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NO#11 · Western Conference
New Orleans Pelicans
26-56 (31.7%) · L2 · L10 1-9
Model verdict
Where they stand
The verdict · Elo rating
#3 of 30
Elo rating 1500 · as of 2026-06-14 · nba_team_ratings
Rank within the full 30-team population on a published metric — no invented composites. How we grade
Team efficiency
The possession economy
ORtg
112.5
#20 of 30
DRtg
117.1
#27 of 30
Net rating
-4.6
#22 of 30
Pace
102.5
#14 of 30
2025-26 regular season · ESPN advanced team statistics (per 100 possessions; pace = possessions / 48) · DRtg derived as points allowed (ESPN standings) ÷ pace × 100
Stat leaders
Who carries them
Points per game
- 1Trey Murphy III66 G21.5
- 2Zion Williamson62 G21.0
- 3Saddiq Bey72 G17.7
- 4Dejounte Murray14 G16.7
- 5Jeremiah Fears82 G14.3
Rebounds per game
- 1Derik Queen81 G7.1
- 2DeAndre Jordan12 G6.3
- 3Yves Missi66 G5.8
- 4Trey Murphy III66 G5.7
- 5Zion Williamson62 G5.7
Assists per game
- 1Dejounte Murray14 G6.4
- 2Trey Murphy III66 G3.8
- 3Derik Queen81 G3.7
- 4Jeremiah Fears82 G3.4
- 5Zion Williamson62 G3.2
True shooting %
- 1Zion Williamson62 G64.4%
- 2Trey Murphy III66 G61.3%
- 3Bryce McGowens42 G61.0%
- 4Saddiq Bey72 G57.9%
- 5Yves Missi66 G55.6%
Effective FG %
- 1Zion Williamson62 G60.0%
- 2Trey Murphy III66 G57.2%
- 3Bryce McGowens42 G56.1%
- 4Yves Missi66 G54.4%
- 5Saddiq Bey72 G52.9%
Usage %
- 1Jeremiah Fears82 G26.1%
- 2Zion Williamson62 G26.0%
- 3Jordan Poole39 G25.7%
- 4Trey Murphy III66 G23.2%
- 5Derik Queen81 G22.8%
2025-26 regular season · ESPN per-athlete season statistics (team stint; same API family as the efficiency strip) · counting boards min 10 GP · TS% / eFG% / USG% min 20 GP & 15.0 MPG · current roster only
Synergy identity
How they generate offense
2025-26 Synergy · percentile vs NBA
- Spot-Up1.02 PPP28th
- Transition1.13 PPP31st
- P&R Ball-Handler0.85 PPP31st
- Isolation0.95 PPP62nd
- Cut1.34 PPP76th
- Putbacks1.09 PPP35th
- Handoff0.93 PPP35th
- Post-Up0.94 PPP28th
Defense · play-type efficiency allowed
- Spot-Up1.05 PPP45th
- Transition1.16 PPP28th
- P&R Ball-Handler0.88 PPP55th
- Isolation0.91 PPP66th
- Cut1.32 PPP55th
- Putbacks1.17 PPP21st
Strong cut — 76th pct, 1.34 PPP. Spot-Up (28th pct) the soft spot.
Lineups & on/off
Best units, biggest lifts
Net rating per 100
Best 5-man units
min 150 off poss
- 1Williamson · Bey · Jones · Murphy · Missi156 off poss · 76m+10.4
- 2Murray · Williamson · Bey · Jones · Murphy230 off poss · 111m+9.1
- 3Bey · Jones · Murphy · Fears · Queen245 off poss · 117m+8.3
- 4Williamson · Bey · Jones · Murphy · Queen294 off poss · 139m-5.8
Team eFG% on − off
Shooting lift
- 1Dejounte Murray+4.9
- 2Trey Murphy III+2.3
- 3Herbert Jones+1.7
- 4Bryce McGowens+1.5
Shot diet
Where the shots come from
They take 10.0% more of their shots at the rim than the league average.
3PT attempt rate 35.5% · lg 41.4%
eFG% 52.7% · lg 54.4%
Rim
38.4% of FGA · lg 28.4% (+10.0pp)
FG 63.9% · lg 66.9% · -3.0pp
Paint (non-RA)
19.2% of FGA · lg 20.0% (-0.8pp)
FG 38.4% · lg 44.3% · -5.9pp
Mid-range
6.9% of FGA · lg 10.1% (-3.2pp)
FG 34.1% · lg 41.6% · -7.5pp
Corner 3
8.4% of FGA · lg 10.8% (-2.4pp)
FG 39.0% · lg 38.6% · +0.4pp
Above the break 3
27.1% of FGA · lg 30.7% (-3.6pp)
FG 33.3% · lg 34.9% · -1.6pp
Bar = share of team FGA · tick = league share · 2025-26 season · nba_shots · NBA Stats play-by-play · n=7,419 team FGA of 233,599 league-wide · backcourt heaves excluded
Recent transactions
Latest player movement
- May 18
Hired Jamahl Mosley as head coach.
- Mar 4
Signed C Josh Oduro to a two-way contract.
- Feb 20
Re-signed G Bryce McGowens to a rest-of-season contract.
Source · ESPN
Roster · 17 players
The active roster
Guards
PG · SG
8 players
Forwards
SF · PF
4 players
