New Orleans Pelicans Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Point Guard	D. Murray Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Ruled out Thursday Toe: Game Time Decision Dejounte Murray Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Ruled out Thursday Toe: Game Time Decision	J. Fears Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears: Gets starting nod Thursday Jeremiah Fears Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears: Gets starting nod Thursday	J. Poole Pelicans' Jordan Poole: Fares well Tuesday Jordan Poole Pelicans' Jordan Poole: Fares well Tuesday T. Murphy IIITrey Murphy III
Shooting Guard	T. Murphy IIITrey Murphy III	B. Mathurin Pelicans' Bennedict Mathurin: Starting Thursday's exhibition Bennedict Mathurin Pelicans' Bennedict Mathurin: Starting Thursday's exhibition	J. Fears Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears: Gets starting nod Thursday Jeremiah Fears Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears: Gets starting nod Thursday J. Pierre Jr.Jaron Pierre Jr. J. Poole Pelicans' Jordan Poole: Fares well Tuesday Jordan Poole Pelicans' Jordan Poole: Fares well Tuesday H. Jones Pelicans' Herbert Jones: Not starting Thursday Herbert Jones Pelicans' Herbert Jones: Not starting Thursday B. McGowensBryce McGowens A. JohnsonAJ Johnson
Small Forward	H. Jones Pelicans' Herbert Jones: Not starting Thursday Herbert Jones Pelicans' Herbert Jones: Not starting Thursday	S. BeySaddiq Bey	B. Mathurin Pelicans' Bennedict Mathurin: Starting Thursday's exhibition Bennedict Mathurin Pelicans' Bennedict Mathurin: Starting Thursday's exhibition J. Pierre Jr.Jaron Pierre Jr. B. McGowensBryce McGowens
Power Forward	Z. WilliamsonZion Williamson	D. Queen Pelicans' Derik Queen: Nears double-double against OKC Derik Queen Pelicans' Derik Queen: Nears double-double against OKC	K. MatkovicKarlo Matkovic S. BeySaddiq Bey T. WatfordTrendon Watford M. DiaMalik Dia J. ReeseJulian Reese
Center	Y. Missi Pelicans' Yves Missi: Nears double-double in preseason loss Yves Missi Pelicans' Yves Missi: Nears double-double in preseason loss	K. MatkovicKarlo Matkovic	D. Queen Pelicans' Derik Queen: Nears double-double against OKC Derik Queen Pelicans' Derik Queen: Nears double-double against OKC D. Jordan Pelicans' DeAndre Jordan: Doesn't see floor DeAndre Jordan Pelicans' DeAndre Jordan: Doesn't see floor C. KolokoChristian Koloko Z. WilliamsonZion Williamson M. DiaMalik Dia