New Orleans Pelicans
A front-facing pelican bird with white, navy blue, and gold wings, a red beak, and a gold and white basketball in front of it is above a double-stacked wordmark “NEW ORLEANS PELICANS” in navy blue.

New Orleans Pelicans
2013 - 2024
The new Pelicans' primary logo has a red background with the wordmarks "PELICANS" and "NEW ORLEANS" written in white. It features a pelican's head in white, gold wings and a red bill, a gold basketball and crescent, and a red fleur de lis at the top.

New Orleans Hornets
2009 - 2013
Updated Hugo the Hornet with "NOLA" across its chest. "NEW ORLEANS HORNETS" encompassing Hugo.

New Orleans Hornets
2003 - 2009
The move to New Orleans brought the same logo with the Hornets. They changed the city name to "NEW ORLEANS" in teal. The hornet is dribbling a lighter orange basketball and "New Orleans" and a yellow "H" on the chest.

Charlotte Hornets
1989 - 2002
The first logo for the Charlotte Hornets is a hornet with white basketball shoes dribbling a orange basketball surrounded by a wordmark "CHARLOTTE HORNETS."
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