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New Orleans Pelicans Players

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Brandon Boston's headshot B. Boston
Izaiah Brockington's headshot I. Brockington
Keion Brooks's headshot K. Brooks
Jamal Cain's headshot J. Cain
Javonte Green's headshot J. Green
Jordan Hawkins's headshot J. Hawkins
Brandon Ingram's headshot B. Ingram
Herbert Jones's headshot H. Jones
Karlo Matkovic's headshot K. Matkovic
CJ McCollum's headshot C. McCollum
Yves Missi's headshot Y. Missi
Trey Murphy's headshot T. Murphy
Dejounte Murray's headshot D. Murray
Antonio Reeves's headshot A. Reeves
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl's headshot J. Robinson-Earl
Daniel Theis's headshot D. Theis
Zion Williamson's headshot Z. Williamson

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Dejounte Murray : Expected to play against Milwaukee

Murray (elbow) is probable for Wednesday's game against the Bucks. Despite dealing with right elbow bursitis, Murray is expected to give it a go for the Pelicans on Wednesday. Over his last eight games, the star guard has averaged 21.4 points, 7.0 assists, 6.5 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 3.0 three-pointers.

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Pelicans schedule 

  • Pelicans Upcoming Games

    Pelicans Results

    Date Opp Result Record
    1/20
    UTA
    		W 123-119 12-32
    1/17
    UTA
    		W 136-123 11-32
    1/15
    DAL
    		W 119-116 10-32
    1/14
    CHI
    		W 119-113 9-32
    1/12
    BOS
    		L 120-119 8-32
    1/10
    PHI
    		W 123-115 8-31
    1/8
    POR
    		L 119-100 7-31
    1/7
    MIN
    		L 104-97 7-30
    1/5
    WAS
    		W 110-98 7-29
    1/3
    WAS
    		W 132-120 6-29
    1/1
    MIA
    		L 119-108 5-29
    12/30
    LAC
    		L 116-113 5-28
    12/27
    MEM
    		L 132-124 5-27
    12/26
    HOU
    		L 128-111 5-26
    12/22
    DEN
    		L 132-129 5-25
    12/21
    NYK
    		L 104-93 5-24
    12/19
    HOU
    		L 133-113 5-23
    12/15
    IND
    		L 119-104 5-22
    12/12
    SAC
    		L 111-109 5-21
    12/8
    SAS
    		L 121-116 5-20
    12/7
    OKC
    		L 119-109 5-19
    12/5
    PHX
    		W 126-124 5-18
    12/2
    ATL
    		L 124-112 4-18
    12/1
    NYK
    		L 118-85 4-17
    11/29
    MEM
    		L 120-109 4-16
    11/27
    TOR
    		L 119-93 4-15
    11/25
    IND
    		L 114-110 4-14
    11/22
    GSW
    		L 112-108 4-13
    11/20
    CLE
    		L 128-100 4-12
    11/19
    DAL
    		L 132-91 4-11
    11/16
    LAL
    		L 104-99 4-10
    11/15
    DEN
    		W 101-94 4-9
    11/13
    OKC
    		L 106-88 3-9
    11/11
    BKN
    		L 107-105 3-8
    11/8
    ORL
    		L 115-88 3-7
    11/6
    CLE
    		L 131-122 3-6
    11/4
    POR
    		L 118-100 3-5
    11/3
    ATL
    		L 126-111 3-4
    11/1
    IND
    		W 125-118 3-3
    10/30
    GSW
    		L 104-89 2-3
    10/29
    GSW
    		L 124-106 2-2
    10/27
    POR
    		L 125-103 2-1
    10/25
    POR
    		W 105-103 2-0
    10/23
    CHI
    		W 123-111 1-0

Pelicans stat leaders 

  • points per game

    CJ McCollum SG
    22.4

    rebounds per game

    Zion Williamson PF
    8.2

    assists per game

    Dejounte Murray PG
    7.7

    blocks per game

    Yves Missi C
    1.4

    steals per game

    Dejounte Murray PG
    2.3
    Player GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 A/TO +/- 3PA 3PM 3P% 2PA 2PM 2P% FGA FGM FG% FTA FTM FT% PF DREB OREB TS%
    J. Hawkins   SG
    28
    4
    22.7
    10.9
    2.5
    0.9
    0.5
    0.5
    0.9
    0
    0
    1.0
    -131
    5.9
    2.0
    33.1%
    4.1
    1.6
    40.4%
    10.0
    3.6
    36.1%
    2.0
    1.7
    82.5%
    0.8
    58
    12
    49.8%
    J. Green   SG
    39
    15
    21.8
    6.0
    3.4
    0.8
    0.7
    1.1
    0.6
    0
    0
    1.3
    -242
    2.0
    0.8
    38.5%
    2.6
    1.4
    52.5%
    4.6
    2.1
    46.4%
    1.3
    1.0
    76.5%
    1.5
    94
    40
    58.3%
    B. Boston   SG
    39
    10
    23.8
    10.6
    3.2
    2.3
    0.2
    1.2
    1.2
    0
    0
    1.9
    -111
    3.3
    1.2
    34.6%
    5.7
    2.8
    48.9%
    9.0
    3.9
    43.6%
    2.0
    1.6
    81.0%
    1.7
    99
    27
    53.8%
    T. Murphy   SF
    28
    26
    35.0
    21.6
    5.0
    2.9
    0.8
    1.2
    1.6
    1
    0
    1.8
    -165
    8.7
    3.1
    35.8%
    7.2
    4.0
    55.9%
    15.9
    7.1
    44.9%
    4.6
    4.2
    90.7%
    2.4
    112
    28
    60.2%
    Z. Williamson   PF
    10
    10
    28.9
    21.9
    8.2
    5.4
    1.2
    1.2
    3.4
    4
    0
    1.6
    +10
    1.0
    0.2
    20.0%
    15.9
    8.0
    50.3%
    16.9
    8.2
    48.5%
    8.5
    5.3
    62.4%
    2.9
    48
    34
    53.1%
    H. Jones   SF
    20
    20
    32.4
    10.3
    3.9
    3.3
    0.5
    1.9
    1.8
    0
    0
    1.9
    -20
    3.6
    1.1
    30.6%
    5.0
    2.7
    53.0%
    8.6
    3.8
    43.6%
    2.0
    1.7
    82.5%
    3.3
    56
    22
    54.1%
    J. Nowell   SG
    8
    0
    21.0
    8.4
    2.5
    2.3
    0.5
    0.1
    1.0
    0
    0
    2.3
    -42
    3.4
    1.0
    29.6%
    5.8
    2.3
    39.1%
    9.1
    3.3
    35.6%
    1.4
    0.9
    63.6%
    1.1
    14
    6
    43.0%
    J. Robinson-Earl   PF
    37
    5
    18.5
    6.0
    4.9
    1.3
    0.2
    0.7
    0.7
    2
    0
    1.8
    -113
    2.3
    0.7
    30.6%
    2.8
    1.6
    56.7%
    5.1
    2.3
    45.0%
    0.8
    0.7
    86.2%
    1.3
    113
    69
    54.8%
    D. Murray   PG
    27
    27
    33.4
    17.2
    6.6
    7.7
    0.4
    2.3
    3.6
    8
    1
    2.2
    -201
    5.9
    1.8
    30.2%
    10.3
    4.4
    43.0%
    16.2
    6.2
    38.4%
    3.6
    3.0
    82.5%
    2.1
    163
    14
    48.3%
    Y. Missi   C
    41
    35
    27.1
    9.1
    8.2
    1.4
    1.4
    0.6
    1.2
    8
    0
    1.2
    -257
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0%
    6.4
    3.6
    56.3%
    6.4
    3.6
    56.1%
    2.9
    1.9
    66.1%
    2.3
    186
    149
    59.3%
    B. Ingram   SF
    18
    18
    33.1
    22.2
    5.6
    5.2
    0.6
    0.9
    3.8
    0
    0
    1.4
    -128
    6.4
    2.4
    37.4%
    12.1
    6.2
    51.4%
    18.5
    8.6
    46.5%
    3.1
    2.6
    85.5%
    2.5
    83
    17
    56.0%
    J. Alvarado   PG
    21
    7
    21.9
    9.8
    2.1
    4.0
    0.2
    1.5
    1.1
    0
    0
    3.7
    -41
    5.5
    2.2
    40.9%
    2.9
    1.1
    36.7%
    8.3
    3.3
    39.4%
    1.2
    1.0
    80.8%
    2.1
    32
    11
    55.2%
    J. Cain   SF
    17
    0
    13.4
    4.1
    2.7
    0.6
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0
    0
    1.4
    -91
    1.8
    0.5
    30.0%
    1.6
    0.9
    59.3%
    3.4
    1.5
    43.9%
    0.9
    0.6
    62.5%
    1.2
    30
    16
    53.9%
    C. McCollum   SG
    31
    31
    33.6
    22.4
    3.7
    3.8
    0.6
    0.8
    1.7
    0
    0
    2.3
    -134
    8.6
    3.2
    37.4%
    10.1
    5.3
    52.1%
    18.7
    8.5
    45.3%
    3.2
    2.3
    71.0%
    2.4
    92
    23
    55.8%
    T. Jemison   C
    16
    0
    10.4
    2.4
    2.8
    0.6
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0
    0
    1.0
    -18
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0%
    2.0
    0.9
    46.9%
    2.0
    0.9
    46.9%
    1.3
    0.5
    38.1%
    1.7
    22
    22
    46.1%
    A. Reeves   SG
    17
    0
    9.1
    4.7
    1.1
    0.6
    0.0
    0.4
    0.3
    0
    0
    2.0
    -23
    2.2
    0.7
    29.7%
    2.2
    1.2
    54.1%
    4.4
    1.8
    41.9%
    0.5
    0.4
    87.5%
    0.4
    12
    6
    51.6%
    D. Theis   C
    34
    9
    16.5
    4.6
    4.4
    1.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.7
    1
    0
    2.2
    -55
    1.0
    0.3
    25.7%
    2.5
    1.5
    58.8%
    3.5
    1.7
    49.2%
    1.0
    0.9
    82.9%
    1.8
    111
    40
    57.6%
    K. Matkovic   PF
    8
    0
    8.0
    1.3
    2.3
    0.4
    0.8
    0.6
    0.8
    0
    0
    0.5
    +13
    0.3
    0.0
    0.0%
    1.1
    0.6
    55.6%
    1.4
    0.6
    45.5%
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0%
    1.4
    10
    8
    45.5%

Pelicans Roster

Starting Lineup Updated 24 seconds ago

Expected vs. MIL - 8:00pm Jan 22
Dejounte MurrayPGGTD
CJ McCollumSG
Trey MurphySF
Zion WilliamsonPFGTD
Yves MissiCGTD

Full Pelicans Active Roster

PlayerGPMPGPPGSta
Jose Alvarado 21 21.9 9.8 ACT
Brandon Boston 39 23.8 10.6 ACT
Keion Brooks 0 0 0 ACT
Jamal Cain 17 13.4 4.1 ACT
Javonte Green 39 21.8 6 ACT
Jordan Hawkins 28 22.7 10.9 ACT
Brandon Ingram 18 33.1 22.2 OUT
Herbert Jones 20 32.4 10.3 OUT
Karlo Matkovic 8 8 1.3 ACT
CJ McCollum 31 33.6 22.4 ACT
Yves Missi 41 27.1 9.1 GTD
Trey Murphy 28 35 21.6 ACT
Dejounte Murray 27 33.4 17.2 GTD
Antonio Reeves 17 9.1 4.7 ACT
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 37 18.5 6 ACT
Daniel Theis 34 16.5 4.6 ACT
Zion Williamson 10 28.9 21.9 GTD

Pelicans Injury Report

Updated 10:40pm Tuesday, Jan 21

Player
Pos
Injury Status
Injury
Estimated Return
B. Ingram
SF
OUT
Ankle - Sprain
01/24/25
H. Jones
SF
OUT
Shoulder - Strain
04/02/25
Y. Missi
C
GTD
Illness - Not Specified
01/22/25
D. Murray
PG
GTD
Elbow - Inflammation
01/22/25
Z. Williamson
PF
GTD
Illness - Not Specified
01/22/25