2012–13 New Orleans Hornets season

New Orleans Hornets
2012–13 New Orleans Hornets season
Head coach	Monty Williams
General manager	Dell Demps
Owners	Tom Benson
Arena	New Orleans Arena
Results
Record	27–55 (.329)
Place	Division: 5th (Southwest); Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports New Orleans
Radio	WWL-FM

The 2012–13 New Orleans Hornets season was the 11th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was also the final season the New Orleans franchise played with the Hornets name; the team would change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans shortly after the conclusion of the regular season.

Key dates

May 30: The 2012 NBA Draft Lottery took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The New Orleans Hornets won the 1st and 10th overall picks in the draft.
June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	1	Anthony Davis	PF/C	United States	Kentucky
1	10	Austin Rivers	PG/SG	United States	Duke
2	46	Darius Miller	SF	United States	Kentucky

Roster

Roster listing

2012–13 New Orleans Hornets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
F	0	Aminu, Al-Farouq	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1990-09-21	Wake Forest
F/C	17	Amundson, Lou	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1982-12-07	UNLV
F	33	Anderson, Ryan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1988-05-06	California
F/C	23	Davis, Anthony (C)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1993-03-11	Kentucky
G	10	Gordon, Eric (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1988-12-25	Indiana
G	12	Harris, Terrel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1987-08-10	Oklahoma State
G	4	Henry, Xavier	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1991-03-15	Kansas
C	15	Lopez, Robin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1988-04-01	Stanford
G	8	Mason, Roger	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1980-09-10	Virginia
F	2	Miller, Darius	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1990-03-21	Kentucky
G	25	Rivers, Austin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992-08-01	Duke
G	22	Roberts, Brian	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1985-12-03	Dayton
F/C	14	Smith, Jason	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1986-03-02	Colorado State
F	42	Thomas, Lance	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1988-04-24	Duke
G	21	Vásquez, Greivis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	1987-01-16	Maryland

Head coach

Monty Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2013-01-09

Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 7	Orlando	W 85–80	Brian Roberts (17)	Davis & Anderson (8)	Greivis Vásquez (6)	Mexico City Arena 18,133	1-0
2	October 9	Charlotte	W 97–82	Anthony Davis (22)	Robin Lopez (13)	Greivis Vásquez (11)	New Orleans Arena 9,264	2–0
3	October 11	@ Charlotte	W 90–87	Brian Roberts (16)	Anthony Davis (9)	Brian Roberts (8)	North Charleston Coliseum -	3–0
4	October 12	@ Houston	L 75–95	Al Farouq Aminu (15)	Lopez & Thomas (8)	Greivis Vásquez (5)	Toyota Center 10,718	3-1
5	October 18	@ Atlanta	L 68–97	Anthony Davis (19)	Davis & Anderson (7)	Greivis Vásquez (7)	Philips Arena 8,563	3–2
6	October 22	@ Dallas	L 74–87	Lopez & Anderson (14)	Anthony Davis (17)	Greivis Vásquez (5)	American Airlines Center 16,982	3-3
7	October 24	Houston	L 90–97	Ryan Anderson (23)	Davis, Lopez & Anderson (8)	Greivis Vásquez (11)	New Orleans Arena 9,278	3-4
8	October 26	@ Miami	W 96–89	Anthony Davis (24)	Anthony Davis (11)	Greivis Vásquez (10)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	4-4

2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2012–13 game log
Total: 27–55 (Home: 16–25; Road: 11–30)

October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)

November : 4–9 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–5)

December : 3–13 (Home: 1–7; Road: 2–6)

January : 8–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–5)

February : 5–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–5)

March : 6–9 (Home: 6–5; Road: 0–4)

April : 1–7 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–5)

2012–13 season schedule

Standings

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	–	35–6	23–18	12–4	82
x-Memphis Grizzlies	56	26	.683	2	32–9	24–17	10–6	82
x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13	29–12	16–25	6–10	82
Dallas Mavericks	41	41	.500	17	24–17	17–24	7–9	82
New Orleans Hornets	27	55	.329	31	16–25	11–30	5–11	82

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Oklahoma City Thunder *	60	22	.732	–	82
2	y-San Antonio Spurs *	58	24	.707	2.0	82
3	x-Denver Nuggets *	57	25	.695	3.0	82
4	y-Los Angeles Clippers	56	26	.683	4.0	82
5	x-Memphis Grizzlies	56	26	.683	4.0	82
6	x-Golden State Warriors	47	35	.573	13.0	82
7	x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	15.0	82
8	x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	15.0	82

9	Utah Jazz	43	39	.524	17.0	82
10	Dallas Mavericks	41	41	.500	19.0	82
11	Portland Trail Blazers	33	49	.402	27.0	82
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	31	51	.378	29.0	82
13	Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	32.0	82
14	New Orleans Hornets	27	55	.329	33.0	82
15	Phoenix Suns	25	57	.305	35.0	82

Transactions

Trades

June
June 20	To Washington Wizards Trevor Ariza Emeka Okafor	To New Orleans Pelicans Rashard Lewis 2012 46th pick	[1]

July
July 8	To Orlando Magic Gustavo Ayon	To New Orleans Pelicans Ryan Anderson	[2]

July
July 13	To Minnesota Timberwolves 2017 Pelicans Protected 2nd Round Pick	To New Orleans Pelicans Brad Miller (retired) 2013 Brooklyn Nets 2nd Round Pick 2016 Minnesota Timberwolves 2nd Round Pick	[3]

July
July 27	To Phoenix Suns Jerome Dyson Brad Miller Wesley Johnson Conditional Minnesota Timberwolves 1st Round Pick	To Minnesota Timberwolves 2013 Brooklyn Nets 2nd Round Pick 2014 Los Angeles Lakers 2nd Round Pick 2016 Minnesota Timberwolves 2nd Round Pick	To New Orleans Pelicans Robin Lopez Hakim Warrick Cash Considerations	[4]

Free agents

Player	Date Signed	Former Team
Eric Gordon	July 14	New Orleans Hornets
Roger Mason	August 4	Washington Wizards

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References

"Pelicans deal Ariza, Okafor to Wizards for Lewis". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
"Pelicans, Magic trading Ayon, Anderson". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 8, 2012. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
"Timberwolves Waive Martell Webster, Trade Brad Miller To Pelicans". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 13, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
"HORNETS ACQUIRE LOPEZ AND WARRICK FROM PHOENIX". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 27, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.

External links

2012–13 New Orleans Pelicans season at ESPN

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[1] "Pelicans deal Ariza, Okafor to Wizards for Lewis". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.

[2] "Pelicans, Magic trading Ayon, Anderson". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 8, 2012. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.

[3] "Timberwolves Waive Martell Webster, Trade Brad Miller To Pelicans". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 13, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

[4] "HORNETS ACQUIRE LOPEZ AND WARRICK FROM PHOENIX". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 27, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.

New Orleans Pelicans
Founded in 2002 Formerly the New Orleans Hornets (2002–2005, 2007–2013) and the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (2005–2007) Based in New Orleans, Louisiana
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Smoothie King Center Ford Center
Personnel	Owner(s) Gayle Benson President Dennis Lauscha General manager Trajan Langdon Head coach Alvin Gentry
G League affiliate	Erie BayHawks
Retired numbers	7
Culture and lore	Temporary move to Oklahoma City George Shinn Hugo The Brow