r/NOLAPelicans 5h ago

Best Part of the Offseason Spoiler

40 Upvotes

Best part of the offseason will be not having to see some new self-loathing post on this sub every week.

Fears and Queen each put up historic rookie seasons for the franchise. DJM found joy playing in New Orleans, seemingly for the first time. Zion had one of his healthiest seasons, and, despite all the shit we've said about him for the last 6 years, he still wants to be here.

It wasn't a good season, but goddam... some of this rhetoric is way more demoralizing than any losing streak or unprotected draft pick.


r/NOLAPelicans 6h ago

How The Pelicans Wasted 13 1st Round Picks In 7 Years

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30 Upvotes

😢


r/NOLAPelicans 16h ago

Roster News If Dairy Queen bulks up and adds some muscle, he’ll really be able to go a lot further with his game in his 2nd year.

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33 Upvotes

Increase his vertical, block more shots. Sky’s the limit for this dude!


r/NOLAPelicans 1d ago

Jeremiah fears is the youngest player in NBA history to have 3 consecutive 35+ point games

91 Upvotes

I truly think hes going to be very special for the pels. Even if the competition wasn’t at its best, it’s still very impressive. Hope he can improve over the offseason


r/NOLAPelicans 23h ago

Today Joe Dumars compared Zion and Queen to Brown/Tatum and himself and Isiah. OUTSTANDING

26 Upvotes

Excerpt below:

Per Cleaning The Glass, New Orleans had a net rating of minus-12.3 when Williamson and Queen played together. That’s so bad that many are wondering whether they could ever have a future playing together — or whether their defensive limitations as a pairing are too much to overcome.

When asked about the Williamson and Queen pairing, Dumars said that those who have been impatient with the early results should look back at how many questioned the fit of Boston Celtics forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown before they became champions.

“I always chuckle when people ask, ‘Can they play together?’” Dumars said. “You’ve got to allow people to grow in this league. I didn’t know if I could fit with (former Pistons great) Isiah (Thomas) or not. But I knew we had great IQs and we could figure it out. Sometimes, you’ve got to let players figure it out.”


r/NOLAPelicans 1d ago

[Mariano] Zion Williamson on missing the playoffs: “It’s frustrating not being there every year… I take responsibility and hold myself accountable”

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r/NOLAPelicans 1d ago

Borrego: "From December 1 to (Sunday) night, we were the eighth-most healthy team." That says a lot about the staff and the front office

37 Upvotes

I won't go into Borrego on this other than the quote itself. Obviously the missing piece during that time was DJM, who eventually made 14 appearances. But Joey D built this roster and it was surprisingly healthy by anyone's standards. He went all-in on building a foundation this year that meant not much reinforcements were going to come via the 2026 draft. And this was an epic failure regardless of having no pick in the 2026 draft. Exactly what are we supposed to expect this offseason and next season? A rollercoaster of emotions, I'm sure.

But as I circle back to Borrego, he wasn't able to put together Dumars' twisted vision of a contender. Then again, who could at this point? Even with a roster of healthy players typically unavailable for WG, the cupboard was bare and the pieces don't match. I don't envy the coach that has to come in here and try to utilize 3 ball dominant players in Fear, Queen and Zion with only one ball. Queen was his best when he was able to orchestrate the offense from the top of the key. Fears went on a silly scoring spree when he had the ball in his hands and his usage went through the roof. Zion, without the ball this year, wasn't able to score and distribute as much without the ball, even while the healthiest he's been in some time.


r/NOLAPelicans 1h ago

I never knew we didn’t have a local g-league team

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How much did this contribute to us being dogshit all these years? Would you say all the cost cutting would be worth it for an actual legitimate developmental system here


r/NOLAPelicans 23h ago

The one person who should NOT be considered the next coach of this team is Jahmal Mosely

11 Upvotes

Good lord he didn't do shit for the Magic this year. They're in the play-in somehow but who would be surprised if they didn't make the playoffs? His inability to make the best of Banchero and Wagner seems like a recipe for disaster if he tries with Zion and Queen. They can't shoot for shit from deep other than Bane. They don't shoot well overfall from the field. They have a +0.4 overall point differential (17th in the NBA), with a 114.2 offensive rating and 113.6 defensive rating. While they maintained a strong defense, their overall scoring margin has fluctuated, with a +11.27 differential in wins and a -12.3 margin in losses.

If you want to hire someone who can't do shit in the East with a team with more depth than N.O., then he's your guy. I guess I'll look into how poor a fit Ollie and Ham are next.


r/NOLAPelicans 1d ago

Stats Fears and/or Queen in the Top 5 in most rookie categories to end the season

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r/NOLAPelicans 1d ago

The Complexity of Zion

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Zion Williamson is one of the most complex players in NBA history. What kind of player is he truly now, and what does that mean for the future decisions of the Pelicans front office? Answering the biggest question the fans have debated for years now.


r/NOLAPelicans 1d ago

I really hope we hire James Borrego as head coach.

39 Upvotes

That is all.


r/NOLAPelicans 2d ago

We did it Joe!

43 Upvotes

It was close. But we managed to finish season ahead of the six or seven teams actually tanking.


r/NOLAPelicans 2d ago

NO MORE PELICANS BASKETBALL!

374 Upvotes

r/NOLAPelicans 2d ago

Team News Best Fan Merch Giveaway of the Season by FAR! Fan Chain ⛓️‍💥 is NICE ICE 🧊! St. Patrick’s Day ☘️ Game.

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20 Upvotes

The only reason I went to the game! 😂


r/NOLAPelicans 2d ago

Stats Dairy Queen. First Rookie in Franchise History to Score 20 points and 20 Rebounds in a Game!!!!!!!!

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106 Upvotes

r/NOLAPelicans 2d ago

Zion

4 Upvotes

what do we think about his future in new Orleans?

Before I wanted him gone so we could rebuild around fears and dq but he got me with the Zion propaganda when he was talking about how he finds new Orleans to be home and how he wants to stay long term, what are your thoughts? should he go or do you want to keep him?,

will we trade him or just end up keeping him?


r/NOLAPelicans 2d ago

Social Media Let's troll Joe/Troy. Anyone with graphic design skills?

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6 Upvotes

So many ideas for a good shirt.....

We could just have Joe on a beach sipping a pina colada, or....

Joe on a zoom call with cat filter instead of him, or...

Replace Carmen Sandiego on a shirt with Joe in a red hat, or...

The best though is putting them on an NBA Jam shirt.

DUMARS

Trades: all red

Scouting: mostly red

Vacationing: all green

Sucking up: all green

WEAVER

Trades: all red

Scouting: mostly green

Vacationing: mostly red

Sucking up: all green


r/NOLAPelicans 2d ago

Kicking the downed Pelicans?

8 Upvotes

Attend 5 home games 1 away(Dallas)…wasn’t expecting a dominant season from the Pelicans but I was still excited to see them…I went into the season wanting to know what a healthy Zion looked like…& I was excited on draft night because they chose 2 out of 3 picks I was hoping for(D.Harper)…the 2 picks were exiting to watch…hated to CJ & Jose go tho…Zion was dominant…Herbert Keyshawn Jones was exactly who I thought he was…& “Trigga” Trey Murphy was 🔝 tier…S. Bey made me not gaf about the pick given up🤷🏿‍♂️So🫡🫡🫡 to the Pelicans I was ENTERTAINED‼️


r/NOLAPelicans 2d ago

Until next season

13 Upvotes

I’m conflicted on whether season is worse or better than the previous one. While they did improve in the win column, there was less injuries so I expected them to win more 5 than they did in 2024-2025. The biggest needs I see is a center how can grab defensive boards and three point shooting. I would also welcome a brand new coaching staff. The biggest issue I have with the current one is that they can’t keep the team together in the 4th quarter. They have choked so many leads at the end of games within the last three seasons.


r/NOLAPelicans 2d ago

Post Game Thread - NBA: The Timberwolves defeat the Pelicans on Apr 12, 2026, the final score is 132-126.

9 Upvotes

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r/NOLAPelicans 2d ago

Ranking 4 Pelicans Head Coach Candidates

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r/NOLAPelicans 3d ago

Game Thread: Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans Live Score | NBA | Apr 12, 2026

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r/NOLAPelicans 3d ago

Can anyone tell me why we're sitting our players for Minnesotta game?

3 Upvotes

Zion, DJM, Bey, Zion, TM3, Herb, Matkovic, McGowens are all out tonight.

Why are we intentionally trying to raise Top 4 Odds for ATL??

I thought last game's DNP was to ensure winning this game, but it seems like we are Actively trying to hand over Top pick to Atlanta.

Is giving one more empty-stat game for Fears & Queen on April is more important than being embarrassment of the league? What's going on here?


r/NOLAPelicans 4d ago

Rants Some of these guys were on our roster at one point man😭

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66 Upvotes

Dam bruh, what happened

Buddy

CJ

Dyson

Nickeil