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: Scores 11 in starting role Jeremiah Fears Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears: Scores 11 in starting role	J. Poole Pelicans' Jordan Poole: Efficient off bench Jordan Poole Pelicans' Jordan Poole: Efficient off bench 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: Scores 11 in starting role Jeremiah Fears Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears: Scores 11 in starting role J. Pierre Jr.Jaron Pierre Jr. J. Poole Pelicans' Jordan Poole: Efficient off bench Jordan Poole Pelicans' Jordan Poole: Efficient off bench 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. Bey Pelicans' Saddiq Bey: Scores 12 in preseason loss Saddiq Bey Pelicans' Saddiq Bey: Scores 12 in preseason loss	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. Williamson Pelicans' Zion Williamson: Quiet in exhibition loss Zion Williamson Pelicans' Zion Williamson: Quiet in exhibition loss	D. QueenDerik Queen	K. Matkovic Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Productive off bench Karlo Matkovic Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Productive off bench S. Bey Pelicans' Saddiq Bey: Scores 12 in preseason loss Saddiq Bey Pelicans' Saddiq Bey: Scores 12 in preseason loss 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. Matkovic Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Productive off bench Karlo Matkovic Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Productive off bench	D. QueenDerik Queen D. JordanDeAndre Jordan Z. Williamson Pelicans' Zion Williamson: Quiet in exhibition loss Zion Williamson Pelicans' Zion Williamson: Quiet in exhibition loss M. DiaMalik Dia