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The cursed, injury-plagued New Orleans Pelicans are running out of time and options this season and it’s not yet Christmas. Dozens of games missed by Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum, and Trey Murphy III have taken a toll. Fans are in a frenzy and other front offices are calling to ask which […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are fielding calls for practically everyone on the roster according to several reports. Fans can rest easy knowing Herb Jones, Yves Missi, and Trey Murphy III are seemingly safe. Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Dejounte Murray, and CJ McCollum could be on the move if the price is right. That exception is […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are being left with few options as the season drags on. However, the definition of insanity is so well known that it’s cliche, but it applies to Willie Green’s draft lottery-bound Pelicans in late-game situations. New Orleans had the Sacramento Kings on the ropes but failed to pull out a win […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are making winning moves on the court and enjoying Ja Morant’s nightly highlights going into the holiday season. Still, shopping for upgrades is on the front office’s agenda. There can be no complacency in this version of the NBA’s Western Conference. Checking on rotational upgrades at various price ranges is part of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are reportedly receiving trade inquiries for CJ McCollum and Herb Jones amid ongoing speculation about Brandon Ingram’s future with the team. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, multiple teams have expressed interest in McCollum and Jones as the Pelicans navigate a challenging season. The Pelicans had high expectations entering the 2024-25 NBA […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are playing for pride now that Brandon Ingram has joined Zion Williamson on the out indefinitely part of the injury report. Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum, and Trey Murphy III are too good to tank. Even with Herb Jones back in action, it’s hard to imagine the Pelicans (5-19) will make the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are trying to find small wins in a season all but lost due to injuries. Dejounte Murray (first game) and Trey Murphy III (training camp) hit the injury report early. CJ McCollum, Zion Williamson, and Brandon Ingram soon followed. Herb Jones just returned while Jose Alvarado (hamstring) and Jordan Hawkins (back) remain […]

The injury-plagued New Orleans Pelicans have more than a few big questions to answer before the NBA Trade Deadline. Determining what to do with Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson is a quagmire for the Pelicans front office. Dealing with both All-Stars after each made changes in representations will be a full-time job. Thankfully, rookie Yves […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ injury woes are lightening up. This leaves the team with decisions to make regarding the players that stepped up in the absence of guards CJ McCollum and Dejounte Murray. And in the case of Elfrid Payton, the decision from the team on Tuesday was to waive the veteran guard, per ESPN’s […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are facing disaster to close out the 2024 calendar year’s schedule. Zion Williamson and Willie Green are starting to feel the heat from the Smoothie King Center’s booing fans and a couple of players might have added field to that fire. Veterans CJ McCollum and Dejounte Murray delivered apologetic must-win, cannot-lose […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have a hometown hero providing some silver linings to an otherwise bleak season. Thankfully, Willie Green’s rotations are getting two big boosts before Thanksgiving Day. Elfrid Payton will understand the wait to get a handful of minutes now that CJ McCollum (abductor) and Dejounte Murray (hand) are returning from injury. Zion […]

The New Orleans Pelicans showed a positive, fighting spirit in a recent four-point NBA Cup loss to the Golden State Warriors (November 22). It was Stephen Curry’s crew that last saw the Pelicans at anywhere near full strength. CJ McCollum (right adductor strain) took a knock requiring almost a month of recovery treatment and Dejounte […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are set to host the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. The Pelicans have unfortunately dealt with no shortage of injury trouble throughout the 2024-25 NBA season. The Warriors have some injury concerns of their own, but New Orleans’ injury situation is disastrous at the moment. Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have reasons for positivity after seeing the anxiety-relieving medical updates on Zion Williamson (questionable) and Trey Murphy III (doubtful) before a big road game. The Orlando Magic will host the Pelicans, who have lost six of the last seven games, with both teams trying to get back into the win column. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are trying to stay positive amid a rash of injuries to start the 2024-25 NBA schedule. Dejounte Murray (hand), Trey Murphy III (hamstring), CJ McCollum (abductor), and Herb Jones (shoulder) will be missing from Willie Green’s rotations until at least mid-November. Others will be looking at December return dates, at best. […]

The 2024 United States of America Presidential Election cycle is winding down but that just means more people are speaking up. National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) President and New Orleans Pelicans combo-guard CJ McCollum knows the power of the NBA platform on offer. The respected Pelicans veteran used that platform to send a non-partisan, civic-minded […]

The phrase “just wait until they get healthy” is cruelly always in the lexicon of New Orleans Pelicans fans, as the team constantly weathers injury problems to important members of their roster. Misfortune is striking the Smoothie King Center particularly early this season, with offseason addition Dejounte Murray, fellow guard CJ McCollum and defensive linchpin […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are dealing with injury after injury, again, and embattled coach Willie Green cannot catch a break, figuratively. First Trey Murphy III (hamstring) went down in training camp. Then Dejounte Murray (hand fracture) was dealt a huge blow in a season-opening win over the Chicago Bulls. Herb Jones (shoulder) and CJ McCollum […]

The New Orleans Pelicans announced on Friday that Herb Jones and CJ McCollum will both miss extended periods of time with shoulder and adductor injuries, respectively. Jones sustained a right shoulder strain and a small low-grade partial thickness tear in his rotator cuff. His recovery timeframe is being listed as two to four weeks, and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans continue to have a season riddled with injuries. As star point guard Dejounte Murray recovers from hand surgery, Zion Williamson and company have dealt with several health setbacks to key players. Adding to the Pelicans’ struggles were recent injuries to CJ McCollum and Herb Jones who both missed Wednesday night’s loss […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have a strong roster as they’ve started the 2024-25 season with a 2-1 record. However, the Pelicans don’t have a perfect roster and have a weakness that could keep them out of championship contention. The Pelicans have built their roster around star forward Zion Williamson. Williamson missed the Pelicans season opener […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are gearing up to take on their fifth matchup of the 2024-25 season against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. However, the Pelicans have some major developments on their injury report, headlined by CJ McCollum and Herb Jones. McCollum (right adductor soreness) and Jones ( right shoulder injury) are ruled out […]

LaMarcus Aldridge had a long career in the NBA, and he played with a lot of great players over the years. One of the best players that he played with was Damian Lillard, and the two were together on the Portland Trail Blazers. Obviously, neither of them are on the Trailblazers now as Aldridge is […]

CJ McCollum’s role is among the top questions facing the New Orleans Pelicans entering the 2024-25 season. After the Pelicans acquired Dejounte Murray this offseason, it’s unclear where the McCollum fits in the team’s offensive hierarchy. Despite this, the 12-year veteran isn’t concerned about his ability to adapt to the new-look rotation. “I can do […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have plenty of reasons to be excited for the 2024-25 NBA season. They also have a lot of the same problems as last year’s squad, both good and bad. Bench depth that makes other contenders envious is a positive. A lack of shooting and rebounding around Zion Williamson in the starting […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum addressed questions regarding his role for the upcoming 2024-25 NBA season during the team’s Media Day, responding with a team-first mentality. At 33 years old, McCollum has spent the majority of his career as a starter, but he remains focused on winning regardless of where he fits in the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are entering a new era, one with a proper point guard in the mold of Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo. Former All-Star Dejounte Murray has been brought in to provide a steady hand to help guide Zion Williamson’s vengeance quest. The Pelicans have yet to see Williamson in the NBA Playoffs […]

“I’m Trying Jennifer.” Who knew those three little words would prove prophetic internet gold when CJ McCollum uttered them to a Warriors fan talking some trash to him on Twitter in 2018? McCollum had just gone online to vent about players ring chasing in the NBA by joining Golden State. This offended diehard Warriors fan […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are at a pivotal juncture with Zion Williamson entering his prime. With a roster brimming with talent, head coach Willie Green faces the challenge of optimizing rotations to maximize team performance. One strategic move that could pay dividends is convincing veteran guard CJ McCollum to embrace a bench role to help […]

Executive Vice President David Griffin has made significant moves this offseason, including acquiring All-Star guard Dejounte Murray and signing veteran center Daniel Theis. New Orleans also nabbed promising Baylor big man Yves Missi and sharpshooting Kentucky guard Antonio Reeves in the 2024 NBA Draft. However, the revamped front office stuck with the homegrown core despite […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups is looking to take a very young roster in to the fourth season of his coaching career and hope to show some development that a future is bright. However, it was not always that way as Billups was on the show “7PM In Brooklyn” with former player Carmelo […]

LOS ANGELES — The 2024 ESPYS in Los Angeles, CA was a terrific event. The red carpet provided celebrities and athletes to flash some style while talking to reporters. A number of people in the NBA world took some time to discuss the Dallas Mavericks’ Klay Thompson acquisition with ClutchPoints on the red carpet. Thompson […]

EVP David Griffin was not kidding about the New Orleans Pelicans operating with a sense of urgency this offseason. He reached a deal with the Atlanta Hawks for Dejounte Murray before most of the 2024 NBA Draft’s dust settled. The lack of a point guard issue is seemingly solved as far as the front office […]

The New York Knicks completed a blockbuster trade for Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets, and during a discussion on whether New York is a top-five team in the NBA with CJ McCollum and Kendrick Perkins, Stephen A. Smith took a bit of a shot at McCollum’s New Orleans Pelicans to make his point. “They […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in a unique situation heading into the 2024-2025 season, and the roster changes Bryson Graham makes this offseason can open their contention window or slam it shut. Willie Green’s squad has Zion Williamson, who is a superstar when healthy, and Brandon Ingram, who is a star but not quite a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans had the best of luck in jumping to the top spot of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery. Anthony Davis had requested a trade out of the city, which felt like a curse when it concerns basketball. Chris Paul had to suffer through not only those long Hurricane Katrina travel years but […]

Now that the 2024 NBA Finals is over and the Boston Celtics have been crowned the champion for the 18th time in franchise history — good for most titles in the 78-year history of the association — it has become very clear what the blueprint for the New Orleans Pelicans is to win a championship […]

Every relationship whether personal or professional goes through ebbs and flows. Honest analysis and compromising when necessary are just two elements to those partnerships surviving the toughest times. Even when things are going well, one party might be more internally motivated or influenced by outside factors than the other. There’s always a give and take […]

“You are either all the way in or all the way out. There is no in-between.” Those were EVP David Griffin’s words after coming on to lead the New Orleans Pelicans. They were addressed to Anthony Davis in 2019 but apply to the front office now. Most of the team’s trade chatter concerns Brandon Ingram […]