2012–13 New Orleans Hornets season
NBA basketball season
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
The Hornets entered the draft with two first-round selections and one second-round selection. The first overall pick is their original selection, while the rest were acquired through previous trades. They had traded their original second-round selection to the Miami Heat, who then traded the pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of the 2010 LeBron James sign-and-trade deal. This was the franchise's last draft appearance under the New Orleans Hornets name as they would be renamed as the Pelicans the following year.
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