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Roster

NO. PLAYER NAME POS. HT. WT. DOB COLLEGE
1 Kirk Snyder SG 6-6 225 June 5, 1983 Nevada
3 Chris Paul PG 6-0 175 May 6, 1985 Wake Forest
4 Jackson Vroman PF 6-10 220 June 6, 1981 Iowa State
5 Speedy Claxton PG 5-11 166 May 8, 1978 Hofstra
6 Arvydas Macijauskas SG 6-4 214 January 19, 1980  
10 Boštjan Nachbar PF 6-9 221 July 3, 1980  
12 Chris Andersen C 6-10 245 July 7, 1978 Blinn College
15 Maciej Lampe C 6-11 275 February 5, 1985  
21 Marcus Fizer PF 6-9 262 August 10, 1978 Iowa State
23 J.R. Smith SG 6-6 225 September 9, 1985 North Carolina A&T
24 Desmond Mason SF 6-5 224 October 11, 1977 Oklahoma State
25 Moochie Norris PG 6-1 175 July 27, 1973 Auburn, University of West Florida
30 David West PF 6-9 250 August 29, 1980 Xavier
33 Brandon Bass PF 6-8 250 April 30, 1985 LSU
34 Aaron Williams C 6-9 220 October 2, 1971 Xavier
42 P.J. Brown C 6-11 225 October 14, 1969 Louisiana Tech
43 Linton Johnson SF 6-8 205 June 13, 1980 Tulane
44 Marc Jackson C 6-10 270 January 16, 1975 VCU, Temple
45 Rasual Butler SF 6-7 215 May 23, 1979 La Salle

Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
David West PF 25 74 74 34.1 17.1 7.4 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.4 14.0 7.2 .512 0.1 0.0 .273 3.2 2.7 .843
Chris Paul PG 20 78 78 36.0 16.1 5.1 7.8 2.2 0.1 2.3 12.1 5.2 .430 2.3 0.6 .282 6.0 5.1 .847
Speedy Claxton PG 27 71 3 28.4 12.3 2.7 4.8 1.5 0.1 2.2 10.4 4.3 .413 0.9 0.2 .270 4.5 3.5 .769
Desmond Mason SF 28 70 55 30.0 10.8 4.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.6 9.9 3.9 .399 0.1 0.0 .167 4.3 2.9 .682
Rasual Butler SF 26 79 20 23.7 8.7 2.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.8 8.0 3.3 .406 3.1 1.2 .380 1.4 1.0 .693
P.J. Brown C 36 75 73 31.7 9.0 7.3 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.2 7.8 3.6 .461 0.0 0.0   2.2 1.9 .827
Kirk Snyder SG 22 68 45 19.3 8.0 2.4 1.5 0.4 0.3 1.0 6.7 3.0 .453 1.9 0.7 .357 1.7 1.3 .735
J.R. Smith SG 20 55 25 18.0 7.7 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.1 1.0 6.7 2.6 .393 2.5 0.9 .371 1.8 1.5 .822
Marc Jackson C 31 27 10 22.0 9.1 4.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.4 8.2 4.0 .489 0.1 0.0 .500 1.3 1.0 .824
Aaron Williams C 34 34 2 20.4 5.8 4.9 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 4.6 2.4 .516 0.0 0.0   1.5 1.0 .673
Linton Johnson SF 25 27 7 18.1 5.3 4.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 5.1 2.1 .403 1.3 0.5 .361 0.9 0.6 .739
Chris Andersen C 27 32 2 17.8 5.0 4.8 0.2 0.3 1.3 0.8 3.1 1.8 .571 0.0 0.0   3.2 1.5 .476
Boštjan Nachbar PF 25 25 13 16.2 5.0 2.0 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.8 5.0 1.7 .339 2.3 0.7 .298 1.4 1.0 .694
Marcus Fizer PF 27 3 0 13.0 6.7 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 5.7 3.0 .529 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.7 0.3 .500
Brandon Bass PF 20 29 1 9.2 2.3 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 2.4 1.0 .400 0.0 0.0   0.7 0.4 .632
Arvydas Macijauskas SG 26 19 0 7.1 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 2.2 0.7 .341 0.6 0.2 .250 0.8 0.7 .867
Moochie Norris PG 32 16 0 11.4 3.8 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.0 1.1 2.9 1.3 .426 0.6 0.3 .444 1.6 1.0 .640
Jackson Vroman PF 24 41 2 9.9 1.8 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.6 0.6 .394 0.0 0.0   1.1 0.5 .477
Marc Jackson C 31 27 10 22.0 9.1 4.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.4 8.2 4.0 .489 0.1 0.0 .500 1.3 1.0 .824
Maciej Lampe C 20 2 0 8.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Team Totals     82 82 241.5 92.8 40.2 18.5 7.5 3.8 13.4 78.4 34.5 .440 10.8 3.7 .339 26.5 20.1 .758

Regular Season Per 36 Mins

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
David West PF 25 74 74 34.1 18.0 7.8 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.5 14.8 7.6 .512 0.2 0.0 .273 3.4 2.8 .843
Chris Paul PG 20 78 78 36.0 16.1 5.1 7.8 2.2 0.1 2.3 12.1 5.2 .430 2.3 0.6 .282 6.0 5.1 .847
Speedy Claxton PG 27 71 3 28.4 15.5 3.4 6.0 1.9 0.1 2.7 13.1 5.4 .413 1.1 0.3 .270 5.7 4.4 .769
Desmond Mason SF 28 70 55 30.0 13.0 5.1 1.1 0.7 0.3 1.9 11.8 4.7 .399 0.1 0.0 .167 5.2 3.5 .682
Rasual Butler SF 26 79 20 23.7 13.2 4.5 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.2 12.2 4.9 .406 4.6 1.8 .380 2.2 1.5 .693
Kirk Snyder SG 22 68 45 19.3 14.9 4.4 2.8 0.8 0.6 1.9 12.4 5.6 .453 3.5 1.3 .357 3.2 2.4 .735
J.R. Smith SG 20 55 25 18.0 15.4 4.0 2.1 1.3 0.1 2.0 13.3 5.2 .393 5.1 1.9 .371 3.7 3.0 .822
Marc Jackson C 31 27 10 22.0 14.8 7.8 1.3 0.5 0.1 2.2 13.4 6.5 .489 0.1 0.1 .500 2.1 1.7 .824
P.J. Brown C 36 75 73 31.7 10.2 8.3 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.4 8.8 4.1 .461 0.0 0.0   2.5 2.1 .827
Aaron Williams C 34 34 2 20.4 10.2 8.6 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.3 8.2 4.2 .516 0.0 0.0   2.7 1.8 .673
Chris Andersen C 27 32 2 17.8 10.2 9.8 0.4 0.5 2.6 1.6 6.2 3.5 .571 0.0 0.0   6.5 3.1 .476
Linton Johnson SF 25 27 7 18.1 10.5 8.5 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.8 10.2 4.1 .403 2.7 1.0 .361 1.7 1.3 .739
Boštjan Nachbar PF 25 25 13 16.2 11.2 4.4 2.0 1.2 0.4 1.8 11.0 3.7 .339 5.1 1.5 .298 3.2 2.2 .694
Marcus Fizer PF 27 3 0 13.0 18.5 6.5 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.8 15.7 8.3 .529 0.9 0.9 1.000 1.8 0.9 .500
Moochie Norris PG 32 16 0 11.4 11.8 3.9 4.1 1.2 0.0 3.3 9.2 3.9 .426 1.8 0.8 .444 4.9 3.1 .640
Arvydas Macijauskas SG 26 19 0 7.1 11.7 2.7 1.3 1.9 0.0 2.1 10.9 3.7 .341 3.2 0.8 .250 4.0 3.5 .867
Brandon Bass PF 20 29 1 9.2 9.1 9.1 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.5 9.4 3.8 .400 0.0 0.0   2.6 1.6 .632
Jackson Vroman PF 24 41 2 9.9 6.5 7.6 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.9 5.9 2.3 .394 0.0 0.0   3.9 1.9 .477
Maciej Lampe C 20 2 0 8.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 9.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  

Playoff Totals

Player Name Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Chris Paul PG 20 78 78 2808 1258 400 611 175 6 183 947 407 .430 177 50 .282 465 394 .847
David West PF 25 74 74 2526 1262 548 92 61 64 105 1036 530 .512 11 3 .273 236 199 .843
P.J. Brown C 36 75 73 2380 677 547 90 46 50 90 583 269 .461 0 0   168 139 .827
Desmond Mason SF 28 70 55 2102 757 298 66 42 17 113 690 275 .399 6 1 .167 302 206 .682
Speedy Claxton PG 27 71 3 2019 871 193 339 108 6 154 736 304 .413 63 17 .270 320 246 .769
Rasual Butler SF 26 79 20 1875 685 232 40 33 45 65 633 257 .406 242 92 .380 114 79 .693
Kirk Snyder SG 22 68 45 1310 542 161 102 29 23 70 453 205 .453 129 46 .357 117 86 .735
J.R. Smith SG 20 55 25 989 423 110 58 37 4 54 366 144 .393 140 52 .371 101 83 .822
Aaron Williams C 34 34 2 692 197 166 16 13 18 25 157 81 .516 0 0   52 35 .673
Marc Jackson C 31 27 10 594 245 128 22 8 2 37 221 108 .489 2 1 .500 34 28 .824
Chris Andersen C 27 32 2 570 161 155 6 8 41 26 98 56 .571 0 0   103 49 .476
Linton Johnson SF 25 27 7 489 142 115 12 10 12 24 139 56 .403 36 13 .361 23 17 .739
Jackson Vroman PF 24 41 2 406 73 86 11 12 11 21 66 26 .394 0 0   44 21 .477
Boštjan Nachbar PF 25 25 13 405 126 49 22 13 5 20 124 42 .339 57 17 .298 36 25 .694
Brandon Bass PF 20 29 1 268 68 68 3 3 7 11 70 28 .400 0 0   19 12 .632
Moochie Norris PG 32 16 0 183 60 20 21 6 0 17 47 20 .426 9 4 .444 25 16 .640
Arvydas Macijauskas SG 26 19 0 135 44 10 5 7 0 8 41 14 .341 12 3 .250 15 13 .867
Marcus Fizer PF 27 3 0 39 20 7 1 0 0 2 17 9 .529 1 1 1.000 2 1 .500
Maciej Lampe C 20 2 0 16 0 4 2 0 0 1 4 0 .000 0 0   0 0  
Team Totals     82 82 19806 7611 3297 1519 611 311 1026 6428 2831 .440 885 300 .339 2176 1649 .758

Team Impact Spotlight

PLAYER NAME ROLE TIER MPG USAGE TIER PPG RPG APG STK IMPACT INDEX NOTES AWARDS
Chris Paul Starter/Star 36.0 High (1.2) 16.1 5.1 7.8 2.8 58.3 Paul had a stellar rookie season, showing off his playmaking and scoring ability, especially when running the offense. His high assist numbers and defensive awareness were key in his immediate impact. ROY-1
David West Starter/Star 34.1 High (1.2) 17.1 7.4 1.4 2.9 55.5 West served as the team’s primary scoring and rebounding force, playing with grit and energy. His ability to contribute on both ends made him a reliable option for the Hornets.  
P.J. Brown Starter/Star 31.7 High (1.2) 9.0 7.3 1.2 2.9 45.2 Brown’s leadership on defense was indispensable. As a seasoned veteran, he provided rim protection and helped set a tough tone for the team, even while his offensive game was limited. DPOY-13
Speedy Claxton Key Contributor 28.4 Medium (1.1) 12.3 2.7 4.8 2.5 40.3 Claxton was a spark off the bench, often bringing energy with his scoring and playmaking ability. His ball handling and ability to run the offense made him an important bench piece. 6MOY-2
Desmond Mason Key Contributor 30.0 Medium (1.1) 10.8 4.3 0.9 1.9 41.0 Mason contributed mainly as an athletic wing, able to score in transition and defend multiple positions. His aggressiveness in the paint gave the team an added dimension.  
Rasual Butler Key Contributor 23.7 Medium (1.1) 8.7 2.9 0.6 1.8 32.5 Butler had a role as a perimeter shooter, stretching the floor and offering spot-up scoring. His shooting from beyond the arc provided spacing for the team’s core players.  
Marc Jackson Key Contributor 22.0 Medium (1.1) 9.1 4.7 0.8 2.1 33.0 Jackson gave strong minutes in the frontcourt with his scoring and rebounding, offering solid depth in the rotation. His toughness made him a reliable backup.  
Aaron Williams Key Contributor 20.4 Medium (1.1) 5.8 4.9 0.7 3.2 26.8 Williams contributed as a reserve center, providing rebounding and hustle. His efficient scoring and rebounding made him a valuable asset in limited minutes.  
Kirk Snyder Bench 19.3 Low (1.0) 8.0 2.4 1.6 1.6 21.7 Snyder showed potential with his athleticism, but struggled to find consistency. He had flashes of good defense and hustle, but couldn’t fully secure a regular spot in the rotation.  
Linton Johnson Bench 18.1 Low (1.0) 5.3 4.3 0.9 2.0 17.5 Johnson’s minutes were sporadic, and his contributions were more defensive, where he helped with energy and rebounding.  
J.R. Smith Bench 18.0 Low (1.0) 7.7 2.0 1.6 1.6 19.1 Smith had some flashes of brilliance but was inconsistent. His perimeter shooting and scoring off the bench provided some spark.  
Chris Andersen Bench 17.8 Low (1.0) 5.0 4.8 0.2 2.6 17.9 Andersen provided energy as a backup big man. His rebounding and rim protection made him an asset, though his offensive game was limited.  
Boštjan Nachbar Bench 16.2 Low (1.0) 5.0 2.0 0.8 1.4 15.2 Nachbar was a seldom-used contributor who offered limited offensive upside but provided good minutes as a stretch-four.  
Marcus Fizer Bench 13.0 Low (1.0) 6.7 2.3 0.3 0.7 14.3 Fizer’s minutes were brief, but he was efficient when on the floor, contributing solid scoring and rebounding in his appearances.  
Moochie Norris Bench 11.4 Low (1.0) 3.8 1.3 1.1 1.1 12.2 Norris offered depth at the point guard position, bringing leadership and experience. His impact was limited to occasional playmaking duties.  
Jackson Vroman Bench 9.9 Low (1.0) 1.8 2.1 0.3 1.9 7.3 Vroman’s role was very limited, contributing very little beyond some minutes and rebounding.  
Brandon Bass Bench 9.2 Low (1.0) 2.3 2.0 0.6 0.6 6.0 Bass didn’t see consistent time on the floor, and his contributions were minimal.  
Maciej Lampe Bench 8.0 Low (1.0) 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 Lampe’s limited appearances resulted in little impact on the court.  
Arvydas Macijauskas Bench 7.1 Low (1.0) 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 4.8 Macijauskas had limited exposure in games, providing very little impact in his appearances.  
Team Totals   241.5   92.8 40.2 18.5 7.5 443.5 The team’s core of Paul, West, and Brown formed the foundation, with strong bench contributions from Claxton and others.