the hornets have five nba championships.
how many nba championships do the hornets have?
five
the 2003 draft is known for having one of the most talented draft pools in draft history. the draft contained fifteen players that combined for twenty-six championships. four of the top five picks are nba all-stars and "redeem team" olympic gold medalists: carmelo anthony, chris bosh, dwyane wade, and lebron james. many players have been in the starting line-ups of their respective teams; nine have participated in an all-star game, dwyane wade was named nba finals mvp in 2006 and won the nba all star game mvp in 2010. boris diaw won the most improved player award in 2006, jason kapono won the three point shootout back-to-back years in 2007 and 2008, james jones won the three point shootout in 2011, leandro barbosa won the sixth man award in 2007, kyle korver set the nba record for three point shooting percentage in 2010 (53.6%), and in the 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013 seasons lebron james won the nba most valuable player award, and the nba finals mvp in 2012, 2013 and 2016. carmelo anthony won the 2013 nba scoring title and is the only player in nba history to win at least three olympic gold medals. zaza pachulia and david west won nba championships with the golden state warriors in 2017 and 2018. matt bonner won nba championships with the san antonio spurs in 2007 and 2014. dahntay jones and mo williams won the nba championship in 2016 with the cleveland cavaliers. luke walton won three nba championships, two as a player with the los angeles lakers in 2009 and 2010 and one as an assistant coach with the warriors in 2015. chris bosh left toronto in 2010 as its all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, double doubles, free throws made and attempted, and minutes played. the 2003 draft class has drawn comparisons to the 1984 and 1996 nba draft classes, but is also known for the detroit pistons having made the selection of darko miličić with the second pick, over other prospects who went on to have much more success in the league. out of the entire draft, only nick collison has played his entire career for the team that drafted him.
2003 nba draft
while the parquet floor was an important part of the history of the celtics, it was not originally part of the garden. the parquet floor was built and installed in the aforementioned boston arena (first home of the bruins hockey team) and moved to the garden in 1952. it is said the celtics knew which way the basketball would bounce off any section of the floor; this was one contributing factor to the celtics' many nba championships. the floor became as much a part of boston sports lore as the green monster of fenway park. the parquet floor was used at the fleetcenter until december 22, 1999. portions of the original floor are integrated with new parquet.
boston garden