NEW ORLEANS
PELICANS
26-56 • 11th in West
| COACH | James Borrego |
| EXECUTIVE | Joe Dumars |
| ARENA | Smoothie King Center |
| ATTENDANCE | 675,507 (26th) |
| SRS | -4.26 (21st) |
| PACE | 100.3 (11th) |
2026-2027 SEASON STATS
OFF RTG
114.4
21stDEF RTG
118.9
25thPPG
115.5
16thOPPG
120.0
24thPayroll
Player Option
Team Option
Qualifying Offer
Non-Guaranteed
Partially Guaranteed
| Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Signed Using | Guaranteed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 26 | $42.1M | $44.8M | birdRights | $87,053,440 | ||||
| Jordan Poole | 27 | $34.0M | birdRights | $34,044,642 | |||||
| Dejounte Murray | 30 | $28.7M | $30.7M | birdRights | $28,767,536 | ||||
| Trey Murphy III | 26 | $27.0M | $29.0M | $31.0M | birdRights | $87,000,000 | |||
| Herbert Jones | 28 | $14.8M | $20.8M | $22.5M | $24.1M | empty | $58,284,050 | ||
| Jeremiah Fears | 20 | $7.8M | $8.2M | $10.5M | rookieScaleException | $7,896,240 | |||
| Jordan Hawkins | 24 | $7.0M | rookieScaleException | $0 | |||||
| Saddiq Bey | 27 | $6.4M | nonTaxpayerMidLevelException | $6,440,678 | |||||
| Derik Queen | 22 | $5.4M | $5.6M | $8.1M | rookieScaleException | $5,416,080 | |||
| Karlo Matković | 25 | $2.2M | secondRoundException | $0 | |||||
| Team Totals | $175.9M | $139.4M | $72.1M | $24.1M | $314,902,666 |