New Orleans Pelicans


 * This article is about the NBA team formerly known as the Hornets. For the team currently known under that name, see Charlotte Hornets.

2002–2005


The New Orleans Hornets were founded in 2002, when the original Charlotte Hornets organization relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana. The team adopted a logo that was essentially the same as the one they had used until then, albeit with the new name in a custom typeface and the word "NEW ORLEANS" replacing "CHARLOTTE" on Hugo the Hornet's chest.

2005–2007
The damage to New Orleans Arena caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 forced the Hornets to temporarily relocate to Oklahoma City, where they played as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets until 2007.

2008–2013


In 2008, the logo was significantly updated by Adidas Creative Services, with a redrawn Hugo and a new typeface more evocative of New Orleans.

2013–present


On January 24, 2013, the Hornets announced that they would change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans, named after the state bird of Louisiana. The team also introduced a new logo incorporating the colors of the flag of New Orleans.

The Hornets name would return to the NBA a year later when the Charlotte Bobcats (founded as a separate organization in 2004) rebranded as the Charlotte Hornets and acquired the Pelicans' history and records from before 2002.