2021–22 New Orleans Pelicans season

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2021–22 New Orleans Pelicans season
Head coach Willie Green
General manager Trajan Langdon
Owner(s) Gayle Benson
Arena Smoothie King Center
Results
Record 36–46 (.439)
Place Division: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish First Round
(Lost to Suns 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Bally Sports New Orleans
Radio WWL-FM
< 2020–21 2022–23 >

The 2021–22 New Orleans Pelicans season was the 20th season of the New Orleans Pelicans franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 16, 2021, coach Stan Van Gundy agreed to part ways with the Pelicans after one season.[1] The Pelicans soon hired Willie Green as the next head coach.[2]

On December 15, Devonte' Graham, who was acquired from the Charlotte Hornets in the offseason, hit an 61–foot shot to hoist the Pelicans to an 113–110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The shot set the NBA record for the longest buzzer–beating game–winner in league history, beating out Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf's 55–foot shot in 1992 for the Denver Nuggets, 109–106 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.[3][4][5]

Despite finishing the season with a 36–46 record and being 10 games under .500, the Pelicans managed to qualify for the play-in tournament after a win over the Sacramento Kings, followed by a Lakers loss to the Suns on April 5, 2022.[6] They defeated both the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers in the Play-In tournament to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2018. They became the first team to qualify for the postseason with a 36–46 record since the Boston Celtics in 2004. They faced the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in the first round where they lost in six games.[7]

Draft

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Main article: 2021 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 10 Ziaire Williams SF  United States Stanford (Fr.)
2 35 Herbert Jones SF  United States Alabama (Sr.)
2 40 Jared Butler SG  United States Baylor (Jr.)

The Pelicans currently hold one first-round pick and two second-round picks entering the draft. [8]

Roster

2021–22 New Orleans Pelicans roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 15 Alvarado, Jose 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1998-04-12 Georgia Tech
F 12 Clark, Gary (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1994-11-16 Cincinnati
G 4 Graham, Devonte' 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-02-22 Kansas
G 2 Harper, Jared (TW) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-09-14 Auburn
F/C 10 Hayes, Jaxson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000-05-23 Texas
F/C 9 Hernangómez, Willy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994-05-27 Spain
F 14 Ingram, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-09-02 Duke
F 5 Jones, Herbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1998-10-06 Alabama
G 13 Lewis, Kira Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-04-06 Alabama
F 8 Marshall, Naji 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-01-24 Xavier
G 3 McCollum, CJ 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991-09-19 Lehigh
F 25 Murphy, Trey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2000-06-18 Virginia
F/C 22 Nance, Larry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1993-01-01 Wyoming
G 21 Snell, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1991-11-10 New Mexico
G/F 41 Temple, Garrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1986-05-08 LSU
C 17 Valančiūnas, Jonas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1992-05-06 Lithuania
F 1 Williamson, Zion Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 2000-07-06 Duke
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: March 29, 2022

Roster Notes

  • Power forward Zion Williamson missed the entire season due to foot and knee injuries.

Standings

Division

Southwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Dallas Mavericks 0 0 – 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Houston Rockets 0 0 – 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Memphis Grizzlies 0 0 – 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 – 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
San Antonio Spurs 0 0 – 0.0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0


Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Dallas Mavericks * 0 0 – – 0
2 Denver Nuggets * 0 0 – 0.0 0
3 Golden State Warriors * 0 0 – 0.0 0
4 Houston Rockets 0 0 – 0.0 0
5 Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 – 0.0 0
6 Los Angeles Lakers 0 0 – 0.0 0
7 Memphis Grizzlies 0 0 – 0.0 0
8 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 0 – 0.0 0
9 New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 – 0.0 0
10 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 0 – 0.0 0
11 Phoenix Suns 0 0 – 0.0 0
12 Portland Trail Blazers 0 0 – 0.0 0
13 Sacramento Kings 0 0 – 0.0 0
14 San Antonio Spurs 0 0 – 0.0 0
15 Utah Jazz 0 0 – 0.0 0


Game log

Preseason

2021–22 game log
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

2021–22 game log
2021–22 season schedule

Play-in

2021–22 game log
2021–22 season schedule

Playoffs

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See also: 2022 NBA playoffs

Game log

2022 playoff game log
2022 playoff schedule

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Trades

July 29, 2021[9] To New Orleans Pelicans
Cash considerations		 To Philadelphia 76ers
2021 No. 53 pick

References

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