[G] CHRIS PAUL #3 Wake Forest (6 th season) Averages Notes Transactions

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1 New Orleans Hornets (0-2) vs. Miami Heat (2-1) Preseason Game #3 Preseason Home Game #2 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA Wednesday, October 13, :00 p.m. Radio: FM KMEZ; La Fabulosa 830 AM Television: NBATV HORNETS PROBABLE STARTERS [G] CHRIS PAUL #3 Wake Forest (6 th season) Averages Notes Transactions (45 games): 18.7 ppg, 10.7 apg, 4.2 rpg Finished the campaign ranked second in the league with 10.7 assists per game. Currently first among active players with a 10.0 assist per game average. Led the league in total steals during the , , and seasons. Drafted by the Hornets with the 4 th overall selection of the 2005 NBA Draft. [G] MARCO BELINELLI #8 Italy (4 th season) Averages Notes Transactions (TOR): 7.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.3 apg Shot a carrer-high.835 ( ) from the foul line last season. Led the Raptors bench in scoring a team-high 22 times in [F] TREVOR ARIZA #1 UCLA (9 th season) Acquired from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Julian Wright on August 11, Averages Notes Transactions (HOU): 14.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.8 apg Last year, averaged career highs in points (14.9), rebounds (5.6), assists (3.8), steals (1.75), and three-pointers made (136). His 1.75 spg were the sixth highest in the NBA for the season Acquired from the Houston Rockets in a four team trade that sent James Posey and Darren Collison to Indiana on August 11, [F] DAVID WEST #30 Xavier (Ohio) (8 th season) Averages Notes Transactions : 16.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.0 apg Last season had career-high 44 points at HOU 12/29 Also recorded 25 points and a career-high 10 assists vs. DAL last season (3/22) NBA ranks: FT% (14 th ;.866); Pts/gm (25th; 19.0) Selected by New Orleans in the first round (18 th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft. [C] EMEKA OKAFOR #50 Connecticut (7 th season) Averages Notes Transactions : 10.4 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.6 bpg In , team was 13-6 when Okafor recorded 3+ blocks and 17-7 when he collected 12+ rebounds Final NBA rankings: T16 th in rpg (9.0) 15 th in bpg (1.6) 13th in FG% (.530) Acquired from the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Tyson Chandler on July 28, Hornets Regular Season Records RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME OVERALL SW DIVISION WESTERN EASTERN SCHEDULE/RESULTS 10/27 vs. MIL 7:00 pm* 01/17 vs. TOR 2:00 pm* 10/29 vs. DEN 7:00 pm* 01/19 vs. MEM 7:00 pm* 10/30 at SAS 7:30 pm* 01/21 at ATL 6:30 pm* 11/03 at HOU 7:30 pm* 01/22 vs. SAS 7:00 pm* 11/05 vs. MIA 7:00 pm* 01/24 vs. OKC 7:00 pm* 11/06 at MIL 7:30 pm 01/26 at GSW 9:30 pm 11/09 vs. LAC 7:00 pm* 01/29 at SAC 9:00 pm* 11/13 vs. POR 7:00 pm* 01/30 at PHX 7:00 pm* 11/15 at DAL 7:30 pm* 02/01 vs. WAS 7:00 pm* 11/17 vs.dal 7:00 pm* 02/02 at OKC 7:00 pm*^ 11/19 vs. CLE 7:00 pm 02/05 vs. LAL 7:00 pm* 11/21 at SAC 5:00 pm^ 02/07 vs. MIN 7:00 pm*^ 11/22 at LAC 9:30 pm 02/09 at NJN 6:00 pm* 11/24 at UTH 8:00 pm* 02/11 at ORL 6:00 pm* 11/26 at POR 9:00 pm 02/12 vs. CHI 7:00 pm* 11/28 vs. SAS 2:00 pm* 02/15 at GSW 9:30 pm* 11/29 at OKC 7:00 pm* 02/16 at POR 9:00 pm* 12/01 vs. CHA 7:00 pm* 02/23 vs. LAC 7:00 pm* 12/03 vs. NYK 7:00 pm 02/25 at MIN 7:00 pm* 12/05 at SAS 6:00 pm* 02/27 vs. HOU 6:00 pm* 12/08 vs. DET 7:00 pm* 03/01 at TOR 6:00 pm* 12/10 vs. OKC 7:00 pm* 03/02 at NYK 6:30 pm* 12/12 at PHI 11:00 am 03/04 at MEM 7:00 pm* 12/13 at MIA 6:30 pm* 03/06 at CLE 5:30 pm# 12/15 vs. SAC 7:00 pm 03/07 at CHI 7:00 pm* 12/17 vs. UTH 7:00 pm* 03/09 vs. DAL 7:00 pm* 12/19 at DET 5:00 pm 03/12 vs. SAC 7:00 pm 12/20 at IND 6:00 pm* 03/14 vs. DEN 7:00 pm* 12/22 vs. NJN 7:00 pm 03/16 vs. PHX 7:00 pm* 12/26 vs. ATL 6:00 pm* 03/19 vs. BOS 7:00 pm* 12/27 at MIN 7:00 pm 03/24 at UTH 8:00 pm* 12/29 vs. LAL 7:00 pm* 03/25 at PHX 9:00 pm*^ 12/31 at BOS 2:00 pm* 03/27 at LAL 8:30 pm* 01/01 at WAS 6:00 pm 03/30 vs.por 7:00 pm* 01/03 vs. PHI 7:00 pm*^ 04/01 vs. MEM 7:00 pm* 01/05 vs. GSW 7:00 pm* 04/03 vs. IND 6:00 pm 01/07 at LAL 9:30 pm* 04/06 vs. HOU 7:00 pm* 01/09 at DEN 8:00 pm* 04/08 vs.phx 7:00 pm*^ 01/12 vs. ORL 7:00 pm* 04/10 at MEM 5:00 pm* 01/14 at HOU 7:30 pm* 04/11 vs. UTH 7:00 pm* 01/15 at CHA 6:00 pm 04/13 at DAL 7:00 pm* * - Denotes Coverage by CST # -Denotes Coverage by ESPN ^ - Denotes Coverage by NBATV & - Denotes Coverage by TNT All-Star Weekend: Feb Phoenix, Ariz. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Trevor Ariza (A-Ree- Zah), Marco Bellinelli (mark-o) (bell-uh-nell-ee), Pops Mensah-Bonsu (Mhen-sah-Bon-sue), Emeka Okafor (eh-mek-ah OH-ka-for), Mustafa Shakur (Moo-stah-fuh Sha-kurr), Peja Stojakovic (stoy-ak-ovich) INJURIES: None. RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 10/5 released G Jannero Pargo.

2 HORNETS ON THE AIR All game broadcasts with Sean Kelley & Gerry Vaillancourt and Hornets OT (Post-game show) following every game with Joe Block will broadcast on KMEZ FM Games will also broadcast on the Hornets Spanish flagship station, La Fabulosa 830 AM with Emilio Peralta and David Lopez Hornets Sportsline with Gerry Vaillancourt airs Sundays from 7-8 p.m. on KMEZ FM. adidas HORNETS NEST Located on the Superdome-facing side of the Arena with parking in front of the store. Hours of operations are 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday through Friday, from 11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, and during all Hornets home games. Merchandise also available at TONIGHT S OPPONENT Miami Heat Southeast Division Regular Season Match-ups (CT) Nov. 5, 2010 vs. Miami, 7:00 p.m. Dec. 13, 2010 at Miami, 6:30 p.m Regular Season Match-ups Nov. 22, 2009 at Miami L, Dec. 30, 2009 vs. Miami W, The Hornets have won 7 of the last 9 meetings between the two teams, dating back to 1/4/06. The Hornets fell to the Heat by 1 point on 11/22/09 last season despite a then career-high 24 points from Marcus Thornton (5-7 3ptFG). The Hornets swept the Heat 3-0 in Round One of the 2001 NBA Playoffs...it was the first playoff series sweep in franchise history, and only the fourth time in NBA history that the lower seed swept a higher seed (the Hornets were the sixth seed, Miami the third) the Hornets beat the Heat by a total of 67 points in the three games the fourth highest combined margin of victory in a three-game playoff series. Erik Spoelstra is 1-3 (.250) all-time against the Hornets. RECENT GAMES New Orleans 81, Orlando 135 October 10, 2010 Amway Center, Orlando, FL Hornets High Scorer: Stojakovic 20 Magic High Scorer: Anderson, Reddick, Richardson 23 Hornets High Rebounder: Okafor 8 Magic High Rebounder: Howard 11 Hornets High Assists: Paul 10 Magic High Assists: Duhon 7 Score By Quarter FINAL Hornets Magic Peja Stojakovic led the Hornets with 20 points on 7-10 shooting, including going 4-6 from behind the arc. Chris Paul recorded his first double-digit assist night of the preseason with 10. In his first action as a Hornet, D.J. Strawberry had 11 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals in 17 minutes. As a team, the Hornets shot 81.8% (18-22) from the foul line. New Orleans 90, Memphis 97 October 9, 2010 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA Hornets High Scorer: Ariza 17 Grizzlies High Scorer: Randolph 21 Hornets High Rebounder: Okafor 9 Grizzlies High Rebounder: Gasol 10 Hornets High Assists: Belinelli, Paul, West 4 Grizzlies High Assists: Conley 4 Score By Quarter FINAL Grizzlies Hornets HORNETS-HEAT CONNECTIONS The Grizzlies wiped out an 18-point first half deficit (31-13) after missing 13 of their first 20 shots. Zach Randolph recorded 21 points in 24 minutes. Emeka Okafor tallied 8 rebounds in 10 minutes of first quarter action. Four of five Hornets starters achieved double figures in points (Ariza 17, Belinelli 13, Paul 12, West 12). Hornets vs. Heat All-Time Record Record 1-1 Home Record Away Record Last 5 Games 4-1 Last 10 Games 7-3 Hornets F Jason Smith was drafted by the Heat in 2007, but traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for Daequan Cook on draft night. Heat C Jamaal Magloire was a member of the Hornets for three seasons from to Magloire was also a member of the Trail Blazers during the season when Hornets Head Coach Monty Williams was an assistant coach in Portland. Williams also coached Heat F Juwan Howard and F Shavlik Randolph in Portland during the campaign, and further guided Randolph for part of the Blazer season. Williams was teammates with Heat F Mike Miller on the Orlando Magic during the and seasons. Miller was teammates with Hornets G Marcus Thornton s cousin, Al Thornton, on the Washington Wizards for the second half of last season. Hornets F Joe Alexander and Heat F Da Sean Butler were teammates at West Virginia during the and seasons. Hornets C Emeka Okafor was teammates with Heat F Juwan Howard for part of the season with the Charlotte bobcats. Okafor also teamed with Heat G Eddie House on the Charlotte Bobcats for part of the season. Hornets G Willie Green and Hornets F Jason Smith were teammates with Heat F Shavlik Randolph during the and seasons with the 76ers. Randolph and Green were teammates in Philadelphia for part of the season as well. LOOKING AHEAD October 15 Indiana Pacers Central Division Regular Season Match-ups (CT) Dec. 20, 2010 at Indiana, 6:00 p.m. Apr. 3, 2011 vs. Indiana, 6:00 p.m Regular Season Match-ups Jan. 16, 2010 at Indiana - W, Feb. 19, 2010 vs. Indiana W, Hornets vs. Pacers All-Time Record Record 2-0 Home Record Away Record Last 5 Games 5-0 Last 10 Games 6-4

3 HORNETS STREAK SHEET season TEAM - The Hornets registered their first losing record in three seasons - New Orleans lost 19 of its last 26 games and 12 of the last 14 on the road #11 JOE ALEXANDER - Signed by the Hornets on Sept. 20, 2010 #1 TREVOR ARIZA - Acquired from Houston in a four-team trade on August 11, Posted back-to-back 20-point games in the final two games of the season - Made a career-high pointers #8 MARCO BELINELLI - Acquired from Toronto in exchange for Julian Wright on August 11, Averaged 7.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 66 games - Shot a career-high.835 ( ) FT led the bench in scoring a team-high 22 times #33 WILLIE GREEN - Acquired from PHI with Jason Smith in exchange for Craig Brackins and Darius Songaila on 9/23/10 - Shot a career-high 45.7% from the floor and a career-high 83.3% from the line #34 AARON GRAY - Made 14-straight free throws to end the season - Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds 3/20 at UTA first double-digit rebounding game since 12/26/08 (with CHI) at MIA when he also had 11 boards #44 POPS MENSAH-BONSU - Signed by the Hornets on Sept. 24, In his first season with the Rockets, averaged 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds in four games #50 EMEKA OKAFOR - Has made 407 career starts; has played in 257 consecutive games - Hornets were 13-4 when Okafor records 3+ blocks #3 CHRIS PAUL - Missed the final four games of the season with a ligament tear in his right middle finger - After missing 25-straight games with a left knee injury (had surgery 2/4), returned 3/22 vs. DAL and scored 11 points and had three assists in 21 minutes - Missed a total of 37 games this season due to injury (team is without him) #20 QUINCY PONDEXTER - Acquired with Craig Brackins from OKC in exchange for Cole Aldrich and Morris Peterson on July 8, In five summer league games, averaged 15.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game - Washington s all-time career leader in games played (136), and finished third in scoring (1,786 points), fifth in field-goals made (652) and fourth in field-goals attempted (1,297) #22 MUSTAFA SHAKUR -Signed by the Hornets on Sept. 7, Appeared in 45 games (45 starts) for the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA D-League, averaging 19.8 points - Named to NBA D-League Second Team and to the 2010 D-League All-Star team #14 JASON SMITH - Acquired from PHI with Willie Green in exchange for Craig Brackins and Darius Songaila on 9/23/10 - Over final 20 games played, averaged 14.3 minutes after averaging 10.4 mpg his first 36 games played #16 PEJA STOJAKOVIC - Missed last 18 games with a lower abdominal strain; 20 total team was 5-15 on season without him - Trails Dale Ellis for third all-time in three-pointers made in NBA history by 16 treys HORNETS MISCELLANEOUS STATS Hornets were when opponent has 15 or more turnovers 9-5 when Peja Stojakovic hits four or more triples 11-7 when two Hornets have double-digit rebounds 16-7 when two Hornets have double-doubles 8-5 when the Hornets have 10 or more triples when the Hornets score 100 or more points when opponent scores 100 or more points 24-6 when the Hornets are ahead after the third qtr when the Hornets are trailing after the third qtr when the Hornets trail at halftime 10-4 when David West has 20+ pts and 10+ rebs 7-7 when David West has two or more blocks 10-6 when David West attempts 8+ free throws 5-15 when Marcus Thornton scores 20 or more pts 6-3 in games decided by 3 points or less 10-5 in games decided by 4-5 points in games decided by 6-10 points 3-19 in games decided by points 2-2 in games decided by more than 20 points 3-7 on Sunday 7-7 on Monday 2-3 on Tuesday on Wednesday 1-1 on Thursday 7-10 on Friday 5-6 on Saturday 1-1 in October 6-9 in November 7-6 in December 12-5 in January 5-8 in February 4-12 in March 2-4 in April Team Leaders Points David West 1,541 Rebounds Emeka Okafor 742 Off. Rebs. Emeka Okafor 251 Assists Chris Paul 480 Steals Chris Paul 96 Blocks Emeka Okafor 127 3PM Peja Stojakovic 132 FTM David West 296 FTA David West 342 HORNETS ALL-TIME RECORDS W L PCT Overall Home Away Playoffs #23 D.J. STRAWBERRY - Signed by the Hornets on Sept. 17, 2010 #5 MARCUS THORNTON - Scored his 1,000 th career point 4/7 vs. CHA - 21 games of 20+ points was the first rookie not selected in the first round to do so since Dino Radja, who had 23 such games in the season - Franchise rookie record 117 triples on the year...broke previous record of 81 set by J.R. Smith in Scored a career-high, tied a franchise rookie record, and set a new franchise record for points off the bench with 37 points 2/23 at CLE #31 DARRYL WATKINS - Signed by the Hornets on Sept. 17, 2010 #30 DAVID WEST - Established career-highs this season in: games played (80), assists (233), steals (75) - Registered his fifth career 40 point game 2/26 vs. ORL, scoring 40 points and grabbing 10 rebounds - Has three career games of 40 points and 10 rebounds (5 40-pt games) only Hornet to EVER register a game

4 2010 PRESEASON NOTES A NEW YEAR With a new head coach and 10 new players on the roster, it s a brand new year for New Orleans below is the Hornets preseason schedule/results. Oct. 9 vs Memphis L Oct. Orlando L, Oct. 13 vs Miami 7:00pm Oct. Indiana 6:00pm Oct. 16 vs Atlanta (at ETSU) 7:30pm Oct. Memphis 7:00pm Oct. Charlotte 10:00am Oct. Oklahoma City 7:00pm PRESEASON NOTABLES: TEAM The 135 points scored by the Magic on 10/10 at ORL was the second-most points given up by the Hornets in a preseason contest on 10/23/91, the Hornets gave up a franchise-high 143 points to Indiana in a loss. The 54-point loss (135-81) on 10/10 at ORL was the largest loss in a preseason game in franchise history the previous largest margin in a loss was 35 points 10/13/09 also against ORL (at Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, Kan.) in a loss. INDIVIDUAL Emeka Okafor averaging 9.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game; 3.5 offensive rebounds per game Marcus Thornton 5-of-25 from the field (1-of-5 3PM) in the first two preseason games; averaging 6.5 ppg. Peja Stojakovic hit four triples 10/10 at ORL, scoring a team-best 20 points Chris Paul - dished out 10 assists 10/10 at ORL and had seven points in 27 minutes. WELCOME TO THE NBA, ROOKS! Hornets rookies Quiny Pondexter and Mustafa Shakur played in their first NBA contest 10/9 vs. MEM Pondexter finished the game with nine points on 4-of-8 shooting (including one three-pointer) in 15 minutes Shakur played 10 minutes, scoring three points and grabbing one rebound. NEW STARTERS = THREE-POINT BARRAGE Trevor Ariza and Marco Belinelli played in their first game as Hornets 10/9 vs. MEM, combining to go 6- of-7 from three-point range Ariza finished with a team-best 17 points, while Belinelli registered 13 points. HORNETS ON FIRE FROM LONG RANGE The Hornets shot 57.9% from long range 10/9 vs. MEM, going 11-of-19 Trevor Ariza (3-of-3), Marco Belinelli (3-of-4) and Willie Green (1-of-1) combined to hit on 7-of-8 attempts. HORNETS LAUNCH BELIEVE IN BLUE CAMPAIGN The Hornets are teaming up with Chevron and several other corporate and community partners including Rouses Supermarkets, CVS pharmacies, Circle K and Take 5 Oil Change to launch the Believe in Blue campaign which will serve to raise awareness and funds for the residents of communities affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, restore local coastal wetlands and help return the gulf s water back to its original color blue. - One of the initial elements of the campaign will include the sale of blue wristbands that will feature the slogan Believe in Blue. the bands will be sold for $2 starting in early October and will be available at designated partner retailers including the Hornets Nest team store, Chevron locations, Rouses Supermarkets, CVS pharmacies, Circle K and Take 5 Oil Changes. - Both of the Hornets home preseason games will also benefit the Believe in Blue campaign presented by Chevron.For the second home pre-season game vs. Miami Heat on Oct. 13, a portion of the proceeds from all single game ticket sales will be donated to the Believe in Blue campaign presented by Chevron. - The Hornets team will also wear a commemorative version of their blue uniforms with gold pinstripes and a Believe in Blue patch for all home and away games during the month of October and all road games in November. The team will then sell off the autographed game-worn jerseys to help raise money for the campaign. - In addition, the Hornets will host a Tip-Off Charity Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 22 featuring the entire team and coaching staff to celebrate the start of the regular season. All proceeds from the table sales for the event will benefit the Believe in Blue campaign presented by Chevron SEASON NOTES - TEAM A SEASON FULL OF INJURIES The Hornets lost 232 games to injury last season injuries suffered by Chris Paul, Peja Stojakovic, Darius Songaila, Marcus Thornton, James Posey and Darren Collison impacted the season, specifically February and March.. - The Hornets went from five games under.500 to five games over.500 during the period from Nov. 14 to Jan. 27, in which span, Chris Paul missed eight games due to injury. - Chris Paul s right knee injury/surgery caused him to miss the final game in January (at which point, the Hornets were 26-21) since that game, the Hornets have gone In February, the Hornets posted a 5-8 record Paul missed all 13 games, while Songaila missed six games and Thornton missed three. - In March, New Orleans went 4-12 as Stojakovic missed 12 games, Paul missed 11, Posey missed three and Songaila missed one. PLAYER GMS MISSED RECORD WITHOUT RECORD WITH PAUL STOJAKOVIC

5 COMPARING SEASONS OF INJURIES Below takes a look at the number of games missed by injuries in the last four seasons and the impact on the season. SEASON GAMES MISSED TO INJURY FINAL RECORD WC SEED PLAYOFF RESULTS Did not qualify Eliminated in first round Advance to second round Did not qualify HORNETS FAIL TO GET TO THE LINE The Hornets finished last season with the second-worst percentage of free-throws attempted per FGA. Lowest FTA per FGA Team FTA/FGA 1. Milwaukee New Orleans New York Philadelphia Dallas.277 THE BEES MISSED PEJA The Hornets have been without Peja Stojakovic for the last 17 games due to a lower abdominal strain the only games Stojakovic has missed due to injury this season (he missed two games due to personal reasons) during his current injury, the Hornets are 3-14 and have a 3-16 mark this year without Stojakovic on the court. THE COMEBACK KIDS The Hornets have come back to win 13 games this season after being down by 10 or more points...the most the Hornets have trailed by in a game they have won is 21 overcoming the second-largest deficit in franchise history. Game Largest Deficit Final Score Game Largest Deficit Final Score 1/30 at MEM 21 W, /10 vs. BOS 12 W, * Above tied the second largest comeback in franchise history 1/4 at UTA 12 W, /26 vs. ORL 18 W, /4 vs. MIN 11 W, * Above tied the fifth-largest comeback in franchise history 1/2 vs. HOU 11 W, /22 vs. DAL 16 W, /27 at GSW 11 W, /9 at MIN 16 W, /6 at CHA 10 W, /16 vs. DET 16 W, /18 vs. DEN 15 W, /25 vs. MIL 13 W, (OT) HOME OVERTIME STREAK COMES TO AN END With the overtime loss to CHI on 1/29 ( ), the Hornets streak of 11-straight home overtime wins came to an end it tied the second-longest streak in NBA history for overtime games won at home the streak dated back to April 5, 2006 at Ford Center (in Oklahoma City). LONGEST OVERTIME WIN STREAKS AT HOME 1. New York Knicks T2. Houston Rockets T2. New Orleans Hornets WITHOUT THE ALL-STARS The below charts show the Hornets record year-by-year of games played without Chris Paul and David West. Games without CP3 Year Record TOTAL SEASON NOTES ROOKIE MARCUS THORNTON Games without DWest TOTAL ROOK CLIFFS NOTES Below is a quick list of some of Darren Collison and Marcus Thornton s greatest achievements in their first NBA season. THORNTON -Most three-pointers in a season by Hornets rookie -23 points in 2 nd 2/23 at CLE; most in one quarter in franchise history -37 points 2/23 at CLE, ties franchise-high for points off the bench -Six three-pointers made tied franchise rookie record

6 THORNTON PART OF BEST ROOKIE COMBO EVER Darren Collison and Marcus Thornton have been stepping up for the Hornets, especially in the recent 25-game absence of Chris Paul Thornton (who missed three games due to injury during the 25-game span without CP3) and Collison combined for 915 points in those 25, averaging 36.6 of the Hornets points per game during that time. RANK SEASON PLAYERS (PPG) TOTAL PPG MARCUS THORNTON (14.5), DARREN COLLISON (12.4) ALONZO MOURNING (21.0), TONY BENNETT (3.7) LARRY JOHNSON (19.2), KEVIN LYNCH (3.7) REX CHAPMAN (16.9), TOM TOLBERT (2.9) CHRIS PAUL (16.1), BRANDON BASS (2.3) 18.4 ROOKS TOP SCORING LIST Darren Collison and Marcus Thornton combined for 2,003 points this season the most by a rookie class in Hornets history MARCUS THORNTON (1057), DARREN COLLISON (946) LARRY JOHNSON (1576), KEVIN LYNCH (224), KEVIN LYNCH (113) ALONZO MOURNING (1639), TONY BENNETT (276) 1915 MARCUS HITS 1,000 Marcus Thornton is the 200 th player in NBA history to score 1,000 points as a rookie and he did so in 1,771 minutes he is the fastest to 1,000 points in terms of minutes since Kevin Durant in , as Durant did so in 1710 minutes. THORNTON AMONG BEST AFTER ALL-STAR Rookie Marcus Thornton made his presence known after the all-star break. HIGHEST AVERAGE POINTS-PER-GAME BY ROOKIES AFTER ALL-STAR BREAK (minimum of 15 games played) NAME AVG G PTS 1. Curry, Stephen, G.S Thornton, Marcus, N.O Evans, Tyreke, Sac Collison, Darren, N.O Jennings, Brandon, Mil MOST MINUTES PLAYED BY ROOKIES AFTER ALL-STAR BREAK NAME MIN G MPG 1. Collison, Darren, N.O Curry, Stephen, G.S Evans, Tyreke, Sac Holiday, Jrue, Phi Thornton, Marcus, N.O Jennings, Brandon, Mil ROOKIE N THE STARTING LINE-UP Below are Thornton s stats as a starter the Hornets were 5-8 when Thornton was in the starting lineup. G MPG PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3P% FT% Marcus Thornton MOST BENCH POINTS IN A SEASON With 720 points off the bench this season, Marcus Thornton ranks seventh in franchise history for points off the bench in a season. MOST BENCH POINTS IN A SEASON / HORNETS FRANCHISE Curry, Dell Curry, Dell Curry, Dell Curry, Dell Curry, Dell Claxton, Speedy Thornton, Marcus 720 THORNTON S CAREER-HIGH 37 BREAKS RECORDS VS. CLE Marcus Thornton scored 37 points 2/23 at CLE, breaking a number of franchise records for the Hornets below are some notes about his performance: Second most points scored by a rookie this season (B. Jennings had 55 vs. GSW 11/14). Franchise record for points off the bench (previous was Dell Curry at WAS on 1/30/93 with 33 points in 35 minutes) Tied franchise rookie record for points set previously by: Rex Chapman vs. SAC, 3/12/89 and Alonzo Mourning at IND, 3/19/93 With 23 points in the 2nd quarter, Marcus set a new franchise record for points in a quarter. The previous mark of 22 points was set by Peja Stojakovic on 11/14/07 vs. CHA in the 1st quarter and David West in the third quarter 12/29/09 at Houston. The 23 points were also the second most points in a quarter by a rookie this season (Brandon Jennings had 29 11/14 vs. GSW). The 37 points off the bench were tied for the 3 rd -most pts by NBA rookie off the bench since NBA/ABA merger. MOST POINTS SCORED OFF THE BENCH BY A ROOKIE SINCE NBA-ABA MERGER ( SEASON) Name Team Date Pts 1. Cliff Robinson NJ 03/09/ Walt Williams SAC 01/02/ Darrell Griffith UTA 10/31/ Marcus Thornton NO 02/23/

7 THORNTON SETS FRANCHISE ROOKIE RECORD FOR 3PM/SEASON With one triple 3/5 at SAS, Marcus Thornton set a franchise record for rookie three s made in a season with 82 (he currently has 117) J.R. Smith previously set the record in with 81 threes. THORNTON A FORCE OFF THE BENCH Marcus Thornton scored 30 points off the bench 3/1 vs. SAS...it was the second game this season in which Thornton, a rookie, scored 30-plus points off the bench; the other was six days ago when he dropped in 37 at Cleveland. The last rookie to produce 30-point games off the bench within one week was Michael Brooks of the San Diego Clippers in October Marcus Thornton led all scorers with 32 points on 12-of-19 from the field against SAS Thornton set a career-high with 6 3PM Thornton s six triples tied a franchise rookie record for three-pointers in a game, set previously by J.R. Smith on 3/26/05 at MEM. The six triples are the second-best performance by a rookie this year: TOP ROOKIE SCORERS Marcus Thornton tied the rookie franchise scoring record (2/23 at CLE) below is a list of the top three scoring performances by a rookie. 1. MARCUS THORNTON 37 REX CHAPMAN 37 ALONZO MOURNING ALONZO MOURNNG DARREN COLLISON 35 ALONZO MOURNING 35 THORNTON RANKED AMONG BEST ROOKS Hornets rookie Marcus Thornton was ranked among the top first-year players in the NBA he ranked eighth in minutes per game (25.6), fourth in points per game (14.5), sixth in free-throw percentage (.814), and ninth in 3-point percentage (.374) SEASON NOTES - INDIVIDUAL WEST DOES MORE DISHING THAN REBOUNDING David West had six rebounds and 10 assists in the Hornets' win over DAL on 3/22...it's the third time in the last five games that West has had more assists than rebounds before March 15, West had done this only four times in 353 NBA starts. DWEST POSTS David West scored 36 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and had five assists 3/17 at GSW. - West is the ONLY player this season to post Four players, including West, have registered this season (other three are LeBron James, Antawn Jamison and Dwight Howard). - West is the only player in franchise history to post a game. - West has a franchise-best four career games with 30 points and 15 rebounds only 5 Hornets have ever registered (see below list). Rk Player From - To # 1 David West Alonzo Mourning Derrick Coleman Armen Gilliam Larry Johnson DWEST GOES FOR VS. ORL David West scored 40 points (16-of-24 FG) and had 10 rebounds 2/26 vs. ORL below are some notes about the performance. - West has three games of and five career games of 40 points - He is the only Hornet to EVER register a game - It was the second 40/10 game for West this season (he had 44 points and 12 rebounds against Houston on Dec. 29) only three other players have more than one 40/10 game this season: LeBron James (four), Kevin Durant (two) and Dirk Nowitzki (two). WEST S BIG NIGHT David West scored a career-high 44 points 12/26 at HOU below are a few bullet points about the performance: West tied a Hornets franchise record for most points scored in a game (in regulation) it also tied for a third-most points ever scored in a game (including OT) by a Hornet. West s 22-point third quarter in HOU was the most EVER on the road for a Hornet and tied a franchise record for points in a quarter West s 18 FGM at HOU tied a franchise record for most FGM in a game and is a Hornets record for FGM in regulation EMEKA CONTINUES CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED STREAK Emeka Okafor has played in 257-straight games he played in every game of the and seasons with Charlotte and the streak also includes the final 11 games of the campaign.

8 Individual Career Totals Player G GS Pts Reb Asts Stl Blk Alexander Ariza Belinelli Gray Green Mensah-Bonsu Okafor Paul Pondexter Shakur Smith Stojakovic Strawberry Thornton Watkins West

9 Seasons 1. Dell Curry Muggsy Bogues David Wesley 8 4. David West 7 5. Baron Davis 6 Kenny Gattison 6 J.R. Reid 6 PJ Brown 6 Games Played 1. Dell Curry Muggsy Bogues David Wesley PJ Brown David West 460 Games Started 1. David Wesley Muggsy Bogues PJ Brown Larry Johnson David West Chris Paul 345 Minutes Played 1. Muggsy Bogues 19, David Wesley 18, Dell Curry 17, PJ Brown 15, David West 14,704 Total Points 1. Dell Curry 9, David Wesley 7, Larry Johnson 7, David West 7, Chris Paul 6,668 Average Points (minimum 82 games) 1. Glen Rice Alonzo Mourning Jamal Mashburn Larry Johnson Chris Paul 19.3 Field Goals Made 1. Dell Curry 3, David West 2, Larry Johnson 2, David Wesley 2, Chris Paul 2,363 Field Goals Attempted 1. Dell Curry 8, David Wesley 6, David West 6, Larry Johnson 5, Baron Davis 5, Chris Paul 5,001 HORNETS ALL-TIME CAREER LEADERS Field Goal Percentage (minimum 1000 FGA) 1. Tyson Chandler Kenny Gattison Armon Gilliam Matt Geiger Alonzo Mourning.512 Three-Point Field Goals Made 1. Dell Curry David Wesley Baron Davis Peja Stojakovic Glen Rice Chris Paul 308 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted 1. Dell Curry 2, Baron Davis 1, David Wesley 1, Peja Stojakovic 1, Glen Rice 1, Chris Paul 872 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum 200 3PA) 1. Glen Rice Dell Curry Peja Stojakovic Hersey Hawkins Scott Burrell.390 Free Throws Made 1. Chris Paul 1, Larry Johnson 1, David West 1, Alonzo Mourning 1, David Wesley 1, Glen Rice 1,211 Free Throws Attempted 1. Larry Johnson 1, Chris Paul 1, Alonzo Mourning 1, David Wesley 1, David West 1,703 Free Throw Percentage (minimum 500 FTA) 1. Kelly Tripucka Hersey Hawkins PJ Brown.853 Glen Rice Dell Curry Chris Paul.848 Offensive Rebounds 1. PJ Brown 1, Larry Johnson 1, David West Tyson Chandler Jamaal Magloire 863 Defensive Rebounds 1. PJ Brown 2, David West 2, Larry Johnson 2, Anthony Mason 1, Jamaal Magloire 1,669 Total Rebounds 1. PJ Brown 4, Larry Johnson 3, David West 3, Jamaal Magloire 2, Tyson Chandler 2,491 Average Rebounds (minimum 82 games) 1. Tyson Chandler Alonzo Mourning Anthony Mason Larry Johnson Kurt Rambis 9.0 Armon Gilliam 9.0 Emeka Okafor 9.0 Assists 1. Muggsy Bogues 5, Chris Paul 3, Baron Davis 2, David Wesley 2, Larry Johnson 1,553 Average Assists (minimum 82 games) 1. Chris Paul Muggsy Bogues Baron Davis Michael Holton Jamal Mashburn 5.0 Steals 1. Muggsy Bogues 1, Chris Paul David Wesley Dell Curry Baron Davis 719 Turnovers 1. Muggsy Bogues 1, David Wesley 1, Baron Davis 1, Dell Curry Larry Johnson 892 Blocked Shots 1. Alonzo Mourning Elden Campbell PJ Brown Jamaal Magloire David West 373

10 BUSY BEES A Look at the Hornets Off-season MAKING CHANGES: The Hornets had one of their busiest off-seasons in team history in 2010, going into the season with 18 new faces on the basketball operations side of the organization the New Orleans roster isn t without its new names, as well, as the Hornets go into the campaign with six returning players from the roster and 10 new players below is a timeline of the Hornets offseason. June 7, 2010 June 30, 2010 July 8, 2010 July 13, 2010 July 27, 2010 August 4, 2010 August 11, 2010 August 11, 2010 August 11, 2010 August 31, 2010 September 8, 2010 September 17, 2010 September 20, 2010 September 22, 2010 September 23, 2010 September 24, 2010 October 5, 2010 Monty Williams named Head Coach Michael Malone, Bryan Gates and James Borrego named Assistant Coaches. Acquired draft rights to Craig Brackins and Quincy Pondexter from Oklahoma City in exchange for the draft rights to Cole Aldrich and Morris Peterson. Announced that Jeff Bower would not return as General Manager Dell Demps named General Manager. Randy Ayers and Fred Vinson named Assistant Coaches; Michael Malone named Lead Assistant Coach Tim Connelly hired as Assistant General Manager and Gerald Madkins hired as Vice President of Player Personnel. Acquired Trevor Ariza from the Houston Rockets in a trade that sent James Posey and Darren Collison from New Orleans to Indiana, Courtney Lee from New Jersey to Houston and Troy Murphy from Indiana to New Jersey. Acquired Marco Belinelli from Toronto in exchange for Julian Wright. Mark Cranston named Head Athletic Trainer, Carlos Daniel named Strength Coach and Adam Tatalovich named Video Coordinator. Signed free agent Mustafa Shakur Sign free agents D.J. Strawberry and Darryl Watkins; announced hiring of scouts David Booth, John Caridio and Terrance Doc Martin. Sign free agent Joe Alexander Mark Cranston resigns as head trainer Acquire Willie Green and Jason Smith from Philadelphia in exchange for Darius Songaila and Craig Brackins Sign free agents Jannero Pargo and Pops Mensah-Bonsu Release Jannero Pargo Dell Demps Senior Vice President and General Manager On July 21, 2010, Dell Demps was named the seventh general manager in Hornets history. It is Demps first stint as general manager of an NBA franchise. Demps joined the Spurs at the start of the season as director of pro player personnel and was promoted to Vice President of Basketball Operations in In addition to his duties with the Spurs, Demps was named general manager of the Toros when they were first purchased by the Spurs in June With the Spurs, Demps won an NBA Championship (2007) and two divisional titles (2006, 2009). In each of the last five seasons that he has been with San Antonio, the Spurs have won at least 50 games. Demps had the opportunity to play for Golden State ( ), San Antonio ( ) and Orlando ( ), as well as playing professionally in the Philippines, France, Greece, Turkey, Croatia and Venezuela during his 10-year career. During his professional playing career, each summer he returned to Pacific to take MBA courses. When Demps suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in 1998, he returned to Pacific and completed his MBA. At Pacific, Demps was a four-year starter, earning All-Big West honors three times. After completing his MBA, Demps became a member of Pacific s Eberhardt School of Business Advisory Board. He was also elected to the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame in Demps, a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and his wife, Anita, have three sons, Jourdan (20), Tre (17), and Riley (10). Jourdan attends the University of Texas- San Antonio and Tre, who will be a senior in high school this year, has committed to play basketball at Northwestern University starting in the fall of Riley is great student-athlete that excels in football and basketball. Anita, is a 1998 graduate of Pacific s McGeorge School of Law. Demps in the NBA/NBA Developmental League Front Office Year Title Assistant Coach-Mobile Revelers Assistant Coach-Mobile Revelers Scout-New York Knicks Scout/Director of Pro Player Personnel-New York Knicks Director of Pro Player Personnel-San Antonio Spurs Director of Pro Player Personnel-San Antonio Spurs Director of Pro Player Personnel-San Antonio Spurs/General Manager-Austin Toros (D-League) Director of Pro Player Personnel-San Antonio Spurs/General Manager-Austin Toros (D-League) Director of Pro Player Personnel-San Antonio Spurs/General Manager-Austin Toros (D-League) Senior Vice President and General Manager-New Orleans Hornets

11 COACH S BIO: MONTY WILLIAMS Notre Dame RECORD: 0-0 Coaching Notes Appointed head coach on June 7, 2010 Spent the previous five seasons as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers Charged with running the Blazers 2007 and 2008 NBA Summer League teams in Las Vegas, featuring young prospects Greg Oden, LaMarcus Aldridge, Petteri Koponen, Jerryd Bayless and Nicolas Batum Prior to joining the Trail Blazers, won an NBA Championship as a coaching staff intern with the San Antonio Spurs in In the summer of 2005, coached the Spurs Summer League entry in the Rocky Mountain Revue Currently the youngest head coach in the NBA at 39 years old Playing Notes Selected by New York in the first round (24th overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft Nine-year veteran of the NBA before chronic knee problems forced him into retirement in 03 Played for the Knicks, San Antonio, Denver, Orlando and Philadelphia Best season was with the Spurs in , when he averaged 9.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 65 games and shot 50.9% from the field In 456 career games, averaged 6.3 points per game Honorable mention All-American at Notre Dame after averaging 22.4 points and 8.4 rebounds during his senior season Williams NBA Playing Career Year Team New York Knicks New York Knicks/San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Denver Nuggets Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Philadelphia 76ers Williams as an NBA Assistant Coach Year Team W L Pct. * San Antonio Spurs Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Totals *won NBA championship Away from basketball for two years during college (from 1990 to 1992) after being diagnosed with hypertropic cardiomyopathy, a rare condition of thickened muscle between the chambers of the heart. LEAD ASSISTANT COACH MIKE MALONE Loyola College (Md.) First season with the New Orleans Hornets as lead assistant coach, following five seasons as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers Cavs made the playoffs in each of his five seasons on staff, going (.663), third-best in the NBA during that span In , the Cavaliers notched a franchise and NBA-best 66 wins as Cleveland finished the regular season as the league s best defensive team, allowing an NBA-low 91.4 points per game Malone and the coaching staff earned the honor of coaching the Eastern Conference All-Star Team in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Ariz. Joined the Cavaliers after four seasons with the New York Knicks; originally joined the Knicks as a coaching associate in the summer of 2001, and was promoted to assistant coach in May 2003 Prior to joining the Knicks spent seven years in the college ranks, serving for two years ( ) as the lead assistant coach at Manhattan College following one season at the University of Virginia ( ). Spent three seasons ( ) at Providence College after beginning his coaching career at Oakland (Mich.) University Helped guide the Canadian Men s Senior National Team to a top four finish in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship in Puerto Rico Played college basketball at Loyola College (Md.) and graduated in 1994 Son of former Cavaliers head coach and current Orlando Magic Assistant Coach Brendan Malone ASSISTANT COACHES Randy Ayers 1 st season Miami (Ohio) Head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers for 52 games in NBA assistant with Philadelphia ( 98-03, 09-10), Orlando ( 05-07), and Washington ( 07-09) NCAA Coach of the Year in 1991 at Ohio State Drafted by Chicago in 1978 James Borrego 1 st season San Diego Spent previous seven seasons ( 03-10) with the San Antonio Spurs, most recently as assistant coach Assistant coach at alma mater Univ. of San Diego from Won the WCC Championship in 2003 Bryan Gates 1 st season Boise State Comes to the Hornets after spending the year prior with the Sacramento Kings in the same capacity In three year stint with the NBDL s Idaho Stampede, garnered two Coach of the Year Awards ( 07, 08), and won the league title in Fred Vinson 1 st season Georgia Tech Assistant with the LA Clippers from 07-10, while also serving as the Director of Player Programs Played parts of the and seasons with Atlanta and Seattle.

12 CHRIS PAUL One of the NBA s Elite Point Guards Three-time NBA All-Star ( 08, 09, 10) All-NBA (First team 08, Second team 09) All-Defensive team (First team 09, Second team 08) 2006 Rookie of the Year Paul is the only player in NBA history to lead the NBA in assists in steals in consecutive seasons ( , ). PAUL S 30-POINT, 19-ASSIST, 9-REBOUND, 1-STEAL PERFORMANCE 12/18/09 vs. DEN Paul s performance is the first with such numbers since 11/28/88 (Magic Johnson). Since the 1987 season, only two other players have registered games with 30 or more points, 19 or more assists, nine or more rebounds and at least one steal: Magic Johnson (3/4/87; 3/22/87; 11/28/88) and Fat Lever (1/7/88). Over the last 30 seasons, only three other players have posted at least 19 assists in a 30+ point game that ended in regulation: Isiah Thomas (three times), Magic Johnson (three times) and Kevin Johnson (twice). Paul fell just one rebound shy of his 11 th career triple-double and what would have been his first of the season. His last triple-double was on Mar. 11, 2009 at Washington. PAUL NAMED WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STAR FOR THIRD-STRAIGHT YEAR Chris Paul earned his third-straight All-Star appearance in 2010, joining Glen Rice (1996, 1997, 1998) as the only three-time All-Star in franchise history in last year s all-star game, Paul became the first player since Isiah Thomas in 1989 to post a double-teen in points and assists in an NBA All-Star Game (16 and 14) making his first start in the All- Star game in 2009, Paul scored 14 points and had 14 assists to become the first player since Magic Johnson to do so in consecutive ASGs Magic did it in 1983, 1984, and 1985 (as well as 1988). QUICK HITS: First triple-double of the year with 16 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds 12/29/09 at HOU 11 th of his career Hornets are 9-2 all-time when Paul registers a triple-double. Through 10 games, Paul hit 85-of-143 field goals shooting.594 from the floor from three-point range, Paul hit on 19-of-29 attempts (.655) through 10 games, Paul averaged 23.8 points and 9.2 assists. PAUL PLAYS PHAT, LIKE FAT: Chris Paul led the Hornets on both ends of the floor in their win over the Timberwolves on 12/4...on offense, Paul handed out 15 assists while committing only three turnovers, and on defense he had eight steals since the NBA began keeping track of turnovers in , only one other player has registered a 15-assist, 8-steal game while turning the ball over fewer than four times: Denver's Fat Lever against the Pacers on March 9, 1985 (15 assists, 10 steals, two turnovers). PAUL REGISTERS 3,000 TH CAREER ASSIST: With 13 assists at NYK on 11/2, Chris Paul surpassed the 3,000-assist mark, using the third fewest games in NBA history to do so. FEWEST GAMES TO 3,000 ASSISTS 1. Robertson, Oscar Thomas, Isiah Paul, Chris Johnson, Kevin 307 CP3 CAREER GAMES OF 10 or more assists (2 nd in NBA since ) 15 or more assists (2nd in NBA since ) 20 or more assists... 3 (3rd in NBA since ) 20 points/10 assists (1st in NBA since ) 30 points/10 assists (4th in the NBA since ) Triple-Doubles (3rd in the NBA since ) 20 points/10 assists/5 rebounds (1st in the NBA since ) 20 points/10 assists/5 rebounds/3 steals (1st in the NBA since ) 20 points/10 assists/3 steals (1st in the NBA since PAUL S PEAK PERFORMANCES: Chris Paul had 27 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds and seven steals 1/26/09 vs. PHI the NBA has officially recorded steals for individual players since the start of the season over those 36 seasons, Paul is the first player to reach all four of those statistical levels in one game he was three steals away from a quadruple-double (for the second time this career), which would be a first since David Robinson in 1994 Chris Paul registered 26 points, 10 assists and five steals 3/18 vs. MIN, his fourth such game of the season only two other players have achieved that feat in the course of one season since 1986 Michael Jordan registered five such games during the campaign, while John Stockon had four performances during With Chris Paul s stat line of 30 points, 14 assists, and six steals 4/1 at LAC, Paul becomes the fourth player in NBA history to reach all of those statistical levels in a non-overtime game the other three players were Ray Williams (1983), Michael Jordan (1989), and Gary Payton (2000). Chris Paul had 33 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and seven steals in the Hornets victory 1/14 at DAL since the NBA began keeping track of steals ( ), only one other player has had a game in which he equaled or surpassed those totals Michael Ray Richardson did it for the Nets on Oct. 30,1985, in a triple-overtime win over the Pacers (38 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and nine steals) Alvin Robertson was the last player to have at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and seven steals in 1986 Paul s 30+ point, 15+ assist and zero turnover performance was the first since John Stockton had 33 points, 15 assists and no turnovers on 12/28/89. CP3 S RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A STEAL COMES TO END: Chris Paul had a steal in 108-consecutive games, an NBA record the streak ended 12/25/08 at ORL Paul broke the mark set by Alvin Robertson from 11/6/85 to 12/29/86 with a swipe at the 3:43 mark in the second quarter against the Spurs on 12/17/08. Consec. Games with a steal Name Start End 108 Chris Paul Apr. 13, 2007 Dec. 25, Alvin Robertson Nov. 6, 1985 Dec. 29, Michael Jordan March 25, 1988 March 17, 1989

13 PLAYER BIOS: #11 JOE ALEXANDER F WEST VIRGINIA YEARS PRO: AVERAGES: 0.5 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 3.6 mpg REGULAR SEASON NOTES: Appeared in eight games on the year, and averaged 0.5 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.3 apg, 3.6 mpg,.167 FG%,.667 FT% appeared in six games (three starts) with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (NBA D-League) and posted 10.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 26.8 mpg and shot.400 from the field recorded five DNP-CDs spent a total of 67 games (15 games with Chicago) on the Inactive List, of which 39 contests were due to a strained right hamstring. PERSONAL: lived abroad for the first eight years of his life in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong before his family moved to the United States... majored in athletic coaching education... lists pasta as his favorite food and chicken and vegetables as his normal pre-game meal... enjoys planning workouts in his spare time... generally doesn t watch sports outside of basketball was an early-entry candidate for NBA Draft vs. MEM at ORL LAST AVG #1 TREVOR ARIZA F UCLA YEARS PRO: AVERAGES: 14.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.75 spg REGULAR SEASON NOTES: In his only season with the Rockets, averaged career highs of 14.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.75 steals in 72 games (71 starts) also made a career-high pointers (.334, FG) served a one-game NBA suspension (12/15/09) NWT for one game (2/9/10) due to a left hip pointer on the inactive list for seven games (2/24/10-3/7/10) with a severe left hip pointer originally suffered the injury in the fourth quarter vs. Philadelphia (2/6/10) and re-aggravated the hip vs. Indiana (2/20/10) DND for one game (4/2/10) due to flu-like symptoms joined Oklahoma City s Russell Westbrook (+2.6) and teammate Aaron Brooks (+2.3) as the only qualifying players in the NBA with an increase of two assists per game from (1.8) to (3.8) finished sixth in the NBA in steals per game (1.75), which included 42 multi-steal outings nabbed at least one steal in 19 straight appearances (11/6/09-12/16/09) recorded point games, including the first two 30-point efforts of his career reached double-digit scoring in a seasonbest 13 straight contests (12/26/09-1/22/10) had six double-doubles, including the first triple-double of his career netted a career-high 33 points (11-17 FG, 5-8 3FG) vs. Portland (10/31/09), including a 16-point first quarter (6-6 FG, 2-2 3FG) and a 21- point first half (8-10 FG, 3-4 3FG). PERSONAL: Born Trevor Anthony Ariza on June 30, 1985, in Miami, Florida has a son, Tajh named a Parade Second- Team All-American after prep career at Westchester High School in Los Angeles had jersey #4 retired by Westchester draws inspiration from the memory of his younger brother, Tajh, who died in a 1996 accident founded The Trevor Ariza Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support, information, education and advocacy of asthma disease primary goal of foundation is to increase awareness, educate patients and the general public, about factors contributing to health problems in allergic and non-allergic asthmatic athletes and children. vs. MEM at ORL LAST AVG #8 MARCO BELINELLI G BOLOGNA, ITALY YEARS PRO: AVERAGES: 7.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.3 apg, 17.0 mpg REGULAR SEASON NOTES: Shot a career-high.835 ( ) from the charity stripe Scored in double figures on 21 occasions Led the bench in scoring a team-high 22 times Missed six games due to injury Nov. 22 (sore left groin), Jan. 17 (flu like symptoms), Feb. 7 (sore left ankle) and three games Mar (sore lower back) Placed on the inactive list for six games and drew 10 DNP-CDs Scored a season-high 21 points Feb. 2 at Indiana during his lone start of the season Paced the bench in scoring during consecutive games Jan. 24 vs. L.A. Lakers (15) and Jan. 22 vs. Milwaukee (16) Matched his career-high with three steals Dec. 30 vs. Charlotte Set career highs with eight free throws made and 10 free throw attempts Nov. 24 vs. Indiana Averaged 15.3 points in a four-game stretch from Nov Was 4-for-4 from three-point range for 12 points Nov. 9 at San Antonio Had a fourth-year team option exercised Oct. 29. PERSONAL: Last name is pronounced belle-ee-nelli Was given the nickname Beli by his childhood friends Attended the 2007 NBA Draft in New York, marking his first trip to the United States Obtained a driver s license for the first time in his life in the summer of 2008 Did not drive in Italy or during his rookie season in the N B A Says he wasn t playing professional basketball he would work in the fashion industr y...was active participant in Warriors community programs during his rookie season...took part in the team s Thanksgiving Food Distribution and attended various season ticket holder and corporate partner events...also made an appearance at a session ofwarriors Basketball Camp, answering questions from the campers and playing one-on-one with a few youngsters...attended the 2007 NBA Draft in New York, marking his first trip to the United States...Wears uniform #18 because he was selected with the 18th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft...Enjoys hip-hop and house music, listing Jay-Z and Kanye West among his favorites...obtained a driver s license for the first time in his life this past summer...did not drive in Italy or during his rookie season in the NBA...Says that if he wasn t playing professional basketball, he would work in the fashion industry...spends his free time on the computer and playing video games...has a personal website, vs. MEM at ORL LAST AVG CAREER HIGHS HIGHS PTS 16 at NJ 3/30/09 - FGM 6 (3 times) - FGA 12 at DEN 11/18/08-3FGM 2 (3 times) - 3FGA 5 at DEN 11/18/08 - FTM 6 vs. OKC 4/11/09 - FTA 10 vs. OKC 6/11/09 - OREB 3 (4 times) - DREB 4 (5 times) - TREB 6 vs. NYK 11/21/08 - ASTS 5 vs. MIA 1/14/09 - STLS 2 (3times) - BLKS 3 at DEN 11/18/08 - MINS 32 at DEN 11/18/08 - CAREER HIGHS HIGHS PTS 33 vs. POR 10/31/09 - FGM 11 (4 times) - FGA 23 at OKC 11/29/09-3FGM 6 at MIL 2/17/10-3FGA 13 at MIN 11/18/09 - FTM 10 vs. HOU 2/25/07 - FTA 12 (2 times) - OREB 8 vs. Phoenix 1/25/05 - DREB 11 at PHI 12/11/09 - TREB 12 ( 2 times) - ASTS 10 vs. New Orleans 4/14/10 - STLS 5 (3 times) - BLKS 4 vs. MEM 3/17/10 - MINS 57 vs. MIN 01/13/10 - CAREER HIGHS HIGHS PTS 27 at ATL 12/19/08 - FGM 11 at ATL 12/19/08 - FGA 21 at ATL 12/19/08-3FGM 5 (3 times) - 3FGA 11 vs. BOS 12/26/08 - FTM 8 vs. IND 11/24/09 - FTA 10 vs. IND 11/24/09 - OREB 3 vs. HOU 12/12/08 - DREB 7 at MIL 3/7/09 - TREB 7 at MIL 3/7/09 - ASTS 6 (4 times) - STLS 3 (3 times) - BLKS 1 (6 times) - MINS 43 vs. BOS 12/26/08 -