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	34–48 (.415)
Place	Division: 4th (Southwest) Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports New Orleans
Radio	WWL-FM

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

2016–17 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
1.0 !PG	22	Cook, Quinn	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1993–03–23	Duke
6.0 !C	0	Cousins, DeMarcus	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1990-08-13	Kentucky
2.0 !SG	4	Crawford, Jordan	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1988-10-23	Xavier
4.5 !PF	33	Cunningham, Dante	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1987-04-22	Villanova
4.5 !PF	23	Davis, Anthony (C)	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	1993-03-11	Kentucky
3.0 !SF	13	Diallo, Cheick	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1996-09-13	Kansas
1.0 !PG	2	Frazier, Tim	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1990-11-01	Penn State
3.0 !SF	44	Hill, Solomon	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1991-03-18	Arizona
1.0 !PG	11	Holiday, Jrue	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1990-06-12	UCLA
2.0 !SG	55	Moore, E'Twaun	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1989-02-25	Purdue
4.5 !PF	12	Motiejūnas, Donatas	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1990-09-20	Lithuania
2.0 !SG	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: 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

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

Free agency

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

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

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