Uncertainty surrounds the New Orleans Pelicans as this season comes to a close. New Orleans likely finishes below 30 wins for the second straight season and has some serious question marks about roster construction heading into next year.
The New Orleans Pelicans' 22-45 record highlights the porous play and frustration most fans have seen this season. However, the last ten games paint a slightly different picture than most of the year.
There are many hierarchies in the NBA. Fans can argue about how players can flaunt contracts, marketing deals, and draft status forever. The only real ranking system that matters in a locker room is the talent component when all the chips are down.
After almost two full years of patience, the New Orleans Pelicans are finally getting an extended look at the version of Dejounte Murray that they thought former EVP David Griffin was acquiring.
The Pelicans keep stacking wins. Yes, the Pelicans. New Orleans knocked off the Raptors, 122-111, on Wednesday as Trey Murphy III scored 28 points and Dejounte Murray added 27.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
The New Orleans Pelicans have been trending up in recent weeks. Despite their season being lost already, the Pels are fighting until the end with the hopes of finishing with a respectable record and building momentum for next season.
The New Orleans Pelicans haven’t been the best throughout the course of the season, but they’ve had a little life over the past few weeks since Dejounte Murray has returned.
The New Orleans Pelicans are playing their best basketball of the season, winning nine of their last 14 games. They are now a more respectable 22-45 and have climbed all the way up to 22-45 for the season.
The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday to improve to 22-45 for the season and move up to 12th place in the Western Conference.
Wednesday marked the first time Brandon Ingram played his first game against the New Orleans Pelicans on the road since he was traded to the Toronto Raptors last year.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
Zion Williamson has battled late injuries and once heard NBA trade chatter. But the New Orleans Pelicans big trended for another reason Wednesday: Through an astonishing windmill dunk on the Toronto Raptors.
There was something poetic about it. Brandon Ingram walked back into the building where he spent six of the best years of his career, where he made his first All-Star Game, where fans once chanted his name.
Dejounte Murray had a season-high 27 points to lead New Orleans to a 122-111 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors, giving the Pelicans their seventh win in their last 10 games.
For the New Orleans Pelicans, the rest of the season will be about evaluating their roster for the future. After another season at the bottom of the Western Conference, the Pelicans will need to make the right moves to start building a sustainable winner.
Zion Williamson entered the NBA in 2019 as one of the most hyped prospects ever. In his one year at Duke, he had shown why he was the easy choice for the No.
Trey Murphy III knocked down four of nine 3-pointers on the way to 24 points, Saddiq Bey recorded a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double, and the New Orleans Pelicans routed the visiting Washington Wizards 138-118 on Sunday.
It has bene another disappointing season thus far for the New Orleans Pelicans as they currently find themselves sitting 13th in the Western Conference standings with a 19-44 record.
It’s Wednesday, March 4, which means today is the last day that teams can sign players to two-way contracts for the 2025/26 season, as we outlined earlier this week.
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson recently saw an eye-popping streak come to an end this past weekend. Williamson's career-high stretch of 35 consecutive games played in a season was snapped after he missed the Pelicans matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers due to an ankle injury.