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New Orleans Pelicans Starting Lineup, Depth Chart and Injury Report

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Roster snapshot, not a confirmed starting five.

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2026–27 / DATA DESKSNAPSHOT
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Western · Southwest

21roster entries
2026-27source season
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01 START WITH THE EVIDENCE

New Orleans Pelicans roster

The New Orleans Pelicans 2026-27 roster snapshot contains 21 players. ESPN source checked October 2, 2026; shirt numbers, positions, height and weight are source fields, not confirmation of a starting role.

2026-27 ROSTER SNAPSHOTESPN · checked October 2, 2026

21 players

14
G

AJ Johnson

6' 5" · 160 lbs

24
G

Bennedict Mathurin

6' 5" · 210 lbs

11
G

Bryce McGowens

6' 6" · 190 lbs

33
F

Caleb Houstan

6' 8" · 205 lbs

35
C

Christian Koloko

6' 11" · 225 lbs

6
C

DeAndre Jordan

6' 11" · 265 lbs

5
G

Dejounte Murray

6' 4" · 180 lbs

22
C

Derik Queen

6' 9" · 250 lbs

2
F

Herbert Jones

6' 7" · 206 lbs

10
G

Jaron Pierre Jr.

6' 6" · 210 lbs

0
G

Jeremiah Fears

6' 3" · 190 lbs

3
G

Jordan Poole

6' 4" · 194 lbs

13
F

Julian Reese

6' 9" · 252 lbs

17
F

Karlo Matkovic

6' 10" · 231 lbs

4
G

Kobe Bufkin

6' 4" · 195 lbs

8
F

Malik Dia

6' 9" · 250 lbs

41
G

Saddiq Bey

6' 8" · 215 lbs

9
F

Trendon Watford

6' 8" · 237 lbs

25
F

Trey Murphy III

6' 8" · 206 lbs

21
C

Yves Missi

6' 11" · 235 lbs

1
F

Zion Williamson

6' 6" · 284 lbs

ROSTER ≠ STARTING FIVE

Position room.

Players are grouped by the source position and alphabetically within each group. This is not a coach's rotation order or a minutes-based projection.

G
  • AJ Johnson
  • Bennedict Mathurin
  • Bryce McGowens
  • Dejounte Murray
  • Jaron Pierre Jr.
  • Jeremiah Fears
  • Jordan Poole
  • Kobe Bufkin
  • Saddiq Bey
F
  • Caleb Houstan
  • Herbert Jones
  • Julian Reese
  • Karlo Matkovic
  • Malik Dia
  • Trendon Watford
  • Trey Murphy III
  • Zion Williamson
C
  • Christian Koloko
  • DeAndre Jordan
  • Derik Queen
  • Yves Missi

Upcoming games

New Orleans Pelicans at Oklahoma City ThunderBOK Center · Tulsa
Preseason
New Orleans Pelicans at Miami HeatKaseya Center · Miami
Preseason
New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas MavericksAmerican Airlines Center · Dallas
Preseason

Recent results

No completed games in this source snapshot.

The fetched schedule is preseason coverage. We have not filled missing results with previous-season scores.

02 THE DATA DESK

Inside the position room

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The New Orleans Pelicans source roster contains 21 players in these position groups: C: 4 players; F: 8 players; G: 9 players. Entries retain the source positions and appear alphabetically; this is not a ranked rotation.

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03 THE DATA DESK

Availability and the starting five

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The New Orleans Pelicans roster is a membership snapshot for 2026-27, retrieved October 2, 2026. No current game-day injury report or confirmed opening five is attached to it.

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04 THE DATA DESK

The next imported fixtures

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There are 3 upcoming fixtures displayed for New Orleans Pelicans. This is a selection from the fetched schedule, not a complete season calendar. Match pages retain the opponent, venue and Eastern tip-off time.

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01Is this an official team page?

No. NBA-Lineups.com is independent of the NBA and its teams. Source roster entries are presented with their season and retrieval date. Team marks identify the teams discussed; they do not indicate sponsorship.

02Does the roster confirm the starters?

No. A roster lists team members and source positions. A starting five is selected for a specific game. We keep lineup positions Pending until a supported projection or a named confirmation source is available.

03Why is a depth order not shown?

The fetched source gives roster positions, not verified last-ten-game start and minutes totals. Players are therefore grouped by their supplied position and alphabetically within a group. That order must not be read as a coaching decision.

04When were these entries checked?

The roster and schedule snapshots were retrieved on October 2, 2026. The season is shown beside the roster. A page reload does not retrieve a newer source; any subsequent source update needs a new data build.

SOURCE NOTES

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ESPN team roster and schedule feeds, retrieved October 2, 2026. Opening-night fixtures: NBA 2026–27 schedule release. Team logos: NBA asset CDN.

This is a dated source snapshot. Automated live updates are not running in this preview.

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