 8.7 |
D. J. Mbenga | 41 | 0 | 8.0 | .469 | . | .722 | 2.1 | .1 | .1 | .7 | 1.4 |
Jarrett Jack | 70 | 2 | 19.6 | .412 | .345 | .845 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .6 | .1 | 8.5 |
Carl Landry | 23 | 10 | 26.2 | .527 | .000 | .795 | 4.1 | .6 | .4 | .5 | 11.8 |
Pops Mensah-Bonsu | 7 | 0 | 5.0 | .333 | . | . | 1.6 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .3 |
Emeka Okafor | 72 | 72 | 31.8 | .573 | .000 | .562 | 9.5 | .6 | .6 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
Chris Paul | 80 | 80 | 36.0 | .463 | .388 | .878 | 4.1 | 9.8 | 2.4 | .1 | 15.9 |
Sasha Pavlovic | 4 | 1 | 12.5 | .182 | .000 | . | 1.5 | 1.5 | .0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Quincy Pondexter | 66 | 6 | 11.1 | .406 | .360 | .706 | 1.3 | .4 | .3 | .2 | 2.8 |
Jason Smith | 77 | 6 | 14.3 | .443 | .000 | .843 | 3.1 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 4.3 |
Peja Stojakovic | 6 | 0 | 14.8 | .424 | .440 | .857 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 7.5 |
Marcus Thornton | 46 | 0 | 16.2 | .410 | .376 | .758 | 2.8 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 7.8 |
David West | 70 | 70 | 35.0 | .508 | .222 | .807 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .9 | 18.9 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Trevor Ariza | 6 | 6 | 40.2 | .412 | .333 | .727 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 1.3 | .5 | 15.5 |
Marco Belinelli | 6 | 6 | 28.8 | .365 | .308 | 1.000 | .8 | .7 | .8 | .0 | 9.7 |
Patrick Ewing Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | . | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
Aaron Gray | 6 | 0 | 14.5 | .692 | . | .375 | 3.5 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 3.5 |
Willie Green | 6 | 0 | 14.0 | .389 | .222 | .571 | .8 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 5.7 |
D. J. Mbenga | 5 | 0 | 5.2 | 1.000 | . | .500 | 1.0 | .2 | .4 | .6 | 1.0 |
Jarrett Jack | 6 | 0 | 18.5 | .353 | .000 | .688 | 2.5 | 2.2 | .2 | .2 | 5.8 |
Carl Landry | 6 | 6 | 35.5 | .456 | . | .917 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .7 | .5 | 15.8 |
Emeka Okafor | 6 | 6 | 31.3 | .645 | . | .364 | 5.5 | .0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
Chris Paul | 6 | 6 | 41.7 | .545 | .474 | .796 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 1.8 | .0 | 22.0 |
Quincy Pondexter | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | .167 | .000 | . | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
Jason Smith | 6 | 0 | 9.7 | .467 | . | . | 1.2 | .2 | .3 | .0 | 2.3 |
Awards, records and milestones
All-Star
Chris Paul was selected as a starter to his 4th NBA All Star game
Transactions
Trades
July 8, 2010 |
To Oklahoma City Thunder
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To New Orleans Hornets
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August 11, 2010 |
To Indiana Pacers |
To New Orleans Hornets |
August 11, 2010 |
To Toronto Raptors |
To New Orleans Hornets |
September 23, 2010 |
To Philadelphia 76ers |
To New Orleans Hornets |
October 23, 2010 |
To Portland Trail Blazers |
To New Orleans Hornets |
November 20, 2010 |
To Toronto Raptors |
To New Orleans Hornets |
February 23, 2011 |
To Sacramento Kings
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To New Orleans Hornets |
Additions
Subtractions
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