Tag: Pelicans
Friday’s preseason game between the Orlando Magic and New Orleans Pelicans has been canceled due to the effects of Hurricane Milton on Florida, the NBA announced Wednesday. The game will not be rescheduled. Orlando is playing at San Antonio on Wednesday night and was scheduled to return to central Florida on Thursday. A team spokesperson […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III will miss at least three weeks due to a right hamstring strain, the NBA team announced. Murphy, 24, is scheduled to be reevaluated in three weeks after an MRI confirmed that he suffered a strain during Thursday evening’s practice at their training camp in Nashville, Tennessee. New Orleans […]
The New Orleans Pelicans and guard Jose Alvarado agreed to a two-year, $9 million contract extension on Saturday, his agent told The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Alvarado, 26, had one year and $1.9 million left on his deal and now will be signed with the Pelicans through the 2025-26 season with a player option for 2026-27. […]
The New Orleans Pelicans are bringing back sharpshooting forward Matt Ryan on a one-year contract, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Ryan, 27, was waived on Friday. He is now the 15th and final player under contract on the Pelicans’ roster. The contract is reportedly a restructured one-year deal. New Orleans converted Ryan’s deal to […]
Diamond Sports Group, the bankrupt operator of Bally Sports channels, has dropped the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans from its NBA teams broadcast list, but it has reached new deals with the NBA and the NHL to ensure that it will air games for teams at least through the upcoming 2024-25 seasons. Diamond Sports […]
The New Orleans Pelicans are signing guard Malcolm Hill to a two-way contract, according to sources. Hill, 28, went undrafted in 2017 out of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and signed his first deal with New Orleans in October 2021. Hill played for five international teams overseas before beginning his NBA career — Star […]
New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum is the only NBA player this season who is shooting over 50% on pull-up 2-point field goals and 40% on pull-up 3-pointers. Thirty-seven players have attempted a minimum of 100 pull-up 2s and 100 pull-up 3s. Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is averaging an NBA-best 14.5 points per game […]
Brandon Ingram became the first New Orleans Pelicans player to record 28 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and three steals with seven 3-pointers during Wednesday night’s 132-112 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Ingram finished 8-of-19 (42.1%) shooting from the floor, 7-of-11 (63.6%) beyond the arc, and he made all five free throws. His seven 3s […]
The Indiana Pacers are trading Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, and three future first-round draft picks to the Toronto Raptors for Pascal Siakam, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Indiana reportedly sent two 2024 first-round draft picks and a 2026 first-rounder to the Raptors. The New Orleans Pelicans sent an undisclosed second-round pick to Indiana, as part […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr. is cleared to return after missing the last 13 games and will reportedly play in tonight’s game against the Utah Jazz. The Ohio native was diagnosed with a right rib fracture in November. Nance, who turns 31 this coming New Year’s Day, said after Thursday’s morning shootaround in […]
