Last Updated on June 12, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake
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Here is the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 2005–06 roster and regular season player statistics:
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 2005–06 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College / Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.R. Smith | SG | 6’6″ | 220 lbs | 20 | St. Benedict’s Prep (HS) |
| 2 | Chris Paul | PG | 6’1″ | 175 lbs | 20 | Wake Forest |
| 3 | Speedy Claxton | PG | 5’11” | 170 lbs | 28 | Hofstra |
| 4 | Kirk Snyder | SG | 6’6″ | 225 lbs | 22 | Nevada |
| 6 | Arvydas Macijauskas | SG | 6’4″ | 214 lbs | 25 | Lithuania |
| 7 | Rasual Butler | SF | 6’7″ | 205 lbs | 26 | La Salle |
| 8 | Moochie Norris | PG | 6’1″ | 175 lbs | 32 | West Florida |
| 9 | Brandon Bass | PF | 6’8″ | 250 lbs | 20 | LSU |
| 10 | Marcus Faison | SG | 6’5″ | 210 lbs | 28 | Siena |
| 11 | Desmond Mason | SF | 6’5″ | 222 lbs | 28 | Oklahoma State |
| 12 | Marc Jackson | C | 6’10” | 270 lbs | 30 | Temple |
| 13 | Aaron Williams | PF | 6’9″ | 235 lbs | 34 | Xavier |
| 14 | Linton Johnson | SF | 6’8″ | 205 lbs | 25 | Tulane |
| 21 | P.J. Brown | PF | 6’11” | 225 lbs | 36 | Louisiana Tech |
| 24 | David West | PF | 6’9″ | 240 lbs | 25 | Xavier |
| 50 | Chris Andersen | PF | 6’10” | 228 lbs | 27 | Blinn College |
| — | Lamond Murray | SF | 6’7″ | 225 lbs | 32 | California |
Regular Season Player Statistics (2005–06)
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 78 | 78 | 36.0 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | .430 | .282 | .847 |
| David West | 74 | 74 | 34.1 | 17.1 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .513 | .000 | .843 |
| Speedy Claxton | 71 | 30 | 28.4 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | .419 | .325 | .758 |
| Desmond Mason | 74 | 74 | 34.0 | 13.7 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .453 | .111 | .768 |
| Marc Jackson | 59 | 29 | 22.1 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .446 | .000 | .832 |
| Rasual Butler | 79 | 46 | 26.7 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .397 | .379 | .868 |
| J.R. Smith | 55 | 25 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .393 | .370 | .750 |
| Kirk Snyder | 68 | 45 | 19.3 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .462 | .309 | .673 |
| P.J. Brown | 81 | 81 | 31.5 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .460 | .000 | .855 |
| Aaron Williams | 52 | 0 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .446 | .000 | .821 |
| Brandon Bass | 29 | 0 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .384 | .000 | .765 |
| Arvydas Macijauskas | 19 | 0 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .359 | .125 | .667 |
| Chris Andersen | 32 | 0 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .538 | .000 | .596 |
| Linton Johnson | 41 | 0 | 10.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .429 | .000 | .600 |
| Moochie Norris | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .333 | .000 | .000 |
| Marcus Faison | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .500 | .500 | .000 |
The Hornets finished the 2005–06 season with a 38–44 record, showing strong improvement and the emergence of rookie point guard Chris Paul, who won NBA Rookie of the Year.