The New Orleans Pelicans wrapped up the 2025-26 campaign on Sunday night with their 56th loss of the season. Despite pushing to win as many games as possible due to their lack of incentive to tank, the Pelicans were not a threat to make the postseason at any point in the season.
Now that the New Orleans Pelicans' season is finally over, the focus is entirely on the offseason. Usually, non-playoff teams shift their focus to the NBA Draft with the hopes of improving their roster for the future.
An offseason of change is looming in New Orleans. After another disastrous season that ended with fewer than 30 wins, the Pelicans have to make difficult decisions over the summer.
The New Orleans Pelicans' season from hell is finally over. After the 56th loss of the campaign on Sunday night, the Pelicans have entered a crucial offseason where difficult decisions have to be made.
The 2025-26 season has been a massive disappointment for the New Orleans Pelicans. Wins have been hard to come by, not only in the W column in the standings, but also in terms of internal development.
NBA history is full of players who were perfectly of their era, possessing the right skills and attributes to thrive during their time. There are also plenty of guys whose careers might have played out differently had they been born years later.
Two teams in NBA history had ever made 29 three-pointers in a game before this week. Friday night, the Boston Celtics became the second team in five nights to tie the single-game record for threes.
With nowhere near the playoff conversation, the New Orleans Pelicans are locked and loaded to make an impressive offseason push. After finishing 26–54 and falling out of the playoff picture, the franchise is expected to reassess its backcourt, with trade discussions around Jordan Poole and Dejounte Murray likely to resurface.
The New Orleans Pelicans will have a ton of questions to answer in the offseason once their season is over on Sunday. Not only do they have to find a new head coach, but they also have to build a roster that makes more sense.
Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans just can’t quit each other. New Orleans remains committed to their star forward Williamson, and they are even considering a contract extension for him this summer, NBA writer Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson reported on Thursday.
James Borrego’s New Orleans Pelicans have nothing tangible left to play for in the standings. Team uniforms will be packed away for the summer in less than a week.
As the 2025-26 NBA season draws to a close, the New Orleans Pelicans find themselves at a pivotal crossroads. It has been a season defined by a “snowball
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The New Orleans Pelicans don't have anything to play for in the final two games of the regular season. Therefore, fans may think that there is no reason to tune in to Friday's game against the Celtics and Sunday's season finale against the Timberwolves.
Anthony Davis has acknowledged that his relationship with New Orleans Pelicans fans may never fully recover, admitting he is still viewed as a villain years after his departure.
The New Orleans Pelicans will miss the playoffs for the second straight season. But if there is a silver lining, it is the fact that Zion Williamson will finish the campaign with the second-most games he has played in his career.
The New Orleans Pelicans have had a bullseye on their back all season for reasons that are myriad but not entirely unrelated. Consider this. The Pelicans are a franchise that have seemed to waste their best talent, from 12-time All-Star Chris Paul to 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis.
Anthony Davis still has some feelings toward the New Orleans Pelicans over his exit and its aftermath. Davis publicly asked the Pelicans for a trade in 2019, and the way he engineered a move to the Los Angeles Lakers left many fans with a bad taste in their mouths.
The New Orleans Pelicans have not exactly had a successful season, currently heading for a spot in the NBA draft lottery–only to send their eventual pick to the Atlanta Hawks.
The New Orleans Pelicans have a big coaching decision to make after the season. They are finishing out the season with James Borrego at the helm, but they have refused to remove the interim tag from him despite Borrego being in charge since mid-November.
Jeremiah Fears is finishing out his rookie season strong. Despite a disappointing campaign for the New Orleans Pelicans, the talented rookie has hit his stride in recent weeks.
Rookie Jeremiah Fears scored a career-high 40 points and Jordan Poole added 22 of his 34 points in a decisive third quarter as the New Orleans Pelicans closed out their home schedule with a 156-137 victory over the Utah Jazz.
The Pelicans have a decision to make and it starts on the sideline. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the biggest question in New Orleans this offseason is whether James Borrego has done enough to remove the interim tag.
The Pelicans announced Monday in a press release that their G League affiliate will move from Birmingham, Alabama, to Kenner, Louisiana, and be renamed the Laketown Squadron.