The 2010–11 New Orleans Hornets season was the ninth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The 2011 Playoffs was the final time the New Orleans Hornets made the playoffs before changing the team's mascot to "Pelicans" in 2013. The Hornets fell to the back-to-back reigning champions the Los Angeles Lakers in six first-round games. The Lakers would go on to be swept by the Dallas Mavericks in four Western Conference Semifinal games. The Mavericks would on go to be NBA Champions that year, a franchise first and their second time making the finals.
After 6 years, this season marked the end of the Chris Paul era as he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers during the lockout after the season. Believed by many as the greatest Hornet/Pelican of all time, Paul was originally going to be traded to the Lakers in a 3-team deal that would send Lamar Odom, Goran Dragic, Luis Scola, Kevin Martin, and a 2012 first round draft pick to the Hornets and Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets, but NBA Commissioner David Stern had controversially vetoed the trade.
Key dates
- June 7 – The Hornets hired Portland Trail Blazers assistant coach Monty Williams to head coach.
- June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
- July 1 – The free agency period begun.
- July 13 – The Hornets and GM Jeff Bower mutually parted ways.
- July 22 – The Hornets hired San Antonio Spurs Vice President of Basketball Operations Dell Demps to GM.
- August 11 – The Hornets hired Washington Wizards Player Personnel Director Tim Connelly to Assistant GM.
- August 11 – The Hornets hired Houston Rockets Director of Scouting Gerald Madkins to Vice President of Player Personnel.
Draft picks
Roster
2010–11 Salaries
As of September 2010:
Pre-season
Game log
Regular season
Standings
Game log
Playoffs
Game log
Player statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
All-Star
Chris Paul was selected as a starter to his 4th NBA All Star game
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
References
