New Orleans Pelicans Regular Season Rosters

2016-2017 New Orleans Pelicans Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
42 Alexis Ajinca C 7-2 248 6 Hyeres-Toulon (France) 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 20 France
3 Omer Asik C 7-0 255 6 Fenerbahce Beko (Turkey) 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 6 Turkey
21 Anthony Brown GF 6-7 225 1 Stanford 2015 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
18 Omri Casspi F 6-9 225 7 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv (Israel) 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 23 Israel
22 Quinn Cook PG 6-1 180 0 Duke 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
0 DeMarcus Cousins C 6-11 270 6 Kentucky 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
4 Jordan Crawford G 6-5 195 4 Xavier 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States
33 Dante Cunningham F 6-8 230 7 Villanova 2009 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
23 Anthony Davis PF 6-10 253 4 Kentucky 2012 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
13 Cheick Diallo PF 6-8 219 0 Kansas 2016 Rnd 2 Pick 3 Mali
1 Tyreke Evans G 6-6 220 7 Memphis 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
2 Tim Frazier G 6-0 172 2 Penn State 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
10 Langston Galloway G 6-1 200 2 Saint Joseph's 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
4 Archie Goodwin G 6-5 205 3 Kentucky 2013 Rnd 1 Pick 29 United States
24 Buddy Hield G 6-4 220 0 Oklahoma 2016 Rnd 1 Pick 6 Bahamas
44 Solomon Hill SF 6-6 226 3 Arizona 2013 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
11 Jrue Holiday G 6-4 205 7 UCLA 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
1 Jarrett Jack G 6-3 200 11 Georgia Tech 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
9 Terrence Jones PF 6-9 255 4 Kentucky 2012 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
55 E'Twaun Moore SG 6-4 191 5 Purdue 2011 Rnd 2 Pick 25 United States
12 Donatas Motiejunas C 7-0 222 4 Universo De'Longhi Treviso (Italy) 2011 Rnd 1 Pick 20 Lithuania
20 Quincy Pondexter F 6-7 230 6 Washington 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
25 Wayne Selden SG 6-5 230 0 Kansas 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
5 Lance Stephenson SG 6-5 210 6 Cincinnati 2010 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
32 Hollis Thompson SF 6-8 206 3 Georgetown 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
10 Axel Toupane SG 6-7 197 1 Strasbourg IG (France) 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted France
5 Reggie Williams F 6-6 205 6 Virginia Military 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2016-2017 New Orleans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Holiday S. Hill A. Davis D. Cunningham A. Ajinca
Rotation Q. Cook J. Crawford A. Toupane C. Diallo D. Cousins
Rotation   E. Moore     D. Motiejunas
Lim PT     Q. Pondexter   O. Asik

2016-2017 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs61-21-
2Houston Rockets55-276
3Memphis Grizzlies43-3918
4New Orleans Pelicans34-4827
5Dallas Mavericks33-4928

2016-2017 New Orleans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Anthony Davis All-NBA First Team (2017)
Anthony Davis Player Of The Week (11/21/16)
Anthony Davis All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2017)
Buddy Hield Rookie Of The Month (Dec 16, Mar 17)
Anthony Davis Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2017)
Anthony Davis Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP (2017)
Buddy Hield Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2017)
Anthony Davis Skills Challenge Participant (2017)

2016-2017 New Orleans Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Anthony Davis 75 36.1 28.0 11.8 2.1 1.3 2.2 2.4
Jrue Holiday 67 32.7 15.4 3.9 7.3 1.5 0.7 2.9
E'Twaun Moore 73 24.9 9.6 2.1 2.2 0.7 0.4 0.8
Terrence Jones 51 24.8 11.5 5.9 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.9
Solomon Hill 80 29.7 7.0 3.8 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.0
Buddy Hield 57 20.4 8.6 2.9 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.8
Langston Galloway 55 20.4 8.6 2.2 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.5
Tim Frazier 65 23.5 7.1 2.7 5.2 0.9 0.1 1.6
Dante Cunningham 66 25.0 6.6 4.2 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4
DeMarcus Cousins 17 33.8 24.4 12.4 3.9 1.5 1.1 3.6
Jordan Crawford 19 23.3 14.1 1.8 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.3
Tyreke Evans 26 18.2 9.5 3.3 3.5 0.9 0.2 1.5
Alexis Ajinca 39 15.0 5.3 4.5 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8
Donatas Motiejunas 34 14.1 4.4 3.0 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.9
Cheick Diallo 17 11.7 5.1 4.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4
Omer Asik 31 15.6 2.7 5.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5
Lance Stephenson 6 27.1 9.7 3.0 4.8 0.3 0.2 1.8
Quinn Cook 9 12.3 5.8 0.4 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.6
Hollis Thompson 9 21.3 3.8 3.1 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.2
Anthony Brown 9 15.8 3.8 2.9 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.6
Reggie Williams 6 13.2 4.5 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.0
Wayne Selden 3 15.7 5.3 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.0 1.0
Archie Goodwin 3 9.9 5.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
Omri Casspi 1 23.7 12.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Axel Toupane 2 20.7 5.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
Jarrett Jack 2 16.5 3.0 0.0 2.5 1.0 0.0 1.5

2016-2017 New Orleans Pelicans Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Anthony Davis was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2012 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Anthony Davis signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 18, 2012. Anthony Davis signed a multi-year extension with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 9, 2015.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Cheick Diallo, the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 2016 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Los Angeles Clippers on June 23, 2016. Cheick Diallo signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 22, 2016.

Acquired via Trade

Omer Asik was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Houston Rockets on July 15, 2014. Omer Asik re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 9, 2015.

DeMarcus Cousins was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Sacramento Kings on February 20, 2017.

Jrue Holiday was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Philadelphia Sixers on July 10, 2013.

Quincy Pondexter was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Memphis Grizzlies on January 12, 2015.

Acquired via Free Agency

Alexis Ajinca signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on December 20, 2013. Alexis Ajinca re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 9, 2015.

Quinn Cook signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on March 19, 2017. Quinn Cook re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on March 29, 2017. Quinn Cook re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on April 8, 2017.

Jordan Crawford signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on March 6, 2017. Jordan Crawford re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on March 16, 2017.

Dante Cunningham signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on December 4, 2014. Dante Cunningham re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 9, 2015.

Tim Frazier signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on March 16, 2016. Tim Frazier re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on March 26, 2016. Tim Frazier re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 22, 2016.

Solomon Hill signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 21, 2016.

E'Twaun Moore signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 21, 2016.

Donatas Motiejunas signed a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on January 3, 2017.

Axel Toupane signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on April 8, 2017.

2016-2017 New Orleans Pelicans Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Tom Benson Owner 2011-2012 N/A
Dennis Lauscha President 2012-2013 N/A
Vicky Neumeyer General Counsel, Senior VP 2012-2013 N/A
Ed Lang Chief Financial Officer, Senior VP 2011-2012 N/A
Randy Greenup Director of Team Security 2009-2010 N/A
Alvin Gentry Head Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Golden State Warriors, 2014 to 2016)
Darren Erman Associate Head Coach 2015-2016 Director of NBA Scouting (Boston Celtics, 2014 to 2015)
Fred Vinson Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 2007 to 2010)
Kevin Hanson Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Player Development Coach (New Orleans Pelicans, 2011 to 2015)
Phil John Weber Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Head Coach (Sioux Falls Skyforce, 2014 to 2015)
Robert Pack Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2013 to 2015)
Elvis Valcarcel Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Video Coordinator (Sacramento Kings, 2013 to 2016)
Jamelle McMillan Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Phoenix Suns, 2018 to 2019)
Mickey Loomis Executive VP of Basketball Operations 2012-2013 N/A
Dell Demps General Manager 2010-2011 Vice President of Basketball Operations (San Antonio Spurs, 2005 to 2010)
J.J. Polk Executive Director of Basketball Administration 2012-2013 Director of Player Contracts and Basketball Administration (New Orleans Pelicans, 2010 to 2012)
Dan Purcell Basketball Operations Assistant 2013-2014 N/A
Alex Kline Basketball Operations Assistant 2016-2017 Scouting Intern (New Orleans Pelicans, 2015 to 2016)
Jason Brown Assistant Video Coordinator 2014-2015 Video Coordinator Intern (New Orleans Pelicans, 2013 to 2014)
Brian Ormandy Assistant Video Coordinator 2015-2016 N/A
Matt Whinrey Head Video Coordinator 2014-2015 Assistant Video Coordinator (New Orleans Pelicans, 2013 to 2014)
Jared Ralsky Basketball Operations Manager 2013-2014 Basketball Operations Assistant (New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 to 2013)
Anthony Johnson Scout 2013-2014 N/A
Chucky Brown Scout 2013-2014 Head Coach (South Bay Lakers, 2009 to 2010)
Bryson Graham Scouting Coordinator 2014-2015 Video Coordinator (New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 to 2014)
David Jovanovic Equipment Manager 1988-1989 N/A
David Booth Director of Player Personnel 2013-2014 Director of Scouting (New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 to 2013)
Shane Kupperman Director of Basketball Operations 2012-2013 Basketball Operations Coordinator (New Orleans Pelicans, 2011 to 2013)
Michael Ruffin Player Development Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Doc Martin Player Development Coach 2014-2015 Director of Player Programs (New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 to 2018)
Duane Brooks Head Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Jason Sumerlin Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 2010 to 2014)
Dr. Matthew McQueen Team Physician 2013-2014 N/A
Dr. Scott Montgomery Team Physician 2013-2014 N/A
Jared Lewis Physical Therapist 2014-2015 N/A
David Wesley Television Analyst 2012-2013 N/A
Joel Meyers Television Play-By-Play 2012-2013 Television Play-By-Play (Los Angeles Lakers, 2005 to 2011)
Sean Kelley Radio Broadcaster 2005-2006 N/A
John DeShazier Radio Broadcaster 2012-2013 N/A