2016–17 New Orleans Pelicans season

2016–17 New Orleans Pelicans season
Head coach	Alvin Gentry
General manager	Dell Demps
Owner(s)	Tom Benson
Arena	Smoothie King Center
Results
Record	7–12 (.368)
Place	Division: 4th (Southwest) Conference: 12th (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports New Orleans
Radio	WWL-FM

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

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	France	Élan Chalon
2	40	Diamond Stone	C	United States	Maryland

Roster

New Orleans Pelicans roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
6.0 !C	42	Ajinça, Alexis	7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	1988–05–06	INSEP (FRA)
6.0 !C	3	Aşık, Ömer	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1986–07–04	Turkey
2.5 !G/F	21	Brown, Anthony	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1992–10–10	Stanford
4.0 !F	33	Cunningham, Dante	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1987–04–22	Villanova
5.5 !F/C	23	Davis, Anthony (C)	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	1993–03–11	Kentucky
5.5 !F/C	13	Diallo, Cheick (DL)	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1996–09–13	Kansas
2.5 !G/F	1	Evans, Tyreke	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1989–09–19	Memphis
1.5 !G	2	Frazier, Tim	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1990–11–01	Penn State
1.5 !G	10	Galloway, Langston	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1991–12–09	Saint Joseph's
1.5 !G	24	Hield, Buddy	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1993–12–17	Oklahoma
4.0 !F	44	Hill, Solomon	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1991–03–18	Arizona
1.5 !G	11	Holiday, Jrue	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1990–06–12	UCLA
4.0 !F	9	Jones, Terrence	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1992–01–09	Kentucky
1.5 !G	55	Moore, E'Twaun	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1989–02–25	Purdue
2.5 !G/F	20	Pondexter, Quincy	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1988–03–10	Washington

Head coach

Alvin Gentry

Assistant coach(es)

Darren Erman
Dave Hanners
Kevin Hanson
Robert Pack
Fred Vinson
Phil Weber

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–12–02

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
San Antonio Spurs	16	4	.800	0.0	5–4	11–0	3–0	20
Houston Rockets	13	7	.650	3.0	4–2	9–5	2–1	20
Memphis Grizzlies	13	8	.619	3.5	7–4	6–4	2–0	21
New Orleans Pelicans	7	13	.350	9.0	5–6	2–7	0–2	20
Dallas Mavericks	4	15	.211	11.5	3–5	1–10	0–4	19

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Golden State Warriors *	17	3	.850	–	20
2	San Antonio Spurs *	16	4	.800	1.0	20
3	Los Angeles Clippers	16	5	.762	1.5	21
4	Houston Rockets	13	7	.650	4.0	20
5	Memphis Grizzlies	13	8	.619	4.5	21
6	Oklahoma City Thunder *	12	8	.600	5.0	20
7	Utah Jazz	12	9	.571	5.5	21
8	Portland Trail Blazers	11	10	.524	6.5	21

9	Los Angeles Lakers	10	12	.455	8.0	22
10	Sacramento Kings	7	12	.368	9.5	19
11	Denver Nuggets	7	13	.350	10.0	20
12	New Orleans Pelicans	7	13	.350	10.0	20
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	6	14	.300	11.0	20
14	Phoenix Suns	6	14	.300	11.0	20
15	Dallas Mavericks	4	15	.211	12.5	19

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: 7–13 (Home: 5–6; Road: 2–7)

October: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)

November: 7–9 (Home: 5–3; Road: 2–6)

December: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
20	December 2	L.A. Clippers	L 96–114	Anthony Davis (21)	Terrence Jones (9)	Tim Frazier (8)	Smoothie King Center 16,538	7–13
21	December 4	@ Oklahoma City					Chesapeake Energy Arena
22	December 5	Memphis					Smoothie King Center
23	December 8	Philadelphia					Smoothie King Center

January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

2016–17 season schedule

Transactions

Free agents

Additions

Solomon Hill Terrance Jones E'Twaun Moore Tim Frazier Archie Goodwin

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Bryce Dejean-Jones	Died during offseason (Shot to death)	N/A (Deceased)
Lance Stephenson	Waived

References

External links

New Orleans Pelicans

Founded in 2002 Formerly the New Orleans Hornets (2002–2005, 2007–2013) and the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (2005–2007) Based in New Orleans, Louisiana

Franchise	Franchise Records Team history Seasons Draft history All-time roster Head coaches Broadcasters Current season

Arenas	Smoothie King Center Pete Maravich Assembly Center Ford Center Lloyd Noble Center

General Managers	Bower Bass Bristow Bower Demps

Retired numbers	7

Culture and lore	Charlotte Hornets Hurricane Katrina & temporary move to Oklahoma City George Shinn Hugo

D-League affiliate	None

Media	TV Fox Sports New Orleans Radio WWL-FM Announcers Joel Meyers David Wesley Sean Kelley

New Orleans/Oklahoma City / New Orleans Hornets–New Orleans Pelicans seasons

2000s

2010s

2016–17 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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