New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans.
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21 Facts About New Orleans Pelicans
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The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division and play their home games at the Smoothie King Center.
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One of the few bright spots during the Jazz's tenure in New Orleans was the acquisition of "Pistol" Pete Maravich.
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The city council refused to remove the statement, leading the Hornets to request a move to New Orleans—a move which would eventually return the NBA to that city for the first time since the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City in 1979.
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On June 27,2013, during the 2013 NBA draft, the New Orleans Pelicans selected Nerlens Noel 6th overall, and traded him along with a 2014 protected first-round pick for All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday of the Philadelphia 76ers and the 42nd pick, Pierre Jackson.
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On May 31,2015, the New Orleans Pelicans hired Alvin Gentry as the franchise's sixth head coach.
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On February 20,2017, the New Orleans Pelicans acquired DeMarcus Cousins in a trade with the Sacramento Kings when they traded Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, a 2017 first-round pick, and a 2017 second-round pick in exchange for Cousins and Omri Casspi.
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On February 1,2018, the New Orleans Pelicans acquired Nikola Mirotic in a trade with the Chicago Bulls.
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The New Orleans Pelicans received Mirotic and a 2018 second-round pick for veterans Omer Asik, Jameer Nelson, and Tony Allen.
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The New Orleans Pelicans later agreed to trade draft rights of the fourth overall pick of the 2019 NBA draft to the Atlanta Hawks, receiving the draft rights to the eighth, 17th and 35th picks in the 2019 NBA draft.
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On May 19,2019, the Pelicans named former Brooklyn Nets assistant general manager Trajan Langdon their newest general manager, replacing interim general manager Danny Ferry.
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On June 20,2019, the New Orleans Pelicans selected Zion Williamson with the first overall pick.
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The New Orleans Pelicans then received Jaxson Hayes, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Marcos Louzada Silva from the Hawks.
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New Orleans Pelicans made his debut on January 22,2020, scoring 22 points in 18 minutes of play.
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In February 2022, Rush Street Interactive's BetRivers has signed a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, which sees the operator become the basketball team's official sportsbook partner.
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The name New Orleans Pelicans is a reference to the brown pelican, the state bird of Louisiana.
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The 'New Orleans' wordmark logo across the front of the jerseys is inspired by French Quarter street signs; the Pelicans are one of three NBA teams to wear the city name across the front of both home and road jerseys.
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In 2017, the New Orleans Pelicans received minor tweaks upon switching to Nike as the uniform supplier.
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New Orleans Pelicans hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA.
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New Orleans Pelicans was introduced on October 30,2013, the opening night of regular season for the team at home against the Indiana Pacers.
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