Two European stars have signed for the New Orleans Hornets.

Slovenian forward Bostjan Nachbar has re-signed for the franchise while New Orleans have also snapped up the Lithuanian free-agent Arvydas Macijauskas. Nachbar will remain in New Orleans after joining the Hornets last December from Houston.

A three-year veteran, he enjoyed his best season in the NBA last year, averaging 7.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in 71 games.

		“	Arvydas had one of the best shooting touches I've seen	„
		Allan Bristow

The 25-year-old's averages improved after the move to the New Orleans Arena, and he averaged 8.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in 55 games for the Hornets.

Macijauskas, also 25, joins from Spanish club Tau Vitoria. Last season, the guard was named to the All-Euroleague First Team. He averaged 16.0 points and 2 rebounds while shooting .569 from the field, .426 from three-point range and .902 from the free-throw line.

"Signing Bostjan and Arvydas today dramatically improves our team," Hornets general manager Allan Bristow told the team's website. "Adding them to our roster gives us an immediate boost in scoring and outside shooting, two areas we needed to address this off-season.

"Re-signing Bostjan was one of our main objectives this summer. He showed us a great deal of potential in the 55 games he played for us and we are looking forward to helping him continue to develop and play a larger role for us.

"Arvydas had one of the best shooting touches I've seen in a long time and we think his flamboyant style and toughness will make him a crowd favourite.

He was one of the most sought-after international free agents and will fill an immediate need for us at the back-up guard position."