Hoop DossierNew Orleans Pelicans
0-3 · 13th in West · 1 GB of 12th · home 0-1 · road 0-2 · L3
Availability
Next game Wed, Oct 28 vs DEN. The injury report for it appears the day before.
What changed
updatedOct 24
- Oct 24 '26Lineup
starting lineup change vs DEN: in DeAndre Jordan; out Yves Missi
box score - Oct 24 '26Availability
DeAndre Jordan Available
DeAndre Jordan: Starting Saturday — Jordan will start Saturday against the Nuggets.
RotoWire - Oct 24 '26Availability
Oct 23
- Oct 23 '26Availability
Yves Missi Day-to-day uncertain
Missi won't return to Friday's game against the Jazz due to a left knee injury.
ESPN
Oct 21
- Oct 21 '26Lineup
starting lineup change vs IND: in Dejounte Murray; out Herbert Jones
box score - Oct 21 '26Availability
Jeremiah Fears Available
Jeremiah Fears: Starting regular-season opener — Fears will start Wednesday's game against the Pacers.
RotoWire - Oct 21 '26Availability
Herbert Jones Available
Herbert Jones: Not starting Wednesday — Jones is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Pacers.
RotoWire
Oct 18
- Oct 18 '26Roster
Christian Koloko left the roster (not on the 2026-10-25 roster)
roster snapshots
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Oct 17
- Oct 17 '26Roster
Kobe Bufkin, Jalon Moore left the roster (2 players)
Oct 16
- Oct 16 '26Lineup
starting lineup change vs WAS (preseason): in Herbert Jones, Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy III; out Saddiq Bey, Bennedict Mathurin, Karlo Matkovic
box score - Oct 16 '26Availability
Dejounte Murray Day-to-day uncertain
Murray (toe) won't play in Friday's preseason finale against the Wizards, Jim Eichenhofer of the Pelicans' official site reports.
ESPN - Oct 16 '26Roster
Caleb Houstan left the roster (not on the 2026-10-25 roster)
roster snapshots
Oct 14
- Oct 14 '26Roster
AJ Johnson, Bennedict Mathurin, Julian Reese, Trendon Watford joined this season (4 players)
Roster & rotation
GP, GS, Min: last 3 games · ● likely starter| Player | GP | GS | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy IIIForward · age 26 · 6′8″ | 3 | 3 | 33.3 min |
| Dejounte MurrayGuard · age 30 · 6′4″ | 3 | 3 | 33.0 min |
| Zion WilliamsonForward · age 26 · 6′6″ | 3 | 3 | 32.7 min |
| Derik QueenCenter · age 21 · 6′9″ | 3 | 0 | 24.0 min |
| Saddiq BeyGuard · age 27 · 6′8″ | 3 | 0 | 23.7 min |
| Jeremiah FearsGuard · age 20 · 6′3″ | 3 | 3 | 22.7 min |
| DeAndre JordanCenter · age 38 · 6′11″ | 1 | 1 | 20.0 min |
| Yves MissiCenter · age 22 · 6′11″ | 2 | 2 | 19.5 min |
| Jordan PooleGuard · age 27 · 6′4″ | 3 | 0 | 19.0 min |
| Bennedict MathurinGuard · age 24 · 6′5″ | 3 | 0 | 17.7 min |
| Herbert JonesForward · age 28 · 6′7″ | 3 | 0 | 17.0 min |
| Karlo MatkovicForward · age 25 · 6′10″ | 2 | 0 | 8.5 min |
| AJ JohnsonGuard · age 21 · 6′5″ | 0 | 0 | — |
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| Player | GP | GS | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce McGowensGuard · age 23 · 6′6″ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jaron Pierre Jr.Guard · age 24 · 6′6″ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Julian ReeseForward · age 23 · 6′9″ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Malik DiaForward · age 22 · 6′9″ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Trendon WatfordForward · age 25 · 6′8″ | 0 | 0 | — |
Next games
- Wed, Oct 28 vs DEN8:00 PM ET3 days rest
- Thu, Oct 29 vs SAC8:00 PM ETB2B
- Sat, Oct 31 vs ATL7:00 PM ET
- Mon, Nov 2 @ MEM8:00 PM ET
- Wed, Nov 4 vs UTA8:00 PM ET
Preseason market: under 1% to win the title, 26th of 30 · 4 books, de-vigged, as of Oct 18.
Predictions about this team
how calls are tracked3 calls about Pelicans players: Jeremiah Fears (1) · Yves Missi (1) · Bennedict Mathurin (1)