New Orleans Pelicans

There's long been an aura of inescapable irrelevance around the Pelicans franchise. Fleeting on court success has always quickly faded into memory as the franchise slipped back into Lottery Pick Mode. Fans have been conditioned to blame that futility on one thing: market size. Sure, there's been...

The Pelicans have reportedly hired former Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin to be their new Executive VP of Basketball Operations. David Griffin is finalizing a deal to become the next President of Basketball Operations with the New Orleans Pelicans, league sources tell ESPN. —...

That didn't take long. The New Orleans Pelicans ended their regular season with a 112-103 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. Less than 72 hours later they've named David Griffin as their new President of Basketball operations. Griffin will assume control of a franchise that has...

With the season over for the Pelicans, the first big move the team needs to make is singing a new general manager. Will Danny Ferry go from interim GM to getting the full-time job? Or, is there someone else better suited to reshape the franchise? ESPN senior NBA writer Marc Spears joined Sports...

Alvin Gentry has stood in front of the media all season long and always comes across as honest and genuine even as he went though a disastrous season as the head coach off the plummeting Pelicans. “It’s been tough, especially after the way we started the season; had great promise I thought. There’s...

With bags under his eyes, a sheepish Anthony Davis steps in front of the gathered media throng at the Pelicans practice facility for perhaps the last time. It is the end of an era . His era, the one that began when Davis was drafted seven years ago. The initial promise of a better basketball future...

The Pelicans season ended with even more drama after disgruntled All-Star Anthony Davis showed up to the season finale in a shirt that read “That’s All Folks." How fitting since it has been Porky Pig’s saying and this past season could be described as a cartoon since it’s been LOONY. Davis made it...