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New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson believes the core in New Orleans can potentially win a title. The Pelicans’ roster is headlined by Williamson, Jrue Holiday, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, Brandon Ingram, JJ Redick and Derrick Favors. “I think we can compete for a championship,” Williamson said in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport. […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis has maintained a good relationship with his former New Orleans Pelicans teammates, and he has constantly worked out with some of them even after his blockbuster trade. He recently trained with Jrue Holiday and Jahlil Okafor, and it’s clear they had a great time. Anthony Davis ( @AntDavis23 ) […]

The New Orleans Pelicans added former Houston Rockets assistant coach Jeff Bzdelik on Friday. The Pelicans also hired Chris Finch and Jamelle McMillan, and promoted Joe Boylan to Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development and Michael Ruffin to Assistant coach/Player Development. The Pelicans say Chris Finch (offense) & Jeff Bzdelik (defense) have been named Associate Head […]

We’ve seen those pictures of New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson grabbing basketballs so hard he seems to dent them, and literally generating so much force he busts out of his shoes. But on Friday, we were graced with another Williamson feat. The 285-pound phenom swung a golf club so hard it broke on contact: […]

Rookie Zion Williamson is plenty happy with his landing spot with the New Orleans Pelicans, knowing they’re doing everything in their power to streamline his workout regimen and put him in the best position to have an outstanding first season in the league. The Pels will be young, spry, and fast — allowing Williamson to […]

The Southwest Division in the NBA will have eyes on them. The Houston Rockets made a big splash with the trade for Russell Westbrook to pair with James Harden. The San Antonio Spurs slipped a bit last season but with DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge, they should get back on track. The Memphis Grizzlies are […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball thinks Kawhi Leonard choosing the LA Clippers over the Los Angeles Lakers is a good thing for the NBA. In a radio appearance on Real 92.3 LA last week, Lonzo says that Kawhi brought “balance” in the league when he decided to partner with Paul George on the Clippers […]

Portland Trail Blazers small forward Kent Bazemore expects point guard Lonzo Ball to play well with the New Orleans Pelicans next season. The Pelicans acquired Ball, Josh Hart and Brandon Ingram from the Los Angeles Lakers in the Anthony Davis trade. Bazemore, who changed teams this summer as well, believes having the new blood in […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson says he feels “no pressure” living up to the Jordan Brand hype. Williamson signed a record rookie sneaker deal worth $75 million over five years with Jordan Brand. The new face of the Pelicans franchise is living out his dream by being in the NBA, so he says there’s […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson signed a record rookie sneaker deal worth $75 million over five years with Jordan Brand. Williamson, the No. 1 overall pick from this year’s draft, says he signed Jordan Brand because he felt very comfortable with them: “I was just looking for comfortability to be honest,” Williamson told Sports […]

Former NBA commissioner David Stern has been keenly watching successor Adam Silver run the show since he retired from his post five years ago. Stern has seen the nature of this era of player power and most recently how Anthony Davis staged his exit to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. Asked if this mission […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie big man Zion Williamson is already a staple of the state of Louisiana, so it appears. The former Duke Blue Devils standout and 2019 No. 1 overall pick continues to introduce himself to the community, and there is certainly no better way to do so than attending a New Orleans Saints […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball firmly believes his youngest brother, LaMelo Ball, is more talented than him. In an appearance on the LighHarted Podcast, the second overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft talked about the potential of LaMelo, who is set to play in the NBL in the upcoming season. According to Lonzo, […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson is yet to play a single minute of NBA basketball. However, Nike knows a star when they see one. They tapped the former Duke Blue Devil to help release Air Jordan XXXIV earlier in Harlem, New York. In his brief visit, the Pelicans rookie threw down some mean dunks […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson took to Twitter to share his thoughts about being selected as the cover athlete of the NBA 2K Mobile game. https://twitter.com/Zionwilliamson/status/1170161298807709696 Williamson, the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, has yet to play in an official NBA game, but he’s already making a ton of headlines compared […]

Zion Williamson is now focused on making the most out of his rookie season with the New Orleans Pelicans. However, the ghosts of his college days continue to haunt him. Williamson and his camp were accused of receiving payment from Nike to choose Duke. The Blue Devils organization then quickly conducted an investigation about the […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball is excited to play with Jrue Holiday next season. Ball believes Holiday — who is the new leader of the Pelicans now that Anthony Davis is gone — is one of the most underrated players in the NBA: “Our team is young, fun. We also have vets. Jrue […]

Lonzo Ball is excited to start the season with the New Orleans Pelicans. He is bound to be a part of an exciting young core with Zion Williamson at the heart of it. They aren’t expected to make any playoff noise for a couple of years. The season hasn’t started yet, but that hasn’t stopped […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart clarified himself on Twitter after he took a jab at his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, on a recent podcast. Hart was included in the trade package the Lakers sent to the Pelicans in exchange for Anthony Davis. The third-year veteran wanted to make clear he’s thankful for […]

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Josh Hart says the Los Angeles Lakers organization was depressing. Hart was on his podcast with Lonzo Ball and suggested that the environment with the Lakers was depressing last season: Josh Hart sending shots at the Lakers Organization. 👀 pic.twitter.com/35ZwxI0qCR — Chris Montano (@gswchris) September 4, 2019 The Lakers traded […]

Big Baller Brand failed to build a good reputation as a sports apparel company. Despite LaVar Ball’s efforts to keep it relevant, the constant negative reviews it received from customers was a major reason for its downfall. Now, New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball, has made it clear that the BBB shoes he wore during […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul has built a Hall of Fame-worthy career, but one of his biggest flaws as a player has been an inability to stay healthy. He has been plagued by a series of injuries over the past couple of seasons, and there is no doubt that they slowed him down. In […]

After months and months of trade rumors, the Los Angeles Lakers finally pulled the trigger and traded for Anthony Davis. Part of the monstrous package the Lakers dealt to the New Orleans Pelicans was former No. 2 overall pick Lonzo Ball. The new Pelicans point guard candidly spoke about going through the process on air […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball says “work ethic” is the biggest thing he learned from playing with LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers. James was Ball’s favorite player growing up, so it was a dream come true for Lonzo to play with The King on the Lakers, even if it was only […]

Lonzo Ball says he found out he got traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the New Orleans Pelicans on Twitter. Ball was in the car leaving his grandfather’s house to attend his brother’s basketball game when his manager told him to check Twitter. The Lakers had just agreed to a deal to send Ball, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are one of the most interesting teams in the NBA heading into the 2019-20 campaign, which is probably not something anyone would have anticipated seven months ago when Anthony Davis demanded a trade. And yet, here we are, as the Pelicans won the Zion Williamson sweepstakes and also landed Brandon Ingram […]

With only a few days away before the latest installment of the reigning king of basketball simulations NBA 2K20 hits store shelves, its developer 2K Sports is hyping its release by counting down with some fast facts about the game. To get things started, they revealed which player has the highest dunk rating – and […]

NBA fans have been reveling in how open the field is for the upcoming season. After some serious player movement, close to a third of the league has a legitimate shot at the 2020 title, with many other teams feeling they at least have a puncher’s chance. Other teams may not be in a position […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball released a total of 21 songs last year — one more than the free throws he made as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. The information was discovered by Redditor u/theToBeHonestGuy. Last season, Ball played 47 games (45 starts) for the Lakers. He shot 41.7 percent from the […]

Lonzo Ball indeed references the Los Angeles Lakers in the first track of “50&30,” the mixtape he released on Thursday. After so much talk of him dissing his former team in the hook of the song “Last Days,” the New Orleans Pelicans guard took to social media to set the record straight. “I’m not dissing […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball says the Los Angeles Lakers will regret trading him in his latest song called “Last Days.” The Lakers traded Ball, Josh Hart and Brandon Ingram to the Pelicans this summer in the blockbuster Anthony Davis trade. On Thursday, Ball dropped his second mixtape called 50&30. On the first […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Darius Miller underwent a successful surgery on Thursday morning to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon, according to an official report from the team. Via the Pelicans: Dr. Martin O’Malley, in consultation with Pelicans Team Orthopedist Dr. Misty Suri of Ochsner Sports Medicine, performed the procedure at the Hospital for Special […]

The New Orleans Pelicans also have interest in Joe Johnson, who is expected to work out with the Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets, according to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and vice president David Griffin watched Johnson play in the BIG3 in New Orleans […]

Experts at ESPN recently teamed up to vote on their favorites to win several of the NBA’s prestigious awards in the 2019-20 season. Amid their deliberations, the analysts projected that Zion Williamson will claim the 2019-20 Rookie of the Year award. Via ESPN: 1. Zion Williamson | New Orleans Pelicans: 143 points (72.7% first-place votes) […]

The world got its first glimpse of New Orleans Pelicans rookie phenomenon Zion Williamson at the professional level during the recently concluded NBA Summer League, though it was a very brief glimpse given he left with an injury and didn’t play the rest of the summer. Some folks questioned the Pelicans’ decision to start Zion […]

The New Orleans Pelicans underwent a major overhaul this offseason. Obviously, trading away superstar Anthony Davis started that overhaul. For Davis, the Pelicans picked up some draft picks, along with a plethora of young talent. Now, the team isn’t even recognizable to the roster they had last year. Jrue Holiday is still there as the […]

New Orleans Pelicans swingman Josh Hart revealed he found out he was being traded by the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a deal for Anthony Davis through Twitter. The former Lakers bench cog knew his team was trying to trade for Davis, as he and most of the young core were almost shipped to […]

Even though the NBA’s regular-season won’t begin for another two months or so, New Orleans Pelicans star rookie is still making headlines off the court. According to a story on Nola.com by Nathan Brown and Bryn Stole, Zion Williamson has filed a lawsuit against Prime Sports LLC and its founder Gina Ford for “predatory” behavior […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday has been working on his stepback jumper this summer. Now that superstar big man Anthony Davis is gone, Holiday is the No. 1 option in New Orleans. The combo guard knows he’s going to have to take his offensive game to another level for the Pelicans to compete […]