The New Orleans Pelicans were swept in the first round of the playoffs at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder and it is obvious their core has not lived up to expectations.
Let’s not dwell on the New Orleans Pelicans’ disaster of a sweep at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder. There’s plenty of nuance in explaining the loss, but at some level, they had little chance without their best player healthy against the top seed in the West.
At some point last offseason, it felt like there was a real chance the New Orleans Pelicans might trade star forward Zion Williamson. The first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Williamson was pegged as the next face of the franchise after they finally decided to part ways with Anthony Davis.
The New Orleans Pelicans made it back to the NBA Playoffs this year after getting knocked out from the Play-In Tournament last season. Unfortunately, the Pelicans matched up against the first-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder and got swept in the first round.
Willie Green did everything possible to push the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Playoffs but a lack of All-Star firepower once again doomed the franchise to an early postseason exit.
Brandon Ingram has been one of the faces of the New Orleans Pelicans since they acquired him in their trade with the Los Angeles Lakers involving Anthony Davis ahead of the 2019-20 season.
The New Orleans Pelicans had high hopes of making some noise in the postseason after they were competitive with the Los Angeles Lakers in the first play-in contest of the season.
The Pelicans were swept by the Thunder in the opening round of the playoffs.
Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III recently issued a vague statement about his contract extension talks with New Orleans. Murphy, who played a pivotal role in the Pelicans’ playoff appearance this season, is now eligible to negotiate an extension.
David Griffin, the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the New Orleans Pelicans, acknowledged the team’s impressive 49-win season but indicated a planned overhaul of the roster during his NBA season-ending news conference on Tuesday.
The former top overall pick Williamson did not play at all in the series due to a hamstring injury.
The New Orleans Pelicans are headed into a pivotal offseason after being swept out of the 2024 NBA Playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The front office had the luxury — and the reasons — to stick with the status quo last summer.
The New Orleans Pelicans saw their 2023-24 season end in anticlimactic fashion, as they lost star Zion Williamson to a hamstring injury in the NBA Play-In Tournament and ended up being swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin appreciates the success of a 49-win season but signaled he's determined to shift away from the current makeup of his roster this summer.
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 97-89 on Monday, April 29, to complete their four-game sweep and advance to the Western Conference Semi-finals.
The New Orleans Pelicans were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. They were defeated in Game 4 by a final score of 97-89.
The New Orleans Pelicans had a respectable run in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Pelicans were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night with a 97-89 Game 4 loss.
With the Thunder clinging to a three-point lead late in Game 4, Jalen Williams put the team on his back.
The Pelicans have had trouble finding offense against the Thunder's defense throughout the Western Conference first-round series. In Game 4, they found some of it from an unlikely source.
Charles Barkley has decreed that the New Orleans Pelicans are not allowed to go to Cancun when their barely-there playoff showing is over.
Former NBA guard Norris Cole has agreed to a contract with Osos de Manati of Puerto Rico, the team announced. Cole, 35, spent this past season playing for the now-defunct G League Ignite.
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