New Orleans Pelicans
West · Southwest
40-43Projected2026-27
Offseason · live roster; stats shown are 2026-27
2026-27 Outlook
projected
40-43.481 win%(33–46 W)
Make Playoffs
37%
Win Division
<1%
Win Conference
1%
Win Title
<1%
Playoff SOStough
Full playoff odds →Schedule
2026-27
2026-27 schedule not released yet. Projections run on a balanced synthetic slate until the NBA schedule drops (typically August), then switch to the real one automatically.
Roster
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PPG | Trey Murphy III | 21.5 |
| RPG | Josh Oduro | 7.7 |
| APG | Dejounte Murray | 6.4 |
17 players · 2025-26 stats
| Player | Pos | # | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | F | #25 | 66 | 35.5 | 21.5 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Zion Williamson | F | #1 | 62 | 29.7 | 21.0 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Saddiq Bey | G | #41 | 72 | 31.2 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Dejounte Murray | G | #5 | 14 | 27.8 | 16.7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Jeremiah Fears | G | #0 | 82 | 25.8 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Jordan Poole | G | #3 | 39 | 23.9 | 13.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Derik Queen | C | #22 | 81 | 25.0 | 11.7 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| Herbert Jones | F | #2 | 56 | 28.4 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| Josh Oduro | C | #13 | 3 | 27.3 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| Bryce McGowens | G | #11 | 42 | 21.0 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Karlo Matkovic | F | #17 | 62 | 14.7 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Yves Missi | C | #21 | 66 | 19.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Jordan Hawkins | G | #24 | 51 | 13.6 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| DeAndre Jordan | C | #6 | 12 | 16.6 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Micah Peavy | G | #14 | 61 | 15.0 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Hunter Dickinson | C | #4 | 5 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Jaron Pierre Jr. | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2025-26 · per game · TS%/eFG%
| Player | Pos | GP | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | F | 66 | 7.5-15.9 | 47.0 | 3.2-8.6 | 37.9 | 3.3-3.7 | 88.6 | 61.3 | 57.2 |
| Zion Williamson | F | 62 | 7.8-13.0 | 60.0 | 0.0-0.1 | 25.0 | 5.4-7.5 | 71.6 | 64.4 | 60.0 |
| Saddiq Bey | G | 72 | 6.1-13.4 | 45.1 | 2.1-5.7 | 36.7 | 3.4-4.1 | 84.1 | 57.9 | 52.9 |
| Dejounte Murray | G | 14 | 6.3-13.0 | 48.4 | 1.4-4.4 | 30.6 | 2.8-3.2 | 86.7 | 58.0 | 53.6 |
| Jeremiah Fears | G | 82 | 5.3-12.3 | 43.4 | 1.2-3.7 | 33.0 | 2.4-3.0 | 78.9 | 52.5 | 48.5 |
| Jordan Poole | G | 39 | 4.2-11.4 | 37.2 | 2.5-7.4 | 33.3 | 2.5-2.9 | 86.0 | 53.0 | 48.0 |
| Derik Queen | C | 81 | 4.4-9.2 | 47.3 | 0.3-1.1 | 26.1 | 2.7-3.4 | 79.5 | 54.6 | 48.9 |
| Herbert Jones | F | 56 | 3.3-8.5 | 38.3 | 1.4-4.6 | 30.9 | 0.9-1.1 | 80.6 | 49.1 | 46.7 |
| Josh Oduro | C | 3 | 3.7-5.7 | 64.7 | 0.0-0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0-2.0 | 50.0 | 63.6 | 64.7 |
| Bryce McGowens | G | 42 | 2.7-5.6 | 48.1 | 0.9-2.2 | 40.9 | 1.8-2.3 | 77.9 | 61.0 | 56.1 |
| Karlo Matkovic | F | 62 | 2.3-3.8 | 60.4 | 0.6-1.5 | 42.2 | 0.5-0.7 | 73.2 | 69.6 | 68.5 |
| Yves Missi | C | 66 | 2.4-4.5 | 54.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9-1.5 | 55.9 | 55.6 | 54.4 |
| Jordan Hawkins | G | 51 | 1.8-5.0 | 36.6 | 0.9-2.6 | 34.8 | 0.5-0.5 | 85.2 | 48.0 | 45.7 |
| DeAndre Jordan | C | 12 | 1.8-2.7 | 65.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9-1.4 | 64.7 | 67.1 | 65.6 |
| Micah Peavy | G | 61 | 1.7-4.5 | 38.5 | 0.5-1.8 | 25.9 | 0.4-0.5 | 75.9 | 45.5 | 43.6 |
| Hunter Dickinson | C | 5 | 1.0-2.8 | 35.7 | 0.0-0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4-0.4 | 100.0 | 40.3 | 35.7 |
| Jaron Pierre Jr. | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Team Profile
25-26 · percentile vs league
PF
115.550
PA
120.020
REB
43.953
AST
25.127
FG%
46.640
3P%
34.723
Win%
32%27
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced Profile
2025-26
| Points / G | 115.5 |
| Opp Points / G | 120.0 |
| Offensive Rating | 114.3 |
| Defensive Rating | 118.8 |
| Pace | 100.4 |
| Rebounds / G | 43.9 |
| Assists / G | 25.1 |
| Steals / G | 8.9 |
| Blocks / G | 5.2 |
| Turnovers / G | 13.5 |
| FG % | 46.6 |
| 3P % | 34.7 |
| FT % | 78.4 |
| Net Rating | -4.5 |
Scoring Trend
PTS/G · last 20
Season History
30 seasons · W-L from 2015-16
| Season | W-L | Win% | PTS | REB | AST | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-26 | 26-56 | .317 | 115.5 | 43.9 | 25.1 | 47 |
| 24-25 | 21-61 | .256 | 109.8 | 43.6 | 25.8 | 45 |
| 23-24 | 49-33 | .598 | 115.1 | 44.0 | 27.0 | 49 |
| 22-23 | 42-40 | .512 | 114.4 | 43.7 | 25.9 | 48 |
| 21-22 | 36-46 | .439 | 109.3 | 45.2 | 25.0 | 46 |
| 20-21 | 31-41 | .431 | 114.6 | 47.4 | 26.0 | 48 |
| 19-20 | 28-36 | .438 | 115.8 | 46.5 | 26.8 | 47 |
| 18-19 | 33-49 | .402 | 115.4 | 47.3 | 27.0 | 47 |
| 17-18 | 48-34 | .585 | 111.7 | 44.3 | 26.8 | 48 |
| 16-17 | 34-48 | .415 | 104.3 | 43.7 | 22.8 | 45 |
| 15-16 | 30-52 | .366 | 102.7 | 42.6 | 22.2 | 45 |
| 14-15 | — | — | 99.4 | 43.5 | 22.0 | 46 |
| 13-14 | — | — | 99.7 | 41.7 | 21.3 | 46 |
| 12-13 | — | — | 94.1 | 41.6 | 21.0 | 45 |
| 11-12 | — | — | 89.6 | 41.1 | 20.7 | 45 |
| 10-11 | — | — | 94.9 | 40.1 | 20.6 | 46 |
| 09-10 | — | — | 100.2 | 40.3 | 22.3 | 46 |
| 08-09 | — | — | 95.8 | 39.7 | 19.6 | 46 |
| 07-08 | — | — | 100.9 | 41.8 | 21.8 | 47 |
| 06-07 | — | — | 95.5 | 43.1 | 18.7 | 45 |
| 05-06 | — | — | 92.8 | 40.2 | 18.5 | 44 |
| 04-05 | — | — | 88.4 | 40.2 | 21.0 | 42 |
| 03-04 | — | — | 91.8 | 42.8 | 20.9 | 42 |
| 02-03 | — | — | 93.9 | 43.6 | 22.0 | 44 |
| 01-02 | — | — | 93.9 | 43.5 | 21.5 | 44 |
| 00-01 | — | — | 91.9 | 44.4 | 23.2 | 43 |
| 99-00 | — | — | 98.4 | 42.9 | 24.7 | 45 |
| 98-99 | — | — | 92.9 | 39.5 | 22.2 | 45 |
| 97-98 | — | — | 96.6 | 40.6 | 23.7 | 47 |
| 96-97 | — | — | 98.9 | 39.1 | 24.6 | 47 |
Form
- Streak
- L2
- Last 10
- 1-9
- Home
- 17-24
- Road
- 9-32
- Pts for / G
- 115.5
- Pts against / G
- 120.0
- Net rating
- -4.5
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 17-24 | 118.2 | 119.5 |
| Away | 9-32 | 112.9 | 120.5 |
| Competition | |||
| Close (≤5) | 6-13 | 117.8 | 119.2 |
| vs Winning teams | 9-45 | 112.4 | 121 |
Recent results
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