New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans
First Season
2002-03
Team History
New Orleans Pelicans (2013-present) New Orleans Hornets (2002-05, 2007-13) New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (2005-07)
Conference/Division
National Basketball Association (2002-present) Western Conference (2004-present) Southwest Division (2004-present) Eastern Conference (2002-04) Central Division (2002-04)
Venue
Smoothie King Center (2002-05, 2007-present) Ford Center (2005-07)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games in the Smoothie King Center.

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Home programs by season[edit]

Season/Date	Type	Opponent	Venue
2000s
2003-04	Regular Season	various	New Orleans Arena
2004-05	Regular Season	various	New Orleans Arena

Head Coaches[edit]

New Orleans Pelicans head coaches
Paul Silas (2002-03) • Tim Floyd (2003-04) • Byron Scott (2004-09) • Jeff Bower* (2009-10) • Monty Williams (2010-15) • Alvin Gentry (2015-20) • Stan Van Gundy (2020-21) • Willie Green (2021-present) *interim head coach

National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference	Atlantic	Central	Southeast
Eastern Conference	Boston Celtics (TD Garden) Brooklyn Nets (Barclays Center) New York Knicks (Madison Square Garden) Philadelphia 76ers (Wells Fargo Center) Toronto Raptors (Scotiabank Arena)	Chicago Bulls (United Center) Cleveland Cavaliers (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse) Detroit Pistons (Little Caesars Arena) Indiana Pacers (Bankers Life Fieldhouse) Milwaukee Bucks (Fiserv Forum)	Atlanta Hawks (State Farm Arena) Charlotte Hornets (Spectrum Center) Miami Heat (FTX Arena) Orlando Magic (Amway Center) Washington Wizards (Capital One Arena)
Western Conference	Northwest	Pacific	Southwest
Western Conference	Denver Nuggets (Ball Arena) Minnesota Timberwolves (Target Center) Oklahoma City Thunder (Paycom Center) Portland Trail Blazers (Moda Center) Utah Jazz (Vivint Arena)	Golden State Warriors (Chase Center) Los Angeles Clippers (Crypto.com Arena) Los Angeles Lakers (Crypto.com Arena) Phoenix Suns (Footprint Center) Sacramento Kings (Golden 1 Center)	Dallas Mavericks (American Airlines Center) Houston Rockets (Toyota Center) Memphis Grizzlies (FedExForum) New Orleans Pelicans (Smoothie King Center) San Antonio Spurs (AT&T Center)
Defunct franchises	All defunct franchises
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