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New Orleans Pelicans

American basketball team

Also known as: New Orleans Hornets

Written by Adam Augustyn

Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Jan 8, 2025 • Article History

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Date:: 1988 - present

Headquarters:: New Orleans

Areas Of Involvement:: basketball

Related People:: Chris Paul; Anthony Davis; Zion Williamson; Jimmer Fredette; Alonzo Mourning

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New Orleans Pelicans, American professional basketball team based in New Orleans that plays in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Pelicans, founded in 1988, were originally located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and were known as the Hornets. Early teams featured fleet-footed 5-foot 3-inch (1.60-metre) point guard Muggsy Bogues and sharpshooter Dell Curry, but, like most expansion teams, they won few of their games. The team drafted forward Larry Johnson in 1991 and centre Alonzo Mourning in 1992, and the pair helped Charlotte to its first playoff appearance (and postseason series win) in the 1992–93 season. The ...(100 of 705 words)

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