2019–20 New Orleans Pelicans season

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2019–20 New Orleans Pelicans season
Head coachAlvin Gentry
General managerTrajan Langdon
Owner(s)Gayle Benson
ArenaSmoothie King Center
Results
Record30–42 (.417)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southwest)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports New Orleans
RadioWWL-FM
< 2018–19 2020–21 >

The 2019–20 New Orleans Pelicans season was the 18th season of the New Orleans Pelicans franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 17, 2019, the Pelicans named David Griffin the executive vice president of basketball operations.[1] On May 14, the Pelicans won the top draft choice, making it the second time in franchise history they won the lottery. Five days later, the Pelicans named former Brooklyn Nets assistant general manager Trajan Langdon their newest general manager, replacing interim general manager Danny Ferry.[2]

This was the first season since 2011-12 that long-time power forward Anthony Davis was not on the roster, as he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, 3 future first round draft picks, and the right to swap first round picks with the Lakers in 2023, on June 15, 2019. With the Lakers, Davis, along with LeBron James would go on to lead the Lakers to their 17th championship title and the franchise's first in the post-Kobe Bryant era. Five days trading Davis, on June 20, the Pelicans selected Duke phenom Zion Williamson first overall in the 2019 NBA Draft, and due to an injury, he wouldn't play his first professional game until January 23, 2020, where in a game vs the San Antonio Spurs, he had dropped 22 points in just 18 minutes during the 4th quarter.[3][4]

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[5] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. On June 4, the Pelicans were named as one of the 22 teams heading to the NBA Bubble at Walt Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex for the continuation of the NBA season.[6][7] The Pelicans failed to qualify for the postseason for the second consecutive season following a loss to the San Antonio Spurs along with a win by the Trail Blazers over the Philadelphia 76ers on the same day. It was also the first time that shooting guard JJ Redick missed the playoffs for the first time in his career.[8]

Draft[]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 1 Zion Williamson PF United States United States Duke
2 57 Jordan Bone PG United States United States Tennessee

The Pelicans will hold the first pick in the draft this year due to them winning the NBA draft lottery, along with two second-round draft picks.[9] On June 15, the Pelicans agreed to a trade involving star forward/center Anthony Davis where, in exchange for a few of the Los Angeles Lakers' young, promising players, they also acquired a multitude of first-round draft picks, one of which includes the fourth selection of this year's draft. However, the trade was not be finalized until July 6.[10] On the night of the draft, the Pelicans agreed to a deal with the Atlanta Hawks, where they would give up the Lakers' fourth pick of the draft (which became De'Andre Hunter from the University of Virginia), their 57th pick, a future second-round pick, and Solomon Hill in exchange for Picks 8, 17, and 35. Just like their trade with the Lakers, however, this trade wasn't finalized until July 6.[11]

With the #1 of the draft, New Orleans selected star power forward Zion Williamson from Duke University. In his only season in Duke, Williamson earned many honors and awards for his play, including the consensus National College Player of the Year. With the 39th pick, the Pelicans acquired Serbian power forward Alen Smailagić from the Santa Cruz Warriors in the NBA G League, but traded him to the Golden State Warriors for two future second-round picks and cash considerations.[12] With the 57th pick, the Pelicans selected point guard Jordan Bone from the University of Tennessee. He would end up being traded to the Detroit Pistons after multiple trades.

Roster[]

2019–20 New Orleans Pelicans roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 0 Alexander-Walker, Nickeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998–09–02 Virginia Tech
G 2 Ball, Lonzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–10–27 UCLA
F 45 Cheatham, Zylan (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995–11–17 Arizona State
F/C 22 Favors, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1991–07–15 Georgia Tech
G 5 Gray, Josh (TW) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–09–09 LSU
G 3 Hart, Josh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995–03–06 Villanova
F/C 10 Hayes, Jaxson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000–05–23 Texas
G 11 Holiday, Jrue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990–06–12 UCLA
F 14 Ingram, Brandon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–09–02 Duke
G 15 Jackson, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998–05–04 Duke
F 20 Melli, Nicolò 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1991–01–26 Italy
F 21 Miller, Darius Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990–03–21 Kentucky
G 55 Moore, E'Twaun 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1989–02–25 Purdue
C 9 Okafor, Jahlil 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1995–12–15 Duke
G 4 Redick, JJ 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–06–24 Duke
G 12 Thornwell, Sindarius 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994–11–15 South Carolina
G/F 34 Williams, Kenrich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–12–02 TCU
F 1 Williamson, Zion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 2000–07–06 Duke
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2020–01–30

Standings[]

Division[]

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
yHouston Rockets 44 28 .611 0.0 24–12 20–16 8–5 72
xDallas Mavericks 43 32 .573 2.5 20–18 23–14 10–4 75
Memphis Grizzlies 34 39 .466 10.5 20–17 14–22 4–9 73
San Antonio Spurs 32 39 .451 11.5 19–15 13–24 7–6 71
New Orleans Pelicans 30 42 .417 14.0 15–21 15–21 4���9 72


Conference[]

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 cLos Angeles Lakers * 52 19 .732 71
2 xLos Angeles Clippers 49 23 .681 3.5 72
3 yDenver Nuggets * 46 27 .630 7.0 73
4 yHouston Rockets * 44 28 .611 8.5 72
5 xOklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 8.5 72
6 xUtah Jazz 44 28 .611 8.5 72
7 xDallas Mavericks 43 32 .573 11.0 75
8 xPortland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 18.5 74
9 Memphis Grizzlies 34 39 .466 19.0 73
10 Phoenix Suns 34 39 .466 19.0 73
11 San Antonio Spurs 32 39 .451 20.0 71
12 Sacramento Kings 31 41 .431 21.5 72
13 New Orleans Pelicans 30 42 .417 22.5 72
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 29.5 64
15 Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 34.0 65


Game log[]

Preseason[]

2019 preseason game log
Total: 5–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 4–0)
Preseason: 5–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 7 @ Atlanta W 133–109 Jrue Holiday (21) Zion Williamson (7) Lonzo Ball (7) State Farm Arena
15,441
1–0
2 October 9 @ Chicago W 127–125 Zion Williamson (29) Derrick Favors (9) Lonzo Ball (9) United Center
18,670
2–0
3 October 11 Utah W 128–127 Zion Williamson (26) Brandon Ingram (6) Nickeil Alexander-Walker (4) Smoothie King Center
17,954
3–0
4 October 13 @ San Antonio W 123–114 Zion Williamson (22) Zion Williamson (10) Nickeil Alexander-Walker (7) AT&T Center
12,101
4–0
5 October 18 @ New York W 117–116 Alexander-Walker, Hart (7) Jahlil Okafor (9) Moore, Holiday (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812
5–0
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season[]

2019–20 game log
Total: 30–42 (Home: 15–21; Road: 15–21)
October: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 22 @ Toronto L 122–130 (OT) Brandon Ingram (22) Josh Hart (10) Jrue Holiday (6) Scotiabank Arena
20,787
0–1
2 October 25 Dallas L 116–123 Brandon Ingram (25) Josh Hart (9) Jrue Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center
17,027
0–2
3 October 26 @ Houston L 123–126 Brandon Ingram (35) Brandon Ingram (15) Lonzo Ball (10) Toyota Center
18,055
0–3
4 October 28 Golden State L 123–134 Brandon Ingram (27) Brandon Ingram (10) Lonzo Ball (9) Smoothie King Center
17,307
0–4
5 October 31 Denver W 122–107 Jahlil Okafor (26) Okafor, Holiday, Hart, Alexander-Walker (5) Lonzo Ball (8) Smoothie King Center
16,613
1–4
November: 5–9 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
6 November 2 @ Oklahoma City L 104–115 JJ Redick (17) Josh Hart (15) Lonzo Ball (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1–5
7 November 4 @ Brooklyn L 125–135 Brandon Ingram (40) Hart, Holiday (7) Brandon Ingram (5) Barclays Center
17,194
1–6
8 November 8 Toronto L 104–122 Brandon Ingram (27) Derrick Favors (10) Jrue Holiday (6) Smoothie King Center
16,337
1–7
9 November 9 @ Charlotte W 115–110 Brandon Ingram (25) Derrick Favors (10) Jrue Holiday (11) Spectrum Center
18,513
2–7
10 November 11 Houston L 116–122 JJ Redick (24) Derrick Favors (12) Jrue Holiday (11) Smoothie King Center
16,695
2–8
11 November 14 L. A. Clippers W 132–127 Jrue Holiday (36) Derrick Favors (20) Jrue Holiday (7) Smoothie King Center
17,147
3–8
12 November 16 @ Miami L 94–109 Nickeil Alexander-Walker (27) Melli, Williams (5) E'Twaun Moore (5) American Airlines Arena
19,600
3–9
13 November 17 Golden State W 108–100 JJ Redick (26) Hayes, Williams (10) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center
16,812
4–9
14 November 19 Portland W 115–104 Jrue Holiday (22) Kenrich Williams (13) Jrue Holiday (10) Smoothie King Center
15,021
5–9
15 November 21 @ Phoenix W 124–121 Brandon Ingram (28) Kenrich Williams (9) Jrue Holiday (9) Talking Stick Resort Arena
13,903
6–9
16 November 23 @ Utah L 120–128 Brandon Ingram (33) JJ Redick (7) Brandon Ingram (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306
6–10
17 November 24 @ L. A. Clippers L 109–134 Brandon Ingram (24) Brandon Ingram (8) Ingram, Ball (5) Staples Center
19,068
6–11
18 November 27 L. A. Lakers L 110–114 Jrue Holiday (29) Brandon Ingram (10) Jrue Holiday (12) Smoothie King Center
18,626
6–12
19 November 29 @ Oklahoma City L 104–109 Brandon Ingram (26) Brandon Ingram (8) Jrue Holiday (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
6–13
December: 5–10 (Home: 2–6; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
20 December 1 Oklahoma City L 104–107 Jrue Holiday (26) Josh Hart (11) Lonzo Ball (7) Smoothie King Center
15,427
6–14
21 December 3 Dallas L 97–118 Brandon Ingram (24) Hayes, Melli (8) Brandon Ingram (6) Smoothie King Center
14,664
6–15
22 December 5 Phoenix L 132–139 (OT) JJ Redick (26) Jrue Holiday (7) Lonzo Ball (11) Smoothie King Center
15,607
6–16
23 December 7 @ Dallas L 84–130 JJ Redick (15) Jaxson Hayes (5) Jrue Holiday (4) American Airlines Center
19,456
6–17
24 December 9 Detroit L 103–105 Brandon Ingram (31) Kenrich Williams (8) Hart, Holiday (5) Smoothie King Center
13,694
6–18
25 December 11 @ Milwaukee L 112–127 JJ Redick (31) Brandon Ingram (10) Ball, Holiday, Okafor (6) Fiserv Forum
17,385
6–19
26 December 13 @ Philadelphia L 109–116 Brandon Ingram (32) Derrick Favors (8) Jrue Holiday (10) Wells Fargo Center
20,620
6–20
27 December 15 Orlando L 119–130 Jrue Holiday (29) Jaxson Hayes (7) Jrue Holiday (8) Smoothie King Center
15,388
6–21
28 December 17 Brooklyn L 101–108 (OT) Brandon Ingram (22) Brandon Ingram (10) Jrue Holiday (6) Smoothie King Center
15,177
6–22
29 December 18 @ Minnesota W 107–99 Brandon Ingram (34) Derrick Favors (11) Lonzo Ball (6) Target Center
12,490
7–22
30 December 20 @ Golden State L 102–106 Ingram, Holiday (25) Derrick Favors (10) Brandon Ingram (6) Chase Center
18,064
7–23
31 December 23 @ Portland W 102–94 Jrue Holiday (21) Derrick Favors (13) Ingram, Holiday (5) Moda Center
19,499
8–23
32 December 25 @ Denver W 112–100 Brandon Ingram (31) Derrick Favors (13) Favors, Holiday (8) Pepsi Center
19,520
9–23
33 December 28 Indiana W 120–98 Brandon Ingram (31) Derrick Favors (16) Ingram, Holiday (7) Smoothie King Center
15,391
10–23
34 December 29 Houston W 127–112 Ingram, Ball (27) Derrick Favors (16) Lonzo Ball (8) Smoothie King Center
17,712
11–23
January: 9–6 (Home: 4–4; Road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
35 January 3 @ L. A. Lakers L 113–123 Lonzo Ball (23) Derrick Favors (14) Jrue Holiday (6) Staples Center
18,997
11–24
36 January 4 @ Sacramento W 117–115 Lonzo Ball (24) Derrick Favors (11) Lonzo Ball (10) Golden 1 Center
16,808
12–24
37 January 6 Utah L 126–128 Brandon Ingram (35) Derrick Favors (10) Lonzo Ball (7) Smoothie King Center
14,138
12–25
38 January 8 Chicago W 123–108 Brandon Ingram (29) Jaxson Hayes (12) Brandon Ingram (11) Smoothie King Center
15,324
13–25
39 January 10 @ New York W 123–111 Brandon Ingram (28) Hart, Hayes (10) Lonzo Ball (11) Madison Square Garden
18,003
14–25
40 January 11 @ Boston L 105–140 Frank Jackson (22) Lonzo Ball (13) Lonzo Ball (9) TD Garden
19,156
14–26
41 January 13 @ Detroit W 117–110 (OT) Jahlil Okafor (25) Jahlil Okafor (14) Lonzo Ball (9) Little Caesars Arena
13,780
15–26
42 January 16 Utah W 138–132 (OT) Brandon Ingram (49) Derrick Favors (11) Lonzo Ball (13) Smoothie King Center
16,717
16–26
43 January 18 L. A. Clippers L 130–133 Derrick Favors (22) Derrick Favors (11) Lonzo Ball (11) Smoothie King Center
17,959
16–27
44 January 20 @ Memphis W 126–116 Jrue Holiday (36) Lonzo Ball (9) Brandon Ingram (6) FedExForum
17,794
17–27
45 January 22 San Antonio L 117–121 Ingram, Derrick Favors (10) Lonzo Ball (12) Smoothie King Center
18,365
17–28
46 January 24 Denver L 106–113 JJ Redick (18) Josh Hart (13) Jrue Holiday (9) Smoothie King Center
16,398
17–29
47 January 26 Boston W 123–108 Jrue Holiday (25) Zion Williamson (11) Lonzo Ball (15) Smoothie King Center
16,737
18–29
48 January 28 @ Cleveland W 125–111 Jrue Holiday (28) Zion Williamson (9) Jrue Holiday (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
19–29
49 January 31 Memphis W 139–111 Zion Williamson (24) Josh Hart (11) Lonzo Ball (8) Smoothie King Center
18,362
20–29
February: 6–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
50 February 2 @ Houston L 109–117 Brandon Ingram (28) Brandon Ingram (12) Lonzo Ball (9) Toyota Center
18,055
20–30
51 February 4 Milwaukee L 108–120 Brandon Ingram (32) Lonzo Ball (14) Holiday, Williamson (5) Smoothie King Center
15,424
20–31
52 February 6 @ Chicago W 125–119 Zion Williamson (21) Derrick Favors (15) Lonzo Ball (10) United Center
18,247
21–31
53 February 8 @ Indiana W 124–117 Jrue Holiday (31) Derrick Favors (11) Jrue Holiday (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923
22–31
54 February 11 Portland W 138–117 Zion Williamson (31) Melli, Williamson (9) Ball, Holiday (10) Smoothie King Center
15,739
23–31
55 February 13 Oklahoma City L 118–123 Zion Williamson (32) Derrick Favors (9) Jrue Holiday (11) Smoothie King Center
17,865
23–32
56 February 21 @ Portland W 128–115 Zion Williamson (25) Josh Hart (13) Jrue Holiday (9) Moda Center
19,946
24–32
57 February 23 @ Golden State W 115–101 Zion Williamson (28) Derrick Favors (11) Jrue Holiday (15) Chase Center
18,064
25–32
58 February 25 @ L. A. Lakers L 109–118 Brandon Ingram (34) Lonzo Ball (8) Jrue Holiday (9) Staples Center
18,997
25–33
59 February 28 Cleveland W 116–104 Brandon Ingram (29) Derrick Favors (15) Lonzo Ball (12) Smoothie King Center
18,304
26–33
March: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
60 March 1 L. A. Lakers L 114–122 Zion Williamson (35) Derrick Favors (14) Lonzo Ball (9) Smoothie King Center
18,547
26–34
61 March 3 Minnesota L 134–139 Jrue Holiday (27) Jrue Holiday (10) Jrue Holiday (12) Smoothie King Center
15,264
26–35
62 March 4 @ Dallas L 123–127 (OT) Brandon Ingram (27) Derrick Favors (14) Ball, Holiday (6) American Airlines Center
20,459
26–36
63 March 6 Miami W 110–104 Jrue Holiday (20) Josh Hart (12) Lonzo Ball (8) Smoothie King Center
18,384
27–36
64 March 8 @ Minnesota W 120–107 Jrue Holiday (37) Brandon Ingram (12) Ball, Holiday (8) Target Center
18,978
28–36
Seeding games: 2–6 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
65 July 30 Utah L 104–106 Brandon Ingram (23) Favors, Ingram (8) Lonzo Ball (7) HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance
28–37
66 August 1 @ L. A. Clippers L 103–126 Nickeil Alexander-Walker (15) Derrick Favors (9) Frank Jackson (6) HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance
28–38
67 August 3 Memphis W 109–99 Brandon Ingram (24) Derrick Favors (13) Lonzo Ball (6) HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance
29–38
68 August 6 @ Sacramento L 125–140 Ingram, Williamson (24) Jrue Holiday (5) Lonzo Ball (11) HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance
29–39
69 August 7 Washington W 118–107 Jrue Holiday (28) Derrick Favors (10) Jrue Holiday (6) Visa Athletic Center
No In-Person Attendance
30–39
70 August 9 San Antonio L 113–122 JJ Redick (31) Derrick Favors (12) Lonzo Ball (10) HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance
30–40
71 August 11 @ Sacramento L 106–112 Jahlil Okafor (21) Josh Hart (10) Nickeil Alexander-Walker (6) The Arena
No In-Person Attendance
30–41
72 August 13 @ Orlando L 127–133 Frank Jackson (31) Josh Hart (14) Nickeil Alexander-Walker (7) Visa Athletic Center
No In-Person Attendance
30–42
Cancelled games
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
65 March 11 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
66 March 13 @ Utah Vivint Smart Home Arena
67 March 14 @ LA Clippers Staples Center
68 March 16 Atlanta Smoothie King Center
69 March 18 San Antonio Smoothie King Center
70 March 21 @ Memphis FedExForum
71 March 22 Sacramento Smoothie King Center
72 March 24 Memphis Smoothie King Center
73 March 27 New York Smoothie King Center
74 March 29 @ Orlando Amway Center
75 March 31 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
76 April 1 @ Washington Capital One Arena
77 April 5 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
78 April 7 Charlotte Smoothie King Center
79 April 9 Phoenix Smoothie King Center
80 April 11 Philadelphia Smoothie King Center
81 April 13 Washington Smoothie King Center
82 April 15 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
2019–20 season schedule

Transactions[]

References[]

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