2026–27 New Orleans Pelicans season

The 2026–27 New Orleans Pelicans season will be the 25th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 18, 2026, the Pelicans hired Jamahl Mosley as their new head coach.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 58 Jaron Pierre Jr. SG United States SMU The Pelicans entered the draft holding one second-round selection, which was originally owned by the Detroit Pistons and acquired from a February 2026 trade with the New York Knicks. The pick was conveyed as the least favorable selection because Detroit finished with a better 2025–26 regular season record than the Orlando Magic (the pick's second trade destination) and the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pelicans had traded their first-round selection, which became the more favorable pick over Milwaukee's following the NBA draft lottery, to the Atlanta Hawks for draft rights to Derik Queen in 2025, while their original second-round selection was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers and subsequently used in the draft by the Chicago Bulls as the most favorable selection following the Pelicans' lower regular season finish compared to three other teams.

Roster

Standings Division

Conference

Game log Preseason

| 1 | October 6 | @ Oklahoma City

| BOK Center | –

| 2 | October 8 | @ Miami

| Kaseya Center | –

| 3 | October 14 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 4 | October 16 | Washington

| Smoothie King Center | –

Regular season

| 1 | October 21 | Indiana

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 2 | October 23 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 3 | October 24 | @ Denver

| Ball Arena | –

| 4 | October 28 | Denver

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 5 | October 29 | Sacramento

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 6 | October 31 | Atlanta

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 7 | November 2 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 8 | November 4 | Utah

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 9 | November 6 | Minnesota

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 10 | November 8 | @ L.A. Clippers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 11 | November 9 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 12 | November 11 | Brooklyn

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 13 | November 13 | Memphis

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 14 | November 14 | Denver

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 15 | November 16 | Golden State

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 16 | November 18 | Detroit

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 17 | November 20 | @ Oklahoma City

| Paycom Center | –

| 18 | November 21 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 19 | November 23 | Phoenix

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 20 | November 27 | @ L.A. Clippers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 21 | November 29 | @ Portland

| Moda Center | –

| 22 | November 30 | @ Sacramento

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 23 | December 2 | L.A. Lakers

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 24 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 25 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 26 | December 13 | @ Sacramento

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 27 | December 14 | @ L.A. Lakers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 28 | December 16 | New York

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 29 | December 18 | Sacramento

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 30 | December 20 | San Antonio

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 31 | December 21 | Memphis

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 32 | December 23 | Oklahoma City

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 33 | December 26 | @ Brooklyn

| Barclays Center | –

| 34 | December 28 | @ Toronto

| Scotiabank Arena | –

| 35 | December 30 | @ Detroit

| Little Caesars Arena | –

| 36 | December 31 | L.A. Lakers

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 37 | January 2 | Miami

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 38 | January 4 | Dallas

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 39 | January 6 | Portland

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 40 | January 8 | Orlando

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 41 | January 10 | @ Miami

| Kaseya Center | –

| 42 | January 14 | @ San Antonio

| Accor Arena | –

| 43 | January 17 | San Antonio

| Co-op Live | –

| 44 | January 20 | Oklahoma City

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 45 | January 22 | Dallas

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 46 | January 25 | Cleveland

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 47 | January 27 | @ Houston

| Toyota Center | –

| 48 | January 28 | Philadelphia

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 49 | January 30 | @ Cleveland

| Rocket Arena | –

| 50 | February 1 | @ Philadelphia

| Xfinity Mobile Arena | –

| 51 | February 2 | @ Orlando

| Kia Center | –

| 52 | February 4 | @ Washington

| Capital One Arena | –

| 53 | February 6 | @ Chicago

| United Center | –

| 54 | February 8 | @ Indiana

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 55 | February 10 | @ Atlanta

| State Farm Arena | –

| 56 | February 12 | Houston

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 57 | February 14 | L.A. Clippers

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 58 | February 16 | @ Portland

| Moda Center | –

| 59 | February 17 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | – |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game

| 60 | February 25 | Phoenix

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 61 | February 27 | @ Phoenix

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 62 | March 1 | Utah

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 63 | March 3 | @ Houston

| Toyota Center | –

| 64 | March 5 | Milwaukee

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 65 | March 6 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 66 | March 8 | @ Minnesota

| Target Center | –

| 67 | March 10 | @ Charlotte

| Spectrum Center | –

| 68 | March 12 | Toronto

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 69 | March 13 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 70 | March 16 | Minnesota

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 71 | March 18 | Charlotte

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 72 | March 19 | Houston

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 73 | March 21 | @ Boston

| TD Garden | –

| 74 | March 23 | @ New York

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 75 | March 26 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 76 | March 28 | Boston

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 77 | March 31 | @ Milwaukee

| Fiserv Forum | –

| 78 | April 3 | @ Oklahoma City

| Paycom Center | –

| 79 | April 5 | Washington

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 80 | April 6 | @ Denver

| Ball Arena | –

| 81 | April 8 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 82 | April 11 | Chicago

| Smoothie King Center | –

NBA Cup

West Group B

Transactions

Trades

Date Trade Ref.

Free agency Re-signed Date Player Ref. July 7, 2026 Hunter Dickinson (two-way contract) July 11, 2026 DeAndre Jordan

Additions Date Player Former Team Ref.

Subtractions Player Reason New Team Ref. Kevon Looney Free agency Los Angeles Lakers Trey Alexander Free agency Utah Jazz Josh Oduro Signed overseas Melbourne United (Australia)

References