2016–17 New Orleans Pelicans season

The 2016–17 New Orleans Pelicans season was the 15th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2016–17 New Orleans Pelicans season
Head coachAlvin Gentry
General managerDell Demps
OwnersTom Benson
ArenaSmoothie King Center
Results
Record34–48 (.415)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southwest)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports New Orleans
RadioWWL-FM

Draft
Main article: 2016 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 6 Buddy Hield SG  Bahamas Oklahoma
2 39 David Michineau PG Guadeloupe Élan Chalon
2 40 Diamond Stone C  United States Maryland

All of the players drafted by the Pelicans this season would wind up being traded elsewhere sometime during the season. On June 23, 2016, both David Michineau and Diamond Stone would be traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the Clippers' own second round pick in the draft, which was Cheick Diallo, a promising power forward who was born and raised in Mali, but ultimately played for the University of Kansas for one season before entering the 2016 NBA draft. Meanwhile, during the night of the 2017 NBA All-Star Game, the Pelicans would trade away their top pick of the draft, Buddy Hield, alongside Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, a Top-3 protected 2017 first round pick, and the Philadelphia 76ers' own second round pick in the 2017 NBA draft to the Sacramento Kings for their star center, DeMarcus Cousins, and Omri Casspi.

Roster
Roster listing
2016–17 New Orleans Pelicans roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 42 Ajinça, Alexis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1988-05-06 INSEP (FRA)
C 3 Aşık, Ömer  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1986-07-04 Turkey
PG 22 Cook, Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1993–03–23 Duke
C 0 Cousins, DeMarcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1990-08-13 Kentucky
SG 4 Crawford, Jordan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-10-23 Xavier
PF 33 Cunningham, Dante 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1987-04-22 Villanova
PF 23 Davis, Anthony (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1993-03-11 Kentucky
SF 13 Diallo, Cheick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996-09-13 Kansas
PG 2 Frazier, Tim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990-11-01 Penn State
SF 44 Hill, Solomon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1991-03-18 Arizona
PG 11 Holiday, Jrue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990-06-12 UCLA
SG 55 Moore, E'Twaun 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1989-02-25 Purdue
PF 12 Motiejūnas, Donatas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1990-09-20 Lithuania
SG 20 Pondexter, Quincy  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988-03-10 Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2017-04-03

All-Star Game

The Pelicans were the hosts for the NBA All-Star Game in 2017. Anthony Davis was selected by fan voting to the starting front court for the game. Anthony Davis would also receive the All-Star Game's MVP award for his production during the All-Star Game. After the All-Star Game was over, it was announced that the Pelicans would make a blockbuster move to trade their rookie Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, a Top-3 protected 2017 first round pick, and the Philadelphia 76ers' own 2017 second round pick to the Sacramento Kings for fellow All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi. The move would be officially done a day later.

Standings

Division
Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – San Antonio Spurs 61 21 .744 0.0 31–10 30–11 11–5 82
x – Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 6.0 30–11 25–16 10–6 82
x – Memphis Grizzlies 43 39 .524 18.0 24–17 19–22 8–8 82
New Orleans Pelicans 34 48 .415 27.0 21–20 13–28 6–10 82
Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 28.0 21–20 12–29 5–11 82

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 67 15 .817 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 61 21 .744 6.0 82
3 x – Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 12.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 51 31 .622 16.0 82
5 y – Utah Jazz * 51 31 .622 16.0 82
6 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 47 35 .573 20.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 43 39 .524 24.0 82
8 x – Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 26.0 82
9 Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 27.0 82
10 New Orleans Pelicans 34 48 .415 33.0 82
11 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 34.0 82
12 Sacramento Kings 32 50 .390 35.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 36.0 82
14 Los Angeles Lakers 26 56 .317 41.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 24 58 .293 43.0 82

Game log

Pre-season
2016 pre-season game log
Total: 1–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–3)
Pre-season: 1–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–3)
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season
2016–17 game log
Total: 34–48 (Home: 21–20; Road: 13–28)
October: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)
November : 7–9 (Home: 5–3; Road: 2–6)
December : 7–9 (Home: 5–5; Road: 2–4)
January : 5–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 2–5)
February : 4–7 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–5)
March : 10–6 (Home: 7–2; Road: 3–4)
April : 1–5 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–3)
2016–17 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2016–17 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 23, 2016
 To New Orleans Pelicans
Cheick Diallo (Pick 33)		 To Los Angeles Clippers
David Michineau (Pick 39)
Diamond Stone (Pick 40)
July 10, 2016
 To New Orleans Pelicans
2018 New Orleans 2nd-round pick[1]
Cash considerations		 To Miami Heat
Luke Babbitt
February 20, 2017
 To New Orleans Pelicans
DeMarcus Cousins[2]
Omri Casspi		 To Sacramento Kings
Buddy Hield
Tyreke Evans
Langston Galloway
2017 protected 1st-round pick
2017 Philadelphia 2nd-round pick

Re-signed
Player Signed
Tim Frazier[3] 2-year contract worth $4 million

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Solomon Hill[4] 4-year contract worth $48 million Indiana Pacers
E'Twaun Moore[4] 4-year contract worth $34 million Chicago Bulls
Langston Galloway[4] 2-year contract worth $10.7 million New York Knicks
Terrence Jones[5] 1-year contract worth $980,431 Houston Rockets
Lance Stephenson[6] 1-year contract worth $1.2 million Memphis Grizzlies
Reggie Williams[7][8] Oklahoma City Blue
Donatas Motiejūnas[9] 1-year contract worth $1.1 million Houston Rockets
Jarrett Jack[10] Brooklyn Nets

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Bryce Dejean-Jones Died during offseason (Shot to death) N/A (Deceased)
Lance Stephenson[11] Waived Minnesota Timberwolves
Archie Goodwin Waived Greensboro Swarm
Anthony Brown Waived Orlando Magic / Erie Bayhawks
Omri Casspi[12] Waived

References
  1. "Pelicans trade forward Luke Babbitt". nba.com/pelicans. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. "Pelicans acquire DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi". nba.com/pelicans. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  3. "New Orleans re-signs Frazier". nba.com/pelicans. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  4. "Pelicans sign free agents Hill, Moore and Galloway". nba.com/pelicans. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  5. "Pelicans sign free agent forward Terrence Jones". nba.com/pelicans. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  6. "Pelicans sign Lance Stephenson". nba.com/pelicans. September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  7. "Pelicans sign Reggie Williams". nba.com/pelicans. December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  8. "New Orleans Pelicans sign Reggie Williams to 10-day contract". nba.com/pelicans. February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  9. "Pelicans sign Donatas Motiejunas". nba.com/pelicans. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  10. "Pelicans sign Jarrett Jack". nba.com/pelicans. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  11. "Pelicans waive Lance Stephenson". nba.com/pelicans. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  12. "New Orleans Pelicans waive Omri Casspi". nba.com/pelicans. February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
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