The 2024–25 New Orleans Pelicans season is the 23rd season of the New Orleans Pelicans franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On August 8, 2024, the Pelicans announced that they would depart from Bally Sports New Orleans (which would shut down following Bally Sports' rebranding to the FanDuel Sports Network on October 21) to enter this season working with Gray Television owned stations around not just the state of Louisiana, but also parts of Mississippi and Alabama as well under the newly created Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network.[1]
| 2024–25 New Orleans Pelicans season | |
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| Head coach | Willie Green |
| General manager | Bryson Graham |
| Owner(s) | Gayle Benson |
| Arena | Smoothie King Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–10 (.286) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Southwest) Conference: 14th (Western) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network |
| Radio | WRNO-FM |
Draft
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 21 | Yves Missi | C |  Cameroon
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The Pelicans had one first-round pick entering the draft.[2][3] This would technically be the first draft in franchise history where the New Orleans Pelicans franchise would work on the NBA draft for two days instead of one day like it had been since the draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989. On the first day, with their only pick in the draft, the Pelicans would select the Cameroonian center Yves Missi from the University of Baylor.
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
edit| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| Houston Rockets | 10 | 4 | .714 | – | 6–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 14 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2.0 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 14 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 14 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.0 | 5–3 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 14 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 10 | .286 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 14 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Golden State Warriors * | 10 | 2 | .833 | – | 12 |
| 2 | Oklahoma City Thunder * | 11 | 3 | .786 | – | 14 |
| 3 | Houston Rockets * | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1.0 | 14 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 9 | 4 | .692 | 1.5 | 13 |
| 5 | Phoenix Suns | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2.0 | 14 |
| 6 | Denver Nuggets | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.0 | 12 |
| 7 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 8 | Memphis Grizzlies | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 10 | Dallas Mavericks | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.0 | 14 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.5 | 13 |
| 12 | San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5.0 | 14 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5.0 | 14 |
| 14 | New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 10 | .286 | 7.0 | 14 |
| 15 | Utah Jazz | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7.0 | 12 |
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
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Regular season
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October: 2–3 (home: 1–0; road: 1–3)
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November: 2–7 (home: 2–5; road: 0–2)
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December
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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January
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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NBA Cup
editThe groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[4][5]
West Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Golden State Warriors | 2 | 2 | 0 | 243 | 235 | +8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | New Orleans Pelicans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 94 | +7 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Dallas Mavericks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 120 | −3 | |
| 4 | Memphis Grizzlies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 123 | −5 | |
| 5 | Denver Nuggets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 101 | −7 |
Transactions
editTrades
edit| June 27, 2024[6] | To New Orleans Pelicans Draft rights to Antonio Reeves (No. 47) |
To Orlando Magic 2030 NOP second-round pick swap right 2031 NOP second-round pick swap right |
| July 6, 2024[7] | To New Orleans Pelicans 2027 WAS protected second-round pick |
To Washington Wizards Jonas Valančiūnas
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| July 6, 2024[8] | To New Orleans Pelicans Dejounte Murray
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To Atlanta Hawks Dyson Daniels E. J. Liddell Larry Nance Jr. Cody Zeller 2025 LAL first-round pick 2027 MIL top-four protected first-round pick |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ https://www.nola.com/sports/pelicans/pelicans-ditching-diamond-sports-and-partnering-with-gray-tv-bally-fox/article_42c09898-5445-11ef-afc3-93a0362ca182.html
- ^ "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Quinn, Sam (May 13, 2024). "2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "New Orleans Pelicans acquire draft rights to Antonio Reeves from Orlando Magic". NBA.com. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "New Orleans Pelicans complete sign-and-trade agreement with Washington Wizards". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Pelicans acquire Dejounte Murray". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.