Willie Green maintains his status as the New Orleans Pelicans’ head coach while the hot seat continues to get warmer as the 2025-26 season progresses. Green is going through his fifth season leading the Pelicans, having been at the position since 2021 and with the team since 2018.
Sunday’s 31-point loss at Oklahoma City added more fuel to an already burning discussion around Pelicans coach Willie Green. At 0-6, New Orleans is one of just two winless teams left (along with the Nets).
The New Orleans Pelicans might find themselves in a difficult position with their start to the season, but they have a foundational block. The New Orleans Pelicans have not gotten off to a good start this season, going winless in their first six games of the season.
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has often faced criticism regarding his health, primarily related to fitness and weight concerns. While those issues have caused him to miss several games in the past, the 2025-26 season appears to be shaping up differently.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
The New Orleans Pelicans have to be close to making a tough decision. As the team couldn’t come up with a single win through the first two weeks of action, change seems inevitable.
Willie Green was the talk of the NBA world on Sunday evening. After the New Orleans Pelicans went head-to-head with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon, another loss for the Pelicans has placed more outside pressure on New Orleans head coach Willie Green.
New Orleans is in freefall. Sunday’s 137-106 loss to the Thunder dropped the Pelicans to 0-6. Only Brooklyn joins them in the “still searching” club. The part that’s really getting people talking?
The Pelicans are having “serious” internal conversations about Willie Green, per Rod Walker of NOLA.com. New Orleans is 0-5 and Walker wrote that some players appear tuned out to Green’s messaging.
At some point, potential stops being enough. For years, Zion Williamson has been a symbol of promise. His rare blend of power, agility, and scoring touch made him seem destined to be the face of the New Orleans Pelicans.
Like other Western Conference teams, such as the Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs, the New Orleans Pelicans came away from the 2025 NBA Draft with a crop of talented prospects.
There are three winless NBA teams 10 days into the 2025-26 season. The New Orleans Pelicans had rights to two of those teams' first-round picks in 2026, but they traded away both.
The New Orleans Pelicans made some major moves over the 2025 offseason, headlined by a trade to acquire Jordan Poole, but another move to trade away their unprotected 2026 first-round pick certainly caught some flak.
After a rocky 0-3 start to the 2025-26 NBA season, the New Orleans Pelicans made a bold move on Wednesday night, benching Jordan Poole. The high-scoring
There’s been little room for optimism in the New Orleans Pelicans season so far, given their winless start. The games started out competitive. They first took the Memphis Grizzlies down to the wire, eventually falling by just six points.
Even before the New Orleans Pelicans fell to the Denver Nuggets, head coach Willie Green’s job security was in question. Their record (21-61) in 2024-25 was definitely impacted by serious injuries sustained by star players.
The New Orleans Pelicans have a talented roster; there's no denying that. But between injuries and fit concerns, this Pelicans team has underperformed to start the 2025-26 season.
The New Orleans Pelicans made a bold move in the 2025 NBA Draft, but their 0-4 start to the season could haunt them. The New Orleans Pelicans were absolutely humiliated by the Denver Nuggets, who blew them out in a lopsided fixture.
The New Orleans Pelicans touted the improved fitness of Zion Williamson during the preseason. Two games into the regular season, their star forward is already out with an injury.
Jordan Poole has gotten off to a steady start in his first season with the New Orleans Pelicans. While New Orleans has dropped the first two games of the season, Poole has been one of the biggest contributors on the court, second on the team with 19 points per game and third on the team with 3.5 assists per game.