New Orleans Pelicans draft history

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

Footnotes

• ^h On July 12, 2006, the Hornets traded the draft rights to Andrew Betts to the Indiana Pacers for Peja Stojakovic 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

1. Foster, Mary (2002-05-10). "Owners approve Hornets' move to New Orleans". Associated Press. USATODAY.com. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
2. Colston, Chris (2008-07-11). "Okla. City making changes on fly for former Sonics franchise". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
3. "2007-08 Media Guide: All-time Transactions" (PDF). New Orleans Hornets. NBA.com. p. 137. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
4. Reid, John. "Hornets select Arthur on behalf of Blazers". The Times-Picayune. NOLA.com. Retrieved 2008-07-18.