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Pelicans Can Fill Shooting Need With Veteran Expected to Test Free Agency

The NBA playoffs once again rage on without the New Orleans Pelicans, who finished with fewer than 30 wins for the second consecutive season. Changes are sweeping through the organization, with coaches, support staff, and trainers not being retained for next year.

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Predicting Pelicans' Extension Decisions: Will Zion Williamson Sign a New Deal?

While most fans understandably focus on free agency and the trade market in the offseason, contract extension negotiations play an important role in roster-building.

New Orleans Pelicans News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 24

Pelicans Should Take a Chance on Pending Free Agent Center

The New Orleans Pelicans hope to rebound from another disappointing season after a 26-56 finish. New Orleans is in flux until they solidify their head coaching vacancy and looks to improve their roster before next season.

New Orleans Pelicans News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 24

Ranking Pelicans Veterans in Order of Most Trade Value to Least

The New Orleans Pelicans have hinted at their desire to bring the same core back for next season. Joe Dumars said that this team isn't too far from winning, so sweeping roster changes aren't needed.

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The 'NBA Playoff 30-point teammates' quiz

How many of the most recent teammates to score at least 30 points in the same NBA Playoff game can you name in seven minutes?

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New Orleans Pelicans News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 23

Pelicans' Ideal Free Agent Signing Is Thriving in the Playoffs

The New Orleans Pelicans will revamp their center rotation one way or another this summer. Whether it's through the trade market, free agency, or by finding a way to get back into the first round of the draft, the Pelicans will attempt to bring in a new starting center.

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The 25 greatest playoff games in NBA history

In the NBA, it's all about showing up and showing out in the posteason. With that in mind, here are the 25 greatest NBA playoff games of all time.

New Orleans Pelicans News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 23

Predicting Pelicans' Free Agency Decisions

The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to largely bring back the same core that finished the season. They have 12 players under contract next season, and Joe Dumars hinted at running it back when he declared that this team isn't too far from winning.

New Orleans Pelicans News / Hoops Wire / April 22

Pelicans cast wide net in coaching search amid sweeping changes

The Pelicans have a lot going on right now. Start with the coaching search. The process is being led by head of basketball operations Joe Dumars, and by all indications, New Orleans is taking its time.

New Orleans Pelicans News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 22

Pelicans May Have Their Ideal Next Head Coach Fall into Their Lap

The New Orleans Pelicans' top priority this offseason will be to find themselves a permanent head coach heading into next season. Interim coach James Borrego is in the running to be retained as the next official head coach despite his 24-46 record after replacing former head coach Willie Green.

New Orleans Pelicans News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 21

The One Player Pelicans Can't Afford to Lose This Offseason

The New Orleans Pelicans stumble into the offseason after a brutal 26-56 year, missing the playoffs for the second straight season. Sweeping changes are necessary for a team that finished with fewer than 30 wins in back-to-back seasons, but the path back to success seems murky given the team’s lack of clarity.

New Orleans Pelicans News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 21

4 Biggest Questions Facing the Pelicans This Offseason

The New Orleans Pelicans are facing a ton of pressure to get on the right track this offseason. After being way below expectations for the second straight year, the Pelicans have no choice but to make the right decisions to give their fans some hope for the future.

Dejounte Murray News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 21

Assessing Dejounte Murray's Future With the Pelicans: Will He Stay in New Orleans?

It was a season full of disappointment for the New Orleans Pelicans, but one of the silver linings was the better-than-expected return of Dejounte Murray.

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The 25 defining moments of LeBron James' career

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.

New Orleans Pelicans News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 20

Pelicans Trade Chips Who Could Be Moved This Offseason

The New Orleans Pelicans are facing a ton of pressure to get better next season. After back-to-back campaigns with fewer than 30 wins, the Pelicans have to return to their winning ways.

New Orleans Pelicans News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 20

Pelicans Front Office Shakeup Is Deeply Concerning

The New Orleans Pelicans' top brass got to work immediately after the conclusion of the disappointing 2025-26 season. Even before the offseason officially began, the Pelicans' front office has been busy.

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New Orleans Pelicans News / Hoops Rumors / April 17

Pelicans Making ‘Significant’ Changes To Basketball Staff

The Pelicans have begun to make “significant” changes to their basketball operations, coaching, and medical staffs, multiple sources tell Shamit Dua of In The N.O.

Joe Dumars News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 17

Joe Dumars Is Setting the Pelicans Up to Fail Again Next Season

The New Orleans Pelicans had a very disappointing season, winning only 26 games. More disappointing than the record, however, is the lack of vision the organization is demonstrating at every turn.

New Orleans Pelicans News / NBA on ClutchPoints / April 17

4 players Pelicans must trade after train-wreck season

The first year of the Joe Dumars era for the New Orleans Pelicans could not have gone any worse. The new front office regime believed that the team would

New Orleans Pelicans News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 16

New Candidate Emerges in Pelicans' Head Coach Search

The New Orleans Pelicans head into the offseason with massive question marks they need to answer before next year. Chief among them is who they will get as their permanent head coach before the start of next basketball season.

New Orleans Pelicans News / Stadium Rant / April 16

Did The New Orleans Pelicans Set Themselves Back On Draft Night 2025?

The New Orleans Pelicans have definitely not had the season that they had anticipated. They were thinking something way different than what ended up happening, but unfortunately, they’ve been dealing with these problems for a few seasons now.

Zion Williamson News / New Orleans Pelicans on SI / April 16

Pelicans' Zion Williamson Reveals Offseason Plans

Another season just ended with New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson not participating in the playoffs. The two-time All-Star has not played in a single playoff game since being drafted with the No.

New Orleans Pelicans News / Hoops Rumors / April 14

Pelicans’ Dumars: ‘No Intentions’ Of Trading Zion Williamson

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson told reporters on Monday that he hopes to remain in New Orleans going forward. On Tuesday, executive VP of basketball operations Joe Dumars suggested in his own end-of-season press conference that the former No.

New Orleans Pelicans News / Hoops Rumors / April 13

Pelicans Opening Coaching Search, Borrego Among Candidates

The Pelicans are searching for a new permanent head coach and the process will include James Borrego, who spent most of 2025/26 as the team’s interim head coach, report Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link).

NBA News / Yardbarker / April 11

Celtics tie their own NBA record vs. Pelicans

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.

Report: Celtics could break up their core this offseason

Noteworthy update surfaces about Zion Williamson’s future

Why Kendrick Perkins is still not buying the Knicks after win over Celtics

Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns help Knicks clinch No. 3 seed

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New Orleans Pelicans News / Larry Brown Sports / April 8

Anthony Davis calls out Pelicans for snubbing him

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.

NBA News / Yardbarker / April 8