New Orleans Pelicans Articles - Page 74

Kyle Kuzma was spared when the Los Angeles Lakers traded a slew of young players and multiple first-round picks to the New Orleans Pelicans for Anthony Davis in the summer of 2019. The Purple and Gold franchise dealt two former no. 2 overall picks in Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram, along with Josh Hart and […]

The Denver Nuggets fell short in the NBA playoffs, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Western Conference Finals. After Denver’s impressive season in 2019-2020, the Nuggets could look to make a move for Jrue Holiday — again — this offseason, per the Denver Post’s Mike Singer. Ahead of the NBA trade […]

There are several NBA head coaching jobs still available, all of them have vastly different challenges. However, the New Orleans Pelicans’ job may provide the most unique situation because of Zion Williamson. Zion is one of the most unique players we’ve ever seen, and his career is just beginning. Sure enough, with his insane athleticism […]

Tyronn Lue is going to be a busy man over the next couple of days, as the former NBA guard will be meeting with the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday afternoon, the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday and the Houston Rockets on Sunday, per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Yahoo Sources: Tyronn Lue is meeting […]

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard JJ Redick believes Zion Williamson will make the Hall of Fame one day, assuming he stays healthy. On the latest episode of “All The Smoke” with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Redick spoke about how special Williamson is. “It’s All-NBA, All-Star, Hall of Fame. That’s his ceiling,” JJ Redick said […]

The Philadelphia 76ers chose not to re-sign JJ Redick during the summer of 2019, allowing the sharpshooter to sign a two-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans worth $26 million. While Redick is happy to be playing for the Pelicans, the veteran guard admitted to Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on All The Smoke that […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are expected to be frontrunners to sign Tyronn Lue as their new head coach, considering they currently have him in their payroll as a deputy. But according to Dan Feldman of NBC Sports, the Clippers brass might have to shell out some big bucks in order to outbid another team who […]

Former Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl believes the team should look to acquire New Orleans Pelicans combo guard Jrue Holiday this offseason, even if it means the Nuggets have to part ways with youngster Michael Porter Jr. There is talk of Jrue Holiday landing with the Clippers, Pacers and other contenders. But I told […]

Although Tyronn Lue is widely expected to replace Doc Rivers as the Los Angeles Clippers’ head coach, the New Orleans Pelicans still plan on interviewing him for their head coaching gig, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin worked with Lue on the Cleveland Cavaliers, so they have […]

The fallout from the Los Angeles Clippers’ stunning defeat in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Denver Nuggets continues, with the Clippers announcing the departure of head coach Doc Rivers. While changes were expected after the team lost a 3-1 series lead to the Nuggets, it was still surprising to see Rivers go. The 58-year […]

Former Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has already been contacted by the New Orleans Pelicans and Philadelphia 76ers, according to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. The Clippers fired Rivers on Monday after the team blew a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2020 playoffs at […]

Mike D’Antoni has been heavily rumored to become the next head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers after he decided not to return to the Houston Rockets. However, according to Kyle Neubeck of Philly Voice, some around the NBA believe the former Coach of the Year could be using the Sixers as leverage to get another […]

Zion Williamson is one of the most unique talents to ever enter the NBA. When the New Orleans Pelicans won the lottery, their ticket staff rejoiced like they all individually won the actual lottery. But Zion’s rookie year had less rejoicing and more hoping that he could stay on the court long enough to become […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard J.J. Redick has been around the block throughout his tenured NBA career. Then again, even the tested veteran has to admit that Pelicans rookie sensation Zion Williamson is unlike any other player he’s ever had the privilege of paying with. Redick recently opened up about what he thinks Williamson needs to […]

New Orleans Pelicans veteran JJ Redick just nominated two notorious floppers to his own All-NBA Flop Team. According to the 36-year-old sharpshooter, the biggest floppers in the NBA right now are Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and Los Angeles Clippers energy ball Patrick Beverley. “The obvious ones that stick out are like Marcus Smart and […]

Despite Zion Williamson being a rookie, an NBA executive already ranked the New Orleans Pelicans rising star as one of the best finishers in the league. The NBA exec placed Williamson among the ranks of two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James. However, echoing the concern of a majority of  fans and analysts, the unnamed […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Derrick Favors becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and he reportedly has an interest in going back to the Utah Jazz. According to Tony Jones of The Athletic, the Jazz — who traded Favors to the Pelicans in the summer of 2019 — also have an interest in reuniting […]

Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times was the only writer to vote for New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson as Rookie of the Year, preventing Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant from winning the award in unanimous fashion. As expected, once Morant found out that it was Cowley who voted for Williamson and not […]

The Brooklyn Nets reportedly have an interest in trading for New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday this offseason, according to Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Heavy. The reported trade package would include Spencer Dinwiddie though, and that’s not sitting well with him. I liked yesterday’s news cycle better 😑 https://t.co/vYk06wrIXt — Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson made history on Tuesday after being selected to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Williamson played the fewest amount of games (24) in NBA history to make the All-Rookie team. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid played the second-lowest with 31 games in 2017, and […]

Not a lot of teams in the NBA have been fortunate enough to be as lucky as the New Orleans Pelicans when it comes to picking up the best prospects come each draft. Obviously, it helped the Pelicans’ cause that they were in solid positions to grab young, franchise-changing talents that would help the front […]

The writing was on the wall for Mike D’Antoni the moment the Houston Rockets were eliminated from the playoffs by The Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1, in their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals tiff. The now-former Rockets head coach made it official on Sunday, informing the Houston ownership that he won’t be returning to the team next […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball is trying to follow in the footsteps of Brandon Ingram in 2020-21. Ball, who made headlines on Monday by switching agencies again and joining Klutch Sports, said he wants to win the 2021 Most Improved Player of the Year Award. Ingram, of course, won the award this season. […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball made headlines last year when he and his father, LaVar Ball, had a very public falling-out. Lonzo, his father and family associate Alan Foster had a squabble in 2019 over missing funds. It appears that Lonzo and LaVar have been able to mend fences. The Pelicans guard himself opened […]

Lonzo Ball of the New Orleans Pelicans has recently decided to cut ties with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to sign with Klutch Sports as his new agent. This comes as quite a surprise as it has only been months since Ball signed with Roc Nation. Ball himself opened up about the decision, and it seems to […]

Former Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni is officially a free agent, and the New Orleans Pelicans might be looking to make him their new head coach. D’Antoni’s status with the Rockets was an unknown given he was on an expiring contract, but the veteran head coach informed the team Sunday of his departure. Meanwhile, […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson’s body has been analyzed left and right ever since he entered the NBA as the No. 1 overall pick of the 2019 draft out of Duke. Many pundits believe the Pelicans star is way too heavy, while others marvel at how athletic Williamson is despite being six feet, six […]

On his recent podcast, New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard JJ Redick told a hilarious story about his wife trolling him about possibly never winning an NBA title. Redick, who missed the playoffs in 2019-20 for the first time in his NBA career, says his wife told him about ninth months ago that maybe he’s not […]

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo was one of the favorites to win the 2020 Most Improved Player of the Year Award, but he wound up losing to New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram. However, Adebayo really doesn’t care since he’s more focused on team success. The Heat star spoke to reporters on Friday […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant says New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday is the best guard defender in the NBA. Durant was recently a guest on Pelicans guard J.J. Redick’s podcast and he talked about how great of a defender Holiday is and when Jrue gained his respect. Via Jacob Rude of […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar forward Kevin Durant, formerly of the Golden State Warriors, recently went on New Orleans Pelicans guard JJ Redick’s podcast. During the episode, Redick asked Durant if he took the easy way out to win titles by signing with the Warriors, who won an NBA record 73 games the season before Durant joined […]

Was New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday snubbed from the NBA All-Defensive teams? Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard, who has had many battles with Holiday, certainly thinks so. On Twitter, Lillard retweeted and commented on JJ Redick’s thoughts on Holiday’s exclusion from the All-Defensive Team. Beyond a snub . https://t.co/cxklDjN4tJ — Damian Lillard […]

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard JJ Redick isn’t happy that point guard Jrue Holiday didn’t make the first or second All-Defensive team. Redick took to Twitter to voice his frustrations, pointing out how the eye test and players’ praise for Holiday should hold more weight in the voting process. When it’s nearly unanimous amongst your […]

In July of 2019, Zion Williamson signed the largest shoe deal a rookie had ever received with Jordan Brand. So, it should come to no surprise that a signature shoe for Zion is on the way. Jordan Brand announced that Williamson’s shoe the ‘Jordan Z Code’ is set to be released in January of 2021, […]

In their young NBA history, the New Orleans Pelicans have already made a ton of changes to put a competitive team on the floor. It’s been tough so far for the franchise as they seem to always just almost make it to the playoffs. But the organization knows that an almost-playoffs team isn’t enough that’s […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson signed a lucrative deal with Jordan Brand last year, and is on the verge of his first signature shoe. Zion’s shoe, reportedly set to launch in January of 2021, will be called the Jordan Z Code, per Shawn Krest of Sports Illustrated. Williamson has barely even gotten his NBA […]

New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson has now tested negative for COVID-19. This is an absolute welcome development following reports of the 73-year-old contracting the disease several weeks ago. This report comes via WDSU: New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson has been cleared by doctors after battling COVID-19 and […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry is the best shooter in NBA history and someone who really doesn’t get flustered by opposing defenders. However, Miami Heat forward Andre Iguodala–who won three titles with Curry on the Warriors–says New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday is one guy he’s seen “scar” Curry before. Iguodala also […]

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Josh Hart isn’t happy with his rebounding rating in NBA 2K21, which came out on Thursday. Hart took to Twitter to bash the “idiots” who made his rebounding rating low. That’s when Ronnie 2K fired back with his own tweet. How I average almost 7 boards off the bench and […]