New Orleans Pelicans Articles - Page 117

Now that the New Orleans Pelicans own the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Zion Williamson is as good as theirs. The question remains: how will head coach Alvin Gentry determine his position in the pros? Gentry told The Washington Post national NBA writer Ben Golliver that it’s a good problem to have. […]

On Tuesday night, the New Orleans Pelicans made waves in the NBA world by winning the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery — giving the team a chance to select Zion Williamson in June’s NBA Draft. The last time New Orleans won the lottery, they selected Anthony Davis, which turned out well for a time. However, the […]

New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson welcomed the great news of landing the no. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. On the Pelicans’ Twitter, Benson called the event as a ‘new beginning’ en route to building a championship team. She mentioned executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin and head coach Alvin […]

The New Orleans Pelicans won the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, which puts them in pole position to land the best prospect to come out of college since, well, player that’s currently on the team’s roster – Anthony Davis. Of course, Davis might not be on the team for very much longer as […]

After immense hype and mammoth buildup, the New Orleans Pelicans were crowned winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery. Of course, all teams with a chance at the number one overall pick were clamoring for the opportunity to draft Zion Williamson out of Duke University – a slam-dunk prospect that will likely light the league […]

The New Orleans Pelicans went into the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery hoping to come out with a bit of a jump. They were projected to hold the No. 7 overall pick and only had a 6.0% chance to win the No. 1 overall pick and a 19% chance to jump into the top three. Thankfully, […]

Duke star Zion Williamson is likely heading to New Orleans this June. Unfortunately, he hasn’t been to the city yet. The New Orleans Pelicans, surprisingly, got the No.1 pick in the recently concluded 2019 NBA Draft Lottery. They are expected to select Zion, who has been the consensus top pick of this year’s draft. After […]

New Orleans Pelicans star big man Anthony Davis reportedly still wants to be traded by the franchise, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Watch Stadium. The Pelicans have the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and will most likely select Duke star Zion Williamson. The New Orleans Pelicans are now set […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have landed the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft lottery. The Pelicans are widely expected to draft Duke star Zion Williamson with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft, which is on June 20. IT'S HAPPENING!!!! #BirdStrikes pic.twitter.com/AeJ0UaqG6h — New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) May 15, 2019 […]

Anthony Davis would reportedly consider re-signing with the New York Knicks if he felt he could be successful with the franchise, according to Ian Begley of SNY. Davis has requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Knicks are expected to reach out to David Griffin this summer to discuss a Davis trade. […]

FOX Sports personality Colin Cowherd says the New York Knicks shouldn’t trade the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft for New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis if they get it. If the Knicks get the No. 1 pick, they would likely take Duke star Zion Williamson. Davis has requested a […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is set to take place in Chicago Tuesday night, and the odds of the 14 non-playoff teams to land the first overall pick have already been released by NBA.com. Team Lottery Odds New York 14.0% Cleveland 14.0% Phoenix 14.0% Chicago 12.5% Atlanta 10.5% Washington 9.0% New Orleans 6.0% Memphis* 6.0% Dallas** […]

Entering a contract year, many believed that Bojan Bogdanovic of the Indiana Pacers was primed for a big season. However, few might have predicted that he was going to be this good. In his fifth year in the league, the 6-foot-8 wing was able to put up career-high numbers across the board as he ended […]

Newly-appointed New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president for basketball operations David Griffin appears to be over the moon with his team’s recent coup of league-renowned athletic trainer Aaron Nelson. Speaking to William Guillory of The Athletic, Griffin explained why he believes the arrival of Nelson might just prove to be the game-changer for the Pelicans. […]

The New York Knicks could get a chance to acquire Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans, but it would come at a price. New Orleans are still trying to convince Anthony Davis to stay with the team. However, if everything fails, they could reportedly trade him to the Knicks if the team gets the […]

New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin is reportedly still trying to change star Anthony Davis’ mind about being traded, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. Griffin has a positive rapport with Davis’ agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports. Paul, of course, represents LeBron James. LeBron and Griffin […]

The New Orleans Pelicans reportedly gathered intel on New York Knicks small forward Kevin Knox recently, according to Ian Begley of SNY. Knox just finished his first season in the NBA in 2018-19. The Knicks are expected to reach out to the Pelicans this summer regarding an Anthony Davis trade, so it looks like New […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday appears to be recovering well from his core muscle surgery. Performance coach Mike G uploaded a video of Holiday doing some strength training on Thursday. Holiday was doing some lunges on the Smith machine. It's officially Jrue Holiday x Mike G workout video season. (Also looks like Holiday is […]

The arrival of David Griffin to the New Orleans Pelicans reportedly hasn’t changed Anthony Davis’ trade stance, according to Fletcher Mackel of NBC NOLA. The Pelicans hired Griffin as their new executive vice president of basketball operations. He has a close relationship with Davis’ agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports. However, it doesn’t appear Davis […]

Some members of the New Orleans Pelicans reportedly thought the Los Angeles Lakers’ trade offer for Anthony Davis at the February trade deadline was pretty attractive, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The Lakers’ trade package was headlined by Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram. Ingram was diagnosed with a blood clot in his […]

The New Orleans Pelicans may have quietly scored the best signing of the summer thus far with recent news coming out that the team have successfully recruited league-renowned athletic trainer Aaron Nelson from the Phoenix Suns. ESPN’s Marc Stein broke the news via Twitter. Also out of Phoenix: League sources say that the Pelicans have […]

Following his second quick exit from the first round of the playoffs, once again in sweep fashion, Damian Lillard was open to suggestions as to how to reach the next level as an NBA player. The Portland Trail Blazers had been swept by the eventual champion Golden State Warriors in 2017 and then by the […]

New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin and superstar big man Anthony Davis are reportedly expected to meet next month to discuss Davis’ future, according to Scott Kushner of The Advocate. Davis requested a trade from the Pelicans before the February trade deadline. New Orleans opted not to trade him and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans reportedly have no interest in trading point guard Jrue Holiday this summer, according to Scott Kushner of The Advocate. The Pelicans are widely expected to trade superstar big man Anthony Davis, who requested a trade near the February trade deadline. Some believe New Orleans should trade Holiday as well and embark […]

New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin believes “there is reason to be optimistic” that superstar big man Anthony Davis could be open minded to staying in New Orleans. Davis requested a trade from the Pelicans before the February trade deadline. New Orleans opted not to trade him and it’s widely […]

The Golden State Warriors are just one game away from advancing to the Western Conference semifinals. Head coach Steve Kerr has his team up 3-1 over the Los Angeles Clippers. Following the team’s latest win, a 113-105 victory for the Warriors, Kerr made his way to the podium sporting quite a shirt. Anthony Davis isn’t […]

If the New Orleans Pelicans make point guard Jrue Holiday available in trade talks this summer, the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic would have interest in acquiring him, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. The Pelicans are widely expected to trade Anthony Davis this summer. Depending on what kind of haul New […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have reportedly been granted permission to discuss a senior front-office role with Los Angeles Clippers assistant general manager Trent Redden, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. David Griffin, the Pelicans’ new executive vice president of basketball operations, worked with Redden on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Redden and David Griffin, the Pelicans’ new […]

Anthony Davis made it quite clear this season that he no longer wants to stay with the New Orleans Pelicans. He publicly requested a trade from the franchise back in February, and there were very public trade negotiations with the Los Angeles Lakers, Davis’ reported preferred destination. Now what’s left between Davis and the Pelicans […]

New Orleans Pelicans newly-hired Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin expressed hope that guard Jrue Holiday would remain with the team, despite the likely impending teardown of this roster. Holiday admitted he chose to re-sign with the Pelicans mostly due to his partnership with Anthony Davis, who is now likely to find his […]

Although they did not make the playoffs this season, the New Orleans Pelicans are likely to remain in the NBA spotlight well into the summer. While the Pelicans failed to find a suitable trade offer for superstar forward Anthony Davis before the trade deadline, the team will almost surely shop Davis to interested teams this […]

Freshly hired New Orleans Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin has great for the franchise moving forward, including keeping its disgruntled star, Anthony Davis. Griffin said he recently spoke to Davis’ agent, Rich Paul, to discuss the future of the All-Star forward. David Griffin on Anthony Davis: "We have a long successful […]

David Griffin is now calling the shots in the New Orleans Pelicans’ front office, but he has decided to spare head coach Alvin Gentry. It was apparently a very easy decision for Griffin to keep Gentry: Griffin: Keeping Alvin Gentry was a no-brainer after we talked. — Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) April 17, 2019 Gentry has […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ newly-hired Executive Vice-President of Basketball Operations David Griffin reportedly made some “outrageous demands” of owner Gayle Benson before signing up for the job, according to Will Guillory of The Athletic. There had been concerns that the franchise, led by an ownership group that’s been known to be a football family, had […]

David Griffin’s first item in his long list of duties as the newly-hired Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the New Orleans Pelicans would be to deal with the Anthony Davis situation. But don’t expect for him to immediately put him on the trade block before darting his best pitch to stay, according to […]

The 2018-19 NBA MVP Race is almost over with the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Houston Rockets’ James Harden all but guaranteeing that this year’s battle for the crown will come down to just them. Both are considered locks for the 2018-19 All-NBA First Team, but the question remains as to who will join […]

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka was reportedly cut out of Anthony Davis trade talks between the Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans, according to Dave McMenamin and Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. The Pelicans reportedly preferred to deal directly with Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson. New Orleans didn’t trade Davis at the February trade […]

David Griffin reportedly received assurances from the New Orleans Pelicans that the franchise is making a larger investment into their front office under his leadership, according to Scott Kushner of The Advocate. Griffin became the Pelicans’ Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations on Friday. I’ve talked to some league sources, who confirmed David Griffin received […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry is a favorite of the organization and is expected to return next season, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Pelicans hired former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin on Friday as the team’s new executive vice president of basketball operations. Gentry worked with Griffin with the Phoenix Suns in […]