There are certain traits NBA coaches will tell you cannot be manufactured in a gym or taught on a whiteboard. When the new-look New Orleans Pelicans drafted Jeremiah Fears, the scouting reports spoke of speed, burst, and fearless downhill attacking.
The New Orleans Pelicans lost five straight games and dropped to 8-27 for the season. They are stuck at the bottom of the Western Conference and are in the midst of a lost season.
The Portland Trail Blazers begin their 2026 schedule on Friday when they continue a three-game road trip against the slumping New Orleans Pelicans. New Orleans put together a season-best five-game winning streak from Dec.
To say that the Los Angeles Lakers have been a poor defensive team this season would be a major understatement. For the month of December, the Lakers have been essentially at the bottom of the league in terms of defensive rating, 29th to be exact, as per Khobi Price of The Southern California News Group.
The New Orleans Pelicans are firmly at the bottom of the Western Conference once again after losing five straight games to fall to 8-27 for the season.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
The final buzzer of 2025 sounded for the New Orleans Pelicans with a familiar result. A loss to the Chicago Bulls dropped interim coach James Borrego’s bunch to a daunting 8-27 entering 2026.
The 2025-2026 season for the New Orleans Pelicans started disastrously. New Orleans has the worst record in the Western Conference, has fired its head coach, and doesn’t own their first-round pick next season.
The New Orleans Pelicans came into the matchup against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday looking to snap a four-game losing streak. Although things weren’t looking so good on that front midway through the fourth quarter, Pelicans star Zion Williamson was doing his part to get a win as he dominated the paint.
As the calendar flips toward the new year, the busted-up New Orleans Pelicans find themselves once again scraping for relevance in the Western Conference standings.
During the 2025 offseason, the New Orleans Pelicans made a veteran splash by signing three-time NBA champion Kevon Looney to a two-year, $16 million deal.
Old habits are hard to break for the New Orleans Pelicans. On Monday night, the team faltered down the stretch once again in their 130-125 loss to the New York Knicks, marking the third straight “clutch” game the team lost.
The New Orleans Pelicans may have fallen short against the New York Knicks. However, Zion Williamson’s return to the starting lineup offered a glimpse of hope for a franchise desperately seeking consistency and direction.
For all the defensive progress Zion Williamson’s New Orleans Pelicans believe they are making heading toward 2026, one issue continues to undermine their climb.
The blueprint for defending Trey Murphy III used to be simple, if daunting. Find the 2021 first-round pick in transition, stick to him in the half-court, and under no circumstances let the 6-foot-8 flamethrower see a clean look from beyond the arc.
It behooves the New Orleans Pelicans to be active on the trade market ahead of the February 5 deadline. While most of the attention has understandably been given to whether the Pels will trade the likes of Zion Williamson, Herb Jones, and Trey Murphy, they also need to think about who they can add to their young core.
The New Orleans Pelicans suffered their third straight loss after a 123-114 defeat to the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. One glaring stat was the number of offensive rebounds New Orleans allowed in both games.
The NBA handed down discipline Sunday night, suspending Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado for two games without pay and Suns center Mark Williams for one game following their involvement in a fight during Saturday’s game.
The NBA has reportedly decided on punishments for New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado and Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams. The league is suspending Alvarado for two games and Williams for one game after the two got into a fight during Saturday’s Pelicans-Suns contest, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado and Suns center Mark Williams were both ejected from Saturday’s game in New Orleans after a brief fight late in the third quarter, writes Rashad Milligan of NOLA.com.
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Poole had a fantastic reaction to the fight that erupted at the end of Saturday’s game against the Phoenix Suns. Alvarado and Suns center Mark Williams got into an on-court fight during the third quarter of Saturday’s game at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, La.
The 2025-26 season has not gone quite how the New Orleans Pelicans had envisioned. The never-ending injury saga surrounding star Zion Williamson has played
The Lakers are winning, but they are still looking. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Los Angeles is actively monitoring the trade market for a defensive wing upgrade, and Pelicans forward Herbert Jones has emerged as a name high on the internal wish list.