The 2023–24 New Orleans Pelicans season was the 22nd season of the

New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division and play their hom ...

franchise in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

(NBA). The team returned to the

playoffs The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...

after a one-year absence defeating the Sacramento Kings in the second game of the

NBA play-in tournament The NBA Play-In Tournament is the preliminary National Basketball Association (NBA) postseason tournament. It determines the final two playoff seeds in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference and is played immediately prior to the NBA Pla ...

after losing to the

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

in the first game. However, they were swept in the first round by the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.

Draft

The Pelicans had one first-round pick entering the draft.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

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Jonas Valančiūnas Jonas Valančiūnas ( ; ; born 6 May 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 ...

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Zion Williamson Zion Lateef Williamson (born July 6, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward position. Following a freshman-year stint with the ...

(5) , Smoothie King Center
16,058 , 0–1 , - style="background:#fcc" , 2 , October 12 ,

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

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CJ McCollum Christian James McCollum (born September 19, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his third year in the league in 2015–16, he was named the NBA Mos ...

(17) , Daniels, Ingram (5) , Ingram, Lewis Jr., Valančiūnas (3) , Legacy Arena
11,589 , 0–2 , - style="background:#fcc" , 3 , October 14 , @

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

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Jordan Hawkins Jordan Dorrell Hawkins (born April 29, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. Early life and high school c ...

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Trey Jemison Richard Lee "Trey" Jemison III (born November 28, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G Lea ...

(9) , Daniels, Williamson (5) , Gateway Center Arena
3,051 , 0–3 , - style="background:#cfc" , 4 , October 17 , @ Orlando , , Brandon Ingram (18) , Trey Jemison (9) , Brandon Ingram (6) , Amway Center
17,622 , 1–3

Regular season

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(12) , Ingram, McCollum (6) , FedExForum
17,798 , 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc" , 2 , October 28 ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, , Brandon Ingram (26) , Brandon Ingram (7) , CJ McCollum (7) , Smoothie King Center
16,331 , 2–0 , - style="background:#fcc" , 3 , October 30 , Golden State , , McCollum, Williamson (19) , McCollum, Valančiūnas (6) , CJ McCollum (5) , Smoothie King Center
17,286 , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc" , 4 , November 1 , @

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

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(29) , CJ McCollum (11) ,

(8) , Paycom Center
15,764 , 3–1 , - style="background:#cfc" , 5 , November 2 ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

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Dyson Daniels Dyson James Daniels (born 17 March 2003) is an Australian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted eighth overall in the 2022 NBA draft. Early life and career Daniel ...

(6) , Smoothie King Center
15,884 , 4–1 , - style="background:#fcc" , 6 , November 4 ,

, , Zion Williamson (25) , Ingram, Valančiūnas (7) , CJ McCollum (6) , Smoothie King Center
17,237 , 4–2 , - style="background:#fcc" , 7 , November 6 , @

Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

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(31) , Jonas Valančiūnas (11) , Zion Williamson (9) , Ball Arena
19,544 , 4–3 , - style="background:#fcc" , 8 , November 8 , @

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

, , Brandon Ingram (24) ,

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Jeremiah Christian Robinson-Earl (born November 3, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats. High schoo ...

(9) , Ingram,

Zeller Zeller, meaning both prisoner and monk in German, may refer to: Places *Zeller Ache, a river of Upper Austria *Zeller Bach (Isar), a river of Bavaria, Germany, tributary of the Isar * Zeller Bach (Memminger Ach), a river of Bavaria, Germany, tribut ...

(6) , Target Center
18,024 , 4–4 , - style="background:#fcc" , 9 , November 10 , @

, , Brandon Ingram (31) , Dyson Daniels (10) , Brandon Ingram (5) ,

Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once the home of the Houston ...

16,236 , 4–5 , - style="background:#fcc" , 10 , November 12 ,

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

, , Brandon Ingram (20) , Jonas Valančiūnas (10) , Brandon Ingram (5) , Smoothie King Center
16,302 , 4–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 11 , November 14 ,

, , Hawkins, Ingram (25) , Brandon Ingram (9) , Brandon Ingram (7) , Smoothie King Center
16,354 , 5–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 12 , November 17 ,

, , Zion Williamson (26) , Daniels, Valančiūnas (8) , Brandon Ingram (8) , Smoothie King Center
15,278 , 6–6 , - style="background:#fcc" , 13 , November 18 ,

, , Brandon Ingram (30) , Jonas Valančiūnas (11) , Herbert Jones (8) , Smoothie King Center
15,536 , 6–7 , - style="background:#cfc" , 14 , November 20 ,

Sacramento ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento ...

, , Brandon Ingram (31) , Jonas Valančiūnas (13) , Jonas Valančiūnas (7) , Smoothie King Center
16,004 , 7–7 , - style="background:#cfc" , 15 , November 22 ,

Sacramento ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento ...

, , Zion Williamson (25) , Jonas Valančiūnas (11) , Zion Williamson (6) , Smoothie King Center
16,012 , 8–7 , - style="background:#cfc" , 16 , November 24 , @

L.A. Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...

, , Zion Williamson (32) , Daniels, Marshall, Valančiūnas (8) , Daniels, Ingram, Williamson (5) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 9–7 , - style="background:#fcc" , 17 , November 25 , @

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

, , Brandon Ingram (26) , Jonas Valančiūnas (7) , Brandon Ingram (8) , Delta Center
18,206 , 9–8 , - style="background:#fcc" , 18 , November 27 , @

, , Zion Williamson (26) , Jonas Valančiūnas (13) , Zion Williamson (7) , Delta Center
18,206 , 9–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 19 , November 29 ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, , Zion Williamson (33) , Zion Williamson (8) , Ingram, Jones, Williamson (6) , Smoothie King Center
16,009 , 10–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 20 , December 1 ,

San Antonio ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= U.S. state, State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , s ...

, ,

(24) , Jonas Valančiūnas (12) ,

(8) , Smoothie King Center
17,028 , 11–9 , - style="background:#fcc" , 21 , December 2 , @

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

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(27) , Jonas Valančiūnas (10) , Brandon Ingram (6) ,

United Center United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named ...

20,511 , 11–10 , - style="background:#cfc" , 22 , December 4 , @

Sacramento ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento ...

, , Brandon Ingram (30) , Jonas Valančiūnas (11) , CJ McCollum (7) , Golden 1 Center
18,048 , 12–10 , - style="background:#fcc" , 23 , December 7 , @

L.A. Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

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Trey Murphy III Kenneth "Trey" Murphy III (born June 18, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Rice Owls and the Virginia Cavaliers. E ...

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(8) , Brandon Ingram (7) , T-Mobile Arena
18,017 , 12–11 , - style="background:#cfc" , 24 , December 11 ,

, , Zion Williamson (36) , Jonas Valančiūnas (13) , Ingram,

Jones Jones may refer to: People *Jones (surname), a common Welsh and English surname *List of people with surname Jones * Jones (singer), a British singer-songwriter Arts and entertainment * Jones (''Animal Farm''), a human character in George Orwell ...

(5) , Smoothie King Center
16,487 , 13–11 , - style="background:#cfc" , 25 , December 13 , @

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

, , Brandon Ingram (40) , Jonas Valančiūnas (18) ,

Naji Marshall Naji Maurice Marshall (born January 24, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers. Early life and high ...

(7) ,

Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place (WMATA station), Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. It has been largely considered ...

14,080 , 14–11 , - style="background:#cfc" , 26 , December 15 , @

Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...

, , Jonas Valančiūnas (29) , Jonas Valančiūnas (13) , Brandon Ingram (7) ,

Spectrum Center Spectrum Center is an indoor arena located in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The arena seats 19,077 for ...

16,080 , 15–11 , - style="background:#cfc" , 27 , December 17 , @

, , CJ McCollum (29) , Jonas Valančiūnas (15) , Naji Marshall (7) ,

Frost Bank Center Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center and SBC Center) is a list of indoor arenas, multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association ...

18,354 , 16–11 , - style="background:#fcc" , 28 , December 19 , Memphis , , Brandon Ingram (34) , Jonas Valančiūnas (14) , Ingram, McCollum (6) , Smoothie King Center
18,355 , 16–12 , - style="background:#cfc" , 29 , December 21 , @

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

, , Trey Murphy III (28) , Ingram, Valančiūnas (7) , Brandon Ingram (6) , Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432 , 17–12 , - style="background:#fcc" , 30 , December 23 ,

, , Zion Williamson (28) , Jonas Valančiūnas (11) , Ingram, Valančiūnas (5) , Smoothie King Center
17,399 , 17–13 , - style="background:#fcc" , 31 , December 26 , Memphis , , Brandon Ingram (24) , Jonas Valančiūnas (13) , Brandon Ingram (7) , Smoothie King Center
18,538 , 17–14 , - style="background:#cfc" , 32 , December 28 ,

, , Brandon Ingram (26) , Zion Williamson (10) , Zion Williamson (8) , Smoothie King Center
17,753 , 18–14 , - style="background:#cfc" , 33 , December 31 ,

, , Ingram, Williamson (26) ,

Larry Nance Jr. Larry Donnell Nance Jr. (born January 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys, where he was considered ...

(10) , CJ McCollum (9) , Smoothie King Center
18,434 , 19–14 , - style="background:#cfc" , 34 , January 2 ,

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

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(12) , Ingram, McCollum, Williamson (5) , Smoothie King Center
16,253 , 20–14 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , January 3 , @

, , Zion Williamson (27) ,

(9) , Brandon Ingram (7) , Target Center
18,024 , 21–14 , - style="background:#fcc" , 36 , January 5 ,

, , Hawkins, Valančiūnas (13) , Jonas Valančiūnas (11) , Brandon Ingram (4) , Smoothie King Center
18,329 , 21–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 37 , January 7 , @

Sacramento ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento ...

, , CJ McCollum (30) , Jonas Valančiūnas (12) , Brandon Ingram (8) , Golden 1 Center
17,832 , 22–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 38 , January 10 , @ Golden State , , Jonas Valančiūnas (21) , Jonas Valančiūnas (9) , CJ McCollum (8) , Chase Center
18,064 , 23–15 , - style="background:#fcc" , 39 , January 12 , @

, , Zion Williamson (30) , Valančiūnas, Williamson (6) , CJ McCollum (7) , Ball Arena
19,638 , 23–16 , - style="background:#cfc" , 40 , January 13 , @

, , Jordan Hawkins (34) , Jonas Valančiūnas (12) , Daniels, Valančiūnas (7) ,

American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association and the Dallas S ...

20,155 , 24–16 , - style="background:#fcc" , 41 , January 15 , @

, , Zion Williamson (30) , Larry Nance Jr. (8) , Brandon Ingram (5) ,

20,010 , 24–17 , - style="background:#cfc" , 42 , January 17 ,

, , Brandon Ingram (28) , Brandon Ingram (10) , Brandon Ingram (10) , Smoothie King Center
16,093 , 25–17 , - style="background:#fcc" , 43 , January 19 , Phoenix , , Zion Williamson (24) , Jonas Valančiūnas (11) , Brandon Ingram (11) , Smoothie King Center
18,686 , 25–18 , - style="background:#cfc" , 44 , January 23 ,

, , CJ McCollum (33) , Jonas Valančiūnas (12) , Zion Williamson (11) , Smoothie King Center
16,032 , 26–18 , - style="background:#fcc" , 45 , January 26 ,

, ,

, Valančiūnas (14) , Jonas Valančiūnas (9) , Brandon Ingram (9) , Smoothie King Center
18,624 , 26–19 , - style="background:#fcc" , 46 , January 27 , @

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

, , Brandon Ingram (26) , Jonas Valančiūnas (10) , Jonas Valančiūnas (6) , Fiserv Forum
17,940 , 26–20 , - style="background:#fcc" , 47 , January 29 , @

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, , Brandon Ingram (28) , Ingram, Valančiūnas (7) , Brandon Ingram (6) ,

TD Garden TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after its sponsor, TD Bank, a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Ontario. It opened in 1995 as a replacement for the original Boston Garden and has been k ...

19,156 , 26–21 , - style="background:#cfc" , 48 , January 31 , @

, , Jonas Valančiūnas (25) , Jonas Valančiūnas (14) , Brandon Ingram (4) ,

18,055 , 27–21 , - style="background:#cfc" , 49 , February 2 , @

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(9) , Brandon Ingram (6) ,

17,207 , 28–21 , - style="background:#cfc" , 50 , February 5 ,

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, , Brandon Ingram (41) , Jonas Valančiūnas (12) , Brandon Ingram (9) , Smoothie King Center
17,429 , 29–21 , - style="background:#cfc" , 51 , February 7 , @

, ,

(25) , Brandon Ingram (8) , Zion Williamson (10) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 30–21 , - style="background:#fcc" , 52 , February 9 , @

, , Zion Williamson (30) , Jonas Valančiūnas (10) , Brandon Ingram (7) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 30–22 , - style="background:#cfc" , 53 , February 10 , @

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

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(24) , Jonas Valančiūnas (9) , Brandon Ingram (9) ,

Moda Center Moda Center, formerly known as the Rose Garden, is the primary indoor sports arena in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is used for basketball, ice hockey, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena h ...

18,226 , 31–22 , - style="background:#cfc" , 54 , February 12 , @ Memphis , , Herbert Jones (17) , Jones, Nance Jr. (9) , Brandon Ingram (6) , FedExForum
15,823 , 32–22 , - style="background:#cfc" , 55 , February 14 ,

, , Zion Williamson (36) , Jones, Nance Jr., Williamson (6) , Ingram, Williamson (8) , Smoothie King Center
18,316 , 33–22 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Game , - style="background:#cfc" , 56 , February 22 ,

, , CJ McCollum (28) , Jonas Valančiūnas (14) , Zion Williamson (10) , Smoothie King Center
17,421 , 34–22 , - style="background:#fcc" , 57 , February 23 ,

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

, , Zion Williamson (23) , Jonas Valančiūnas (10) , Zion Williamson (7) , Smoothie King Center
18,658 , 34–23 , - style="background:#fcc" , 58 , February 25 ,

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, , Brandon Ingram (22) , Jonas Valančiūnas (17) , Zion Williamson (11) , Smoothie King Center
18,684 , 34–24 , - style="background:#cfc" , 59 , February 27 , @

, , Trey Murphy III (26) , Jonas Valančiūnas (9) , Brandon Ingram (5) ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

19,812 , 35–24 , - style="background:#fcc" , 60 , February 28 , @

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

, , Brandon Ingram (30) ,

(8) , Trey Murphy III (7) , Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,010 , 35–25 , - style="background:#cfc" , 61 , March 1 ,

, , Brandon Ingram (34) ,

(9) ,

(7) , Smoothie King Center
17,898 , 36–25 , - style="background:#cfc" , 62 , March 5 , @

, ,

(34) , Jonas Valančiūnas (10) , Zion Williamson (9) , Scotiabank Arena
18,864 , 37–25 , - style="background:#cfc" , 63 , March 8 , @

, , Zion Williamson (23) , Zion Williamson (12) , Brandon Ingram (5) ,

Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: *Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California *Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California * Wells Fargo Cen ...

19,777 , 38–25 , - style="background:#cfc" , 64 , March 10 , @

, , Trey Murphy III (28) , Jonas Valančiūnas (9) , Brandon Ingram (10) ,

State Farm Arena State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. It also served as home to the National Hockey Leag ...

17,695 , 39–25 , - style="background:#fcc" , 65 , March 13 ,

, , Zion Williamson (33) , Zion Williamson (9) , Brandon Ingram (5) , Smoothie King Center
17,727 , 39–26 , - style="background:#cfc" , 66 , March 15 ,

, , Zion Williamson (34) , Zion Williamson (7) , Brandon Ingram (7) , Smoothie King Center
18,865 , 40–26 , - style="background:#cfc" , 67 , March 16 ,

, ,

(30) , Zion Williamson (10) , CJ McCollum (8) , Smoothie King Center
17,725 , 41–26 , - style="background:#cfc" , 68 , March 19 , @

, , Zion Williamson (28) ,

(10) , Brandon Ingram (6) ,

Barclays Center Barclays Center is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Brooklyn. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New York Liberty o ...

17,732 , 42–26 , - style="background:#fcc" , 69 , March 21 , @ Orlando , , Trey Murphy III (21) , Zion Williamson (7) , Herbert Jones (5) ,

Kia Center Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) is an indoor arena located in the Downtown Orlando, downtown core of Orlando, Florida, Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association, NBA, the Orlando Solar Bear ...

17,094 , 42–27 , - style="background:#cfc" , 70 , March 22 , @

, , CJ McCollum (30) , Jonas Valančiūnas (10) , CJ McCollum (7) , Kaseya Center
19,727 , 43–27 , - style="background:#cfc" , 71 , March 24 , @

, , Zion Williamson (36) , Marshall, Murphy III (8) , CJ McCollum (7) ,

Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opened on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of th ...

19,922 , 44–27 , - style="background:#fcc" , 72 , March 26 ,

, , Zion Williamson (29) , McCollum, Murphy III, Valančiūnas (6) , Zion Williamson (10) , Smoothie King Center
17,436 , 44–28 , - style="background:#cfc" , 73 , March 28 ,

, , Zion Williamson (28) , Trey Murphy III (11) , CJ McCollum (7) , Smoothie King Center
17,484 , 45–28 , - style="background:#fcc" , 74 , March 30 ,

, , Zion Williamson (25) , Williamson, Murphy III (9) , CJ McCollum (5) , Smoothie King Center
17,932 , 45–29 , - style="background:#fcc" , 75 , April 1 , Phoenix , ,

(30) , Daniels, Nance Jr., Valančiūnas (7) ,

(9) , Smoothie King Center
17,753 , 45–30 , - style="background:#fcc" , 76 , April 3 , Orlando , , CJ McCollum (36) , CJ McCollum (10) , Zion Williamson (5) , Smoothie King Center
16,427 , 45–31 , - style="background:#fcc" , 77 , April 5 ,

, , CJ McCollum (31) ,

(8) , Jonas Valančiūnas (7) , Smoothie King Center
17,422 , 45–32 , - style="background:#cfc" , 78 , April 7 , @ Phoenix , , CJ McCollum (31) , Zion Williamson (10) , Nance Jr., Williamson (7) ,

Footprint Center Footprint Center (formerly known as America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena and Phoenix Suns Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Built in the regional population center of the southwestern United Sta ...

17,071 , 46–32 , - style="background:#cfc" , 79 , April 9 , @

, , Trey Murphy III (31) , Murphy III, Valančiūnas (8) , Daniels, Valančiūnas (5) ,

18,341 , 47–32 , - style="background:#cfc" , 80 , April 11 , @

Sacramento ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento ...

, , McCollum, Williamson (31) , Jonas Valančiūnas (10) , CJ McCollum (7) , Golden 1 Center
17,832 , 48–32 , - style="background:#cfc" , 81 , April 12 , @ Golden State , , CJ McCollum (28) , Daniels, Murphy III (8) , Dyson Daniels (7) , Chase Center
18,064 , 49–32 , - style="background:#fcc" , 82 , April 14 ,

, , CJ McCollum (25) , Zion Williamson (8) , Zion Williamson (8) , Smoothie King Center
18,633 , 49–33

Play-in

, - style="background:#fcc" , 1 , April 16 ,

, ,

(40) ,

(12) , Jose Alvarado (7) , Smoothie King Center
18,591 , 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc" , 2 , April 19 ,

Sacramento ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento ...

, , Brandon Ingram (24) ,

(12) , Ingram, Murphy III (6) , Smoothie King Center
18,656 , 1–1

Playoffs

, -style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , April 21 , @

, ,

(21) ,

(20) ,

(6) , Paycom Center
18,203 , 0–1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , April 24 , @ Oklahoma City , , Jonas Valančiūnas (19) , Jonas Valančiūnas (7) , CJ McCollum (4) , Paycom Center
18,203 , 0–2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , April 27 , Oklahoma City , , Brandon Ingram (19) ,

(13) , CJ McCollum (7) , Smoothie King Center
18,659 , 0–3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , April 29 , Oklahoma City , , CJ McCollum (20) , Jonas Valančiūnas (13) , Brandon Ingram (6) , Smoothie King Center
18,487 , 0–4

In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the

2023 NBA In-Season Tournament The 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament was a multi-stage tournament, multi-stage basketball tournament that played during the 2023–24 NBA season. It was the first edition of the NBA Cup, then under the working name ''NBA In-Season Tournament''. All ...

. During the in-season tournament period, the Pelicans competed in Group B of the Western Conference, which included the defending champion

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, the Los Angeles Clippers, the

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, and the

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. Despite having a couple of scares by not only losing to the

and barely not scoring enough points to overtake the

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for the wild card spot had it been deemed necessary, the Pelicans ultimately managed to secure Group B's top seed for the in-season tournament. In the first knockout round, the Pelicans beat the winners of Group C, the Sacramento Kings, by a final score of 127-117 on the road. Tragically, during that night, a 34-year-old Kings fan named Gregorio "Greg" Florez Breedlove had a medical emergency during the first quarter of that game and died 20 minutes after emergency medical services arrived to try and help him out. For their semifinal game that also counted as their 82nd game of the regular season, their opponent was the

, who were considered the home team in the neutral site of the T-Mobile Arena in

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due to their record in the In-Season Tournament. The Pelicans would suffer a brutal, crushing defeat to the Lakers in their December 7 match-up, with the Lakers winning 133-89 that night.

Draft

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Play-in

Playoffs

In-Season Tournament

West group B

Transactions

Free agency

Subtractions

References