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The New Orleans Pelicans have declined to extend a qualifying offer to 6-foot-7 forward Stanley Johnson. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, the move will now allow the Pelicans to have some $28 million in space. Johnson, meanwhile, will likely be eyed by several teams. Sources: The Pelicans have declined to extend a qualifying offer […]

New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin is excited to watch the new-look squad in the 2019-20 NBA season. Griffin, who has made big moves in his first few months at the helm in New Orleans, believes that the Pelicans will be “a hell of a lot of fun to watch” […]

With the conclusion of the Anthony Davis trade saga and the 2019 NBA Draft, the New Orleans Pelicans’ future appears to be set. And as the roster rounds into form, so too is head coach Alvin Gentry’s preferred style of play. Gentry said that he would be “disappointed” if his team does not lead the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have opted against extending big man Cheick Diallo a qualifying offer, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, making him an unrestricted free agent. New Orleans is declining the qualifying offer on Cheick Diallo, which will make him an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell ESPN. Diallo, 22, adds another quality young big […]

Tobias Harris definitely isn’t the best player to hit the open market this summer. When free agency officially opens on June 30, though, he seems poised to field as many calls as any free agent in the NBA. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, as many as nine teams, including the Philadelphia 76ers and […]

Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett have yet to take the floor for the New Orleans Pelicans and New York Knicks, respectively, even in Summer League play. Still, the infancy of their NBA careers hasn’t stopped fans of Duke University’s historic rookie tandem from buying up merchandise like both players have already established themselves as stars. […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Julius Randle has fired back at Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter after Kanter said Zion Williamson is “Julius Randle with hops.” Randle recalls scoring 45 points the last time Kanter guarded him this past season. Randle put up 45 points on March 15 against the Blazers. Yo @EnesKanter last […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter has never been one to mince words and that trend continued on Wednesday when he was asked to talk about New Orleans Pelicans No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson. During an appearance on “The Herd” with Colin Cowherd, Kanter took a shot at Williamson, saying the high-flyer is “Julius […]

Earlier this month, Boston Celtics big man Al Horford declined to pick up the player option on his deal for the 2019-20 season. At first, there was some hope in the organization that he would re-sign. Now, though, it appears that won’t be the case. Several teams have shown up in pursuit of the former […]

Jaxson Hayes was arguably the most controversial pick among the first 10 players selected in the 2019 NBA Draft. The University of Texas center finds himself in a unique situation with the New Orleans Pelicans, both as a potential building block next to Zion Williamson up front and possible rotation player for a team that […]

The New York Knicks are staying active in the offseason. According to a report from Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, the Knicks and Pelicans big man Julius Randle are believed to have “mutual interest.” Spears notes that the Knicks have interest in several big men, including Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins. However, he […]

Newly-drafted Pelicans forward Zion Williamson stood before the media on Monday for a post-draft press conference. During the event, the former Duke standout was asked a peculiar question: “Are you in shape?” At 6-7 and 285 pounds, Williamson is indeed a large human, but that certainly doesn’t mean he’s out of shape. In fact, most […]

For a over a decade, Drew Brees has been the face of New Orleans. He doesn’t appear to mind if that changes. The New Orleans Pelicans gave a jolt to the city last week when they drafted Zion Williamson with the first overall pick in the NBA draft. Williamson’s selection comes on the heels of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans pulled off a huge heist this summer with the trade of Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Pelicans receive Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, Brandon Ingram, and three first-round picks. Wow! While Lakers’ fans are jumping for joy as Davis is now paired with LeBron James, the Pelicans’ have a […]

Lonzo Ball has made his first public comments since being traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the New Orleans Pelicans in the blockbuster Anthony Davis trade. https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1142927319557967874 Ball is headed to the Pelicans with small forward Brandon Ingram and shooting guard Josh Hart. New Orleans now has a really nice young core, headlined by […]

Three NBA teams are readying to make unrestricted free agent center Al Horford an offer he can’t refuse. The New Orleans Pelicans, LA Clippers and Dallas Mavericks are reportedly preparing to make Horford a massive offer this summer, according to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report. Horford was reportedly interested in re-signing with the Celtics, but […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard believes the New Orleans Pelicans would benefit a lot from the recent blockbuster trade which sent Lonzo Ball to the Big Easy. The Pelicans sent Anthony Davis to the Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round picks. Damian Lillard believes that the Pelicans are in […]

The New York Knicks selected R.J. Barrett with the third overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Morant went to the Memphis Grizzlies, while Duke teammate Williamson was drafted first overall by the New Orleans Pelicans. In an interview with Steve Serby of the New York Post, Barrett shared a funny story about Williamson, as […]

Zion Williamson’s life changed forever when the New Orleans Pelicans officially selected him with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft last Thursday. Williamson had quite the emotional night, sharing a touching message for his mother moments after the big announcement from Commissioner Adam Silver. After spending some time doing some media duties, […]

Former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins predicts the New Orleans Pelicans will make the playoffs in 2019-20 and that Zion Williamson will average a double-double and win Rookie of the Year. Pelicans executive David Griffin got a tremendous haul in return for Anthony Davis from the Los Angeles Lakers, acquiring Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh […]

While shedding heavy tears and praising his mother during a nationally-televised interview after realizing his destiny as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, Zion Williamson endeared himself to basketball followers across the globe. Considering his step father’s heartfelt words to the city of New Orleans one day later, it’s clear Williamson’s moving post-draft […]

Anthony Davis swears there was no subliminal message behind him wearing a shirt that read “That’s All Folks!” to the New Orleans Pelicans’ final home game of the 2018-19 season. The six-time All-Star, in fact, insists the shirt was laid out for him to wear by someone else. It was a coincidence, basically, and even […]

Josh Hart of the Los Angeles Lakers was traded as part of the massive deal that sent Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans to the Lakers in exchange for a king’s ransom of draft picks and young players. That deal is already having ripple effects throughout the rest of the NBA, as the Atlanta […]

The 2019 NBA Draft is in the books, with plenty of drama and an immense amount of trades. One pick that was unsurprisingly not traded, however, was the No. 1 overall pick, which the New Orleans Pelicans beat the odds and won in May. Of course, that meant only one thing: Zion Williamson was coming […]

Should Marc Gasol opt out of his contract with the Toronto Raptors, the New Orleans Pelicans will have interest in signing the big man, according to Fletcher Mackel of WDSU. Gasol has a $25.6 million player option for the 2019-20 campaign. The 34-year-old split the 2018-19 campaign between the Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors. He […]

The New Orleans Pelicans made waves on Thursday night as they officially acquired top draft prospect Zion Williamson as the first overall pick. Aside from their Zion coup, though, the Pelicans were also able to scoop up a number of other prospects throughout the draft, which obliged fellow New Orleans sports franchise, the New Orleans […]

After trying move up into the top-5 in last Thursday’s NBA draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves ultimately settled with a trade for the Phoenix Suns’ no. 6 pick, which they used to draft Jarrett Culver. The Timberwolves would have preferred to snag point guard Darius Garland – with either the New Orleans Pelicans’ no. 4 pick […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson believes that he “connected” well with coach Alvin Gentry. Williamson is officially New Orleans-bound after the Pelicans selected him as the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft on Thursday. The 18-year-old superstar will be the new face of the Pelicans franchise after they agreed to trade superstar […]

The post-Anthony Davis era has begun for the New Orleans Pelicans when they drafted Zion Williamson with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Team owner Gayle Benson said she is excited about the team’s future now that they have the 18-year-old college phenom on the team. She also credited David Griffin and […]

New Orleans Pelicans No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson says head coach Alvin Gentry wants him to push the ball in transition by himself if he gets the defensive rebound. Gentry wants the Pelicans to play fast this season with Williamson and Lonzo Ball in the fold. Zion said coach Alvin Gentry told him that […]

As expected, New Orleans Pelicans high-flyer Zion Williamson is the heavy favorite to win the 2020 Rookie of the Year award, per BetOnline.ag. The online betting site has Williamson at -200 to win the award. Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is second at +400, while New York Knicks small forward RJ Barrett is third […]

New Orleans Pelicans vice president David Griffin tempered expectations after Thursday’s bombastic NBA Draft, following a franchise triumph upon selecting Zion Williamson with the No. 1 overall pick. The newly-hired front office exec was quick to point out that while Williamson’s addition is franchise-changing, he must first get the baton from veteran point guard Jrue […]

Barely a week removed from the blockbuster trade of the summer that centered around Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans  new recruit Josh Hart — who went the other way in the aforementioned trade — is already engaging in some smack talk against former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kyle Kuzma. Hart started off the friendly banter […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have done a whole lot of wheeling and dealing of late, and general manager David Griffin says the team does not have any plans of moving any of the pieces they have recently acquired, according to Scott Kushner of The New Orleans Advocate. The Pelicans shook the NBA last weekend when […]

It took only a few days after the Toronto Raptors captured their first NBA title, for the Anthony Davis sweepstakes to end. The winners, were the Los Angeles Lakers, who had tried to trade for Davis since before the trade deadline. Here are the details of the trade between the New Orleans Pelicans and Los […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Julius Randle is set to enter unrestricted free agency after declining his $9 million player option for the 2019-20 season. Pelicans‘ Julius Randle is not picking up his $9M player option for next season and will enter unrestricted free agency, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Randle is coming off his best […]

Zion Williamson says he plans to give the New Orleans Pelicans “everything I got.” Williamson is ready to get started with the Pelicans. The high-flyer is excited to play for the fans and head coach Alvin Gentry. “I’m going to let them know I’m going to give them everything I got…I understand Rome wasn’t built […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson plans to contact Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James and ask how to stay “consistent” in the NBA. Williamson, like James, was the No. 1 overall pick in his draft class. The Pelicans are hoping Williamson can carve out a career similar to the one James has […]

Dwyane Wade, depressingly, no longer plays in the NBA. The Miami Heat legend, though, is clearly already relishing his role as an ambassador for the league and mentor to basketball’s next generation of stars. After Zion Williamson was selected by with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft, the New Orleans Pelicans’ […]