New Orleans Pelicans roster 2026-27: players, positions and stats
Southwest · 5th
Timberwolves Fri 8:00 PM ETThe New Orleans Pelicans roster for 2026-27 has 20 players under standard contracts: 7 guards, 9 forwards and 4 centers. Zion Williamson leads the team in scoring at 21.3 points per game. 5 players are on the injury report. Each player below has his jersey number, position and season averages.
Roster
2026-27 Season Averages| # | Player | POS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zion Williamson | F | 7 | 32.2 | 21.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 63.6% | 42.9% |
| 5 |  Dejounte Murray | G | 4 | 32.3 | 17.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 46.8% | 20.0% |
| 41 |  Saddiq Bey | F | 7 | 26.2 | 15.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 48.7% | 35.3% |
| 25 |  Trey Murphy III | F | 7 | 33.0 | 14.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 45.5% | 38.5% |
| 0 |  Jeremiah Fears | G | 7 | 27.2 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 41.1% | 24.1% |
| 22 |  Derik Queen | C | 7 | 23.7 | 12.4 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 52.7% | 42.9% |
| 17 |  Karlo Matkovic | F-C | 6 | 18.2 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 64.7% | 52.6% |
| 21 |  Yves Missi | C | 2 | 19.6 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| 2 |  Herbert Jones | F | 7 | 22.1 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 45.5% | 31.6% |
| 9 |  Bennedict Mathurin | G-F | 7 | 16.9 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 43.9% | 26.3% |
| 12 |  Trendon Watford | F | 3 | 16.9 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| 6 |  DeAndre Jordan | C | 2 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 3 |  Jordan Poole | G | 4 | 15.9 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 19.0% | 21.4% |
| 13 |  Julian Reese | F | 1 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Bryce McGowens | G | 4 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| 8 |  AJ Johnson | G | 1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 67 | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 |  Jaron Pierre Jr. | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 |  Malik Dia | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 34 | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Quick answers3 questions
Who is on the New Orleans Pelicans roster?
The New Orleans Pelicans carry 20 players on standard contracts in 2026-27. By minutes played the core of the rotation is Trey Murphy III (F), Dejounte Murray (G), Zion Williamson (F), Jeremiah Fears (G), Saddiq Bey (F), Derik Queen (C), Herbert Jones (F) and Yves Missi (C).
Who leads the New Orleans Pelicans in scoring?
Zion Williamson leads the New Orleans Pelicans at 21.3 points per game in 2026-27. Dejounte Murray is next at 17.8, then Saddiq Bey at 15.6. Those averages count only games each player appeared in, so the roster table shows games played beside every line.
Who is injured for the New Orleans Pelicans?
The New Orleans Pelicans list 5 players on the injury report: Yves Missi (Out, expected back 8 Nov), Malik Dia (Doubtful), Jaron Pierre Jr. (Doubtful), Trey Murphy III (Questionable) and Jordan Poole (Probable).