When the regular season came to a close, the city of New Orleans bid adieu to the " Hornets " moniker and prepared to embrace a nickname for its professional basketball franchise. Starting next ...

But the New Orleans Hornets went to the trouble of "unveiling" their new logo recently, so we're comparing it with their old one when the team was based in Charlotte. Besides the change in cities ...

When the Hornets moved from Charlotte to New Orleans, it kept the nickname. Now that Hornets will be free after this season, Charlotte may consider changing its name from Bobcats back to Hornets.

The New Orleans Hornets have officially announced their new nickname, the Pelicans. ... New Orleans Hornets Announce Name Change, Unveil New Logo. January 24, 2013 / 4:02 PM CST ...

Then again, the old New Orleans Hornets logo (see above) took a similar approach. (Keosh/99designs.com) All designs included here with permission from 99designs.com. Published Dec 17, 2013.

The Hornets name came with the franchise when former owner George Shinn relocated the team to New Orleans in 2002 after 14 years in Charlotte. Shinn then sold the Hornets to the NBA in 2010.