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With Anthony Davis on his way to being traded this summer, the New Orleans Pelicans don’t have a heck of a lot to look forward to right now, especially considering the fact that they aren’t making the playoffs this season. But head coach Alvin Gentry has found one bright spot to take note of — […]

What a perfect way to sum up the 2018-19 NBA season for the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans were on their way to an overtime win against the lowly Phoenix Suns. They were up three with 6.5 seconds to play. Then this happened. Pelicans called a timeout when they had none left and it cost […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts says New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry “has done a really good job of keeping his team motivated.” This season has been a difficult one for Gentry and the franchise. Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis requested a trade in February. New Orleans decided not to trade AD […]

The New Orleans Pelicans posted a huge win on Monday, as they were able to defeat a playoff-contending Utah Jazz side, 115-112, after a hard-fought encounter. Following the victory, Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry appeared to struggle to answer a simple question asked by a reporter. As it turns out, the 64-year-old coach had a […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday got a glimpse of the greatness of LeBron James when the latter nailed a game-sealing contested corner triple to secure a win for the Los Angeles Lakers. James had faced arduous criticism from the media after clips of his poor defensive effort surfaced after a loss to the Memphis […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry says the decision to hold out superstar big man Anthony Davis on Saturday has nothing to do with the fact the team is playing against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Davis, who has requested a trade, reportedly prefers to be traded to the Lakers. Gentry says […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been in tons of headlines since superstar Anthony Davis publicly requested a trade about a month ago. Everybody paid close attention to the Pelicans’ situation, especially since the Los Angeles Lakers were the main team to engage them in trade discussions. But the trade deadline has passed and Davis is […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis texted head coach Alvin Gentry that he left the stadium while the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder was still going on to get an MRI on his left shoulder Thursday night, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. When TNT aired the video of Davis leaving the Smoothie […]

The recent firing of New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps could put head coach Alvin Gentry’s job at risk — not immediately, but rather once ownerships finds a high-ranking executive to take Dells’ vacant spot. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski went on SportsCenter to clarify the reasons for Dells’ firing, saying that the organization is pleased […]

Alvin Gentry followed the lead of his team’s best player in Anthony Davis on Friday night, leaving his post-game interview with reporters early following the New Orleans Pelicans’ 131-122 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. It makes sense that the veteran coach would be exasperated as the Pelicans deal with the fallout from Davis’ trade […]

This can’t be easy on the rest of the New Orleans Pelicans’ roster. Anthony Davis’ trade request and the ensuing two weeks of drama before last week’s trade deadline passed without him being dealt is a situation unlike any the NBA has ever seen. While most of the post-deadline attention has been on Davis and […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry is done talking about the Anthony Davis situation and has told local reporters to stop asking him about it. The Pelicans are 1-2 since the Davis trade saga ended with the passing of the trade deadline. New Orleans got blown out by the Orlando Magic on Tuesday at […]

The trade deadline has passed and Anthony Davis remained with the New Orleans Pelicans. Two weeks after publicly demanding a trade, Davis played for the Pelicans post-trade deadline and helped them beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-117. He finished with 32 points and nine boards. However, fans already know that they won’t be having the All-Star […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry says Anthony Davis has been cleared by team doctors to practice with the club. Anthony Davis suffered a sprained left index finger on Jan. 18 and has been out of action ever since. The superstar big man has requested a trade from the Pelicans, but he told reporters last […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich won’t offer New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry advice on how to handle superstar big man Anthony Davis’ trade request. To recall, Popovich had to deal with Kawhi Leonard’s trade request last summer. The Spurs traded Leonard to the Toronto Raptors. Pop was asked whether he's offered Alvin Gentry […]

In lieu of his recent trade request, the New Orleans Pelicans have decided to remove Anthony Davis from several pieces of their promotional material, including the team’s pregame hype video. A new video was shown prior to Wednesday’s game against the Denver Nuggets, but it contained no highlights of Davis. When asked about the change, […]

Many people might have an impression that New Orleans is not a great basketball location. Some believe that the city only cares about the Saints and Louisiana State University football, setting aside the Pelicans oftentimes. However, this is far from the truth. When team owner Gayle Benson went to visit the team on Wednesday to encourage them to remain […]

If there’s one man who has been making the most out of all the drama within the New Orleans Pelicans of late, then it has to be former third overall pick Jahlil Okafor. The 23-year-old has been on an absolute tear of late, taking full advantage of the myriad of injuries that have affected the […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis was fined $50,000 on Tuesday for his public trade request. The Pelicans, who are in Houston taking on James Harden and the Houston Rockets, will be without Davis, as he recovers from a finger injury. Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry met with reporters pregame and responded to the NBA’s […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry told reporters in Houston on Tuesday that the media has a better chance at betting on the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl than getting superstar big man Anthony Davis to speak on his trade request. Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the Pelicans, but he […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry has drawn the unenviable task of scheming up a way to contain James Harden in Tuesday night’s matchup against the Rockets. Harden is scoring the rock at an all-time great clip this season. In fact, the Beard has racked up 30 or more points in 23 straight games. […]

With Anthony Davis asking the New Orleans Pelicans for a trade this week, it’s only natural to assume that the rest of the Pelicans players will view the demand as a distraction, even though Davis is currently sidelined with a finger injury. However, Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry insists that the team will be just […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis requested a trade from the front office this past Friday, telling the team he no longer was willing to re-sign with them in the offseason. Yet according to head coach Alvin Gentry, who spoke to Davis since, the five-time All-Star is planning to play out the rest of the […]

Following Saturday’s tough 126-114 loss at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs, New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry could not help but focus on his team’s recent injury woes. According to Gentry, he feels that his team are currently undermanned with all the injuries they have been dealing with. “We’re not feeling sorry […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are learning that sometimes when it rains, it pours. After missing Nikola Mirotic for much of the season, he is back out dealing with an injury to the same leg as before and it could keep him out for an extended amount of time. In speaking to the media, New Orleans […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in Golden State Wednesday taking on the Warriors, so of course, local reporters asked Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry about DeMarcus Cousins. Cousins, who played last year with New Orleans, is expected to make his season and Warriors debut on Friday against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Boogie […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton is coming back from injury. Having a true point guard in Payton will help the offense immensely. Head coach Alvin Gentry has even mentioned how his return will really benefit their guard Jrue Holiday. Gentry said Jrue Holiday will be a major beneficiary of Payton returning, not only […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry has some high praise for Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden, calling the reigning NBA MVP “the best iso player in the world.” Alvin Gentry has been around some great iso players. He coaches Anthony Davis right now in New Orleans, and has also worked with Stephen Curry […]

LOS ANGELES – The New Orleans Pelicans are in town to take on the Los Angeles Lakers at possibly the worst time of the year, as the Anthony Davis-to-L.A. have begun to take their place on social media and in the NBA world. Then again, there probably won’t ever be a time between now and […]

NBA GM’s have recently come out with their concern and anger over LeBron James saying he hopes New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis would be a Los Angeles Laker. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, a league representative stated that it wasn’t tampering: “Each case is assessed on its own facts. In general, absent evidence of […]

With speculation that the Los Angeles Lakers are interested in trading for New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis, Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry had to set the record straight ahead of his team’s game against the Lakers on Friday night. Gentry began his shootaround media session by saying, “No, we’re not trading him,” and then […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis has been the focus of a rumor storm surrounding him, as his team has struggled to battle for playoff contention in a ruthless West. The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics are rumored to make a run at Davis at some point, with the former having the unique […]

Prior to their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry told reporters he’s going to start playing superstar power forward Anthony Davis and point guard Jrue Holiday less. Anthony Davis leads the league in minutes per game, as he’s playing 36.8 minutes a night. Jrue Holiday is […]

New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry confirms they will evaluate Anthony Davis’ hip injury before announcing his status for Monday night’s game against the Boston Celtics. Anthony Davis picked up the injury in the first quarter of their game against the Detroit Pistons. The All-Star forward collided with teammate Tim Frazier and Detroit big man […]

New Orleans Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis has heard his name tossed about in several trade scenarios over the past few weeks. While there is no indication that he is unhappy in New Orleans, this is just the name of the game with his free agency coming up in 2020. Quite a few teams are naturally […]

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Solomon Hill met with head coach Alvin Gentry recently about losing his spot in the rotation, according to Scott Kushner of The Advocate. Hill hasn’t played in the last nine games after appearing in the first eight. The 27-year-old is averaging 2.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry admitted that the team is missing Elfrid Payton a whole lot after going down with an ankle injury. As reported by Scott Kushner of The New Orleans Advocate, Gentry shared that with Payton in the lineup, not only do the rest of the guys play their natural position […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis once again did not play Thursday due to injury against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Pelicans lost to the Blazers 132-119. After starting 4-0, they have now lost four straight. Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry explained to the media after the game why Davis did not play. https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1058229859875401728 Overall, it […]

After the Golden State Warriors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday night at Oracle Arena, Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins and Alvin Gentry had a animated discussion on the court. Cousins played with the Pelicans last season, but tore his Achilles tendon in January. The All-Star big man reportedly rejected a two-year contract extension in the […]