New Orleans Hornets 2009-10 Roster and Statistics

Last Updated on August 4, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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The New Orleans Hornets 2009–10 were built around Chris Paul’s playmaking and efficient all-around production, though injuries limited his availability during the season. David West remained the team’s primary scoring threat in the frontcourt, while Emeka Okafor provided rebounding and interior defense. Darren Collison emerged as an effective secondary playmaker, and the statistics reflect a balanced offensive approach supported by strong passing but inconsistent overall production across the roster.

Roster

NO.	PLAYER NAME	POS.	HT.	WT.	DOB	COLLEGE
2	Darren Collison	PG	6-0	175	August 23, 1987	UCLA
3	Chris Paul	PG	6-0	175	May 6, 1985	Wake Forest
4	Sean Marks	C	6-10	250	August 23, 1975	California
5	Marcus Thornton	SG	6-4	205	June 5, 1987	LSU
6	Bobby Brown	PG	6-2	175	September 24, 1984	Cal State Fullerton
9	Darius Songaila	C	6-9	248	February 14, 1978	Wake Forest
11	Jason Hart	PG	6-3	185	April 29, 1978	Syracuse
12	Hilton Armstrong	PF	6-11	235	November 11, 1984	UConn
16	Peja Stojaković	SF	6-10	229	June 9, 1977
23	Devin Brown	SG	6-5	220	December 30, 1978	Texas-San Antonio
24	Morris Peterson	SG	6-7	218	August 26, 1977	Michigan State
30	David West	PF	6-9	250	August 29, 1980	Xavier
32	Julian Wright	SF	6-8	225	May 20, 1987	Kansas
34	Aaron Gray	C	7-0	270	December 7, 1984	Pitt
41	James Posey	SF	6-8	215	January 13, 1977	Xavier
50	Emeka Okafor	C	6-10	252	September 28, 1982	UConn

Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
David West	PF	29	81	81	36.4	19.0	7.5	3.0	0.9	0.7	2.1	15.1	7.6	.505	0.3	0.1	.259	4.2	3.7	.865
Chris Paul	PG	24	45	45	38.0	18.7	4.2	10.7	2.1	0.2	2.5	14.2	7.0	.493	2.8	1.2	.409	4.2	3.6	.847
Marcus Thornton	SG	22	73	17	25.6	14.5	2.9	1.6	0.8	0.2	1.0	12.1	5.5	.451	4.3	1.6	.374	2.4	2.0	.814
Peja Stojaković	SF	32	62	55	31.4	12.6	3.7	1.5	0.8	0.1	0.9	11.1	4.5	.404	5.7	2.1	.375	1.7	1.5	.897
Darren Collison	PG	22	76	37	27.8	12.4	2.5	5.7	1.0	0.1	2.7	10.4	4.9	.477	1.5	0.6	.400	2.3	1.9	.851
Emeka Okafor	C	27	82	82	28.9	10.4	9.0	0.7	0.7	1.5	1.4	8.0	4.2	.530	0.0	0.0		3.3	1.9	.562
Devin Brown	SG	31	39	37	24.8	9.7	2.8	1.5	0.8	0.1	1.5	8.3	3.3	.394	3.8	1.4	.367	2.2	1.8	.802
Darius Songaila	C	31	75	1	18.8	7.2	3.1	0.9	0.8	0.2	1.1	6.5	3.2	.494	0.1	0.0	.167	1.0	0.8	.811
Morris Peterson	SG	32	46	39	21.2	7.1	2.7	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.6	6.5	2.5	.385	3.7	1.3	.363	1.2	0.7	.611
Bobby Brown	PG	25	22	0	14.9	6.6	0.8	2.1	0.4	0.0	1.1	6.9	2.7	.395	3.0	0.8	.258	0.4	0.4	1.000
James Posey	SF	33	77	2	22.5	5.2	4.3	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.7	4.5	1.6	.365	3.1	1.1	.335	1.0	0.9	.825
Julian Wright	SF	22	68	14	12.8	3.8	2.1	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.6	3.4	1.7	.500	0.1	0.0	.333	0.6	0.4	.610
Aaron Gray	C	25	24	0	10.9	3.6	3.8	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.7	2.5	1.4	.557	0.0	0.0		0.9	0.8	.857
Hilton Armstrong	PF	25	18	0	13.3	2.8	3.4	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.7	2.8	1.1	.380	0.0	0.0		1.6	0.7	.464
Sean Marks	C	34	14	0	5.4	0.7	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.3	.500	0.0	0.0		0.4	0.1	.400
Jason Hart	PG	31	4	0	4.3	0.5	0.5	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0
Team Totals			82	82	241.8	100.2	40.3	22.3	7.6	3.7	13.5	83.4	38.8	.464	19.2	7.0	.363	20.3	15.8	.778

Regular Season Per 36 Mins

PLAYER	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
Marcus Thornton	SG	22	73	17	25.6	20.3	4.1	2.2	1.1	0.2	1.5	17.0	7.7	.451	6.0	2.3	.374	3.4	2.8	.814
David West	PF	29	81	81	36.4	18.8	7.4	2.9	0.9	0.7	2.1	15.0	7.6	.505	0.3	0.1	.259	4.2	3.6	.865
Chris Paul	PG	24	45	45	38.0	17.7	4.0	10.1	2.0	0.2	2.4	13.4	6.6	.493	2.7	1.1	.409	4.0	3.4	.847
Darren Collison	PG	22	76	37	27.8	16.1	3.3	7.4	1.3	0.1	3.4	13.5	6.4	.477	2.0	0.8	.400	3.0	2.5	.851
Bobby Brown	PG	25	22	0	14.9	15.9	2.0	5.0	1.0	0.1	2.6	16.7	6.6	.395	7.2	1.9	.258	0.9	0.9	1.000
Peja Stojaković	SF	32	62	55	31.4	14.5	4.2	1.7	0.9	0.1	1.0	12.7	5.1	.404	6.5	2.4	.375	2.0	1.8	.897
Devin Brown	SG	31	39	37	24.8	14.1	4.1	2.2	1.1	0.2	2.1	12.1	4.8	.394	5.5	2.0	.367	3.2	2.6	.802
Darius Songaila	C	31	75	1	18.8	13.9	5.9	1.8	1.6	0.4	2.1	12.5	6.2	.494	0.2	0.0	.167	1.9	1.5	.811
Emeka Okafor	C	27	82	82	28.9	12.9	11.3	0.8	0.8	1.9	1.7	10.0	5.3	.530	0.0	0.0		4.2	2.3	.562
Morris Peterson	SG	32	46	39	21.2	12.1	4.7	1.5	0.9	0.2	1.0	11.1	4.3	.385	6.3	2.3	.363	2.0	1.2	.611
Aaron Gray	C	25	24	0	10.9	11.9	12.4	2.8	1.2	1.5	2.3	8.4	4.7	.557	0.0	0.0		2.9	2.5	.857
Julian Wright	SF	22	68	14	12.8	10.7	6.0	1.7	1.2	0.7	1.8	9.6	4.8	.500	0.2	0.1	.333	1.7	1.0	.610
James Posey	SF	33	77	2	22.5	8.3	6.8	2.4	0.9	0.4	1.1	7.2	2.6	.365	5.0	1.7	.335	1.7	1.4	.825
Hilton Armstrong	PF	25	18	0	13.3	7.7	9.2	2.4	1.2	1.2	2.0	7.5	2.9	.380	0.0	0.0		4.2	2.0	.464
Sean Marks	C	34	14	0	5.4	4.8	11.0	1.0	0.0	1.4	1.0	3.8	1.9	.500	0.0	0.0		2.4	1.0	.400
Jason Hart	PG	31	4	0	4.3	4.2	4.2	10.6	2.1	2.1	6.4	2.1	2.1	1.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0

Regular Season Totals

PLAYER	POS	AGE	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGA	FGM	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTA	FTM	FT%
David West	PF	29	81	81	2949	1541	605	239	76	60	173	1226	619	.505	27	7	.259	342	296	.865
Marcus Thornton	SG	22	73	17	1872	1057	211	114	58	11	76	883	398	.451	313	117	.374	177	144	.814
Darren Collison	PG	22	76	37	2109	946	192	432	78	4	202	789	376	.477	115	46	.400	174	148	.851
Emeka Okafor	C	27	82	82	2370	850	742	55	54	127	111	656	348	.530	0	0		274	154	.562
Chris Paul	PG	24	45	45	1712	841	191	480	96	8	112	637	314	.493	127	52	.409	190	161	.847
Peja Stojaković	SF	32	62	55	1947	784	227	92	48	5	56	688	278	.404	352	132	.375	107	96	.897
Darius Songaila	C	31	75	1	1410	543	232	70	62	14	81	488	241	.494	6	1	.167	74	60	.811
James Posey	SF	33	77	2	1731	399	329	117	42	19	51	345	126	.365	242	81	.335	80	66	.825
Devin Brown	SG	31	39	37	967	379	109	58	30	5	57	325	128	.394	147	54	.367	86	69	.802
Morris Peterson	SG	32	46	39	973	327	126	41	25	5	27	301	116	.385	171	62	.363	54	33	.611
Julian Wright	SF	22	68	14	871	259	144	41	29	18	44	232	116	.500	6	2	.333	41	25	.610
Bobby Brown	PG	25	22	0	328	145	18	46	9	1	24	152	60	.395	66	17	.258	8	8	1.000
Aaron Gray	C	25	24	0	261	86	90	20	9	11	17	61	34	.557	0	0		21	18	.857
Hilton Armstrong	PF	25	18	0	239	51	61	16	8	8	13	50	19	.380	0	0		28	13	.464
Sean Marks	C	34	14	0	75	10	23	2	0	3	2	8	4	.500	0	0		5	2	.400
Jason Hart	PG	31	4	0	17	2	2	5	1	1	3	1	1	1.000	0	0		0	0
Team Totals			82	82	19831	8220	3302	1828	625	300	1049	6842	3178	.464	1572	571	.363	1661	1293	.778

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

PLAYER NAME	ROLE TIER	MPG	USAGE TIER	PPG	RPG	APG	STK	IMPACT INDEX	NOTES	AWARDS
Chris Paul	Starter / Star [1.1]	38.0	High [1.2]	18.7	4.2	10.7	2.3	94.83	Ball-dominant playmaker who dictated the Hornets’ entire offensive rhythm, leaning heavily on pick-and-roll orchestration and mid-range pull-ups. Paul’s court vision powered one of the league’s most efficient half-court attacks, and he again finished among the NBA leaders in assists while pairing it with disruptive perimeter defense.	NBA All-Star 2010
David West	Starter / Star [1.1]	36.4	High [1.2]	19.0	7.5	3.0	1.6	81.03	Face-up scoring power forward who served as Paul’s primary partner in the two-man game. West lived in the mid-range and elbow areas, punishing defenders with jumpers and strong post positioning while quietly adding playmaking out of double teams.
Emeka Okafor	Starter / Star [1.1]	28.9	Medium [1.1]	10.4	9.0	0.7	2.2	54.27	Interior anchor whose contributions leaned toward physical defense and rebounding rather than offensive volume. Okafor controlled the glass, blocked shots around the rim, and finished efficiently on dump-offs created by Paul’s penetration.
Darren Collison	Key Contributor [1.05]	27.8	High [1.2]	12.4	2.5	5.7	1.1	54.68	Rookie guard who unexpectedly carried a starting workload when Paul missed significant time. Collison pushed the pace and proved comfortable running the same pick-and-roll system, posting strong assist numbers and several high-scoring games during that stretch.	4th in NBA Rookie of the Year Voting 2010
Marcus Thornton	Key Contributor [1.05]	25.6	High [1.2]	14.5	2.9	1.6	1.0	50.40	Aggressive scoring guard whose green light off the bench changed the team’s offensive tone. Thornton attacked defenders with pull-up jumpers and confident three-point shooting, giving New Orleans a microwave scorer capable of heating up quickly.	10th in NBA Sixth Man of the Year Voting 2010
Peja Stojaković	Starter / Star [1.1]	31.4	Medium [1.1]	12.6	3.7	1.5	0.9	45.01	Veteran perimeter sniper who stretched defenses with deep shooting range and quick off-ball movement. Even late in his career, Stojaković’s spacing opened driving lanes for Paul and the guards.
Darius Songaila	Key Contributor [1.05]	18.8	Medium [1.1]	7.2	3.1	0.9	1.0	28.26	Skilled reserve big who provided reliable half-court scoring from the bench. Songaila leaned on short jumpers and crafty post footwork, helping stabilize the frontcourt rotation when starters rested.
Devin Brown	Starter / Star [1.1]	24.8	Medium [1.1]	9.7	2.8	1.5	0.9	36.05	Veteran wing inserted into the starting lineup for much of the season, mainly tasked with defensive assignments and spot-up shooting. Brown filled a utility role while the team navigated injuries in the backcourt.
James Posey	Key Contributor [1.05]	22.5	Low [1.0]	5.2	4.3	1.5	0.7	24.57	Defense-first veteran who functioned as a glue guy on the wing. Posey guarded multiple positions and spaced the floor from the corners, relying more on experience and positioning than scoring volume.	NBA Champion 2006; NBA Champion 2008
Morris Peterson	Key Contributor [1.05]	21.2	Low [1.0]	7.1	2.7	0.9	0.6	23.73	Rotation shooter used to provide spacing around Paul’s playmaking. Peterson’s offense largely came from catch-and-shoot threes and transition looks while he handled secondary wing defense.
Bobby Brown	Bench [1.0]	14.9	Medium [1.1]	6.6	0.8	2.1	0.4	21.78	Scoring-minded backup guard whose role leaned toward instant offense. Brown attacked off the dribble and looked for pull-up jumpers when the second unit needed a spark.
Aaron Gray	Bench [1.0]	10.9	Low [1.0]	3.6	3.8	0.8	0.9	18.20	Physical reserve center who handled the gritty work—screens, rebounds, and interior defense. Gray’s efficiency came from simple finishes around the basket rather than self-created offense.
Julian Wright	Bench [1.0]	12.8	Low [1.0]	3.8	2.1	0.6	0.7	14.40	Athletic forward whose minutes came mostly from defensive energy and transition activity. Wright used his length to contest shots and occasionally spark fast breaks.
Hilton Armstrong	Bench [1.0]	13.3	Low [1.0]	2.8	3.4	0.9	0.8	15.80	Reserve big whose responsibilities focused on rim protection and rebounding. Armstrong’s offensive touches were limited to put-backs and simple finishes.
Sean Marks	Bench [1.0]	5.4	Low [1.0]	0.7	1.6	0.1	0.2	5.20	Veteran depth center used sparingly to provide size and positional defense in brief frontcourt appearances.	NBA Champion 2003
Jason Hart	Bench [1.0]	4.3	Low [1.0]	0.5	0.5	1.3	0.6	5.80	Emergency point guard who appeared in only a few games, primarily tasked with basic ball movement and defensive pressure during limited minutes.
TEAM TOTALS				100.2	40.3	22.3	11.3