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The NBA trade deadline is quickly approaching. Once it passes, adding talent ahead of the playoffs becomes difficult. However, the New Orleans Pelicans may have an ace up their sleeve. While the Pelicans are keeping their Karlo Matkovic plans close to the vest, the Slovenian big man has already seen spotted around Crescent City alongside […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are on the road to take on the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night. Check out our NBA odds series as we hand out a Pelicans-Clippers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Pelicans are 29-21 this season, and they have won their last […]

For those unfamiliar with the ever-changing parade schedule, the Monday before Mardi Gras week is usually pretty quiet. New Orleans is nursing a hangover after a weekend reserved for the Krewes of Femme Fatale and Mad Hatters. It’s a calm before the storm, a human hurricane with seven straight days of meandering floats and bar-hopping […]

Mardi Gras and the NBA’s Trade Deadline are creeping up quickly, with Valentine’s Day just around the corner. Unfounded rumors get thrown around more than beads but even a hint of being on the trade block can spark the end of a complex relationship. Fans of the New Orleans Pelicans need not worry about any […]

Mike D’Antoni was indeed one of the best tacticians in the NBA, especially when he coached the Phoenix Suns and the Houston Rockets. Aside from stirring these teams to competitive playoff campaigns, D’Antoni was also crowned NBA Coach of the Year twice. He currently is a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans. Given D’Antoni’s […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have assembled one of the deepest teams in the association, but the NBA remains a star-driven league. Thankfully, the Pelicans have two bona fide stars on their roster, and on Monday night, in their 138-100 demolition of the Toronto Raptors, Brandon Ingram showed why he can be one of the most […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have spent a long time away from home and may be without one key contributor when the Toronto Raptors come to the Crescent City. Herb Jones is listed as questionable on New Orleans injury report However, Jones was active during Sunday’s practice and Monday’s morning shootaround. The Alabama alum gave a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in an interesting position in the Western Conference with the NBA Trade Deadline approaching. They’re a team that has the talent to be one of the better teams in the conference and a potential contender, but they’ve been playing inconsistent basketball. There is one move though that could help put […]

The Toronto Raptors are in the southern part of the United States to take on the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night. Check out our NBA odds series as we hand out a Raptors-Pelicans prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Raptors are coming off a tough game […]

Third-year head coach Willie Green’s first two years were mostly spent stitching together patchwork rotations from skeleton crews, yet he kept the New Orleans Pelicans in the postseason conversation. Now with a revamped staff and relatively healthy roster around two former All-Stars, Green has guided the team to one of the best starts in franchise […]

When he first came into the league, Zion Williamson was hyped up as a one-of-a-kind star. The New Orleans Pelicans star has a unique blend of size and athleticism that we’ve almost never seen in the NBA. Now, we’re seeing another unique talent blossoming in the NBA: San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama. After the […]

On Friday, the New Orleans Pelicans garnered a nail-biting win over the San Antonio Spurs, 114-113. Behind Zion Williamson’s clutch heroics, the Pelicans managed to take their second win in a row. Williamson was able to seal the game by hitting an off-balance layup with 3.8 left in regulation. It all started with 12 seconds […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are going into the NBA trade deadline armed with two draft picks in what most agree is an uninspiring 2024 class. Odds are the organization opts to defer the selection owed by the Los Angeles Lakers until the heralded 2025 NBA Draft. However, the Lakers’ struggles make it difficult to ignore […]

The New Orleans Pelicans can win the season series over Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs but the game is just window dressing for the main attractions. Unfortunately, hoops fans might not get to see a second round of Zion Williamson versus Wembanyama. After yesterday’s practice, head coach Willie Green shared that the 2019 NBA Draft’s […]

The Brooklyn Nets are fading fast. Even in a meh Eastern Conference play-in tournament picture, the Nets have fallen out, as they currently sit a game behind the Atlanta Hawks for the 10th spot after a lackluster past few months. With the trade deadline fast approaching, will this affect their stance on keeping Mikal Bridges, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans head to the Alamo City to take on the San Antonio Spurs! Join us for our NBA odds series where our Pelicans-Spurs prediction and pick will be revealed. Last time out, it was the Pelicans that were able to handle their business as they defeated the Houston Rockets. by a score […]

After putting away the pesky Detroit Pistons 128-121, the Cleveland Cavaliers are on the road to face the Memphis Grizzlies in the second game of a back-to-back. Memphis is banged up, bloodied, and bruised heading into this matchup. The Grizzlies will be without Steven Adams (knee), Desmond Bane (ankle), Brandon Clarke (Achilles), Luke Kennard (knee), […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were going into their third road game in four nights without a two-time NBA All-Star and one of the most respective defensive stoppers in the league. The visitors had neither Zion Williamson nor Herb Jones against the Houston Rockets but still came out ahead 110-99. Willie Green’s locker room gave most […]

The NBA’s February 8th trade deadline is just a week away and a couple big deals have already been made. OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam found new basketball zip codes so the Toronto Raptors can fanally jumpstart are rebuild. The New Orleans Pelicans got in on that early action, too, sending former lottery pick Kira […]

The New Orleans Pelicans take on the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, they will be without the services of star forward Zion Williamson. Williamson was initially downgraded to questionable before being ruled out by the Pelicans as he deals with a left foot injury: Herb Jones (right adductor soreness) and Zion Williamson (left foot […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have eight games remaining before going into the NBA All-Star break but the franchise finds itself in a familiar position. The franchise is once again fighting to get above the NBA Play-In Tournament’s cutoff line as the Western Conference playoff race takes shape. The standings are starting to sort themselves out, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans started this season with a revamped coaching staff and a clear message to the locker room: look to take more 3-pointers. Now in his third year in charge, Willie Green has to match that strategy with a new directive coaching-wise: play more shooters or risk getting run out of the gym, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have now lost three consecutive games albeit to three of the best teams in the NBA and are looking to right the ship when they head down south to Houston to take on the Rockets in this Wednesday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand […]

Brian Scalabrine pulled no punches when calling Monday night’s game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Boston Celtics. The NBC Boston broadcaster, an 11-year veteran sporting an NBA Finals championship ring no less, called out Willie Green’s lineups. It’s not the first time the Pelicans’ lineup decisions have been under the microscope, and it came […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, after Monday’s 118-112 road loss to the Boston Celtics, shared a heartwarming story about how Jayson Tatum helped him adjust to college life in Durham. Although Williamson and Tatum never played together with the Duke Blue Devils, as the latter went to Duke two years earlier than the former, […]

Mental toughness is hard to define, but it’s apparent in the game of Boston Celtics guard Derrick White. On Monday night against the New Orleans Pelicans, White went 1-for-7 in the first half and missed four shots from beyond the arc. But, instead of fading away in the final frame, White got red hot down […]

Wait, where’d all those draft assets go? The New Orleans Pelicans can be forgiven for not knowing the Milwaukee Bucks have a front office capable of pulling off magic trick trades. Now that Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetoukoumpo have teamed up, Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin is getting a raw deal […]

The Boston Celtics have championship aspirations this season, so it’s no surprise that they’re being extra careful with injuries. Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, who sprained his ankle on Thursday against the Miami Heat, is now questionable for Monday’s matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans. Porzingis didn’t play in Boston’s previous game versus the Los Angeles […]

The New Orleans Pelicans find themselves in a promising position halfway through the 2023-24 NBA season. They boast a commendable record of 26-20. However, to bolster their prospects for a deep playoff run, the team must execute strategic maneuvers at the 2024 NBA trade deadline. The Pelicans’ 2023-24 NBA Season So Far As the season […]

The New Orleans Pelicans go on the road to take on the Boston Celtics Monday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Celtics prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Pelicans are 26-20 this season, and they have lost three of their last […]

What a difference two games can make in changing the water cooler talk concerning the New Orleans Pelicans. Third-year head coach Willie Green was celebrating a franchise record 153 points in a win over the surprisingly competitive Utah Jazz to start the week. Unfortunately, the Pelicans are now traveling to face the Boston Celtics having […]

It’s time to have a discussion about the state of scoring in the NBA, and let me tell you, I’m very happy that someone as astute and thoughtful as CJ McCollum was one of the first to weigh in during a week when we’ve seen four 60-point performances, including two of the ten 70-point performances […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been alternating wins and losses over their last few games as they come into this back-to-back when they head out on the road in the first game of their road trip to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in this Saturday night showdown. This game will continue our NBA odds series […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are rolling with the punches and climbing the standings over the last month. They have good reason to confidently chirp at the opponents most nights as Willie Green’s group usually has a lead. The locker room even took a vote to determine the team’s biggest, loudest trash-talker on the team. Unsurprisingly, […]

Third-year head coach Willie Green is getting ‘artistic’ with the rotations a few weeks before the New Orleans Pelicans split for the NBA All-Star break. Switching up what is working for a team 26-18 squad sitting tied for fifth place could ruffle some feathers in some locker rooms. Not in the Smoothie King Center though. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans under third-year head coach Willie Green are in the same spot as last season but have a far brighter outlook. This year’s 26-18 start matches the last but there are a few big differences. First, Zion Williamson and the rest of the Pelicans’ roster are relatively healthy. Secondly, after surviving two […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have 11 games left on the schedule before the NBA All-Star break and that slate is no cakewalk. First is a visit from the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then the Pelicans have eight road games over 17 days with a home date with the Toronto Raptors right in the middle. Willie Green’s […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder hit the road to take on the New Orleans Pelicans Friday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Thunder-Pelicans prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Thunder are having an excellent season as they are not […]

The February 8 NBA Trade Deadline is just a few weeks away and the New Orleans Pelicans rumor mill is operating at full capacity. For instance, Herb Jones was reportedly being shopped one day and off the table for any negotiations the next. Cutting through the morass and finding a middle ground is difficult but […]