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<li id="toc-Basketball_in_New_Orleans" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Basketball_in_New_Orleans"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span>Basketball in New Orleans</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Basketball_in_New_Orleans-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2002–2005:_The_relocation_and_early_years_in_New_Orleans" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2002–2005:_The_relocation_and_early_years_in_New_Orleans"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span>2002–2005: The relocation and early years in New Orleans</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2002–2005:_The_relocation_and_early_years_in_New_Orleans-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2005–2011:_The_Chris_Paul_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2005–2011:_The_Chris_Paul_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span>2005–2011: The Chris Paul era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2005–2011:_The_Chris_Paul_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2011:_The_departure_of_Chris_Paul" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2011:_The_departure_of_Chris_Paul"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.1</span> <span>2011: The departure of Chris Paul</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2011:_The_departure_of_Chris_Paul-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2012–2019:_The_Anthony_Davis_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2012–2019:_The_Anthony_Davis_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>2012–2019: The Anthony Davis era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2012–2019:_The_Anthony_Davis_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2012–2013:_Beginning_the_Anthony_Davis_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2012–2013:_Beginning_the_Anthony_Davis_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.1</span> <span>2012–2013: Beginning the Anthony Davis era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2012–2013:_Beginning_the_Anthony_Davis_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2013–2015:_Hornets_to_Pelicans" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2013–2015:_Hornets_to_Pelicans"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.2</span> <span>2013–2015: Hornets to Pelicans</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2013–2015:_Hornets_to_Pelicans-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2015:_Return_to_the_playoffs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2015:_Return_to_the_playoffs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.3</span> <span>2015: Return to the playoffs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2015:_Return_to_the_playoffs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2017–2019:_End_of_the_Anthony_Davis_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2017–2019:_End_of_the_Anthony_Davis_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.4</span> <span>2017–2019: End of the Anthony Davis era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2017–2019:_End_of_the_Anthony_Davis_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2019–present:_The_Brandon_Ingram/Zion_Williamson_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2019–present:_The_Brandon_Ingram/Zion_Williamson_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span>2019–present: The Brandon Ingram/Zion Williamson era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2019–present:_The_Brandon_Ingram/Zion_Williamson_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2024-present:_Acquisition_of_Dejounte_Murray" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2024-present:_Acquisition_of_Dejounte_Murray"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.1</span> <span>2024-present: Acquisition of Dejounte Murray</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2024-present:_Acquisition_of_Dejounte_Murray-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Logos_and_uniforms" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Logos_and_uniforms"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Logos and uniforms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Logos_and_uniforms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personnel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personnel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Personnel</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Personnel-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Personnel subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Personnel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Current_roster" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_roster"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Current roster</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_roster-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Retained_draft_rights" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Retained_draft_rights"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Retained draft rights</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Retained_draft_rights-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Retired_numbers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Retired_numbers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Retired numbers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Retired_numbers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Franchise_records" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Franchise_records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Franchise records</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Franchise_records-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Season-by-season_record" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Season-by-season_record"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Season-by-season record</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Season-by-season_record-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Head_coaches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Head_coaches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Head coaches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Head_coaches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Home_arenas" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Home_arenas"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Home arenas</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Home_arenas-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mascot" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mascot"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Mascot</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mascot-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyu-Orlean_Pelikans" title="Nyu-Orlean Pelikans – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Nyu-Orlean Pelikans" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%8C%D1%8E-%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Нью-Арлеан Пеліканс – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Нью-Арлеан Пеліканс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%8C%D1%8E-%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B7" title="Нью-Арлеан Пэліканз – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Нью-Арлеан Пэліканз" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%8E_%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8A%D0%BD%D1%81_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Ню Орлиънс Пеликанс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ню Орлиънс Пеликанс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9F%CF%81%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BD%CF%82_%CE%A0%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%82" title="Νιου Ορλίνς Πέλικανς – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Νιου Ορλίνς Πέλικανς" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%B2_%D9%BE%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B2" title="نیو اورلینز پلیکانز – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نیو اورلینز پلیکانز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelicans_de_La_Nouvelle-Orl%C3%A9ans" title="Pelicans de La Nouvelle-Orléans – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Pelicans de La Nouvelle-Orléans" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%89%B4%EC%98%AC%EB%A6%AC%EC%96%B8%EC%8A%A4_%ED%8E%A0%EB%A6%AC%EC%BB%A8%EC%8A%A4" title="뉴올리언스 펠리컨스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="뉴올리언스 펠리컨스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%86%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82_%D5%95%D5%BC%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%BD_%D5%8A%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%BD" title="Նյու Օռլեանս Պելիկանս – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Նյու Օռլեանս Պելիկանս" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82_%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="न्यू ओरलीएन्स होरनेट्स – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="न्यू ओरलीएन्स होरनेट्स" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95_%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A1_%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%A0%D7%A1" title="ניו אורלינס פליקנס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ניו אורלינס פליקנס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A3-%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="ნიუ-ორლეან პელიკანსი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ნიუ-ორლეან პელიკანსი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%85%C5%ABorle%C4%81nas_%22Pelicans%22" title="Ņūorleānas "Pelicans" – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Ņūorleānas "Pelicans"" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naujojo_Orleano_Pelicans" title="Naujojo Orleano Pelicans – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Naujojo Orleano Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%8A%D1%83_%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Њу Орлеанс Пеликанс – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Њу Орлеанс Пеликанс" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82_%E0%A4%91%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="न्यू ऑर्लिन्स हॉर्नेट्स – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="न्यू ऑर्लिन्स हॉर्नेट्स" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B2_%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B2" title="نيو اورلينز پيليكانز – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="نيو اورلينز پيليكانز" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%A6%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B2_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B2" title="نیو اورلئانز هورنتز – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="نیو اورلئانز هورنتز" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%8C%D1%8E_%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Нью Орлеанс Пеликанс – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Нью Орлеанс Пеликанс" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA" title="ニューオーリンズ・ペリカンズ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ニューオーリンズ・ペリカンズ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%8C%D1%8E-%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Нью-Орлеан Пеликанс – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Нью-Орлеан Пеликанс" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%8A%D1%83_%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81_%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B8" title="Њу Орлеанс пеликанси – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Њу Орлеанс пеликанси" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item" title="recommended article"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%82_%E0%AE%93%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D" title="நியூ ஓர்லியன்ஸ் ஹார்னெட்ஸ் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="நியூ ஓர்லியன்ஸ் ஹார்னெட்ஸ்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%8C%D1%8E-%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%81_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Нью-Орлінс Пеліканс – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Нью-Орлінс Пеліканс" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%A5%A5%E5%B0%94%E8%89%AF%E9%B9%88%E9%B9%95" title="新奥尔良鹈鹕 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="新奥尔良鹈鹕" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yo mw-list-item"><a href="https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Yoruba" lang="yo" hreflang="yo" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Yorùbá" data-language-local-name="Yoruba" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Yorùbá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B4%90%E5%A5%A7%E8%89%AF%E5%A1%98%E9%B5%9D" title="紐奧良塘鵝 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="紐奧良塘鵝" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans – Zazaki" lang="diq" hreflang="diq" data-title="New Orleans Pelicans" data-language-autonym="Zazaki" data-language-local-name="Zazaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Zazaki</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Icon</b></div> </div></td><td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Kit_body_neworleanspelicans_statement.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Statement jersey"><img alt="Statement jersey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/38px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/57px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kit_body_basketball.svg/76px-Kit_body_basketball.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Kit_shorts_neworleanspelicans_statement.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="Team colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Statement</b></div> </div></td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>New Orleans Pelicans</b> are an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> team based in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>. The Pelicans compete in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Division_(NBA)" title="Southwest Division (NBA)">Southwest Division</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a>. The team plays its home games at <a href="/wiki/Smoothie_King_Center" title="Smoothie King Center">Smoothie King Center</a>. </p><p>The Pelicans were established as the <b>New Orleans Hornets</b> in the <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–03 season</a> when <a href="/wiki/George_Shinn" title="George Shinn">George Shinn</a>, then owner of the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Relocation_of_professional_sports_teams" title="Relocation of professional sports teams">relocated</a> the franchise to New Orleans. Due to the damage caused by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a> in 2005, the team <a href="/wiki/Effect_of_Hurricane_Katrina_on_the_New_Orleans_Hornets" title="Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Hornets">temporarily relocated</a> to <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a>, where they spent two seasons as the <b>New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets</b> before returning to New Orleans for the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08 season</a>. In 2013, the Hornets announced that they would change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans<sup id="cite_ref-LogosUnveiled_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LogosUnveiled-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13 season</a>. Since 2014, the NBA officially considers the New Orleans franchise as an expansion team that began play in the <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–03 NBA season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HornetsNameReturnsToCarolinas_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HornetsNameReturnsToCarolinas-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 22 seasons of play since the original franchise relocated from Charlotte, the New Orleans franchise has achieved an overall regular season record of 831–937 (.470) and qualified for the <a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs" title="NBA playoffs">playoffs</a> nine times. Their achievements include two playoff series victories and one division title. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="History of the New Orleans Pelicans">History of the New Orleans Pelicans</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball_in_New_Orleans">Basketball in New Orleans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Basketball in New Orleans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>New Orleans had been a founding member of the ABA with the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Buccaneers" title="New Orleans Buccaneers">New Orleans Buccaneers</a> (1967–1970), but the lack of a dedicated arena and a poor performance record led the team to relocate to Memphis. The city acquired an NBA expansion franchise in June 1974: the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">New Orleans Jazz</a> (as a tribute to <a href="/wiki/Dixieland" class="mw-redirect" title="Dixieland">New Orleans' history</a> of originating <a href="/wiki/Jazz_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Jazz music">jazz music</a>). The team faced a number of the same logistical and financial woes, and relocated to Salt Lake City in 1979–80. One of the few bright spots during the Jazz's tenure in New Orleans was the acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">"Pistol" Pete Maravich</a> (who had played college basketball at <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers basketball">LSU</a>). Although he was considered one of the most entertaining players in the league and won the scoring championship for the <a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77 season</a> with 31.1 points per game, the Jazz's best record while in New Orleans was 39–43 in the <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1977–78 season</a>. </p><p>In 1994, the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> were suffering financially and an ownership group almost <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves_failed_relocation_to_New_Orleans" title="Minnesota Timberwolves failed relocation to New Orleans">purchased the team and moved it to New Orleans</a>. The Timberwolves would have played at the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a> until a new arena was constructed. Financial problems, however, led to the NBA blocking the move. New Orleans would attempt to chase the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a> before finally landing another team in 2002. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2002–2005:_The_relocation_and_early_years_in_New_Orleans"><span id="2002.E2.80.932005:_The_relocation_and_early_years_in_New_Orleans"></span>2002–2005: The relocation and early years in New Orleans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2002–2005: The relocation and early years in New Orleans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> put a competitive team on the court throughout the 1990s, the team's attendance began falling dramatically. Many attributed this lapse in popularity to the team's owner, <a href="/wiki/George_Shinn" title="George Shinn">George Shinn</a>, who was slowly becoming despised by the people of the city.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1997, a Charlotte woman claimed that Shinn had raped her, and the resulting trial severely tarnished his reputation in the city. The consensus was that while Charlotte was a basketball city, fans took out their anger at Shinn on the team. Shinn had also become discontented with the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a>, which had been considered state-of-the-art when it opened but had since been considered obsolete due to a limited number of luxury boxes. On March 26, 2001, both the Hornets and the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a> applied for relocation to <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was ultimately <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies_relocation_to_Memphis" title="Vancouver Grizzlies relocation to Memphis">won by the Grizzlies</a>. Shinn then issued an ultimatum that unless the city built a new arena at no cost to him, the Hornets would leave town. The city initially refused, leading Shinn to consider moving the team to either <a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a>, or <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>. Of the cities in the running, only St. Louis had an NBA-ready arena, the <a href="/wiki/Enterprise_Center" title="Enterprise Center">Savvis Center</a>, already in place and was a larger media market than Charlotte at the time; also, it was the only one of the four to have previously hosted an NBA franchise—the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a>, who moved to <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> in 1968. </p><p>Investigations into the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville Cardinals men's basketball</a> program uncovered information regarding a non-binding agreement made around this time period to move the Hornets to Louisville. At the time, Louisville officials were in the early stages of building a new arena. A group of businessmen and politicians from Louisville signed a non-binding agreement with the Hornets to move the team to Louisville, as long as they built a new arena downtown. Louisville officials were in the early planning process of building what would be the <a href="/wiki/KFC_Yum!_Center" title="KFC Yum! Center">KFC Yum! Center</a>. Louisville officials were eager to bring the NBA team to Louisville, whose last professional basketball team was the ABAs <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Colonels" title="Kentucky Colonels">Kentucky Colonels</a>. However, Louisville Basketball's newly hired head coach <a href="/wiki/Rick_Pitino" title="Rick Pitino">Rick Pitino</a> and athletic director <a href="/wiki/Tom_Jurich" title="Tom Jurich">Tom Jurich</a> were publicly opposed to the idea of bringing a professional sports team to Louisville, which led to the deal falling through.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/David_Stern" title="David Stern">David Stern</a> recalled thinking "If Rick Pitino doesn't want us there, why would we go?".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finally, a new arena in <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_center_city" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte center city">Uptown</a>, which would eventually become the <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Center_(arena)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spectrum Center (arena)">Spectrum Center</a>, was included in a non-binding referendum for a larger arts-related package, and Shinn withdrew his application to move the team. Polls showed the referendum on its way to passage. However, just days before the referendum, Mayor <a href="/wiki/Pat_McCrory" title="Pat McCrory">Pat McCrory</a> vetoed a <a href="/wiki/Living_wage" title="Living wage">living wage</a> ordinance. The veto prompted many of the city's African American ministers to oppose the referendum; they felt it was immoral for the city to build a new arena when city employees were not paid enough to make a living.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the referendum failed, city leaders devised a plan to build a new arena in a way that did not require voter support, but made it known that they would not even consider building it unless Shinn sold the team. While even the NBA acknowledged that Shinn had alienated fans, league officials felt such a demand would anger other owners as it could set a precedent.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city council refused to remove the statement, leading the Hornets to request a move to New Orleans—a move which would eventually return the NBA to that city for the first time since the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Jazz</a> moved to <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a> in 1979. Before the Hornets were eliminated from the playoffs, the NBA approved the move. As part of a deal, the NBA promised that Charlotte would get a new team, which took the court two years later as the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets#2004–2014:_Charlotte_Bobcats" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Bobcats</a>. </p><p>In a 2008 interview with <i><a href="/wiki/The_Charlotte_Observer" title="The Charlotte Observer">The Charlotte Observer</a></i>, Shinn, who has not returned to Charlotte since the Hornets moved, admitted that the "bad judgment I made in my life" played a role in the Hornets' departure. He also said that if he had it to do all over again, he would not have withdrawn from the public after the sexual assault trial. Shinn emphasized how he was making amends by committing to New Orleans saying, "I've made enough mistakes in my life. I'm not going to make one here. This city needs us here. We're going to make this (New Orleans) thing work."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Hornets opened <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2002–03 New Orleans Hornets season">their inaugural season</a> in New Orleans on October 30, 2002, against New Orleans' original NBA franchise, the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>. In the first regular season NBA game played in New Orleans in over 17 years,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Hornets defeated the Jazz 100–75, and posthumously retired #7 of <a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">"Pistol" Pete Maravich</a> during halftime. The Hornets finished the season with a 47–35 record but were defeated by the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> in the First Round of the <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_playoffs" title="2003 NBA playoffs">2003 playoffs</a>. Following the season, the team unexpectedly fired head coach <a href="/wiki/Paul_Silas" title="Paul Silas">Paul Silas</a> and replaced him with <a href="/wiki/Tim_Floyd" title="Tim Floyd">Tim Floyd</a>. The Hornets began the <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2003–04 season</a> strong with a 17–7 start but sputtered at the end and finished 41–41. They lost to the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> in the First Round of the <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_playoffs" title="2004 NBA playoffs">2004 playoffs</a>. After the season, Floyd was fired and the team hired <a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a> as its new head coach. </p><p>During the first two seasons in New Orleans, the Hornets competed in the NBA's <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a>. The <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05 season</a> saw the team move to the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Division_(NBA)" title="Southwest Division (NBA)">Southwest Division</a> to even the number of teams in each conference after the Charlotte Bobcats started play in their inaugural season of that same year. In a season marred by injuries to the team's three all-stars, the team finished the year with a franchise-worst record of 18–64. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005–2011:_The_Chris_Paul_era"><span id="2005.E2.80.932011:_The_Chris_Paul_era"></span>2005–2011: The Chris Paul era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2005–2011: The Chris Paul era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Paul.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Chris_Paul.jpg/180px-Chris_Paul.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Chris_Paul.jpg/270px-Chris_Paul.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Chris_Paul.jpg/360px-Chris_Paul.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2084" data-file-height="2360" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a>, selected by the Hornets as the fourth pick of the <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005 NBA draft</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">subsequent draft</a>, the Hornets used their first-round pick to select point guard <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> out of <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest University</a>. Because of the catastrophic devastation brought by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a> upon the communities of southeastern <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>, the Hornets franchise <a href="/wiki/Effect_of_Hurricane_Katrina_on_the_New_Orleans_Hornets" title="Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Hornets">temporarily relocated</a> its base of operations to <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</a>, in 2005–06 and 2006–07, posting records of 38–44 and 39–43 respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time, the franchise was known as the <b>New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets</b>. In these two seasons, most home games were played at the <a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_Energy_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Chesapeake Energy Arena">Ford Center</a> in Oklahoma City, while a few remained at New Orleans Arena. One year after the Hornets moved back to New Orleans permanently, the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics_relocation_to_Oklahoma_City" title="Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City">relocated to Oklahoma City</a> and became the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a>. </p><p>The Hornets franchise returned to New Orleans full-time for the 2007–08 season, with all 41 home games in the New Orleans Arena. The 2008 <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star Game</a> and its accompanying festivities were awarded to New Orleans and a serious marketing campaign was commenced in February 2007. Healthier than previous seasons, the Hornets opened the season with a 29–12 record at the halfway mark, completing the regular season with a record of 56–26, making the season their most successful ever. The Hornets also won their first division title, winning the <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Division_(NBA)" title="Southwest Division (NBA)">Southwest Division</a>. Having clinched the second overall seed for the Western Conference in the <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_playoffs" title="2008 NBA playoffs">2008 playoffs</a>, the Hornets beat the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> in the first round, but then lost to the defending-champion <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> in seven games in the conference semifinals. </p><p>In August 2008, the Hornets unveiled a modified logo and new uniforms with the colors of Creole blue, purple, and <a href="/wiki/Mardi_Gras" title="Mardi Gras">Mardi Gras</a> gold. Pinstripes were also added to the uniforms. The Hornets also introduced a new gold alternate uniform in 2010 which was used mostly in games played on Saturday at home and on the road. The Hornets finished the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09 season</a> with a 49–33 record. Facing the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_playoffs" title="2009 NBA playoffs">2009 playoffs</a>, the Hornets were eliminated in five games. The Hornets started the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10 season</a> with a 3–6 record and fired head coach <a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a>. General manager <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bower_(basketball)" title="Jeff Bower (basketball)">Jeff Bower</a> took over the head coaching duties for the remainder of the season. The Hornets finished the season with a 37–45 record and last in the Southwest Division they had won two seasons prior. Jeff Bower resigned as head coach and <a href="/wiki/Monty_Williams" title="Monty Williams">Monty Williams</a> was brought in as new head coach. The team finished the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11 season</a> with a 46–36 record and qualified for the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011 NBA playoffs</a>, where they lost to the Lakers four games to two. </p><p>In December 2010, the NBA purchased the Hornets from <a href="/wiki/George_Shinn" title="George Shinn">George Shinn</a> for an estimated $300 million.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2011:_The_departure_of_Chris_Paul">2011: The departure of Chris Paul</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2011: The departure of Chris Paul"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12 season</a>, the Hornets were considering trade offers for Chris Paul and he requested a trade to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>. The Hornets looked at many teams, including the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> as trade partners, but Paul had made it clear he wanted to be traded to New York or Los Angeles. A three-team trade involving the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> was agreed upon, but commissioner <a href="/wiki/David_Stern" title="David Stern">David Stern</a>, acting as the President of Basketball Operations for the Hornets (which were owned by the league office at that time) rejected the trade.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 14, 2011, the Hornets agreed to a deal with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> that would send Paul to Los Angeles in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Eric_Gordon" title="Eric Gordon">Eric Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Kaman" title="Chris Kaman">Chris Kaman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al-Farouq_Aminu" title="Al-Farouq Aminu">Al-Farouq Aminu</a>, and a first-round draft pick acquired by the Clippers from a trade with the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> in 2004. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012–2019:_The_Anthony_Davis_era"><span id="2012.E2.80.932019:_The_Anthony_Davis_era"></span>2012–2019: The Anthony Davis era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2012–2019: The Anthony Davis era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2012–2013:_Beginning_the_Anthony_Davis_era"><span id="2012.E2.80.932013:_Beginning_the_Anthony_Davis_era"></span>2012–2013: Beginning the Anthony Davis era</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2012–2013: Beginning the Anthony Davis era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 13, 2012, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Tom_Benson" title="Tom Benson">Tom Benson</a>, owner of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a>, had purchased the franchise from the NBA for $338 million.<sup id="cite_ref-BensonBuysHornets_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BensonBuysHornets-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, Benson announced that he would change the team name to something that would better suit the region, fueling rumors that the Hornets name could one day return to Charlotte, where the Charlotte Bobcats had been playing since 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2012, Benson appointed two senior Saints executives to supervise the Hornets: Saints' general manager <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Loomis" title="Mickey Loomis">Mickey Loomis</a> became head of basketball operations, overseeing general manager <a href="/wiki/Dell_Demps" title="Dell Demps">Dell Demps</a>, and Saints' business operations head Dennis Lauscha took on the same role with the Hornets.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Hornets traded <a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Ariza" title="Trevor Ariza">Trevor Ariza</a> to the Wizards for <a href="/wiki/Rashard_Lewis" title="Rashard Lewis">Rashard Lewis</a>, whom they bought out, and a draft pick. </p><p>On May 30, 2012, the Hornets were awarded the first overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_draft" title="2012 NBA draft">2012 NBA draft</a> and subsequently drafted <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Anthony Davis</a>. Some people believed that David Stern rigged the draft lottery to give the Hornets the first overall pick, citing a picture of Davis in a Hornets hat as evidence.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also drafted <a href="/wiki/Austin_Rivers" title="Austin Rivers">Austin Rivers</a> with the tenth pick (acquired from the Clippers as part of the Chris Paul trade). </p><p>On July 11, 2012, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Anderson_(basketball,_born_1988)" title="Ryan Anderson (basketball, born 1988)">Ryan Anderson</a>, 2012's <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Improved_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Improved Player Award">Most Improved Player</a> and three-point field goals leader, was acquired by the New Orleans Hornets in a sign-and-trade with the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> for <a href="/wiki/Gustavo_Ay%C3%B3n" title="Gustavo Ayón">Gustavo Ayón</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013–2015:_Hornets_to_Pelicans"><span id="2013.E2.80.932015:_Hornets_to_Pelicans"></span>2013–2015: Hornets to Pelicans</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2013–2015: Hornets to Pelicans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Anthony_Davis_12711093105.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Anthony_Davis_12711093105.jpg/200px-Anthony_Davis_12711093105.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="289" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Anthony_Davis_12711093105.jpg/300px-Anthony_Davis_12711093105.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Anthony_Davis_12711093105.jpg/400px-Anthony_Davis_12711093105.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1677" data-file-height="2423" /></a><figcaption>Anthony Davis, seen here in 2014, was drafted first overall by the Pelicans in 2012 and subsequently became the focal point of the team for many years.</figcaption></figure> <p>New owner Tom Benson had indicated early in his ownership that he wished to change the team's name to something more local, even preferring that the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> – founded in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a> in 1974 and played there until 1979 – give up the "<b>Jazz</b>" name, but the Jazz indicated they had no interest in returning the name due to over 30 years of history associated with it. Benson had also heavily favored the names "Brass" and "Krewe". </p><p>However, on December 4, 2012, it was reported that the Hornets would change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans beginning with the 2013–14 season.<sup id="cite_ref-Moore_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moore-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team name is inspired by Louisiana's state bird, the <a href="/wiki/Brown_pelican" title="Brown pelican">brown pelican</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-List_of_Louisiana_State_symbols_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_of_Louisiana_State_symbols-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The name "Pelicans" previously had been used by a <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans_(baseball)" title="New Orleans Pelicans (baseball)">minor-league baseball team</a> that played in New Orleans from 1901 to 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hornets organization officially confirmed the name change in a press conference held on January 24, 2013, where officials unveiled the team's new logos and navy blue–gold–red color scheme.<sup id="cite_ref-LogosUnveiled_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LogosUnveiled-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 18, 2013, after the end of the team's 2012–13 season, the team's name was officially changed to the Pelicans.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the New Orleans franchise's 2013 disestablishment of the "Hornets" name, on May 21, 2013, the Charlotte Bobcats' owner <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> officially announced the organization had submitted an application to change the name of his franchise to the Charlotte Hornets for the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15 season</a> pending a majority vote for approval by the NBA Board of Governors at a meeting in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a>, on July 18, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then-NBA Deputy Commissioner and COO <a href="/wiki/Adam_Silver" title="Adam Silver">Adam Silver</a> had previously pointed out that the league owns the rights to the name Hornets and that could speed up the process.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NBA unanimously approved the name change starting with 2014–15.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 27, 2013, during the <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013 NBA draft</a>, the Pelicans selected <a href="/wiki/Nerlens_Noel" title="Nerlens Noel">Nerlens Noel</a> 6th overall, and traded him along with a 2014 protected first-round pick for <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star</a> point guard <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Jrue Holiday</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> and the 42nd pick, <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Jackson" title="Pierre Jackson">Pierre Jackson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At a May 20, 2014, press conference announcing the Charlotte Bobcats' official team name change to Hornets, it was also announced that the Pelicans agreed to transfer the records and statistics of the original Hornets (1988–2002) to the current Charlotte franchise, thus unifying all of Charlotte's NBA basketball history under one franchise; the team records and statistics since the 2002 move to New Orleans would be retained by the Pelicans, retroactively turning the Pelicans into a 2002 <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HornetsNameReturnsToCarolinas_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HornetsNameReturnsToCarolinas-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, the Hornets are considered in the league records as having suspended operations from 2002 to 2004, became the Bobcats from 2004 to 2014, and then the Hornets again. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2015:_Return_to_the_playoffs">2015: Return to the playoffs</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2015: Return to the playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alvin_Gentry_in_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Alvin_Gentry_in_2015.jpg/170px-Alvin_Gentry_in_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Alvin_Gentry_in_2015.jpg/255px-Alvin_Gentry_in_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Alvin_Gentry_in_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="263" data-file-height="395" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Alvin_Gentry" title="Alvin Gentry">Alvin Gentry</a> coached the team from 2015 to 2020</figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15</a>, for the first time under the name Pelicans, the team qualified for the <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_playoffs" title="2015 NBA playoffs">NBA playoffs</a> with a 45–37 record as the eighth seed in the Western Conference. They owned the tie-breaker over the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_season" title="2014–15 Oklahoma City Thunder season">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> by winning the regular season head-to-head series, 3–1, and they faced the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2014–15 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a> in the first round; the Warriors swept the Pelicans in four games. After the season, the Pelicans fired coach <a href="/wiki/Monty_Williams" title="Monty Williams">Monty Williams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 31, 2015, the Pelicans hired <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Gentry" title="Alvin Gentry">Alvin Gentry</a> as the franchise's sixth head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-Gentry_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gentry-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pelicans missed the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_playoffs" title="2016 NBA playoffs">2016 NBA playoffs</a>, finishing with a 30–52 record. They acquired the 6th pick in the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016 NBA draft</a> from the draft lottery and selected <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Hield" title="Buddy Hield">Buddy Hield</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oklahoma" title="University of Oklahoma">University of Oklahoma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017–2019:_End_of_the_Anthony_Davis_era"><span id="2017.E2.80.932019:_End_of_the_Anthony_Davis_era"></span>2017–2019: End of the Anthony Davis era</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2017–2019: End of the Anthony Davis era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 20, 2017, the Pelicans acquired <a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Cousins" title="DeMarcus Cousins">DeMarcus Cousins</a> in a trade with the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> when they traded Buddy Hield, <a href="/wiki/Tyreke_Evans" title="Tyreke Evans">Tyreke Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Langston_Galloway" title="Langston Galloway">Langston Galloway</a>, a 2017 first-round pick, and a 2017 second-round pick in exchange for Cousins and <a href="/wiki/Omri_Casspi" title="Omri Casspi">Omri Casspi</a>. </p><p>On February 1, 2018, the Pelicans acquired <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Miroti%C4%87" title="Nikola Mirotić">Nikola Mirotić</a> in a trade with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>. Though the trade went through, a previous trade for Mirotić to the Pelicans was called off when New Orleans did not want to pay for Mirotić's 2019 team option contract that Mirotić had signed with the Bulls during the off-season in 2017. The Pelicans received Mirotić and a 2018 second-round pick for veterans <a href="/wiki/%C3%96mer_A%C5%9F%C4%B1k" title="Ömer Aşık">Ömer Aşık</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jameer_Nelson" title="Jameer Nelson">Jameer Nelson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Allen_(basketball)" title="Tony Allen (basketball)">Tony Allen</a>. Mirotić demanded a trade when former teammate <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Portis" title="Bobby Portis">Bobby Portis</a> punched Mirotić in the face during an off-season practice. At the time of the trade, Mirotić was the Bulls' leading scorer, and DeMarcus Cousins was injured. Mirotić played well for the Pelicans after the trade.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 15, 2018, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Benson" title="Tom Benson">Tom Benson</a> died from complications of the flu. Ownership of the Pelicans and the Saints were transferred to Benson's widow, <a href="/wiki/Gayle_Benson" title="Gayle Benson">Gayle Benson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Pelicans clinched a playoff spot on April 9, 2018,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and finished with a 48–34 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they swept the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2017–18 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a> in four games<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before losing to the <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Finals" title="2018 NBA Finals">eventual champion</a> <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2017–18 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a> four games to one.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2019, Davis demanded a trade from the franchise, and was fined for publicly announcing the request.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 14, 2019, the Pelicans received the first overall pick at the <a href="/wiki/NBA_draft_lottery" title="NBA draft lottery">NBA draft lottery</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019 NBA draft</a>, despite having a six percent chance to win it.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 15, 2019, the Pelicans agreed to trade Davis to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>. In return, the Lakers agreed to send <a href="/wiki/Lonzo_Ball" title="Lonzo Ball">Lonzo Ball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Ingram" title="Brandon Ingram">Brandon Ingram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hart" title="Josh Hart">Josh Hart</a> and three first-round picks, including the fourth overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, to the Pelicans.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pelicans later agreed to trade draft rights of the fourth overall pick of the 2019 NBA draft to the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>, receiving the draft rights to the eighth, 17th and 35th picks in the 2019 NBA draft.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The three-way trade was completed on July 6, 2019, marking the end of an era for the Pelicans.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019–present:_The_Brandon_Ingram/Zion_Williamson_era"><span id="2019.E2.80.93present:_The_Brandon_Ingram.2FZion_Williamson_era"></span>2019–present: The Brandon Ingram/Zion Williamson era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2019–present: The Brandon Ingram/Zion Williamson era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zion_Williamson_and_Brandon_Ingram_(49487799403).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Zion_Williamson_and_Brandon_Ingram_%2849487799403%29.jpg/220px-Zion_Williamson_and_Brandon_Ingram_%2849487799403%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Zion_Williamson_and_Brandon_Ingram_%2849487799403%29.jpg/330px-Zion_Williamson_and_Brandon_Ingram_%2849487799403%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Zion_Williamson_and_Brandon_Ingram_%2849487799403%29.jpg/440px-Zion_Williamson_and_Brandon_Ingram_%2849487799403%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6048" data-file-height="4024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Zion_Williamson" title="Zion Williamson">Zion Williamson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Ingram" title="Brandon Ingram">Brandon Ingram</a> have been the faces of the Pels since 2019 acquired from the draft and a trade respectively</figcaption></figure> <p>On April 17, 2019, the Pelicans named <a href="/wiki/David_Griffin_(basketball)" title="David Griffin (basketball)">David Griffin</a> as the new executive vice president of basketball operations.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 19, 2019, the Pelicans named former <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> assistant general manager <a href="/wiki/Trajan_Langdon" title="Trajan Langdon">Trajan Langdon</a> their newest general manager, replacing interim general manager <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ferry" title="Danny Ferry">Danny Ferry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Pelicans_GM_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pelicans_GM-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 20, 2019, the Pelicans selected <a href="/wiki/Zion_Williamson" title="Zion Williamson">Zion Williamson</a> with the first overall pick.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team also drafted <a href="/wiki/Alen_Smailagi%C4%87" title="Alen Smailagić">Alen Smailagić</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Bone" title="Jordan Bone">Jordan Bone</a>, both of whom were immediately traded to the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>, respectively. The Pelicans then received <a href="/wiki/Jaxson_Hayes" title="Jaxson Hayes">Jaxson Hayes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nickeil_Alexander-Walker" title="Nickeil Alexander-Walker">Nickeil Alexander-Walker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marcos_Louzada_Silva" class="mw-redirect" title="Marcos Louzada Silva">Marcos Louzada Silva</a> from the Hawks. On July 1, the Pelicans announced that they signed Williamson to his <a href="/wiki/NBA_salary_cap#Rookie_scale_salary" title="NBA salary cap">rookie-scale contract</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Pelicans began the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20 season</a> without Williamson as he had a knee surgery following an injury in the preseason.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made his debut on January 22, 2020, scoring 22 points in 18 minutes of play.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 3, 2020, Williamson was named the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Month" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Month">NBA Rookie of the Month</a> for the month of February. During the month, Williamson averaged 25.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.0 steal a game.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Ingram" title="Brandon Ingram">Brandon Ingram</a> had a breakout season. On December 30, 2019, Ingram was named the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> Player of the Week for games played between December 23 to 29. During the week, Ingram averaged 25.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 49.3 percent from the field and 54.2 percent from three-point range. Ingram helped the Pelicans to a 4–0 week as a result.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 16, 2020, Ingram recorded a career-high by scoring 49 points in a 138–132 overtime win against the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>. Ingram gave the Pelicans a one-point lead with a fadeaway jumper with 0.2 seconds remaining in regulation. This was before <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gobert" title="Rudy Gobert">Rudy Gobert</a> was fouled and subsequently sent the game to overtime with a <a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">free throw</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of his breakout season, Ingram became an <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">NBA All-Star</a> for the first time in his career.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ingram also won the 2020 Most Improved Player award.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/Suspension_of_the_2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="Suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season">suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season</a>, the Pelicans were one of the 22 teams invited to the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Bubble" title="2020 NBA Bubble">NBA Bubble</a> to participate in the final eight games of the regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 9, 2020, the Pelicans were eliminated from postseason contention when the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>. </p><p>In a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Pelicans landed 2015-16 Most Improved Player <a href="/wiki/CJ_McCollum" title="CJ McCollum">CJ McCollum</a> as well as <a href="/wiki/Larry_Nance_Jr." title="Larry Nance Jr.">Larry Nance Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Snell_(basketball)" title="Tony Snell (basketball)">Tony Snell</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hart" title="Josh Hart">Josh Hart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nickeil_Alexander-Walker" title="Nickeil Alexander-Walker">Nickeil Alexander-Walker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Satoransk%C3%BD" title="Tomáš Satoranský">Tomáš Satoranský</a>, <a href="/wiki/Didi_Louzada" title="Didi Louzada">Didi Louzada</a>, a protected 2022 first-round draft pick, the better of New Orleans' and Portland's 2026 second-round draft picks and New Orleans' 2027 second-round draft pick.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite Williamson missing the entire season with a right foot fracture,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Pelicans finished the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22 NBA season</a> with a 36–46 record, which earned them the ninth-place position in the Western Conference and a chance to make the playoffs through the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Play-In_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Play-In Tournament">play-in tournament.</a><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 13, 2022, the Pelicans defeated the tenth-place <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> 113–103 at home in the first round of the play-in<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and two days later defeated the eighth-place <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> 105–101 on the road in the second round of the play-in<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to clinch the eighth seed and New Orleans' first playoff berth since 2018. </p><p>The Pelicans selected Dyson Daniels with the 8th overall pick in the 2022 draft.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zion would be selected for his second All-Star game despite only playing 29 games.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other Pelicans players would also deal with injury but they would make the play-in for the second time in a row and would not advance to the playoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the first time since his second season, <a href="/wiki/Zion_Williamson" title="Zion Williamson">Zion Williamson</a> would stay healthy for a majority of the regular season, playing 70 games.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2022 draft second round pickup Herb Jones<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> would make the All-Defensive First Team as the fourth Pelican to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pelicans finished 49–33, just shy of 50 wins and advanced to the play-in for the third year in a row.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zion Williamson dropped 40 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a loss to the Lakers.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In that game, Zion got injured, ending his season. Despite not having Williamson, the Pelicans beat the Kings and advanced to the playoffs where they would get swept by the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2024-present:_Acquisition_of_Dejounte_Murray">2024-present: Acquisition of Dejounte Murray</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2024-present: Acquisition of Dejounte Murray"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 2024 offseason, a blockbuster trade sent 2022 All-Star <a href="/wiki/Dejounte_Murray" title="Dejounte Murray">Dejounte Murray</a> to the Pelicans in exchange for 2022 lottery pick <a href="/wiki/Dyson_Daniels" title="Dyson Daniels">Dyson Daniels</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> along with <a href="/wiki/Larry_Nance_Jr." title="Larry Nance Jr.">Larry Nance Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/E._J._Liddell" title="E. J. Liddell">E.J Liddell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cody_Zeller" title="Cody Zeller">Cody Zeller</a> and some future draft picks.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Logos_and_uniforms">Logos and uniforms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Logos and uniforms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Originally, the New Orleans Hornets wore teal and white uniforms, with purple and gold added as trim colors. In 2004, they added a gold uniform to the rotation, and in 2006, it became the team's primary road uniform, while the teal uniform remained in use as an alternate. The 'fleur-de-bee' logo was added on the right chest in 2007. All three uniforms only featured the city name in front.<sup id="cite_ref-NOHornetsjerseys_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOHornetsjerseys-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Roger_Mason_Jr_Hornets.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Roger_Mason_Jr_Hornets.jpg/220px-Roger_Mason_Jr_Hornets.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Roger_Mason_Jr_Hornets.jpg/330px-Roger_Mason_Jr_Hornets.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Roger_Mason_Jr_Hornets.jpg/440px-Roger_Mason_Jr_Hornets.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1565" data-file-height="1893" /></a><figcaption>New Orleans Hornets primary uniform (2008–2013) featuring "creole blue"</figcaption></figure> <p>During their two-year residency in Oklahoma City (2005–2007), the Hornets wore modified white uniforms with the team name in front. A teal hexagon patch with the acronym "OKC" inside adorned the right chest of their uniforms to represent their temporary home.<sup id="cite_ref-NOHornetsjerseys_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOHornetsjerseys-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also wore a special white uniform with "Oklahoma City" surrounding the number, and a corresponding red uniform worn during Valentine's Day 2007. The red uniforms were auctioned for charity. Both uniforms replaced the "OKC" patch with the "NOLA" patch.<sup id="cite_ref-NOHornetsjerseys_79-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOHornetsjerseys-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, the Hornets received new logos and uniforms, featuring lettering and numbers inspired by the wrought iron designs of the city. Teal was replaced with "creole blue", and pinstripes were added to the uniform. The following season, the Hornets began wearing a special uniform during <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Mardi_Gras" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Mardi Gras">Mardi Gras</a> week; the design featured a purple front and a green back along with the "NOLA" wordmark in gold. Before the 2010–11 season, the Hornets brought back a gold alternate uniform, this time with pinstripes and the "NOLA" wordmark in front.<sup id="cite_ref-NOHornetsjerseys_79-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOHornetsjerseys-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The New Orleans Hornets were sold to Tom Benson on April 13, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-BensonBuysHornets_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BensonBuysHornets-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After purchasing the team, Benson indicated that he wanted to change the club's nickname to something more regionally appropriate. On December 14, 2012, it was reported that the Hornets would change their nickname to the New Orleans Pelicans.<sup id="cite_ref-Moore_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moore-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 24, 2013, the team held a press conference, where it unveiled its new nickname, logos and colors. The name Pelicans is a reference to the <a href="/wiki/Brown_pelican" title="Brown pelican">brown pelican</a>, the state bird of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LogosUnveiled_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LogosUnveiled-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_of_Louisiana_State_symbols_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_of_Louisiana_State_symbols-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team said in a press release that its colors would be navy, gold and red; each color is represented in the city <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_New_Orleans" title="Flag of New Orleans">flag of New Orleans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LogosUnveiled_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LogosUnveiled-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team formally adopted its new brand identity at the end of the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20140101_Jrue_Holiday_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/20140101_Jrue_Holiday_%28cropped%29.JPG/220px-20140101_Jrue_Holiday_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="257" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/20140101_Jrue_Holiday_%28cropped%29.JPG/330px-20140101_Jrue_Holiday_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/20140101_Jrue_Holiday_%28cropped%29.JPG/440px-20140101_Jrue_Holiday_%28cropped%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="1683" /></a><figcaption>New Orleans Pelicans navy blue uniform (2013–2017)</figcaption></figure> <p>On August 1, 2013, the Pelicans released their new uniforms. The 'New Orleans' wordmark logo across the front of the jerseys is inspired by <a href="/wiki/French_Quarter" title="French Quarter">French Quarter</a> street signs; the Pelicans are one of three NBA teams to wear the city name across the front of both home and road jerseys. The partial logo is featured on the sides of the shorts, and the "Bird-de-Lis" logo (a combination mark of the pelican, <a href="/wiki/Fleur-de-lis" title="Fleur-de-lis">fleur-de-lis</a> and crescent basketball shape) is featured on the back neck.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NBA teams were not allowed to have alternate uniforms during their first season of operation. </p><p>On September 23, 2014, the Pelicans unveiled a red alternate uniform for the 2014–15 season that would be worn four times in the year.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to the red alternate uniform unveiling, the NBA announced that its league logo would be moved to the back neck of game jerseys for all 30 clubs; as a result, the NBA league logo replaced the "Bird-de-Lis" logo on the back neck.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 17, 2015, the Pelicans unveiled a new alternate uniform, introduced as part of the NBA's "Pride" uniforms for the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16 season</a>. The short-sleeved uniforms feature Mardi Gras' signature colors – purple, green and gold. The tops are purple with green accents on the sleeves and sport '<a href="/wiki/Nola_(disambiguation)#Places" class="mw-disambig" title="Nola (disambiguation)">NOLA</a>' (a local acronym for New Orleans, Louisiana) across the chest in the Pelicans' signature font in gold letters trimmed in green. The Pelicans 'NO' logo is featured at the bottom of the v-neck and the Crescent City basketball logo is on the left sleeve in Mardi Gras colors. Additionally, the trim around the neckline is purple, green and gold-striped. Additionally, on the back of the jersey, the players' numbers will be gold with green trim, last name in white traditional lettering and the NBA logo will be featured at the base of the neck. The purple shorts will have green and gold stripes down the side with a small secondary logo – the "Bird-de-Lis" in gold centered on the waistband. The Pelicans' partial logo is on both sides of the shorts in Mardi Gras colors.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, the Pelicans received minor tweaks upon switching to <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> as the uniform supplier. The white "Association" and navy "Icon" uniforms now featured an enlarged and condensed treatment of the "New Orleans" wordmark, in a manner similar to the red "Statement" uniforms with the "Pelicans" wordmark.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also continued to wear their Mardi Gras-themed uniforms as part of the "City" edition series, which were updated annually.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> And during the 2018–19 season, the Pelicans wore an "Earned" edition uniform as a reward for qualifying in the 2018 playoffs. The uniforms switched the Mardi Gras colors for the Pelicans' existing palette.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the 2020–21 season, the Pelicans' "City" uniform deviated from the Mardi Gras theme of previous years and was modeled after the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_New_Orleans" title="Flag of New Orleans">New Orleans city flag</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2021–22 season saw a number of teams wear "City" uniforms featuring elements from past uniform designs; this was to commemorate the NBA's 75th anniversary. However, the Pelicans' "City" uniform for that season did not follow the aforementioned template, due to the fact that the team already sold the Hornets trademark to the Charlotte franchise back in 2014. Instead the team wore white "City" uniforms bearing the current color scheme and "NOLA" lettering shaped to resemble a bird in flight.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Pelicans' 2022–23 "City" uniform brought back the Mardi Gras-inspired design they last wore in the 2018–19 season, but with a dark purple base.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to the 2023–24 season, the Pelicans updated their red "Statement" uniform, now featuring the words "Crescent City" in white letters with navy blue trim surrounding navy blue numbers with white trim. The striping was also adjusted.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their "City" uniform for the season featured a black base with neon green letters, which were inspired by the vibrant night life of New Orleans.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The "City" uniform used in the 2024–25 season mixed last season's uniform with the Mardi Gras-inspired look of the 2022–23 "City" uniform. The dark purple-based uniform featured "NOLA" in gold letters with neon green trim.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans_all-time_roster" title="New Orleans Pelicans all-time roster">New Orleans Pelicans all-time roster</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans_draft_history" title="New Orleans Pelicans draft history">New Orleans Pelicans draft history</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_roster">Current roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Current roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color: #0C2340 !important; 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color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2340, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2340; !important;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #B9975B !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2340, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2340; !important;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001150000000000000♠">15</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jose_Alvarado_(basketball)" title="Jose Alvarado (basketball)">Alvarado, Jose</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000182880000000000♠"></span>6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">179 lb (81 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1998-04-12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Institute of Technology">Georgia Tech</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠">11</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Boston_Jr." title="Brandon Boston Jr.">Boston, Brandon Jr.</a> (TW) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">188 lb (85 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2001-11-28 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000800000000000000♠">8</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jamal_Cain" title="Jamal Cain">Cain, Jamal</a> (TW) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">191 lb (87 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1999-03-20 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Oakland_University" title="Oakland University">Oakland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000400000000000000♠">4</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Javonte_Green" title="Javonte Green">Green, Javonte</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">205 lb (93 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1993-07-23 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Radford_University" title="Radford University">Radford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001240000000000000♠">24</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Hawkins" title="Jordan Hawkins">Hawkins, Jordan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2002-04-29 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001140000000000000♠">14</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Ingram" title="Brandon Ingram">Ingram, Brandon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1997-09-02 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001550000000000000♠">55</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Trey_Jemison" title="Trey Jemison">Jemison, Trey</a> (TW) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">260 lb (118 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1999-11-28 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham" title="University of Alabama at Birmingham">UAB</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000200000000000000♠">2</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Jones_(basketball)" title="Herbert Jones (basketball)">Jones, Herbert</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">206 lb (93 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1998-10-06 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Alabama" title="University of Alabama">Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001170000000000000♠">17</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Karlo_Matkovi%C4%87" title="Karlo Matković">Matković, Karlo</a> (GL) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">231 lb (105 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2001-03-30 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠">3</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/CJ_McCollum" title="CJ McCollum">McCollum, CJ</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1991-09-19 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_University" title="Lehigh University">Lehigh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001210000000000000♠">21</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Yves_Missi" title="Yves Missi">Missi, Yves</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">235 lb (107 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2004-05-14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Baylor_University" title="Baylor University">Baylor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001250000000000000♠">25</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Trey_Murphy_III" title="Trey Murphy III">Murphy, Trey III</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">206 lb (93 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2000-06-18 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia">Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000500000000000000♠">5</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dejounte_Murray" title="Dejounte Murray">Murray, Dejounte</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">180 lb (82 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1996-09-19 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">Washington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001220000000000000♠">22</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Elfrid_Payton_(basketball)" title="Elfrid Payton (basketball)">Payton, Elfrid</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">195 lb (88 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1994-02-22 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisiana_at_Lafayette" title="University of Louisiana at Lafayette">Louisiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001120000000000000♠">12</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Reeves" title="Antonio Reeves">Reeves, Antonio</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">195 lb (88 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2000-11-20 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001500000000000000♠">50</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Robinson-Earl" title="Jeremiah Robinson-Earl">Robinson-Earl, Jeremiah</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2000-11-03 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Villanova_University" title="Villanova University">Villanova</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001100000000000000♠">10</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Theis" title="Daniel Theis">Theis, Daniel</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">245 lb (111 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1992-04-04 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000100000000000000♠">1</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Zion_Williamson" title="Zion Williamson">Williamson, Zion</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">284 lb (129 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2000-07-06 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Green" title="Willie Green">Willie Green</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Borrego" title="James Borrego">James Borrego</a> (associate HC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corey_Brewer" title="Corey Brewer">Corey Brewer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarron_Collins" title="Jarron Collins">Jarron Collins</a></li> <li>Dan Geriot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casey_Hill" title="Casey Hill">Casey Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darnell_Lazare" title="Darnell Lazare">Darnell Lazare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jodie_Meeks" title="Jodie Meeks">Jodie Meeks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Miles_(basketball)" title="Aaron Miles (basketball)">Aaron Miles</a></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><b>(GL)</b> On <a href="/wiki/NBA_G_League#Player_allocations" title="NBA G League">assignment</a> to G League</li><li><b>(TW)</b> Two-way affiliate player</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> <hr /> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/pelicans/roster/">Roster</a> <br /> Last transaction: November 21, 2024 </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retained_draft_rights">Retained draft rights</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Retained draft rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Pelicans hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA. A drafted player, either an international draftee or a college draftee who is not signed by the team that drafted him, is allowed to sign with any non-NBA teams. In this case, the team retains the player's draft rights in the NBA until one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This list includes draft rights that were acquired from trades with other teams. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #0C2340 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Draft </th> <th style="background-color: #0C2340 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Round </th> <th style="background-color: #0C2340 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Pick </th> <th style="background-color: #0C2340 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Player </th> <th style="background-color: #0C2340 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Pos. </th> <th style="background-color: #0C2340 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Nationality </th> <th style="background-color: #0C2340 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Current team </th> <th style="background-color: #0C2340 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Note(s) </th> <th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #0C2340 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_draft" title="2010 NBA draft">2010</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">48 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Williams, Latavious"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Latavious_Williams" title="Latavious Williams">Latavious Williams</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al-Ittihad_Jeddah_(basketball)" title="Al-Ittihad Jeddah (basketball)">Al-Ittihad Jeddah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Saudi_Basketball_League" title="Saudi Basketball League">Saudi Arabia</a>) </td> <td>Acquired from <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> (via <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retired_numbers">Retired numbers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Retired numbers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pete_Maravich_1977.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Pete_Maravich_1977.jpeg/170px-Pete_Maravich_1977.jpeg" decoding="async" width="170" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Pete_Maravich_1977.jpeg/255px-Pete_Maravich_1977.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Pete_Maravich_1977.jpeg/340px-Pete_Maravich_1977.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1056" data-file-height="1698" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">"Pistol Pete" Maravich</a> uniform No. 7 was retired</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="5" style="background-color: #0C2340 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"><b>New Orleans Pelicans retired numbers</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #B9975B !important; color: #000000 !important; ;">No. </th> <th style="background-color: #B9975B !important; color: #000000 !important; ;">Player </th> <th style="background-color: #B9975B !important; color: #000000 !important; ;">Position </th> <th style="background-color: #B9975B !important; color: #000000 !important; ;">Tenure </th> <th style="background-color: #B9975B !important; color: #000000 !important; ;">Retired </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Pete Maravich</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></td> <td>1974–1979 <sup>1</sup></td> <td>October 30, 2002 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes:</b> </p> <ul><li><sup>1</sup> The then-New Orleans Hornets retired Maravich's number during their first game in New Orleans in honor of his basketball contributions to the state of Louisiana, both during his college career at <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University" title="Louisiana State University">Louisiana State University</a> (LSU) and his professional career with the city's former NBA team, the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">New Orleans Jazz</a>.</li> <li>From 2000 to 2014, the then-Hornets had retired #13 in honor of <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Phills" title="Bobby Phills">Bobby Phills</a>. The number was retired on February 9, 2000, after his death in an automobile accident in Charlotte. His jersey hung from the rafters of the Charlotte Coliseum until the franchise relocated in May 2002; it was then displayed in the New Orleans Arena until 2013. After the 1988–2002 history of the Hornets was transferred back to Charlotte, the Pelicans un-retired the number while the new Hornets had the number re-retired. In November 2014, Phills' jersey was returned from New Orleans to Charlotte, where it was re-honored and currently hangs in the Spectrum Center.<sup id="cite_ref-jersey_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jersey-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jersey2_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jersey2-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The NBA retired <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a>'s No. 6 for all its member teams on August 11, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Franchise_records">Franchise records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Franchise records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans_accomplishments_and_records" title="New Orleans Pelicans accomplishments and records">New Orleans Pelicans accomplishments and records</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season-by-season_record">Season-by-season record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Season-by-season record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>List of the last five seasons completed by the Pelicans. For the full season-by-season history, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Orleans_Pelicans_seasons" title="List of New Orleans Pelicans seasons">List of New Orleans Pelicans seasons</a>.</i> </p><p><i><b>Note:</b> GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, W–L% = Winning percentage</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="font-weight:bold; background-color: #0C2340 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"> <td>Season</td> <td>GP</td> <td>W</td> <td>L</td> <td>W–L%</td> <td>Finish</td> <td>Playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20</a></td> <td>72</td> <td>30</td> <td>42</td> <td>.417</td> <td>5th, Southwest</td> <td>Did not qualify </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–21</a></td> <td>72</td> <td>31</td> <td>41</td> <td>.431</td> <td>4th, Southwest</td> <td>Did not qualify </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>3rd, Southwest</td> <td>Lost in First Round, 2–4 (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Suns</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>2nd, Southwest</td> <td>Did not qualify </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td>2nd, Southwest</td> <td>Lost in First Round, 0–4 (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Thunder</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaches">Head coaches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Head coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Orleans_Pelicans_head_coaches" title="List of New Orleans Pelicans head coaches">List of New Orleans Pelicans head coaches</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:13%;" rowspan="2">Name </th> <th style="width:13%;" rowspan="2">Tenure </th> <th style="width:18%;" colspan="4">Totals </th> <th style="width:18%;" colspan="4">Regular season </th> <th style="width:18%;" colspan="4">Playoffs </th></tr> <tr> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Total games"> G </span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games won"> W </span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games lost"> L </span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Winning percentage"> PCT </span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Total games"> G </span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games won"> W </span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games lost"> L </span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Winning percentage"> PCT </span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Total games"> G </span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games won"> W </span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games lost"> L </span></th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Winning percentage"> PCT </span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Paul_Silas" title="Paul Silas">Paul Silas</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–2003</a></td> <td style="width:5%;">88</td> <td style="width:5%;">49</td> <td style="width:5%;">39</td> <td style="width:5%;">.557</td> <td style="width:5%;">82</td> <td style="width:5%;">47</td> <td style="width:5%;">35</td> <td style="width:5%;">.573</td> <td style="width:5%;">6</td> <td style="width:5%;">2</td> <td style="width:5%;">4</td> <td style="width:5%;">.333 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tim_Floyd" title="Tim Floyd">Tim Floyd</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2003–2004</a></td> <td style="width:5%;">89</td> <td style="width:5%;">44</td> <td style="width:5%;">45</td> <td style="width:5%;">.494</td> <td style="width:5%;">82</td> <td style="width:5%;">41</td> <td style="width:5%;">41</td> <td style="width:5%;">.500</td> <td style="width:5%;">7</td> <td style="width:5%;">3</td> <td style="width:5%;">4</td> <td style="width:5%;">.429 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004</a>–<a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009</a></td> <td style="width:5%;">436</td> <td style="width:5%;">211</td> <td style="width:5%;">225</td> <td style="width:5%;">.484</td> <td style="width:5%;">419</td> <td style="width:5%;">203</td> <td style="width:5%;">216</td> <td style="width:5%;">.484</td> <td style="width:5%;">17</td> <td style="width:5%;">8</td> <td style="width:5%;">9</td> <td style="width:5%;">.471 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bower_(basketball)" title="Jeff Bower (basketball)">Jeff Bower</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–2010</a></td> <td style="width:5%;">73</td> <td style="width:5%;">34</td> <td style="width:5%;">39</td> <td style="width:5%;">.466</td> <td style="width:5%;">73</td> <td style="width:5%;">34</td> <td style="width:5%;">39</td> <td style="width:5%;">.466</td> <td style="width:5%;">0</td> <td style="width:5%;">0</td> <td style="width:5%;">0</td> <td style="width:5%;">– </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Monty_Williams" title="Monty Williams">Monty Williams</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010</a>–<a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2015</a></td> <td style="width:5%;">404</td> <td style="width:5%;">175</td> <td style="width:5%;">229</td> <td style="width:5%;">.433</td> <td style="width:5%;">394</td> <td style="width:5%;">173</td> <td style="width:5%;">221</td> <td style="width:5%;">.439</td> <td style="width:5%;">10</td> <td style="width:5%;">2</td> <td style="width:5%;">8</td> <td style="width:5%;">.200 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Alvin_Gentry" title="Alvin Gentry">Alvin Gentry</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015</a>–<a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2020</a></td> <td style="width:5%;">337</td> <td style="width:5%;">150</td> <td style="width:5%;">187</td> <td style="width:5%;">.445</td> <td style="width:5%;">328</td> <td style="width:5%;">145</td> <td style="width:5%;">183</td> <td style="width:5%;">.442</td> <td style="width:5%;">9</td> <td style="width:5%;">5</td> <td style="width:5%;">4</td> <td style="width:5%;">.556 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Stan_Van_Gundy" title="Stan Van Gundy">Stan Van Gundy</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–2021</a></td> <td style="width:5%;">72</td> <td style="width:5%;">31</td> <td style="width:5%;">41</td> <td style="width:5%;">.431</td> <td style="width:5%;">72</td> <td style="width:5%;">31</td> <td style="width:5%;">41</td> <td style="width:5%;">.431</td> <td style="width:5%;">0</td> <td style="width:5%;">0</td> <td style="width:5%;">0</td> <td style="width:5%;">– </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Willie_Green" title="Willie Green">Willie Green</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021</a>–present</td> <td style="width:5%;">256</td> <td style="width:5%;">129</td> <td style="width:5%;">127</td> <td style="width:5%;">.504</td> <td style="width:5%;">164</td> <td style="width:5%;">127</td> <td style="width:5%;">119</td> <td style="width:5%;">.516</td> <td style="width:5%;">6</td> <td style="width:5%;">2</td> <td style="width:5%;">4</td> <td style="width:5%;">.333 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home_arenas">Home arenas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Home arenas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Smoothie_King_Center" title="Smoothie King Center">Smoothie King Center</a> (2002–present), formerly known as New Orleans Arena (2002–2014)</li> <li>One other temporary facility due to the effects of <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paycom_Center" title="Paycom Center">Ford Center</a> (2005–2007)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mascot">Mascot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Mascot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Pierre the Pelican</b> is the official mascot for the Pelicans. He was introduced on October 30, 2013, the opening night of regular season for the team at home against the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name for the mascot was selected by the fans through an online poll on the team's website. However, Pierre's unconventional design frightened some fans. The mascot's redesigned head was released on February 11, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pelicans' prior mascot was <a href="/wiki/Hugo_(mascot)" title="Hugo (mascot)">Hugo the Hornet</a>, who was part of the organization from 2002 to 2013. Hugo returned as the mascot for the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> starting with the 2014–15 season.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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the Charlotte Hornets">original Hornets</a>)</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Pelicans&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-HornetsNameReturnsToCarolinas-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-HornetsNameReturnsToCarolinas_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HornetsNameReturnsToCarolinas_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HornetsNameReturnsToCarolinas_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style 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NBA Media Ventures, LLC. January 24, 2013. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221007160051/https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/benson-family-unveils-new-orleans-pelicans-colors-and-logos">Archived</a> from the original on October 7, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 2,</span> 2022</span>. <q>The Pelicans' colors will be blue, gold and red. The team's primary color, blue, is taken from Louisiana's state flag. The Pelicans and Saints will share the color gold, uniting the organizations, while celebrating the spirited life of New Orleans and its many celebrations (gold is also a commonly found color on the "crown" of the pelican). Red represents fraternity and is indicative of the blood provision of the mother pelican and the vibrant color underneath the pelican's throat. 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href="/wiki/NBA_play-in_tournament" title="NBA play-in tournament">Play-in</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs" title="NBA playoffs">Playoffs</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_playoff_series" title="List of NBA playoff series">list</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">finals</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">champions</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd>Predecessors <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">BAA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(United_States)" title="National Basketball League (United States)">NBL</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">ABA</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association%E2%80%93National_Basketball_Association_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger">merger</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Walter_A._Brown_Trophy" title="Walter A. Brown Trophy">Walter A. Brown Trophy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_criticisms_and_controversies" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association criticisms and controversies">Criticisms and controversies</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_betting_scandal" title="2007 NBA betting scandal">2007 Tim Donaghy betting scandal</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBA_lockout" title="NBA lockout">Lockouts</a></dd> <dd>Former divisions <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Division_(NBA)" title="Eastern Division (NBA)">Eastern</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Division_(NBA)" title="Midwest Division (NBA)">Midwest</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Western_Division_(NBA)" title="Western Division (NBA)">Western</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd>Teams <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_NBA_teams" title="List of defunct NBA teams">defunct</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Expansion_of_the_NBA" title="Expansion of the NBA">expansion</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_relocated_NBA_teams" title="List of relocated NBA teams">relocated</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_NBA" title="Timeline of the NBA">timeline</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons" title="List of NBA seasons">Seasons</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Suspension_of_the_2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="Suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season">2019–20 suspension</a> and <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Bubble" title="2020 NBA Bubble">bubble</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd>Records <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_regular_season_records" title="List of NBA regular season records">regular season</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_post-season_records" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NBA post-season records">postseason</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Star_Game_records" title="List of NBA All-Star Game records">All-Star</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_all-time_NBA_win%E2%80%93loss_records" title="List of all-time NBA win–loss records">win–loss records</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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