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ESPN insider Zach Lowe believes New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram will get a max contract next summer in restricted free agency. Ingram has been scoring the ball very well for the Pelicans despite New Orleans having a terrible record. Ingram will enter restricted free agency once the Pelicans offer him a $9,481,458 qualifying […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball tweaked his jump shot form over the summer and now the former No. 2 overall pick has a more consistent jumper. Ball says he didn’t make any drastic changes with his shot and took it step by step: “We just take it step by step,” Ball told Andrew Lopez […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Derrick Favors will be held out of Wednesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, according to a report from ESPN’s Andrew Lopez. Favors rejoined the team over the weekend after missing time to deal with the death of his mother, but he did not play on Monday night. The team is […]

With the NBA’s trade deadline roughly two months away, teams around the league are already scouting players who they feel might bolster their respective rosters. One such player is New Orleans Pelicans forward Derrick Favors, who is reportedly drawing interest from several teams. Via heavy.com: According to league sources, one of the more disappointing players […]

Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo will be held out of Wednesday night’s home game against the New Orleans Pelicans due to soreness in his right quad tendon, according to a report from Matt Velazquez of the Journal Sentinel. Giannis Antetokounmpo is out tonight with right quad tendon soreness. — Matt Velazquez (@Matt_Velazquez) December 11, 2019 […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry provided an update on Derrick Favors’ status ahead of Wednesday night’s road game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Gentry is hoping Favors will be available to play in Wednesday’s matchup. Favors has been with his family following the death of his mother, according to reports, and he also has […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have no interest in accelerating their rebuild, much less trading one of their veterans in sharpshooter JJ Redick. Yet some league executives believe the right offer could convince the team to trade hin before the deadline, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Redick, who signed a two-year, $26.5 million deal […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were on the losing end of a tightly-contested matchup against the Detroit Pistons. Despite a valiant effort from the home side, it was still the Pistons who emerged victorious, 105-103. That’s now nine straight losses for the Pelicans, who currently sit just one game above the hapless Golden State Warriors at […]

Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose knocked down the game-winner over Jrue Holiday to get a 105-103 road victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. Some claimed that Rose may have pushed off on Holiday to get the clean look at the turnaround 14-footer. However, Holiday himself shot down those claims: Asked whether Derrick […]

Derrick Rose showed everyone that he still got the clutch gene as he propelled the Detroit Pistons to a 105-103 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Trying to break the deadlock with the scores tied at 103, Rose let the clock wind down up until the final seconds before making his move for the last […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry cautioned reporters after Saturday’s blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks that No. 1 overall pick  Zion Williamson will not be “coming in as cavalry,” according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. There was resignation in some corners that his return would have to wait until 2020, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (6-17) have struggled to find a rhythm through the early stages of this season, which has led to a certain level of speculation about head coach Alvin Gentry’s job security. However, one source close to the team says their rash of injuries is leading to a bit of leeway. Via Sam […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are without rookie phenom power forward Zion Williamson, who has missed the entire season so far with a torn meniscus. They have been one of the worst teams in the NBA, and on Saturday suffered an embarrassing 46-point loss to the Dallas Mavericks. At 6-17, and even without Williamson, the past […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ losses continue to pile up this season, and they reached a new low in their recent 130-84 blowout against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. The defeat marked their worst regular season loss in franchise history. Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry expressed his disappointment for his team’s effort, emphasizing that they “don’t […]

New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin says rookie Zion Williamson will play this season. Williamson underwent surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in October. He won’t return before the initial six-to-eight week projection of his knee rehab. “Yes, he very likely will not be asked to take the pounding of back-to-backs […]

The New Orleans Pelicans suffered their worst loss in franchise history on Saturday, losing to the Dallas Mavericks by 46 points. Alvin Gentry’s squad has lost eight games in a row. After the game, Gentry said the Pelicans aren’t even competing right now. Today was the first time this season Alvin Gentry went in on […]

The New Orleans Pelicans got blown out by the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, losing by a final score of 130-84. Pelicans guard JJ Redick was pretty honest with reporters after the game, admitting that the Pelicans didn’t even compete versus the Mavs. When asked if the team competed today, JJ Redick responded, "No." When asked […]

During the first quarter of the Dallas Mavericks’ early afternoon matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans, Luka Dončić was dishing out some serious dimes to teammates. The first pass was a behind the back pass to Dwight Powell in the pick-and-roll between two defenders. Another great assist also went to Powell but this time was […]

The New Orleans Pelicans played the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas early on Saturday afternoon, and Jrue Holiday of the Pels fired off a gorgeous behind-the-back pass to center Jaxson Hayes for an easy flush: He went behind the back! pic.twitter.com/y9LVegm0VW — New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 7, 2019 Though the Mavs held a fairly substantial […]

Last year, Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Dončič burst onto the scene with one of the best rookie season we’ve seen in a long time. The 20-year-old Slovenian star was immediately viewed as one of the future faces of the league. What most didn’t realize is how quickly Dončič would become that kind of player. The […]

While playing against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night, Lonzo Ball of the New Orleans Pelicans put up an impressive stat line but wasn’t pleased as they didn’t get the win. Per Pelicans reporter Jim Echenhofer, Ball downplayed his performance, noting that he only looks at whether the team wins or loses. “I wish we […]

New Orleans Pelicans Lonzo Ball is slowly finding his footing with his new team and he has earned some much deserved praise from his back court mate Jrue Holiday. The Pelicans absorbed a 139-132 overtime loss to the Phoenix Suns at home on Thursday, but the 22-year-old UCLA product came up with his best performance […]

Phoenix Suns swingman Kelly Oubre Jr. made sure the New Orleans Pelicans did not have one last run in them, as he emphatically rejected Lonzo Ball’s breakaway dunk attempt in overtime of their game at the Smoothie King Center on Thursday. With the Suns up 135-129 with 1:15 left in the extra period, Ball thought […]

Brandon Ingram of the New Orleans Pelicans suffered a scary-looking injury against the Phoenix Suns when he collided with Dario Saric — then hit his head on the hardwood due to Saric’s knee hitting Ingram in the back of the head. Here’s footage of the dangerous-looking collision: Brandon Ingram takes a scary hit to the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans faced off against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night, and rookie Jaxson Hayes of the Pels produced one of he best highlights of his young career by obliterating Cheik Diallo with a wild dunk: JAXSON HAYES. GOODNESS. pic.twitter.com/VuzaFP7LQk — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 6, 2019 As you can see, Hayes gets […]

Phoenix Suns swingman Kelly Oubre Jr. and New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram are both having tremendous seasons so far, but the former certainly got the better of the latter in this play. At the 8:20 mark of the first quarter match between the Suns and Pels at the Smoothie King Center on Thursday, Oubre […]

New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin says rookie Zion Williamson won’t play in back-to-backs when he returns from his knee injury. Williamson underwent surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in October. He won’t return before the initial six-to-eight week projection of his knee rehab. Griffin said Zion “very likely” […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson is participating in some light walk-throughs and on-court activities with his team, according to a report from ESPN. Williamson underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee on October 21 and was given a 6-8 week timetable for return. The former Duke standout isn’t taking contact yet, but it […]

After Kristen Ledlow of TNT reported on Tuesday that New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson won’t return before the initial six to eight week projection of his knee rehab, some began to speculate that the 2019 No. 1 overall pick suffered a setback. However, Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry says he has not been made […]

Dirk Nowitzki no longer plays for the Dallas Mavericks, but the team’s current European superstar Luka Doncic made sure to honor the retired star by using one of his moves on Tuesday night. In the second quarter of the Mavericks’ road game versus the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center, Doncic posted up […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson “turned a corner” this week with his rehab from knee surgery, according to Kristen Ledlow of TNT. However, the Pelicans are going to be cautious with Williamson and his return will “definitely” come outside of the six-to-eight week window which was initially projected. As I reported on @NBAonTNT, Zion […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson is coming off one of the greatest freshman seasons in NCAA Men’s Basketball history, becoming the driving force behind a dominant Duke Blue Devils team. However, though he was slated to take the NBA by storm in his first season, the 19-year-old phenom tore his meniscus in the offseason, […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is still sidelined as he recovers from knee surgery, but head coach Alvin Gentry is hoping the rookie phenom will be able to start on-court activities soon. Though they’d love to have him on the court, the Pelicans are not going to rush the process of Zion’s return, according […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball is back in the starting lineup for Sunday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing the last two games to illness: Lonzo Ball (stomach virus) will return to the starting lineup against Oklahoma City tonight without restrictions, per #Pelicans HC Alvin Gentry. Derrick Favors (personal reasons) and […]

If you can believe it, the New Orleans Pelicans franchise has had two top-five players in the NBA slip through their fingers over the last eight years. First, when they were still the Hornets, they had Chris Paul, who was largely considered the league’s best point guard and was looked upon by many as one […]

The basketball world is itching to finally see New Orleans Pelicans’ rookie sensation Zion Williamson take the floor. The 19-year-old has yet to make his highly-anticipated NBA debut, as he continues to recover from a knee injury that is expected to keep him out until at least mid-December. Nevertheless, for former NBA coach and current […]

New Orleans Pelicans veteran guard Jrue Holiday had another noteworthy performance for his squad on Friday, as he led his team to a formidable challenge against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Pelicans eventually lost out to the home team, 109-104, but this does very little to take away from Holiday’s outstanding effort for New Orleans […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday might just be the most underrated player in the NBA right now. With the Western Conference stacked with talent at the guard position, the 29-year-old UCLA product often gets overlooked in the conversation by more flashy players. But make no mistake about it, Holiday is a supreme talent who […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday has come away impressed by how professional rookie Zion Williamson is. Williamson is only 19, but Holiday says the 2019 No. 1 overall pick takes everything very seriously when it comes to basketball. “He’s a monster,” Holiday said, via Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “Having Zion has […]