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The best players usually prove themselves in the NBA Playoffs and the same goes for coaches. Each postseason series is defined by big moments made by All-NBA stars and small adjustments by coaching staffs working the margins of every matchup. Willie Green’s New Orleans Pelicans are no different. They are also not being too secretive […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings could not have asked for a better NBA Play-In Tournament finale. The Pelicans have beaten the Kings five times this season but the sixth meeting is all that matters now. New Orleans and Sacramento know each other well too. This should make for a low-scoring, defensive-minded title fight […]

Willie Green’s New Orleans Pelicans have been shaped into a defense-first squad through three seasons of adversity. Zion Williamson has not been around or available for all of those games due to injuries and rehabilitation but the intensity of the team’s role players is starting to rub off. That’s just one big reason why the […]

Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans are currently in the process of trying to secure themselves a top six seed in the vaunted Western Conference playoff picture ahead of the NBA postseason, which is set to begin later this month. Williamson has quietly been playing some of the best basketball of his career this […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are fighting battles on multiple fronts. Most historians would advise against such a move, but the franchise just might be able to pull off a few wins worth the effort. First, Willie Green’s group is on pace for a 50-win season. His Coach of the Year odds are improving with every […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have not been this healthy, and in this as good of a position down the stretch, since the moment before Demarcus Cousins shot that fateful free throw. Sure, Willie Green’s rotations have been missing a few key contributors. However, it sounds like Herb Jones, Larry Nance Jr., and even Dyson Daniels […]

During the New Orleans Pelicans’ 116-103 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, the spotlight shone brightly on Trey Murphy III and Zion Williamson, who both had high-scoring games. As both were bestowed with plenty of postgame attention, Hawks star Dejounte Murray took notice of another, lesser-mentioned name in the Pelicans roster: Herb Jones. Jones […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (37-25) offense has operated in fits and starts through 62 games, yet the team still sits alone in fifth place out West. They have the fourth-best net rating on the back of a near-elite defense led by Herb Jones. Third-year head coach Willie Green’s main job all season has been to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans crushed the Toronto Raptors 139-98 in one of their most complete games of the season. After the game, Pelicans star Zion Williamson shouted out teammate Herb Jones for his play, and made a strong endorsement for the young defensive standout, per Pelicans Film Room: "When you have someone that's on fire […]

Being nice to co-workers is one thing. Being nice to the competition is quite another, especially in New Orleans. Dennis Allen found that out the hard way with the New Orleans Saints. Herb Jones hears the respectful words praising past actions, but he is more focused on the fight waiting for the New Orleans Pelicans […]

Anyone around the New Orleans Pelicans for just a few hours will inevitably hear ‘Herb Jones First-Team All-Defense’ at some point. The phrase comes out anywhere between an interview-interrupting whisper to a cross-gym shout. Everyone knows where this locker room stands when it comes to the third-year defensive dynamo. Fans can even be forgiven for […]

Flip on a talking head television show or start playing an NBA-related podcast. It will not be long before the phrase ‘deepest team in the league’ is used when discussing the New Orleans Pelicans. The top-end talent is unproven but the supporting cast has already pushed an NBA Finals contender to six games. A big […]

Campaign season is starting to ramp up, both in the NBA and the United States political circuits. Arguably no organization is stumping as hard for a candidate as the New Orleans Pelicans are for defensive ace turned sharpshooter Herb Jones. Trey Murphy III and third-year head coach Willie Green could not fathom what more voters […]

The New Orleans Pelicans had all the momentum going into the NBA All-Star break. The squad was 7-1 with a road-heavy schedule and now get to restart the season with three straight home games. They have the 11th toughest remaining schedule but have proven resilient if nothing else over the past few years under third-year […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have spent a long time away from home and may be without one key contributor when the Toronto Raptors come to the Crescent City. Herb Jones is listed as questionable on New Orleans injury report However, Jones was active during Sunday’s practice and Monday’s morning shootaround. The Alabama alum gave a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are rolling with the punches and climbing the standings over the last month. They have good reason to confidently chirp at the opponents most nights as Willie Green’s group usually has a lead. The locker room even took a vote to determine the team’s biggest, loudest trash-talker on the team. Unsurprisingly, […]

The NBA Trade Deadline is just around the corner and the rumors mills are churning out possible deals, both the practical and the fantastical. The New Orleans Pelicans haven’t been front of center in the trade market but rather have been working the margins looking for possible updates. They’ve already ducked under the NBA’s luxury […]

Sitting at seventh in the Western Conference standings means a lot is left to be desired in Mike Brown’s Sacramento Kings system. They want to make a deep playoff push this year since they just broke the drought last season. A huge step to that would be to get the De’Aaron Fox-led squad some help […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in the thick of the NBA Western Conference playoff picture, sitting in fifth place with a 25-18 record. Despite this, the Pelicans could be looking to shake things up a little bit as the NBA trade deadline nears. While the team isn’t looking to move off of stars Zion Williamson, […]

The old saying goes, “Once is lucky, twice is a coincidence, but three is a pattern.” Well, rookie Herb Jones was unlucky, falling victim to second-round stereotypes. Sophomore year Herb Jones was simply snubbed. Now, for the third season in a row, Jones is a hard-to-ignore problem for opposing teams. With every passing game, the […]

Herb Jones came up big against the Dallas Mavericks. Not only did he back up the scoring numbers of Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram but he also hounded Luka Doncic on defense. This all led to a 131 to 110 demolition job for the New Orleans Pelicans which gets a step closer to notching a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (4-6) currently have no CJ McCollum (lung) or Jose Alvarado (ankle) available in the backcourt. Trey Murphy III (knee) needs a couple more weeks before rejoining the rotation. Herb Jones (fibula) and Larry Nance Jr. (fractured rib) are still healing up. Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram have been sporadically in and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have one of the been most impressive teams at the start of the 2023-24 season. Despite injuries to key guys like Brandon Ingram, Trey Murphy III, Larry Nance Jr., and Jose Alvarado, numerous individuals have stepped up in their absence. The tremendous success has been led by Zion Williamson and CJ […]

There are huge hopes for playoff contention ahead of the New Orleans Pelicans. More than seeing Zion Williamson in hopefully more than 60 games and Brandon Ingram learning from his Team USA stint, CJ McCollum posits that there is one player who could be another productive presence for the team. Herb Jones has a significant […]

Brandon Ingram has had a few high points in his career, but his choice for the happiest moment of his career thus far proves that he’s the ultimate teammate for the New Orleans Pelicans. Speaking with William Guillory of The Athletic, Ingram revealed what the best moment of his career thus far has been — […]

The New Orleans Pelicans roster is loaded from top to bottom. In fact, the Pelicans were already one of the best teams in the league with Zion Williamson healthy during the 2022-23 season, running out to a top seed in the Western Conference standings before their best player went down with injury. Thus, the Pelicans […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been relatively quiet through free agency and during the offseason in general so far. There were whispers they were considering trading Zion Williamson during the NBA draft, but none of those really came to fruition. Still, the Pelicans did sneakily make one of the best moves this offseason — and […]

Entering the league as a second-round pick in 2021, Herb Jones has turned himself into one of the league’s premier all-around defenders. While they did decline his team option ahead of free agency, the New Orleans Pelicans had no intentions of letting Jones go. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Pels have reached an agreement […]

In just two seasons, 24-year-old forward Herb Jones has already turned himself into a household name, proving himself to be one of the most impactful defenders in the league. A 2021-22 All-Rookie 2nd Team selection largely due to his defensive prowess and an All-Defensive candidate in both seasons, the New Orleans Pelicans looked like some […]

Even though he’s just 24-years-old, New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones is proving his leadership abilities with his mentorship of Tulane Green Wave guard Jaylen Forbes. Forbes is one of the best shooters in the 2023 NBA Draft, knocking down 38.2 percent of his 3-point attempts over the past three seasons while taking 6.9 3-pointers […]

Fans of the New Orleans Pelicans will have to take all of the social media clowning on the chin, especially from the ever-raucous fanbase of the Los Angeles Lakers. After beginning the season as one of the top seeds in the Western Conference, the Pelicans’ season reached its premature end after they failed to overcome […]

The New Orleans Pelicans entered the season with a bang as they had a seven-game winning streak and another five successive wins in December. After their December 30th win over the Philadelphia 76ers, they had a 23-12 record, but they now lost six games in a row as they have dropped to a 26-23 record. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have played without Brandon Ingram for the past seven games and without Herb Jones for the past five games, but they could be returning as soon as the Pelicans upcoming road trip this week as per Christian Clark of NOLA.com. Willie Green on the chances of Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones […]

On Thursday, it was announced that New Orleans Pelicans superstar Zion Williamson is officially cleared to return to the floor. This is obviously a huge step in the right direction after Williamson missed the whole 2021-22 season with a nagging foot injury. While his longevity remains a concern, the Pelicans have quite the future to […]

It’s official. The defending Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns are on upset alert in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. A seemingly rattled Suns team fell 118-103 to the New Orleans Pelicans Sunday night in Game 4 of their playoff series, which is suddenly tied at 2-2. This first round series between the team […]

The Phoenix Suns are now backed into a corner. They were already facing an uphill battle when their best player and best scorer went down with an injury. Now, they’re currently tied 2-2 against the New Orleans Pelicans, with the underdog team having all the momentum in the world. This is looking like a dangerous […]

The eighth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans shocked the world on Tuesday night, upsetting the NBA-best Phoenix Suns in Game 2 to tie up the first-round series at 1-1. The win makes things more interesting by itself, but Devin Booker’s hamstring injury adds another layer of intrigue as he appears set to miss time. What once looked like […]

There was a bit of drama late in the Phoenix Suns’ Game 1 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. As Deandre Ayton was running up the floor in the fourth quarter, Pelicans rookie Herb Jones awkwardly crossed paths with Ayton and hit him in the jaw with his shoulder. Here’s the play: TNT’s Reggie Miller […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have booked a playoff spot after winning against the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2022 Play-in Tournament. Now seeded at the eighth spot, they will be matched up against a tough opponent in the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs. Brandon Ingram is expected to get his […]