Pelicans Nightly · roster & depth chart · 2026-27
Pelicans roster
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under contract
under contract
20 players on the New Orleans Pelicans roster, average age 25.1, $202.2M in 2026-27 cap hits. The depth chart below is ordered by minutes (last season's, until the new one tips off); the expected starting five is the five most-used players. 2 players are on the injury report — full report. Contracts and options are on the cap sheet.
Depth chart
by minutes · 2025-26Guards
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Jaron Pierre Jr.
0.0 min · — pts · — reb · — ast
Centers
Full roster
2025-26 per game · 2026-27 cap hit| # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | Exp | From | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | 2026-27 salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  Jeremiah Fears | G | 6-3 | 190 | 19 | 1 | Oklahoma | 25.8 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | $7.9M |
| 1 |  Zion Williamson | F | 6-6 | 284 | 26 | 7 | Duke | 29.7 | 21.0 | 5.7 | 3.2 | $42.2M |
| 2 |  Herbert Jones | F | 6-7 | 206 | 27 | 5 | Alabama | 28.4 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | $14.9M |
| 3 |  Jordan Poole | G | 6-4 | 194 | 27 | 7 | Michigan | 23.9 | 13.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | $34.0M |
| 4 |  Kobe Bufkin | G | 6-4 | 195 | 22 | 3 | Michigan | 7.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | $2.4M |
| 5 |  Dejounte Murray | G | 6-4 | 180 | 29 | 10 | Washington | 27.8 | 16.7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | $32.8M |
| 6 |  DeAndre Jordan | C | 6-11 | 265 | 38 | 18 | Texas A&M | 16.6 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 0.9 | $3.9M |
| 8 | Malik Dia | F | 6-9 | 250 | 22 | R | Mississippi | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 |  Trendon Watford | G-F | 6-8 | 245 | 25 | 5 | Louisiana State | 16.3 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | $2.4M |
| 10 | Jaron Pierre Jr. | G | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | R | Southern Methodist | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 |  Bryce McGowens | G | 6-6 | 190 | 23 | 4 | Nebraska | 21.0 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | $2.6M |
| 14 |  Micah Peavy | G-F | 6-7 | 215 | 25 | 1 | Georgetown | 15.0 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | $2.2M |
| 17 |  Karlo Matković | F-C | 6-10 | 231 | 25 | 2 | Mega Basket | 14.7 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | $2.3M TO |
| 21 |  Yves Missi | C | 6-11 | 235 | 22 | 2 | Baylor | 19.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | $3.5M |
| 22 |  Derik Queen | C | 6-9 | 250 | 21 | 1 | Maryland | 25.0 | 11.7 | 7.1 | 3.7 | $5.4M |
| 24 |  Jordan Hawkins | G | 6-5 | 190 | 24 | 3 | Connecticut | 13.6 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | $7.0M |
| 25 | Trey Murphy III | F | 6-8 | 206 | 26 | 5 | Virginia | 35.5 | 21.5 | 5.7 | 3.8 | $27.0M |
| 33 |  Caleb Houstan | G | 6-8 | 205 | 23 | 4 | Michigan | 4.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | $2.6M |
| 35 |  Christian Koloko | C | 6-11 | 225 | 26 | 4 | Arizona | 13.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | $2.6M |
| 41 |  Saddiq Bey | G-F | 6-8 | 215 | 27 | 6 | Villanova | 31.2 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | $6.4M |
Roster from the league's official team pages, refreshed daily. Stats are 2025-26 per-game averages (last season, until the new one tips off). Salaries are this season's cap hits from our cap database; PO/TO/ETO = player, team or early-termination option on a later season.