The Season in Brief
The 2008-09 New Orleans Hornets went 49-33. Led by Chris Paul, David West and Peja Stojakovic, they posted a +1.41 SRS and went 1-4 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Chris Paul leads at 42%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Chris Paul | 22.8 |
| Rebounds | Tyson Chandler | 8.7 |
| Assists | Chris Paul | 11.0 |
| Steals | Chris Paul | 2.8 |
| Blocks | Tyson Chandler | 1.2 |
| True Shooting | Chris Paul | 59.9 |
| 3-Pointers | Peja Stojakovic | 145 |
| Def. Win Shares | Chris Paul | 5.0 |
The Roster, by Fame
Chris PaulAll-NBA 2ndAll-Defense 1stAll-Star10802David WestAll-Star5303Peja Stojakovic194James Posey185Tyson Chandler186Rasual Butler167Hilton Armstrong★98Antonio Daniels59Devin Brown410Julian Wright311Sean Marks312Morris Peterson313Melvin Ely114Ryan Bowen115Mike James0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 78 | 22.8 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 59.9 | 64 | 5.0 | 108 |
| David West | 76 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 54.0 | 6 | 3.5 | 53 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 61 | 13.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 53.1 | 145 | 1.9 | 19 |
| James Posey | 75 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 56.8 | 116 | 2.6 | 18 |
| Tyson Chandler | 45 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 58.1 | 0 | 1.7 | 18 |
| Rasual Butler | 82 | 11.2 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 54.1 | 140 | 2.4 | 16 |
| Hilton Armstrong★ | 70 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 58.5 | 0 | 1.3 | 9 |
| Antonio Daniels | 61 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 53.1 | 17 | 0.6 | 5 |
| Devin Brown | 63 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 45.9 | 28 | 1.0 | 4 |
| Julian Wright | 54 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 47.9 | 2 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Sean Marks | 60 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 52.1 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Morris Peterson | 43 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 49.9 | 33 | 0.6 | 3 |
| Melvin Ely | 31 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 43.8 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Ryan Bowen | 21 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 58.5 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Mike James | 8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 38.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 28.2
- Youngest: Julian Wright (21)
- Oldest: Antonio Daniels (33)
Rookies & Newcomers
- James Posey - new to the team
- Antonio Daniels - new to the team
- Devin Brown - new to the team
- Sean Marks - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Chris Paul - pick #4 (2005)
- David West - pick #18 (2003)
- Peja Stojakovic - pick #14 (1996)
- James Posey - pick #18 (1999)
- Tyson Chandler - pick #2 (2001)
The Playoff Run
1-4 overall