New Orleans Pelicans

Zion Williamson got great news about his contract salary following his participation in the New Orleans Pelicans’ matchup against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Williamson is going through the sixth season of his career with the Pelicans. Despite shining as one of the top stars in the league when healthy, injuries and poor conditioning […] The post Pelicans star Zion Williamson’s contract gets guaranteed bump after 61st appearance of 2025-26 season appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Sacramento Kings could be without Malik Monk on Friday night as they host the New Orleans Pelicans, with the veteran guard listed as questionable due to right shoulder soreness. Sacramento (20–57) released its latest injury report Friday morning ahead of the 7:00 p.m. PT tipoff on NBA TV. Monk’s status remains uncertain after he […] The post Is Malik Monk playing tonight? Kings vs. Pelicans injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Clippers are pretty much locked into the Play-In tournament, and at this point, they’re fighting for seeding purposes. They came into their game against the San Antonio Spurs with the No. 8 seed, and after a 118-99 loss and the Portland Trail Blazers defeating the New Orleans Pelicans, they slid down to […] The post Clippers’ Darius Garland stiffs media after another brutal performance in costly loss to Spurs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jrue Holiday had 27 points, including seven 3-pointers, and the Trail Blazers downed the New Orleans Pelicans 118-106 on Thursday night with Portland's new owners looking on. Deni Avdija added 26 points for the Blazers, who have won three straight and eight of their last 10 games. Toumani Camara finished with 23 points.

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Pelicans star Zion Williamson speaks candidly on what comes next after underwhelming season.

Multiple executives around the NBA expect the New Orleans Pelicans to listen to trade offers on Zion Williamson, who becomes extension-eligible this offseason. The two-time All-Star says he is aware of the speculation and acknowledges the business reality he faces. "New Orleans is home for me. It's where I want to be," Williamson told Yahoo Sports. "But at the end of the day, if we're going to be realistic about it, the NBA is a business. I could be traded in the offseason, or I could be trad...

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Tonight, the Houston Rockets return to the scene of their second-biggest collapse of the season. Until their demoralizing loss in Minnesota, I figured the New Orleans game in December would stand alone. Of course, this team has surprised me over and over again with ways to frustrate us. I was at the Smoothie King Center […]

New Orleans Pelicans interim head coach James Borrego spoke highly of Karlo Matkovic’s skillset/professionalism after Friday’s 119-106 road loss vs. the Toronto Raptors (4 points/6 rebounds/1 block in 17 minutes off the bench). (via New Orleans Pelicans): “He’s added a different element to our team. He’s made it very tough for me not to play […] The post James Borrego: Players like Karlo Matkovic are hard to find in the NBA appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves will be without their go-to options in tonight’s matchup. Detroit travels to Minnesota after torching the New Orleans Pelicans. Jalen Duren (questionable) has done his part as the first option. He is averaging 26.5 points and 10.7 rebounds while shooting 86 percent from the charity stripe since Cade Cunningham’s […]

Scottie Barnes had 23 points and 12 assists, Jakob Poeltl had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-106 on Friday night. RJ Barrett, Sandro Mamukelashvili and J’Kobe Walter also scored 18 points apiece for the Raptors, and Brandon Ingram added 13.

Houston Rockets (44-29, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (25-50, 11th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans enters the matchup against Houston after losing four straight games. The Pelicans are 7-8 against the rest of their division. New Orleans has a 14-22 record in games decided by at least 10 points. The Rockets are 8-6 against the rest of their division. Houston has a 21-11 record in games decided by at least 10 points...

Toronto and NOLA match up without starting point guards in play

Paolo Banchero had 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Orlando Magic stopped a six-game losing streak with a 111-107 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. Banchero logged his third straight game of 30-plus points for the Magic (39-34), who fell below the play-in cut in the Eastern Conference during their skid that came immediately after a seven-game winning streak had propelled them into fifth place. This was the 25th time in Banchero's four-year career that he logged a...

New Orleans Pelicans interim head coach James Borrego addressed key issues following Thursday night’s 129-108 loss to the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. The Pelicans’ difficulties were compounded by turnovers and defensive lapses. Borrego explained, “Defensively we just had no hold to them. We just could not gain any traction defensively other than the […] The post James Borrego after Pelicans’ loss: “Could have been worse” appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Jalen Duren had 30 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons past the New Orleans Pelicans 129-108 on Thursday night. Kevin Huerter had 22 points and Daniss Jenkins added 19 for Detroit, which was coming off a 130-129 overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. The Pistons, normally one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the league, shot 53.6% (15 of 28) from beyond the arc, including 9 of 14 from Huerter and Jenkins.

Detroit Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff emphasized team defense and ball movement following Thursday’s 129-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans at Little Caesars Arena. “Sorry to sound you know repetitive, but you know I thought the third quarter we did a lot of really good things. And then, you know, towards the end of […] The post J.B. Bickerstaff praises Pistons’ teamwork after rout of Pelicans appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

With Cade Cunningham and Isaiah Stewart already on the injury report, the Detroit Pistons were even more shorthanded tonight with Duncan Robinson ruled out. Kevin Huerter started at SG in place of Robinson and he’d give Detroit an early 14-11 lead after a corner three thanks to a behind-the-back assist from Jalen Duren. New Orleans […]