Players who played for the Detroit Pistons and New Orleans Pelicans
23 players
23 players have played for both the Detroit Pistons and the New Orleans Pelicans. Elden Campbell spent the most seasons with the two: 2 with the Detroit Pistons and 5 with the New Orleans Pelicans. On a roster now: Saddiq Bey and Javonte Green. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
| Player | Pos | DET | NO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Campbell | C | 2003–2005 · 2 seasons | 1998–2003 · 5 seasons |
| Earl Cureton | F | 1983–1986 · 3 seasons | 1988–1991 · 2 seasons |
| Saddiq Bey | G | 2020–2023 · 3 seasons | 2025–2026 · 1 season |
| Derrick Coleman | PF | 2004–2005 · 1 season | 1998–2001 · 3 seasons |
| Stacey Augmon | SF | 1996–1997 · 1 season | 2001–2004 · 3 seasons |
| Corey Beck | G | 1998–1999 · 1 season | 1995–1999 · 3 seasons |
| Eric Leckner | C | 1994–1996 · 2 seasons | 1991–1997 · 2 seasons |
| Jahlil Okafor | C | 2020–2021 · 1 season | 2018–2020 · 2 seasons |
| Tim Frazier | PG | 2019–2020 · 1 season | 2016–2019 · 2 seasons |
| Josh Smith | PF | 2013–2015 · 2 seasons | 2017–2018 · 1 season |
| DaJuan Summers | SF | 2009–2011 · 2 seasons | 2011–2012 · 1 season |
| Mike James | PG | 2003–2004 · 1 season | 2007–2009 · 2 seasons |
| Tony Delk | PG | 2005–2006 · 1 season | 1996–1998 · 2 seasons |
| Anthony Goldwire | PG | 2004–2005 · 1 season | 1995–1997 · 2 seasons |
| Otis Thorpe | C | 1995–1997 · 2 seasons | 2000–2001 · 1 season |
| Steve Henson | G | 1997–1999 · 2 seasons | 1993–1994 · 1 season |
| Rafael Addison | F | 1994–1995 · 1 season | 1995–1997 · 2 seasons |
| Javonte Green | G | 2025–2026 · 1 season | 2024–2025 · 1 season |
| Kelly Olynyk | F | 2021–2022 · 1 season | 2024–2025 · 1 season |
| Tony Snell | SF | 2019–2020 · 1 season | 2021–2022 · 1 season |
| Christian Wood | F | 2019–2020 · 1 season | 2018–2019 · 1 season |
| Khalid Reeves | G | 1998–1999 · 1 season | 1995–1996 · 1 season |
| Ricky Pierce | G | 1982–1983 · 1 season | 1996–1997 · 1 season |
Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.
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