The 2024–25 New Orleans Pelicans season was 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 | Gayle Benson |
| Arena | Smoothie King Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 21–61 (.256) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Southwest) Conference: 14th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network |
| Radio | WRNO-FM |
On March 13, 2025, the Pelicans were eliminated from playoff contention following their loss to the Orlando Magic.
The New Orleans Pelicans drew an average home attendance of 16,815, the highest of all basketball teams from Louisiana.[2]
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.[3][4] 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 Baylor University.
Roster
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Legend
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Standings
editDivision
edit| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Houston Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 29–12 | 23–18 | 13–3 | 82 |
| x – Memphis Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 4.0 | 26–15 | 22–19 | 11–5 | 82 |
| pi – Dallas Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 13.0 | 22–18 | 17–25 | 8–8 | 82 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 18.0 | 20–21 | 14–27 | 5–11 | 82 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 31.0 | 14–27 | 7–34 | 3–13 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 68 | 14 | .829 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Houston Rockets * | 52 | 30 | .634 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Los Angeles Lakers * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Sacramento Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Dallas Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 14 | New Orleans Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Utah Jazz | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51.0 | 82 |
Game log
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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: 2–13 (home: 2–7; road: 0–6)
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December: 1–12 (home: 1–7; road: 0–5)
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January: 7–9 (home: 4–4; road: 3–5)
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February: 4–7 (home: 3–1; road: 1–6)
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March: 5–10 (home: 3–5; road: 2–5)
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April: 0–7 (home: 0–3; road: 0–4)
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NBA Cup
editThe groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[6][7]
West Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 3 | 1 | 470 | 462 | +8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 493 | 447 | +46 | |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 4 | 2 | 2 | 455 | 449 | +6 | |
| 4 | Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 1 | 3 | 464 | 475 | −11 | |
| 5 | New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 1 | 3 | 409 | 458 | −49 |
Player statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
edit| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Jose Alvarado | 56 | 23 | 24.4 | .392 | .359 | .811 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 1.3 | .3 | 10.3 |
| Mo Bamba† | 4 | 0 | 15.3 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 6.3 | .5 | .0 | .8 | 2.5 |
| Brandon Boston Jr. | 42 | 10 | 23.6 | .436 | .350 | .788 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .2 | 10.7 |
| Keion Brooks Jr. | 14 | 6 | 23.7 | .486 | .326 | .733 | 4.1 | .9 | .7 | .7 | 10.1 |
| Bruce Brown† | 23 | 12 | 24.7 | .410 | .356 | .750 | 4.2 | 2.4 | .7 | .3 | 8.2 |
| Jamal Cain | 37 | 0 | 13.6 | .430 | .325 | .680 | 2.3 | .6 | .6 | .2 | 5.3 |
| Javonte Green† | 50 | 18 | 21.8 | .446 | .352 | .758 | 3.6 | .9 | 1.1 | .6 | 5.8 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 56 | 9 | 23.6 | .372 | .331 | .816 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .5 | .4 | 10.8 |
| Brandon Ingram | 18 | 18 | 33.1 | .465 | .374 | .855 | 5.6 | 5.2 | .9 | .6 | 22.2 |
| Trey Jemison III† | 16 | 0 | 10.4 | .469 | .381 | 2.8 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 2.4 | |
| Herbert Jones | 20 | 20 | 32.4 | .436 | .306 | .825 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | .5 | 10.3 |
| Kylor Kelley† | 3 | 1 | 19.4 | .444 | .500 | 6.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | 3.3 | |
| Karlo Matković | 42 | 7 | 18.8 | .574 | .318 | .773 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .5 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| CJ McCollum | 56 | 56 | 32.7 | .444 | .373 | .717 | 3.8 | 4.1 | .8 | .4 | 21.1 |
| Yves Missi | 73 | 67 | 26.8 | .547 | .000 | .623 | 8.2 | 1.4 | .5 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 53 | 51 | 35.0 | .454 | .361 | .887 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .7 | 21.2 |
| Dejounte Murray | 31 | 31 | 32.6 | .393 | .299 | .823 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 2.0 | .4 | 17.5 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 8 | 0 | 21.0 | .356 | .296 | .636 | 2.5 | 2.3 | .1 | .5 | 8.4 |
| Kelly Olynyk† | 20 | 20 | 25.4 | .500 | .389 | .754 | 5.9 | 3.6 | .9 | .6 | 10.7 |
| Elfrid Payton† | 18 | 7 | 21.6 | .366 | .167 | .571 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 1.0 | .4 | 4.4 |
| Lester Quiñones† | 9 | 0 | 18.4 | .386 | .317 | .833 | 1.7 | 2.6 | .3 | .2 | 8.6 |
| Antonio Reeves | 44 | 6 | 15.0 | .456 | .395 | .800 | 1.4 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 6.9 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 66 | 9 | 18.8 | .455 | .341 | .836 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 6.3 |
| Daniel Theis | 38 | 9 | 16.3 | .473 | .243 | .838 | 4.3 | 1.6 | .5 | .5 | 4.3 |
| Zion Williamson | 30 | 30 | 28.6 | .567 | .231 | .656 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | .9 | 24.6 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pelicans only.
Transactions
editTrades
edit| June 27, 2024[8] | 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[9] | To New Orleans Pelicans 2027 WAS protected second-round pick |
To Washington Wizards Jonas Valančiūnas |
| July 6, 2024[10] | To New Orleans Pelicans Dejounte Murray |
To Atlanta Hawks Dyson Daniels E. J. Liddell Larry Nance Jr. Cody Zeller2025 LAL first-round pick 2027 MIL top-four protected first-round pick |
| February 5, 2025[11] | To New Orleans Pelicans Cash considerations |
To Oklahoma City Thunder Daniel Theis2031 NOP second-round pick |
| February 6, 2025[12] | To New Orleans Pelicans Bruce Brown Kelly Olynyk2026 IND protected first-round pick 2031 second-round pick |
To Toronto Raptors Brandon Ingram |
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
- ↑ https://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/year/2025/sort/homeTotal
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ https://www.nba.com/news/bucks-pelicans-matchup-in-new-orleans-postponed
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "New Orleans Pelicans complete trade with Oklahoma City Thunder". NBA.com. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Raptors get Brandon Ingram in trade with Pelicans | NBA.com". NBA. Retrieved March 9, 2025.