2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season

The 2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season was the team's 8th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

 * June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
 * July 8 – The free agency period started.
 * November 12 – After a 3–6 start, the Hornets become the first NBA team this season to fire its head coach, dismissing Byron Scott. General manager Jeff Bower is named new head coach. In addition, former head coach Tim Floyd was brought in as an assistant coach.
 * January 28 – Hornets point guard Chris Paul was selected as all-star reserve.

Game log
18,581 17,306
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 1
 * October 28
 * @ San Antonio
 * Chris Paul (26)
 * Emeka Okafor (10)
 * Chris Paul (9)
 * AT&T Center
 * AT&T Center
 * 0-1
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 2
 * October 30
 * Sacramento
 * Chris Paul (31)
 * Emeka Okafor (13)
 * Chris Paul (4)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 1-1

18,624 19,763 13,566 15,010 18,997 14,760 16,517 14,742 18,572 13,116 14,520 15,933 16,500 14,315 11,548
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 3
 * November 1
 * @ Boston
 * Peja Stojakovic (26)
 * Emeka Okafor (10)
 * Chris Paul (8)
 * TD Garden
 * TD Garden
 * 1-2
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 4
 * November 2
 * @ New York
 * Chris Paul (32)
 * Emeka Okafor (10)
 * Chris Paul (13)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 1-3
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 5
 * November 4
 * Dallas
 * Chris Paul (39)
 * Emeka Okafor (13)
 * Chris Paul (7)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 2-3
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 6
 * November 6
 * Toronto
 * Chris Paul (21)
 * Emeka Okafor (8)
 * Chris Paul (18)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 2-4
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 7
 * November 8
 * @ L. A. Lakers
 * Chris Paul (15)
 * Emeka Okafor (14)
 * Chris Paul (9)
 * STAPLES Center
 * STAPLES Center
 * 2-5
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 8
 * November 9
 * @ L. A. Clippers
 * Devin Brown (25)
 * David West (9)
 * Chris Paul (10)
 * STAPLES Center
 * STAPLES Center
 * 3-5
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 9
 * November 11
 * @ Phoenix
 * Chris Paul (25)
 * Devin Brown (5)
 * Chris Paul (6)
 * US Airways Center
 * US Airways Center
 * 3-6
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 10
 * November 13
 * Portland
 * Marcus Thornton (20)
 * David West (10)
 * Chris Paul (8)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 3-7
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 11
 * November 14
 * @ Atlanta
 * Peja Stojakovic (25)
 * David West, Emeka Okafor (12)
 * Bobby Brown (7)
 * Philips Arena
 * Philips Arena
 * 3-8
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 12
 * November 17
 * L. A. Clippers
 * David West (24)
 * Emeka Okafor (14)
 * Darren Collison (6)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 4-8
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 13
 * November 19
 * Phoenix
 * Peja Stojakovic (25)
 * Peja Stojakovic (13)
 * Devin Brown, Darren Collison, David West (5)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 5-8
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 14
 * November 21
 * Atlanta
 * Darren Collison (22)
 * David West, Emeka Okafor (10)
 * Darren Collison (11)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 6-8
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 15
 * November 22
 * @ Miami
 * Marcus Thornton (24)
 * David West (9)
 * Bobby Brown (7)
 * AmericanAirlines Arena
 * AmericanAirlines Arena
 * 6-9
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 16
 * November 25
 * Milwaukee
 * David West (27)
 * Emeka Okafor (13)
 * Darren Collison (8)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 7-9
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 17
 * November 29
 * @ Sacramento
 * David West (24)
 * Emeka Okafor (11)
 * Darren Collison (6)
 * Power Balance Pavilion
 * Power Balance Pavilion
 * 7-10

18,997 14,720 13,140 12,056 15,569 19,737 13,196 14,453 15,790 14,391 22,008 18,187 17,301
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 18
 * December 1
 * @ L. A. Lakers
 * Darren Collison (20)
 * Emeka Okafor (12)
 * Devin Brown (8)
 * STAPLES Center
 * STAPLES Center
 * 7-11
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 19
 * December 4
 * Minnesota
 * Devin Brown (19)
 * Emeka Okafor (13)
 * Chris Paul (15)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 8-11
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 20
 * December 8
 * Sacramento
 * David West (24)
 * David West, Emeka Okafor (12)
 * Chris Paul (12)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 9-11
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 21
 * December 9
 * @ Minnesota
 * Peja Stojakovic (21)
 * David West, Emeka Okafor (6)
 * Chris Paul (14)
 * Target Center
 * Target Center
 * 10-11
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 22
 * December 11
 * New York
 * David West (20)
 * David West (7)
 * Chris Paul (13)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 10-12
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 23
 * December 14
 * @ Dallas
 * Chris Paul (20)
 * James Posey, Emeka Okafor (5)
 * Chris Paul (16)
 * American Airlines Center
 * American Airlines Center
 * 10-13
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 24
 * December 16
 * Detroit
 * David West (32)
 * David West (12)
 * Chris Paul (12)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 11-13
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 25
 * December 18
 * Denver
 * Chris Paul (30)
 * Emeka Okafor (12)
 * Chris Paul (19)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 12-13
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 26
 * December 20
 * @ Toronto
 * David West (21)
 * David West (12)
 * Chris Paul (7)
 * Air Canada Centre
 * Air Canada Centre
 * 12-14
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 27
 * December 23
 * Golden State
 * David West (21)
 * David West (12)
 * Chris Paul (7)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 13-14
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 28
 * December 26
 * @ Chicago
 * Devin Brown (22)
 * Emeka Okafor (9)
 * Chris Paul (7)
 * United Center
 * United Center
 * 13-15
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 29
 * December 29
 * @ Houston
 * David West (44)
 * David West (12)
 * Chris Paul (10)
 * Toyota Center
 * Toyota Center
 * 13-16
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 30
 * December 30
 * Miami
 * David West (21)
 * Emeka Okafor (14)
 * Chris Paul (9)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 14-16

16,020 19,911 17,836 15,555 14,753 11,518 14,348 17,446 13,376 16,549 14,238 17,101 19,807 20,249 16,308 16,578 12,317
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 31
 * January 2
 * Houston
 * Chris Paul (28)
 * Emeka Okafor (16)
 * Chris Paul (9)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 15-16
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 32
 * January 4
 * @ Utah
 * Devin Brown (30)
 * David West (9)
 * Chris Paul (9)
 * EnergySolutions Arena
 * EnergySolutions Arena
 * 16-16
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 33
 * January 6
 * @ Oklahoma City
 * David West (19)
 * David West, Emeka Okafor (8)
 * Chris Paul (13)
 * Oklahoma City Arena
 * Oklahoma City Arena
 * 17-16
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 34
 * January 8
 * New Jersey
 * David West (32)
 * Emeka Okafor (13)
 * Chris Paul (18)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 18-16
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 35
 * January 10
 * @ Washington
 * Chris Paul (26)
 * Emeka Okafor (7)
 * Chris Paul (14)
 * Verizon Center
 * Verizon Center
 * 19-16
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 36
 * January 11
 * @ Philadelphia
 * Emeka Okafor (20)
 * David West (13)
 * Chris Paul (14)
 * Wachovia Center
 * Wachovia Center
 * 19-17
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 37
 * January 13
 * L. A. Clippers
 * Emeka Okafor (21)
 * David West (8)
 * Chris Paul (15)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 20-17
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 38
 * January 15
 * @ Detroit
 * David West (25)
 * David West (9)
 * Chris Paul (14)
 * The Palace of Auburn Hills
 * The Palace of Auburn Hills
 * 20-18
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 39
 * January 16
 * @ Indiana
 * David West (24)
 * Emeka Okafor (12)
 * Chris Paul (11)
 * Conseco Fieldhouse
 * Conseco Fieldhouse
 * 21-18
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 40
 * January 18
 * San Antonio
 * Chris Paul, David West (18)
 * James Posey (10)
 * Chris Paul (9)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 21-19
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 41
 * January 20
 * Memphis
 * Chris Paul, David West (21)
 * David West (13)
 * Chris Paul (13)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 22-19
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 42
 * January 22
 * @ Minnesota
 * Chris Paul (23)
 * Emeka Okafor (10)
 * Chris Paul (9)
 * Target Center
 * Target Center
 * 23-19
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 43
 * January 23
 * @ Denver
 * Chris Paul (26)
 * Emeka Okafor (10)
 * Chris Paul (10)
 * Pepsi Center
 * Pepsi Center
 * 23-20
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 44
 * January 25
 * @ Portland
 * Chris Paul (24)
 * Emeka Okafor (9)
 * Chris Paul (12)
 * Rose Garden Arena
 * Rose Garden Arena
 * 24-20
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 45
 * January 27
 * @ Golden State
 * Chris Paul (38)
 * David West, Emeka Okafor (12)
 * Chris Paul (9)
 * Oracle Arena
 * Oracle Arena
 * 25-20
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 46
 * January 29
 * Chicago
 * David West (29)
 * David West (14)
 * Chris Paul (12)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 25-21
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 47
 * January 30
 * @ Memphis
 * David West (22)
 * Emeka Okafor (10)
 * Darren Collison (18)
 * FedEx Forum
 * FedEx Forum
 * 26-21

13,874 12,884 15,162 19,164 17,461 14,848 13,561 15,644 14,504 20,562 11,936 16,954 19,911 13,655 14,347 18,581 13,889 18,203 17,220 18,218 15,617 17,155 19,155 18,766 14,047 18,008 16,475 18,206 14,634 15,043 14,698 13,333 16,624 14,931 18,191
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 48
 * February 1
 * Phoenix
 * Marcus Thornton (25)
 * David West, James Posey (8)
 * Darren Collison (14)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 26-22
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 49
 * February 3
 * Oklahoma City
 * Marcus Thornton (22)
 * Emeka Okafor (12)
 * Darren Collison (9)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 26-23
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 50
 * February 5
 * Philadelphia
 * Peja Stojakovic (23)
 * James Posey (10)
 * James Posey (6)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 26-24
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 51
 * February 6
 * @ Charlotte
 * Darren Collison (24)
 * James Posey (8)
 * Darren Collison, David West, Morris Peterson (4)
 * Time Warner Cable Arena
 * Time Warner Cable Arena
 * 27-24
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 52
 * February 8
 * @ Orlando
 * Peja Stojakovic (29)
 * Peja Stojakovic (9)
 * Darren Collison (9)
 * Amway Arena
 * Amway Arena
 * 27-25
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 53
 * February 10
 * Boston
 * Darren Collison (25)
 * Morris Peterson (10)
 * Darren Collison (9)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 28-25
 * - align="center"
 * colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 54
 * February 17
 * Utah
 * Darren Collison, Peja Stojakovic (24)
 * Emeka Okafor (10)
 * Darren Collison (9)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 28-26
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 55
 * February 19
 * Indiana
 * David West (29)
 * Darren Collison, Emeka Okafor (13)
 * Darren Collison (12)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 29-26
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 56
 * February 21
 * Houston
 * David West (27)
 * Emeka Okafor (11)
 * Darren Collison (9)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 30-26
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 57
 * February 23
 * @ Cleveland
 * Marcus Thornton (37)
 * James Posey (9)
 * Darren Collison (10)
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * Quicken Loans Arena
 * 30-27
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 58
 * February 24
 * @ Milwaukee
 * Marcus Thornton (25)
 * David West (9)
 * Darren Collison (9)
 * Bradley Center
 * Bradley Center
 * 30-28
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 59
 * February 26
 * Orlando
 * David West (40)
 * David West (10)
 * Darren Collison (7)
 * Bradley Center
 * Bradley Center
 * 31-28
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 60
 * February 28
 * @ Dallas
 * Darren Collison (35)
 * Emeka Okafor (17)
 * David West (6)
 * American Airlines Center
 * American Airlines Center
 * 31-29
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 61
 * March 1
 * San Antonio
 * Marcus Thornton (30)
 * David West (9)
 * Darren Collison (15)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 31-30
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 62
 * March 3
 * Memphis
 * Marcus Thornton (24)
 * Peja Stojakovic (9)
 * Darren Collison (14)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 31-31
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 63
 * March 5
 * @ San Antonio
 * Darren Collison (32)
 * David West (9)
 * David West (7)
 * AT&T Center
 * AT&T Center
 * 31-32
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 64
 * March 8
 * Golden State
 * David West, Marcus Thornton (28)
 * David West (13)
 * Darren Collison (20)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 32-32
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 65
 * March 10
 * @ Oklahoma City
 * David West (33)
 * Aaron Gray (7)
 * Darren Collison (9)
 * Oklahoma City Arena
 * Oklahoma City Arena
 * 32-33
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 66
 * March 12
 * Denver
 * David West (30)
 * Emeka Okafor (9)
 * Darren Collison (10)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 32-34
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 67
 * March 14
 * @ Phoenix
 * Marcus Thornton (28)
 * Emeka Okafor (12)
 * Darren Collison (10)
 * US Airways Center
 * US Airways Center
 * 32-35
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 68
 * March 15
 * @ L. A. Clippers
 * David West (24)
 * Emeka Okafor (14)
 * Darren Collison (14)
 * STAPLES Center
 * STAPLES Center
 * 33-35
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 69
 * March 17
 * @ Golden State
 * David West (36)
 * David West (15)
 * Darren Collison (14)
 * Oracle Arena
 * Oracle Arena
 * 33-36
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 70
 * March 18
 * @ Denver
 * Darren Collison, Marcus Thornton (15)
 * Emeka Okafor (10)
 * Darren Collison (6)
 * Pepsi Center
 * Pepsi Center
 * 33-37
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 71
 * March 20
 * @ Utah
 * Marcus Thornton (22)
 * Aaron Gray (11)
 * Darren Collison (6)
 * EnergySolutions Arena
 * EnergySolutions Arena
 * 33-38
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 72
 * March 22
 * Dallas
 * Marcus Thornton (28)
 * David West, Emeka Okafor (6)
 * David West (10)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 34-38
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 73
 * March 24
 * Cleveland
 * Marcus Thornton (20)
 * Emeka Okafor (10)
 * Chris Paul‚ Darren Collison (7)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 34-39
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 74
 * March 27
 * Portland
 * Darren Collison (22)
 * Aaron Gray (6)
 * Chris Paul (10)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 34-40
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 75
 * March 29
 * L. A. Lakers
 * David West (20)
 * Emeka Okafor (13)
 * Chris Paul (13)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 35-40
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 76
 * March 31
 * Washington
 * David West (18)
 * Aaron Gray (7)
 * Chris Paul (9)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 35-41
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 77
 * April 2
 * @ Memphis
 * Marcus Thornton (19)
 * David West (9)
 * Chris Paul (8)
 * FedEx Forum
 * FedEx Forum
 * 35-42
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 78
 * April 3
 * @ New Jersey
 * David West (25)
 * Marcus Thornton (8)
 * David West, Chris Paul (6)
 * Izod Center
 * Izod Center
 * 35-43
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 79
 * April 7
 * Charlotte
 * Marcus Thornton (36)
 * Emeka Okafor (9)
 * Darren Collison (9)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 35-44
 * - bgcolor="#ffcccc"
 * 80
 * April 9
 * Utah
 * Darren Collison (28)
 * Emeka Okafor (8)
 * Darren Collison, Marcus Thornton (7)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 35-45
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 81
 * April 11
 * Minnesota
 * Emeka Okafor (23)
 * David West (12)
 * Darren Collison (11)
 * New Orleans Arena
 * New Orleans Arena
 * 36-45
 * - bgcolor="#bbffbb"
 * 82
 * April 14
 * @ Houston
 * David West (35)
 * David West (10)
 * Darren Collison (11)
 * Toyota Center
 * Toyota Center
 * 37-45

Regular season

 * Hilton Armstrong
 * 18 || 0 || 13.3 || .380 || . || .464 || 3.4 || .9 || .4 || .4 || 2.8
 * Bobby Brown
 * 22 || 0 || 14.9 || .395 || .258 || style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | 1.000 || .8 || 2.1 || .4 || .0 || 6.6
 * Devin Brown
 * 39 || 37 || 24.8 || .393 || .367 || .802 || 2.8 || 1.5 || .8 || .1 || 9.7
 * Darren Collison
 * 76 || 37 || 27.8 || .477 || .400 || .851 || 2.5 || 5.7 || 1.0 || .1 || 12.4
 * Aaron Gray
 * 24 || 0 || 10.9 || .557 || . || .857 || 3.8 || .8 || .4 || .5 || 3.6
 * Jason Hart
 * 4 || 0 || 4.3 || style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | 1.000 || . || . || .5 || 1.3 || .3 || .3 || .5
 * Sean Marks
 * 14 || 0 || 5.4 || .500 || . || .400 || 1.6 || .1 || .0 || .2 || .7
 * Emeka Okafor
 * style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | 82 || style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | 82 || 28.9 || .530 || . || .562 || style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | 9.0 || .7 || .7 || style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | 1.5 || 10.4
 * Chris Paul
 * 45 || 45 || style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | 38.0 || .493 || style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | .409 || .847 || 4.2 || style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | 10.7 || style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | 2.1 || .2 || 18.7
 * Morris Peterson
 * 46 || 39 || 21.2 || .385 || .363 || .611 || 2.7 || .9 || .5 || .1 || 7.1
 * James Posey
 * 77 || 2 || 22.5 || .365 || .335 || .825 || 4.3 || 1.5 || .5 || .2 || 5.2
 * Darius Songaila
 * 75 || 1 || 18.8 || .494 || .167 || .811 || 3.1 || .9 || .8 || .2 || 7.2
 * Peja Stojakovic
 * 62 || 55 || 31.4 || .404 || .375 || .897 || 3.7 || 1.5 || .8 || .1 || 12.6
 * Marcus Thornton
 * 73 || 17 || 25.6 || .451 || .374 || .814 || 2.9 || 1.6 || .8 || .2 || 14.5
 * David West
 * 81 || 81 || 36.4 || .505 || .259 || .865 || 7.5 || 3.0 || .9 || .7 || style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | 19.0
 * Julian Wright
 * 68 || 14 || 12.8 || .500 || .333 || .610 || 2.1 || .6 || .4 || .3 || 3.8
 * }
 * Darius Songaila
 * 75 || 1 || 18.8 || .494 || .167 || .811 || 3.1 || .9 || .8 || .2 || 7.2
 * Peja Stojakovic
 * 62 || 55 || 31.4 || .404 || .375 || .897 || 3.7 || 1.5 || .8 || .1 || 12.6
 * Marcus Thornton
 * 73 || 17 || 25.6 || .451 || .374 || .814 || 2.9 || 1.6 || .8 || .2 || 14.5
 * David West
 * 81 || 81 || 36.4 || .505 || .259 || .865 || 7.5 || 3.0 || .9 || .7 || style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | 19.0
 * Julian Wright
 * 68 || 14 || 12.8 || .500 || .333 || .610 || 2.1 || .6 || .4 || .3 || 3.8
 * }
 * 81 || 81 || 36.4 || .505 || .259 || .865 || 7.5 || 3.0 || .9 || .7 || style="background:#FDB827;color:#FFFFFF;" | 19.0
 * Julian Wright
 * 68 || 14 || 12.8 || .500 || .333 || .610 || 2.1 || .6 || .4 || .3 || 3.8
 * }
 * }

Week/Month

 * Chris Paul was named Western Conference Player of the Month for February.
 * Darren Collison was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February.

All-Star

 * Chris Paul was selected as an All-Star reserve (third All-Star appearance; did not play due to injury).

Season

 * Darren Collison, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
 * Marcus Thornton, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Records

 * On January 30, Darren Collison set a Hornets record for assists by a rookie with 18 against the Memphis Grizzlies.
 * On February 23, Marcus Thornton set a Hornets record for most points scored in a quarter with 23.