NEW ORLEANS
PELICANS
3-19 • 15th in West
| COACH | James Borrego |
| EXECUTIVE | Joe Dumars |
| ARENA | Smoothie King Center |
| ATTENDANCE | 198,507 (15th) |
| SRS | -8.89 (28th) |
| PACE | 98.9 (24th) |
2025-2026 SEASON STATS
OFF RTG
112.3
25thDEF RTG
123.0
29thPPG
112.6
25thOPPG
123.3
28thPayroll
Player Option
Team Option
Qualifying Offer
Non-Guaranteed
Partially Guaranteed
| Player | Age | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | Signed Using | Guaranteed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 25 | $39.4M | $42.1M | $44.8M | birdRights | $126,499,530 | |||
| Jordan Poole | 26 | $31.8M | $34.0M | birdRights | $65,892,857 | ||||
| Dejounte Murray | 29 | $26.7M | $28.7M | $30.7M | birdRights | $55,551,104 | |||
| Trey Murphy III | 25 | $25.0M | $27.0M | $29.0M | $31.0M | birdRights | $112,000,000 | ||
| Herbert Jones | 27 | $13.9M | $14.8M | $20.8M | $22.5M | $24.1M | empty | $72,221,624 | |
| Kevon Looney | 29 | $8.0M | $8.0M | nonTaxpayerMidLevelException | $8,000,000 | ||||
| Jeremiah Fears | 19 | $7.5M | $7.8M | $8.2M | $10.5M | rookieScaleException | $15,416,280 | ||
| Saddiq Bey | 26 | $6.1M | $6.4M | nonTaxpayerMidLevelException | $12,559,322 | ||||
| Derik Queen | 21 | $5.1M | $5.4M | $5.6M | $8.1M | rookieScaleException | $10,574,040 | ||
| Jordan Hawkins | 23 | $4.7M | $7.0M | rookieScaleException | $0 | ||||
| Jose Alvarado | 27 | $4.5M | $4.5M | birdRights | $4,500,000 | ||||
| DeAndre Jordan | 37 | $3.5M | minimum | $3,592,381 | |||||
| Yves Missi | 21 | $3.3M | $3.5M | $5.5M | rookieScaleException | $3,353,040 | |||
| Karlo Matković | 24 | $1.8M | $2.2M | secondRoundException | $1,830,377 | ||||
| Micah Peavy | 24 | $1.2M | $2.1M | $2.5M | $2.7M | secondRoundException | $5,949,688 | ||
| Bryce McGowens | 23 | empty | $0 | ||||||
| Hunter Dickinson | 25 | empty | $0 | ||||||
| Trey Alexander | 22 | empty | $0 | ||||||
| Team Totals | $183.1M | $194.1M | $147.5M | $74.8M | $24.1M | $497,940,243 |