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New Orleans Pelicans

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2018 2017 2016
Also known as: New Orleans Pelicans
Program History

2021 Team Stats (81 games)

113.9
PPG
114.9
Opp
-0.3
Margin
47.3%
FG%
34.7%
3P%
73.2%
FT%
47.6
RPG
25.6
APG
14.0
TO
114.4
Pace
115.2
AdjO
114.5
AdjD
#17
Rank

Model Outputs

2020-2021
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. More → 882 (#148) -
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More → 967 (#77) -
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +1.8 More → +2.1 (#29) HCA +1.8
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → 0.505 (#17) -
Efficiency Efficiency Tempo-adjusted efficiency version of Pythagorean ratings. NetEff +0.2 More → 0.505 (#17) NetEff +0.2
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet +0.8 More → 0.522 (#17) AdjNet +0.8
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet +0.8 More → 0.522 (#17) AdjNet +0.8
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 115.2 | AdjD 114.5 More → 0.516 (#17) AdjO 115.2 | AdjD 114.5

2021 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2020-12-24 @ TOR W 113 - 99
2020-12-25 @ MIA L 98 - 111
2020-12-28 vs SAS W 98 - 95
2020-12-30 @ PHX L 86 - 111
2021-01-01 @ OKC W 113 - 80
2021-01-03 vs TOR W 120 - 116
2021-01-05 vs IND L 116 - 118
2021-01-07 vs OKC L 110 - 111
2021-01-09 vs CHA L 110 - 118
2021-01-14 @ LAC L 106 - 111
2021-01-16 @ LAL L 95 - 112
2021-01-18 @ SAC W 128 - 123
2021-01-20 @ UTA L 102 - 118
2021-01-22 @ UTA L 118 - 129
2021-01-24 @ MIN L 110 - 120
2021-01-28 vs WAS W 124 - 106
2021-01-30 vs MIL W 131 - 126
2021-01-31 vs HOU L 112 - 126
2021-02-02 vs SAC L 109 - 118
2021-02-04 vs PHX W 123 - 101
2021-02-06 @ IND W 114 - 113
2021-02-07 vs MEM W 118 - 109
2021-02-10 vs HOU W 130 - 101
2021-02-11 @ CHI L 116 - 129
2021-02-13 @ DAL L 130 - 143
2021-02-15 @ DET L 112 - 123
2021-02-17 @ MEM W 144 - 113
2021-02-18 vs POR L 124 - 126
2021-02-20 vs PHX L 114 - 132
2021-02-21 vs BOS W 120 - 115
2021-02-25 vs DET W 128 - 118
2021-02-26 @ MIL L 125 - 129
2021-02-28 @ SAS L 114 - 117
2021-03-02 vs UTA W 129 - 124
2021-03-04 vs CHI L 124 - 128
2021-03-05 vs MIA L 93 - 103
2021-03-12 vs MIN L 105 - 135
2021-03-13 vs CLE W 116 - 82
2021-03-15 vs LAC W 135 - 115
2021-03-17 @ POR L 124 - 125
2021-03-19 @ POR L 93 - 101
2021-03-21 @ DEN W 113 - 108
2021-03-23 vs LAL W 128 - 111
2021-03-27 vs DEN L 108 - 113
2021-03-28 vs DAL W 112 - 103
2021-03-29 @ BOS W 115 - 109
2021-04-02 vs ORL L 110 - 115
2021-04-03 vs ATL L 103 - 126
2021-04-05 @ HOU W 122 - 115
2021-04-06 @ ATL L 107 - 123
2021-04-07 @ BKN L 111 - 139
2021-04-10 vs PHI W 101 - 94
2021-04-11 @ CLE W 116 - 109
2021-04-13 vs SAC W 117 - 110
2021-04-15 vs NYK L 106 - 116
2021-04-16 @ WAS L 115 - 117
2021-04-18 @ NYK L 112 - 122
2021-04-20 vs BKN L 129 - 134
2021-04-22 @ ORL W 135 - 100
2021-04-25 vs SAS L 108 - 110
2021-04-27 vs LAC W 120 - 103
2021-04-29 @ DEN L 112 - 114
2021-04-30 @ OKC W 109 - 95
2021-05-02 @ MIN W 140 - 136
2021-05-03 vs GSW L 108 - 123
2021-05-05 vs GSW W 108 - 103
2021-05-07 @ PHI L 107 - 109
2021-05-09 @ CHA W 112 - 110
2021-05-11 @ MEM L 110 - 115
2021-05-13 @ DAL L 107 - 125
2021-05-15 @ GSW L 122 - 125
2021-05-17 vs LAL L 98 - 110

2021 Roster

Minutes by Position

The surface stays filled across the five on-court roles. Use the labels or legend to isolate how each player absorbs guard-to-big minutes.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
Zion Williamson Zion Williamson PF 61 32.7 27.0 7.2 3.7 0.9 0.6 0.0 17.0 22.5 - - - 61.1 29.4 69.8 - 64.9 61.6
Brandon Ingram Brandon Ingram SF 61 33.8 23.8 4.9 4.9 0.7 0.6 0.0 18.0 16.8 - - - 46.6 38.1 87.8 - 58.4 53.1
Lonzo Ball Lonzo Ball SG 55 31.3 14.6 4.8 5.7 1.5 0.6 0.0 12.7 14.4 - - - 41.4 37.8 78.1 - 55.1 53.7
Eric Bledsoe Eric Bledsoe SG 71 29.3 12.2 3.4 3.8 0.8 0.3 0.0 10.3 10.3 - - - 42.0 34.1 68.7 - 53.2 50.3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Nickeil Alexander-Walker SG 46 21.4 11.0 3.1 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.0 10.0 7.9 - - - 41.9 34.7 72.7 - 52.2 50.2
James Johnson SF 22 24.0 9.2 4.1 2.2 0.8 0.9 0.0 8.3 8.9 - - - 43.4 26.7 59.6 - 49.8 47.8
Josh Hart Josh Hart SG 47 28.2 9.2 8.0 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.0 7.3 13.3 - - - 44.0 32.6 77.5 - 56.8 53.2
JJ Redick JJ Redick - 31 18.1 8.7 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 6.9 5.1 - - - 40.7 36.4 95.7 - 57.5 52.6
Willy Hernangomez Willy Hernangomez C 47 17.5 7.8 7.1 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.0 5.7 11.2 - - - 56.3 10.0 66.7 - 59.1 56.5
Isaiah Thomas Isaiah Thomas - 3 16.0 7.7 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 9.0 2.0 - - - 33.3 25.0 100.0 - 41.2 38.9
Naji Marshall Naji Marshall SG 32 21.4 7.7 4.6 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.0 6.5 9.7 - - - 39.2 34.9 70.7 - 50.8 46.2
Steven Adams Steven Adams C 58 27.2 7.6 8.9 1.9 0.9 0.7 0.0 5.3 14.6 - - - 61.4 0.0 44.4 - 59.6 61.4
Jaxson Hayes Jaxson Hayes PF 60 15.6 7.5 4.3 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.0 4.7 8.7 - - - 62.5 42.9 77.5 - 67.5 63.6
Kira Lewis Jr. - 54 16.2 6.4 1.3 2.3 0.7 0.2 0.0 6.2 4.6 - - - 38.6 33.3 84.3 - 47.7 44.5
Wenyen Gabriel Wenyen Gabriel - 21 11.0 3.4 2.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 2.9 4.5 - - - 40.0 40.6 64.7 - 53.3 50.8
Wes Iwundu Wes Iwundu SG 18 13.5 2.8 2.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 2.8 3.4 - - - 34.0 11.1 82.4 - 43.5 36.0
Marcos Louzada Silva Marcos Louzada Silva - 1 14.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 -2.0 - - - 20.0 0.0 0 - 20.0 20.0
Nicolo Melli Nicolo Melli - 22 10.4 2.0 2.6 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.5 - - - 25.4 18.9 85.7 - 34.6 31.4
James Nunnally James Nunnally - 9 4.8 1.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.6 - - - 38.5 33.3 50.0 - 54.0 53.8
Sindarius Thornwell Sindarius Thornwell SG 14 4.6 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 1.5 0.8 - - - 33.3 33.3 0.0 - 38.8 40.5
Will Magnay - 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 -1.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0 - 0.0 0.0

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

Not enough players with both Numbers/Game and RAPM to plot.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG