Hornets Name Mott Team President

The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have hired Paul Mott as the team's president.

In his new role, Mott will oversee all business aspects of the franchise, including strategic planning, business development, sales, marketing and branding and day-to-day operations. He will begin with the team after relocating from New York with his wife.

"This hire will help us become a premiere franchise in the National Basketball Association," said Hornets Owner George Shinn. "Paul's remarkable experience in professional sports and the leadership skills he has exhibited throughout his career as an executive, an educator and a coach will help us enhance the position of our organization both locally and nationally. I believe I hired the best coach in Byron Scott, and now I've added the best front office executive in Paul Mott.

Via New Orleans Hornets PR

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Hornets Win Lottery Tie-Breaker With Bobcats

The Hornets just won the tie-breaker over the Charlotte Bobcats in regard to the NBA Draft Lottery and NBA Draft. This was conducted today by the NBA since New Orleans and Charlotte had identical records.

The results of the tie-breaker mean that the Hornets cannot pick any lower than fifth in the NBA Draft and we will have 178 chances out of 1000 to get the number one pick. Charlotte will have 177 chances.

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Hornets Reselling Tickets To Inflate Attendance Records?

Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that hundreds of tickets were charged to Hornets' owner George Shinn's charity account on March 9 for $5 apiece, and those same tickets were resold at full price -- up to $41 -- for the sold-out April 2 home game against Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat.

"If we have fans who want to buy tickets to a game, we want to take care of them," Tim McDougall, the Hornets chief marketing officer, said Friday. "That was our interest during the Heat game and we're always going to do that. The people who support us, that's the reason we're in business. So if that means we move the tickets from a charity account, then we're going to do that."

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