New Orleans Hornets Memorabilia & Collectibles

They are at present playing in the Southwest Division of the National Basketball Association. The New Orleans Hornets are professional team that is based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is all through the 1988-89 NBA seasons that the franchise began to play as the Charlotte Hornets that is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The NBA was planning to expand by four teams in the season of 1985. The team actually started when an entrepreneur, George Shinn wanted to bring an NBA team to Charlotte. The New Orleans Hornets was originally called as the Charlotte Spirit. The name Hornets was then derived from the city’s fierce resistance to the British occupation during the Revolutionary War. The first arena of the team was at the Charlotte Coliseum in which they played from 1988 to 2001. They were then moved to New Orleans Arena and played from 2002 up to the present. 

 

 

Winner of the Southwest Division against San Antonio Spurs in 2007-08 NBA season, the New Orleans Hornets had their highs in NBA history especially at that time. That season became their most successful as far as their existence in the league is concerned.

The professional basketball team from New Orleans, Louisiana began appearing in NBA in 1988. The team became prominent beginning in 1992 and it continued on until 1999. Between those years, the team saw their pick Glen Rice become the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. That was during the 1994-95 season when the Hornets appeared in the NBA Playoffs. Hornets had 54 victories at that time.

Moving on to 1997-98 season, fans had new players to follow. David Wesley and Bobby Phills were added to their lineup of promising players. They contributed to yet another year of making it to the playoffs. Two seasons after, the Hornets gained more prominence after having Derrick Coleman and Baron Davis in the team. They helped in the team’s roadmap to playoffs. Enhance your memory lane with Baron Davis memorabilia and collectibles. Our company has a wide variety of items you can choose from.

The Hornets hold a list of players who received awards and placed in the Hall of Fame. Robert Parish became enlisted in the hall while players Larry Johnson and Chris Paul received Rookie of the Year awards in their time. Their player Dell Curry also became the Sixth Man of the Year in 1994. They also produced an NBA Rookie First Team composed of Kendall Gill (1991), Larry Johnson (1992), Alonzo Mourning (1993), and Chris Paul (2006).