Tyrese Haliburton waited 486 days to play in another NBA game that counted. When it was over, the moment clearly hit him. The Indiana Pacers star returned to regular-season action on Wednesday night, finishing with 23 points and 12 assists as the Pacers rallied for a 123-120 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie […]
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The 2026-27 season is underway.
The Indiana Pacers (0-0) face the New Orleans Pelicans (0-0) at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday night in NBA regular season action. How to Watch Pacers vs Pelicans Indiana begins its regular season following a 128-127 overtime loss to the…
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton will be making his return on Wednesday at the New Orleans Pelicans after missing all of last season with a torn right Achilles tendon suffered in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
The Celtics had more than enough opportunities to prevent their opening-night collapse. Too often, they helped the Pistons along. That’s the assessment of John Karalis of Celtics On SI, whose breakdown of Tuesday’s 121-113 loss goes beyond Jayson Tatum’s poor shooting. Boston squandered a 22-point lead through a combination of stalled possessions, missed chances around […]
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On Wednesday evening, the Indiana Pacers will kick off their new season with a road game against the New Orleans Pelicans. This game will mark the official return of Tyrese Haliburton, who missed all of last year after suffering a torn Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Earlier in the day on Wednesday, […]
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With the NBA season here, the New Orleans Pelicans have a chance to build on a disappointing 2025-26 season and lay the foundation for a fun, competitive future. The Pelicans enter the season under new head coach Jamahl Mosley, with some offseason additions and departures. While the team’s record ultimately determines overall success, and New […]
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There is perhaps no tougher stress test to start the season than Yves Missi’s matchups through Halloween. Ivica Zubac, Jaren Jackson Jr., Nikola Jokic, and Domantas Sabonis are waiting. Jokic gets two cracks at Missi in a five-day span. It is hardly an ideal welcome to a starting role for a 22-year-old still learning the […]
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Former NBA second-round pick Antonio Reeves will continue his playing career overseas, having signed a contract with KK Partizan, the Serbian team announced today (via Twitter). The 47th overall pick in the 2024 draft out of Kentucky, Reeves played for the Pelicans as a rookie and then spent the 2025/26 season on a two-way contract […]
The Utah Jazz have agreed to sign free agent guard Kobe Bufkin to a two-way contract, according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report and The Stein Line. Bufkin was waived by the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday after failing to secure a regular-season roster spot. To accommodate his arrival, Utah is expected to release forward […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans have exercised their rookie-scale team options for Jeremiah Fears, Yves Missi and Derik Queen for the 2027-28 NBA season. The franchise picked up Missi’s fourth-year option, while Fears and Queen had their third-year options exercised, keeping all three players under contract for another season. Under the terms of their rookie contracts, […]
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Widely considered the favorite to win both the Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2026/27, Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama got off to a slow start on Tuesday, shooting a career-worst 7.7% (1-of-13) from the floor in a home loss to Oklahoma City, notes Michael C. Wright of ESPN. “I […]
The Pelicans have exercised their team options for 2027/28 on Jeremiah Fears ($8.27MM), Derik Queen ($5.67MM) and Yves Missi ($5.6MM), Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports (Twitter link). Additionally, they will decline their team option on AJ Johnson ($5.49MM) for the 2027/28 season, which will make him an unrestricted free agent after this season. Fears, the […]
The Pelicans have exercised their team options for 2027/28 on Jeremiah Fears ($8.27MM), Derik Queen ($5.67MM) and Yves Missi ($5.6MM), Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports (Twitter link). Additionally, they will decline their team option on AJ Johnson ($5.49MM) for the 2027/28 season, which will make him an unrestricted free agent after this season. Fears, the […]
It's unlikely that you spend much time thinking about the New Orleans Pelicans. However, as a New Orleans resident for whom ball is life, I am rather fixated on them. This team is far stranger than you may have previously understood. They suck in a singular way, and I’ve convinced myself to love them for it. No one else is doing it quite like this.
Any attention that was paid to the Pelicans by the broader NBA community last season was a result of one of the strangest trades in NBA history....
The Wizards will have to wait for AJ Dybantsa’s debut. In the meantime, coach Brian Keefe has a starting lineup decision to make. The No. 1 overall pick will miss Wednesday’s season opener against the Bucks because of an ankle injury suffered in the preseason finale against the Pelicans. Keefe said Dybantsa will be considered […]
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Cavaliers The Cavaliers are monitoring Sam Merrill’s right elbow ahead of their opener against the Sixers, while Nae’Qwan Tomlin will be out considerably longer. Merrill participated in part of Monday’s practice because of elbow soreness, as relayed by Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Kenny Atkinson hadn’t determined his availability when speaking with reporters afterward. Tomlin’s situation […]
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Yves Missi and Derik Queen aren't the frontcourt answer the Pelicans need. Atlanta may be in store for another top pick in the 2027 NBA Draft.
As the NBA season is set to tip off, New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson plans to expand his game significantly. Williamson is known for relentlessly attacking the basket and being an above-the-rim standout, but the former No. 1 pick wants to expand his game by shooting more 3-pointers. In the latest edition of The […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans have waived Kobe Bufkin, ending the guard’s stint with the franchise before the start of the 2026-27 NBA season. Marc Stein reported the move on Saturday, October 17. Bufkin was selected 15th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2023 NBA Draft. New Orleans signed Bufkin to a one-year, minimum-salary contract […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans have waived guard Kobe Bufkin and forward Jalon Moore, the team announced Saturday. The moves leave the franchise with 18 players on its roster, including three two-way players. Bufkin, selected 15th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2023 NBA Draft, appeared in three preseason games for New Orleans. The 6-foot-4 […]
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The Pelicans announced that Kobe Bufkin and Jalon Moore have been placed on waivers, bringing the team down to the regular season roster limit. Selected by Atlanta with the 15th pick in the 2023 draft, Bufkin was hoping to revive his career with New Orleans. After two years with the Hawks, the 6’4″ guard appeared […]
The Dallas Mavericks’ preseason opened abroad in Macao, China and concluded stateside in Dallas, Texas. The Mavericks split their two-game series against the Houston Rockets with a 135-117 loss and a 132-115 win. The Mavs returned home to Dallas, Texas to — lose 101-97 to the New Orleans Pelicans and — to the Atlanta Hawks. […]
There’s some uncertainty whether first overall pick AJ Dybantsa will be available when the Wizards open the regular season at home against Milwaukee on Wednesday, according to ESPN. Dybantsa made an early exit from the Wizards’ preseason finale against New Orleans on Friday after rolling his ankle during the second quarter. Wizards coach Brian Keefe […]