The New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets announced today that
they have signed second round pick Brandon Bass. Bass was selected by the Hornets with the 33rd overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft.
"Brandon had a stellar collegiate career that we followed closely at LSU and we look forward to his progression as a basketball player this season," said Head Coach Byron Scott. "We became even more impressed with him as a person
once we got to know him."
Via Press Release
New Orleans Hornets
Read the Full Story
Discuss
Send Feedback
Buy Tickets
The New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets announced today that
they have traded guard Dan Dickau to Boston in exchange for a 2006 second round pick. Dickau, who became an unrestricted free agent following the end of the regular season, was signed by the Hornets before the trade in order to facilitate the deal.
"After we drafted Chris Paul, it became obvious that Dan would look to sign elsewhere in order to have a chance to compete for a starting point guard job," said Hornets Head Coach Byron Scott. "Making this trade gives Dan that chance, which he earned by what he did for us last season, and it also prevents us from losing him without compensation. We wish him the best of luck in Boston."
Dickau averaged 13.2 points and 5.2 assists in 67 games for the Hornets last season. He was acquired along with a 2005 second round draft choice from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for guard Darrell Armstrong on Dec. 3, 2004.
Via Press Release
Boston Celtics, New Orleans Hornets
Read the Full Story
Discuss
Send Feedback
Buy Tickets
George Shinn, owner of the New Orleans Hornets, predicts they will sell out all 35 of their home games in their temporary home this season in Oklahoma City.
"This is a wonderful market," Shinn said in a Rotary Club speech Tuesday. "It is just ripe for what we're trying to do."
More than 6,500 deposits have been placed on tickets since the team announced last week it will play this season in the 19,675-seat Ford Center, because the New Orleans Arena, where the Hornets normally play, was damaged by Hurricane Katrina and could take months to repair. Single-game tickets have not gone on sale yet.
Shinn said he was so shaken in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he hadn't contemplated relocating the team until NBA commissioner David Stern asked where the Hornets games were going to be played. Stern suggested Oklahoma City, Shinn said.
"I said, Oklahoma City? Are you kidding me?" Shinn recalled. "I'm serious. I didn't really think this would be a good market."
Via USA Today
New Orleans Hornets
Read the Full Story
Discuss
Send Feedback
Buy Tickets
Hornets Sep 2005 Archive
-
Sports Illustrated | Sep 28, 2005
The New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday chose Southern Nazarene University as their training facility while they spend the upcoming season in Oklahoma City.
-
NBA Press Release | Sep 21, 2005
David Stern announced today that Oklahoma City will be home to the New Orleans Hornets for the 2005-06 season, playing host to 35 regular season games. The team will also play six regular season games in Louisiana.
-
ESPN | Sep 21, 2005
The New Orleans Hornets, displaced by Hurricane Katrina, could receive as much as $10 million from Oklahoma City, the state of Oklahoma and a group of businessmen as a fail-safe in case the team's temporary move to the state is not successful, according to an agreement pending approval by the Oklahoma City Council
-
Pioneer Press | Sep 19, 2005
Troy Bell is expected to soon sign with the New Orleans Hornets. He was designated the amnesty victim of the Memphis Grizzlies.
-
AP | Sep 19, 2005
Oklahoma City has reached a tentative agreement with the New Orleans Hornets to play at least part of the NBA team's upcoming season at the Ford Center.
-
ESPN | Sep 17, 2005
A person with knowledge of the league’s negotiations told ESPN.
-
Charlotte Observer | Sep 13, 2005
It's been 20 years since an NBA team called Kansas City home, but Kemper Arena still remains in the picture as a haven for the New Orleans Hornets.
-
ESPN | Sep 12, 2005
New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn says he is far from ready to abandon the hurricane-ravaged city despite the obvious difficulty in playing home games near the Gulf Coast.
-
USA Today | Sep 11, 2005
New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn says he is far from ready to abandon the hurricane-ravaged city despite the obvious difficulty in playing home games near the Gulf Coast.
-
ESPN | Sep 10, 2005
The NBA sent out an e-mail last week saying the Hornets may have to relocate for the upcoming season.
-
NBA TV | Sep 6, 2005
New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury broke down into tears as he discussed the devestation stricken region in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
-
AP | Sep 5, 2005
The Nashville Predators are offering the displaced New Orleans Hornets a chance to play 12 games this season in the NHL team's arena.
-
Washington Post | Sep 4, 2005
The Nashville Predators are offering the displaced New Orleans Hornets a chance to play 12 games this season in the NHL team's arena.
-
ESPN | Sep 2, 2005
The New Orleans Hornets will hold at least the first two weeks of this year's training camp at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
-
John Rhode, The Daily Oklahoman | Sep 2, 2005
Oklahoma City is among the cities which could become home to the New Orleans Hornets for the upcoming NBA season, according to sources in Oklahoma City and national reports on Fox Sports Radio.
-
Washington Post | Sep 1, 2005
Some members of the New Orleans Hornets' front office have relocated to Houston and are working out of the Toyota Center.
-
New York Times | Sep 1, 2005
Playing sporting events in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is such a daunting prospect that the National Basketball Association is bracing to relocate its local franchise for the entire coming season.
