Pelicans Nightly · roster & depth chart · 2026-27

Pelicans roster

18 players on the New Orleans Pelicans roster, average age 25.1, $196.6M in 2026-27 cap hits. The depth chart below is ordered by minutes this season; the expected starting five is the five most-used players. Contracts and options are on the cap sheet.

18players
under contract

25.1average
age

$197Mpayroll
2026-27

0on the
injury report

Depth chart

by minutes · 2026-27

Guards8 players · minutes per game

Dejounte MurrayStarter16.7 pts · 5.4 reb · 6.4 ast34.4min 2

Jeremiah Fears14.3 pts · 3.7 reb · 3.4 ast20.9min3Bennedict Mathurin17.6 pts · 5.4 reb · 2.4 ast17.9min 4

Jordan Poole13.4 pts · 2.0 reb · 3.1 ast14.7min5

Trendon Watford6.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 2.5 ast0.0min6Jaron Pierre Jr.— pts · — reb · — ast0.0min 7

Bryce McGowens8.1 pts · 2.1 reb · 1.5 ast0.0min8AJ Johnson3.3 pts · 1.1 reb · 1.0 ast0.0min

Forwards7 players · minutes per game

Zion WilliamsonStarter21.0 pts · 5.7 reb · 3.2 ast32.1min 2Trey Murphy IIIStarter21.5 pts · 5.7 reb · 3.8 ast31.6min 3

Saddiq BeyStarter17.7 pts · 5.6 reb · 2.5 ast23.6min 4

Herbert Jones8.9 pts · 3.4 reb · 2.8 ast16.9min5Malik Dia— pts · — reb · — ast0.0min 6Julian Reese11.8 pts · 10.5 reb · 1.8 ast0.0min 7

Karlo Matkovic5.7 pts · 3.7 reb · 0.8 ast0.0min

Centers3 players · minutes per game

Yves MissiStarter5.7 pts · 5.8 reb · 1.3 ast29.9min 2Derik Queen11.7 pts · 7.1 reb · 3.7 ast18.1min 3DeAndre Jordan4.4 pts · 6.3 reb · 0.9 ast0.0min

Full roster

18 players · 3 two-way · 2025-26 per game · 2026-27 cap hit

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FStarterTrey Murphy III6-9 · 220 lb · 26 yrs · 5 yr expVirginia21.5pts5.7reb3.8ast35.5min$27.0M

FStarterSaddiq Bey6-8 · 240 lb · 27 yrs · 6 yr expVillanova17.7pts5.6reb2.5ast31.2min$6.4M FTwo-wayJulian Reese6-11 · 230 lb · 23 yrs · 1 yr expMaryland11.8pts10.5reb1.8ast30.9min—G-FBennedict Mathurin6-5 · 222 lb · 24 yrs · 4 yr expArizona17.6pts5.4reb2.4ast30.0min$7.8M

FStarterZion Williamson6-6 · 277 lb · 26 yrs · 7 yr expDuke21.0pts5.7reb3.2ast29.7min$42.2M

FHerbert Jones6-7 · 210 lb · 28 yrs · 5 yr expAlabama8.9pts3.4reb2.8ast28.4min$14.9M

GStarterDejounte Murray6-4 · 188 lb · 30 yrs · 10 yr expWashington16.7pts5.4reb6.4ast27.8min$32.8M

GJeremiah Fears6-3 · 188 lb · 20 yrs · 1 yr expOklahoma14.3pts3.7reb3.4ast25.8min$7.9M CDerik Queen6-11 · 225 lb · 21 yrs · 1 yr expMaryland11.7pts7.1reb3.7ast25.0min$5.4M

GJordan Poole6-4 · 200 lb · 27 yrs · 7 yr expMichigan13.4pts2.0reb3.1ast23.9min$34.0M

GBryce McGowens6-6 · 202 lb · 23 yrs · 4 yr expNebraska8.1pts2.1reb1.5ast21.0min$2.6M

CStarterYves Missi6-11 · 236 lb · 22 yrs · 2 yr expBaylor5.7pts5.8reb1.3ast19.7min$3.5M CDeAndre Jordan6-11 · 280 lb · 38 yrs · 18 yr expTexas A&M4.4pts6.3reb0.9ast16.6min$3.9M

G-FTrendon Watford6-9 · 244 lb · 25 yrs · 5 yr expLouisiana State6.5pts3.3reb2.5ast16.3min$2.4M

F-CKarlo Matkovic6-11 · 255 lb · 25 yrs · 2 yr expMega Basket5.7pts3.7reb0.8ast14.7min$2.3MTO GAJ Johnson6-6 · 175 lb · 21 yrs · 2 yr expIllawarra3.3pts1.1reb1.0ast9.4min$3.2M FTwo-wayMalik Dia6-9 · 256 lb · 22 yrs · RookieMississippi—pts—reb—ast—min—GTwo-wayJaron Pierre Jr.6-6 · 206 lb · 24 yrs · RookieSouthern Methodist—pts—reb—ast—min—

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.