Chapter 5: New Orleans Pelicans I

Li Chuanfeng and Katherine went to the New Orleans Pelicans' home stadium, New Orleans Arena, Li Chuanfeng saw such a magnificent arena, New Orleans Arena is located in the New Orleans City Central Business District, near an indoor arena in the Louisiana Supertop, which has been the home arena of the New Orleans Pelicans since 2002. [Ran^Text^Library] [ ] ww.lxs520.com New Orleans arena has quickly become known since 2002, when the NBA Charlotte Hornets moved out of Charlotte to New Orleans.

The venue was completed in 1999 at a cost of $84 million and officially opened to the public on October 19, 1999. The venue has more than 18,500 seats for basketball games, while there are also 56 luxury private rooms. In addition to being used as a sports venue, it is also a venue for concerts and concerts, and sometimes exhibitions. The hurricane in 2005 caused extensive damage to the entire city of New Orleans, and the New Orleans Arena was no exception, with varying degrees of damage to the floor, exterior walls, and roof of the arena. This also caused the New Orleans Pelicans to lose their home arena in an instant, and had to move the entire team to Oklahoma City. On March 3, 2006, after a final inspection of the restored New Orleans arena, it was decided that it could host the 8th of the month, the first sporting event to be held in New Orleans since the hurricane. The New Orleans Pelicans have never won a championship in the NBA, and the team's record is mediocre until Chris? With Paul's arrival, the Pelicans have been among the best teams in the West. If you want to see New Orleans rebuilt after the hurricane passed, if you're Chris? Paul's fans, then head to New Orleans Arena.

The New Orleans Pelicans (changed in 2013), formerly known as the New Orleans Hornets, first played in Charlotte when they joined the NBA in 1987 and moved to New Orleans for the 02-03 season. 2005 Chris? Paul was born, David? West and other players grew up to become a powerhouse in the Western Conference, but they have not broken through in the playoffs for many years. As other teams strengthened and rose, they gradually fell behind. On January 24, 2013, the New Orleans Hornets officially held a press conference to announce that the team had changed its name to the Pelicans. In 1988, Charlotte formed and entered the NBA, and the basketball team's logo was a fierce squad wasp, which was collected from the society. In addition, the city of Charlotte has a bee motif on its coat of arms, which was called the Charlotte Hornets at the time. In 2002, the Hornets moved from Charlotte to New Orleans, and the name of the team was changed to the New Orleans Hornets. On April 22, 1987, the NBA decided to expand its roster, and the Charlotte Hornets became new members of the NBA along with the Heat, Magic, and Timberwolves. Unlike other teams, the Hornets have assembled a roster dominated by experienced players from the start. After an initial dullness, in 1991 and 1992, the Hornets were lucky enough to get back-to-back Larry in the draft? Johnson, Alonzo? Mourning's two future stars, coupled with the heroic performance of the shortest player in NBA history, who is only 160cm tall, helped the Hornets break into the playoffs in their fifth season in the NBA. Larry? Johnson's 12-year, $84 million contract was the most lucrative at the time. However, the good times did not last long, Johnson and Mourning turned against each other in the fight for the position of team leader, and the two gradually fell apart, and in the 1995-1996 season, the Hornets had to trade Mourning to the Heat in exchange for Glenn? Rice, and Boggs also missed most of the game that season due to injury, finishing the year with a 41-41 record and missing the playoffs. At the end of the season, the Hornets also put Larry ? Johnson moved to New York.

Hornets veteran forward Larry? Johnson: Rice's arrival that year made the Hornets start to emerge in the East again, and the new coach NBA 50 legend superstar - Dave? In the 1996-1997 season, the Hornets had a 54-28 record. Main striker Glenn? Rice overtook Jordan as the Most Valuable Player in the All-Star Game, and he averaged 26.8 points per game that season and 27.7 points per game in the playoffs. But unfortunately, the 54-win record could only rank 6th in the East when the strong teams were like clouds, and the Knicks were swept mercilessly 3:0 in the first round of the playoffs. In the 1997-1998 season, Rice was still the Hornets' top scorer, averaging 22.3 points per game and ranking sixth in the league. He led the Hornets to the Eastern Conference semifinals, losing 4-1 to Jordan's Chicago Bulls, but their victory at the Chicago Union Center was a source of pride for the team and a false alarm. However, frequent roster changes ultimately failed to keep the Hornets strong. In the 1998-1999 season, due to injuries and a disagreement between head coach Cowens and the team's management, the Hornets had a very poor record, and Paul Silas, who had been at the bottom of the East in the early stages, took over the coaching of the Hornets after the halftime of the season. Center Volad Divac went to the Sacramento Kings, and small forward Rice went to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Eddie? Jones and Campbell had a stunning run with the Hornets in the second half of the season, finishing 26-24 and narrowly missing the playoffs.

Entering the 21st century, the Hornets have exceeded their expectations, and in '01 they were just one step away from reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. In the 2000-2001 season, Jamal? Mashburn and P.J. Brown arrived at the Hornets as the team's new core. Young player Byron? Davis, Eddie? Robinson and Magloyer, along with Hornets veterans Wesley and Campbell, make up the Hornets' lineup. In the playoffs, he swept the No. 3 seed Miami Heat, No. 6 seed, and led 3-2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bucks, but was unfortunately overturned in the end. The year was the pinnacle of the Hornets' history. In the 2001-2002 season, Mashburn was injured, and Byron? Davis became the heart of the team. In that year, the conflict between the Hornets management and the Charlotte fans began to intensify, resulting in the Hornets having a very poor home record, but an exceptionally good away record. Byron? Davis was named to the 2002 Eastern Conference All-Star team for his performances. And the Hornets also entered the playoffs again and defeated the Orlando Magic 3-1 in the first round of the playoffs. Davis became the fifth player in NBA history to record back-to-back triple-doubles in the playoffs. This is an achievement that only superstars such as Magic Johnson and Chamberlain can do. In the second round of the playoffs, the Hornets were defeated 1-4 by Jason? Kidd's New Jersey Nets, which had risen strongly in the East, were eliminated.

In the 2002-03 season, the Hornets moved out of Charlotte, and they had a fabulous start in New Orleans. They won their first game against the Jazz, a former New Orleans team, 100-75 and started the season with an 11-game winning streak at home. However, due to injuries, the Hornets have had a mediocre record since then. They went into the playoffs as fifth in the East, losing 2-4 to the 76ers in the first round, and Coach Silas was sacked. The 2003-2004 season was the last time the Hornets appeared as an Eastern Conference team. Davis and Magloyle became the most dynamic "duo," with both becoming All-Stars. In the playoffs, they faced a restructured Heat, with both teams winning at home, before the Hornets lost 3-4 in the final do-or-die match. In the 2003-04 season, the Hornets, who made their last appearance as an Eastern Conference team, once again reached the playoffs with a combination of Davis and Magloyle, but lost to the Heat. In the summer of '04, the Hornets moved to New Orleans. Thanks to Byron? The discord between Davis and the team's management and the continuous injury situation made the 04-05 season of the Hornets who had just been drawn to the West start very badly, and became a fish belly force in the overall slightly stronger West, basically seeing who loses and who has been at the bottom of the West. The team's management decided to rebuild the team, swapping Queen Bee Davis to the Warriors, and ended their first season in the West with the worst record in history with an 18-64 record. It only achieved an 18-64 record, ranking at the bottom of the league. In 2005, New Orleans was hit by a hurricane that damaged the stadium, and the Hornets had to relocate some of their home games to Oklahoma City that season. At the beginning of the season, the Hornets selected Chris? Paul became the key to the team's revitalization. The 183cm-tall point guard completely changed the fortunes of this super underdog. In the 05-06 season, Paul's first season, he performed quite well and became the best rookie of the year. Under his leadership, the Hornets miraculously finished 38-44 and had the strength to return to the playoffs, but due to the team's overall weakness and Paul's youth to make the playoffs, they won 20 more games than last season.

In 2006, the Hornets became a star in the NBA transfer market, recruiting Tyson? Chandler, Peja? Stojakovic and other fierce generals, plus the fast-growing Chris? Paul and David? West, the Hornets were pinned on high hopes that season. Paul continued to play well, but he was injured midway through, and the team ended up with a 39-43 record and missed the playoffs again. In 2007, the Hornets appeared in front of the world with a healthy attitude, and they have been soaring all the way. In the end, he finished second in the West with a team-making regular season record of 56 wins and 26 losses. Chris? Paul was named to the All-Season Team and surpassed Nash and Kidd to become the league's assist and steal leader. In the playoffs, the Hornets defeated the Dallas Mavericks led by Kidd and Nowitzki 4-1 in the first round. Paul completely overpowered Kidd in this series. In the second round, the Spurs, led by Duncan, were overturned 4-3 after leading by 2 degrees. Paul also regretted ending his journey.

Now the Pelicans have put Anthony? Davis as a future train: Tony? When Davis attended Vision Charter High School in Chicago, and Austin? Rivers is known as the first person in the nation to be a high school in the United States. In his junior year, Davis averaged 32 points, 22 rebounds and seven blocks per game, and grew 7 inches in a spurt, rapidly increasing from 1.91 meters to 2.08 meters. It wasn't until he toured in the spring of 2010, though, that he caught the attention of college scouts. In August 2010, Davis competed in the Nike Global Challenge, where he scored 23 points and nine rebounds in the opener. Participated in the Jordan Brand Classic, scored 29 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks, and was elected as the joint MVP. Represented the United States at the Nike Basketball Summit and had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Davis is one of the National Player of the Year candidates and one of five Naismith Award nominees. He was named to the All-American All-American Team, and his high school was named to the All-League All-American Team for three consecutive years. Anthony 2011? Davis attends the University of Kentucky and joins John? Calipari became a member of the Kentucky Wildcats. It is worth mentioning that the Chicago Sun-Times previously broke the news that Kentucky paid Davis $200,000 in order to get him, and Davis's father asked the other three schools to pay him $125,000 or $150,000 in "enrollment deposits". However, Davis's family and Kentucky school officials have denied the incident. Freshman season, Anthony? Davis won six of the seven awards of the year, endorsed by the Associated Press, the Basketball Writers Association of America and the Basketball Times, and won the Wooden Award, the Adolf Rup Award and the Naismith Award. Anthony? Davis led the University of Kentucky to an NCAA championship and won the Most Outstanding Player award, averaging 4.65 blocks per game while averaging a team-high 14.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and shooting 62.3 percent from the field. With 186 blocks in a single season, he set a new record for the University of Kentucky, the Southeastern Conference and the NCAA freshmen. He led the Southeastern Conference with 20 double-doubles this season, tying the University of Kentucky's freshman record. Selected as the Southeast's Defensive Player of the Season, Rookie of the Year, and named to the All-Southeast Conference, Southeastern Conference All-Rookie Team, and Southeastern Conference All-Defensive Team. In the first game of the university, Kentucky played against Manchester Lister College, and Davis played 23 minutes and scored 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks. On January 4, 2012, the University of Kentucky faced Tom? Michigan State University, headed by Izzo. What was originally a close game in the first half turned into a massacre at the University of Kentucky in the second half, and the University of Kentucky won 73-51. Anthony? Davis had 22 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks, making him the biggest contributor to the victory. Earlier, in Kentucky's face against fellow-state rival Louisville, Davis had 18 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks in 27 minutes of playing time. On February 5, 2012, the Southeast Division (SEC), one of the NCAA's six traditional major divisions, played a regular tournament. Kentucky, the No. 1 seed in the United States, challenged the University of South Carolina and won 86-52. Anthony? Davis played 28 minutes, scoring a game-high 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting, plus eight rebounds, eight blocks and two steals, breaking the record for a single-season block held by Shaquille O'Neal. On March 26, 2012, the final four of the NCAA Championship came to an end. The Kentucky Wildcats, the top seed in the Southern Region, defeated No. 3 seed Baylor University 82-70 to advance to the Final Four for the second year in a row. Anthony? Davis played 32 minutes, shooting 6-of-9 and 6-of-8 free throws to finish with 18 points, 11 rebounds, six blocks, two steals and one assist. On April 1, 2012, in the NCAA Final Four against the University of Louisville, Anthony ? Davis had 18 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks to help Kentucky win 69-61 and reach the tournament finals. On April 3, 2012, in the NCAA finals, with the help of Anthony ? Davis's all-around performance of 6 points, 16 rebounds, 6 blocks and 5 assists, the University of Kentucky defeated the University of Kansas 67-59 to win the eighth NCAA Championship in school history. Davis' six blocks tied the NCAA record and he was named the most outstanding player in the final four finals of the NCAA Championship. As he was a 6-foot-3" guard before his midfield, he has good ball control, one-handed ball control skills are among the best in his height range, and he is very selfless and good at passing accurate assists. His long reach, movement, and awareness make him a terrifying defender, with excellent blocks and a great ability to defend perimeter players. In addition, despite his thin stature, he has excellent rebounding ability, and it is difficult to stop him from grabbing offensive rebounds. His soft touch and long arms allow him to get his hands on the ball in a wide range and be adept at receiving lob passes. He has a great sense of smell under the basket, an excellent finisher in the paint area, is very efficient and is not afraid of physical contact. Most importantly, he is very humble and has a strong sense of self-motivation, which makes his future limitless. Even by the standards of college basketball, he was too thin. His thin body and aggressive style of play make him prone to foul trouble against a big-one interior player. His abilities on the offensive end are undeveloped, and his shooting and low-post skills are stable, but he still needs to improve to become an NBA-caliber scorer. In addition, the spurt of height growth may put an extra burden on the knee and there may be injury risks in the future.

Li Chuanfeng probably knows so much about this team, but fortunately, there is Catherine's answer.