New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans are an American Basketball team competing in the Western Conference Southwest Division of the NBA. The Pelicans were founded in 2002 and play their home games at Smoothie King Center. The New Orleans Pelicans are yet to win an NBA Championship or a Conference Title.

Pelicans History

The New Orleans Pelicans were originally established as the New Orleans Hornets in 2002 when the Charlotte Hornets relocated to New Orleans. In 2005, the franchise temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.

In 2013, the New Orleans Hornets renamed themselves the New Orleans Pelicans and the Charlotte Bobcats (renamed the Charlotte Hornets in 2014) reclaimed all records the Charlotte Hornets held from 1988-2002.

Pelicans in Recent Years

The Pelicans have one of the greatest what if teams. During the 2017-2018 season they had Anthony Davis, Prime Boogie Cousins, Jrue Holiday, and Rajon Rondo on the same roster. Boogie suffered a career altering injury and the core of the team was traded. AD was traded to the Lakers in 2019 and Jrue was traded the next offseason to the Bucks.

The new-look Pels were very young and exciting as they had also drafted Zion with the number one pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. During the 2019-2020 season, Zion’s debut was delayed but he came and had an instant impact and Brandon Ingram won the Most Improved Player Award. The 2020-2021 Season was a disappointing one as the Pelicans were not able to improve much on their previous season’s record.

During the 2021 offseason, Lonzo Ball was a restricted free agent but the Pelicans decided not to re-sign him and he moved to the Bulls. They also fired Alvin Gentry and brought in Willie Green to be the head coach. The roster seems to have worsened and the Pelicans seem that they will undergo another losing season.

New Orleans Pelicans Record - Last 10 Seasons

Season	Division Finish	Conference Finish	Record	Playoffs
2020-21	4th	11th	31-41	-
2019-20	5th	13th	30-42	-
2018-19	4th	13th	33-49	-
2017-18	2nd	6th	48-34	Lost Conf Semifinals
2016-17	4th	10th	34-48	-
2015-16	5th	12th	30-52	-
2014-15	5th	8th	45-37	Lost First Round
2013-14	5th	12th	34-48	-
2012-13	5th	14th	27-55	-
2011-12	5th	15th	21-45	-

Current Roster

Sl. No.	Player	Position	Jersey No.
1	Zion Williamson	Forward	1
2	Brandon Ingram	Guard	14
3	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Guard	6
4	Jose Alvarado	Forward	15
5	Devonte' Graham	Center	4
6	Josh Hart	Guard	3
7	Jaxson Hayes	Guard	10
8	Willy Hernangómez	Center	9
9	Daulton Hommes	Forward	34
10	Herbert Jones	Forward	5
11	Kira Lewis	Center	13
12	Didi Louzada	Guard	0
13	Naji Marshall	Forward	8
14	Trey Murphy	Guard	25
15	Tomáš Satoranský	Forward	31
16	Garrett Temple	Guard	41
17	Jonas Valančiūnas	Guard	17

Head Coach: Willie Green