New Orleans Pelicans draft history

44 picks since 2003 · 21 first-round picks

Who have the Pelicans drafted?

The New Orleans Pelicans have made 44 draft picks since 2003, 21 of them in the first round. The best of them: Chris Paul, 4th overall in 2005, with 23 league awards and 12 All-Stars. Their latest first-round pick is Jeremiah Fears, 7th overall in 2025. Of the 5 first-round picks from 2017 to 2023, 1 has made an All-Star team.

First-round picksBy roundEvery pick by year

Pelicans first-round picks

New Orleans Pelicans first-round draft picks, newest first
DraftPickPlayerPosCareer
20257Jeremiah FearsOklahomaG82 games
202523Asa NewellGeorgiaF44 games
202421Yves MissiBaylorC139 games
202314Jordan HawkinsUConnG174 games
20228Dyson DanielsG272 games
202110Ziaire WilliamsStanfordF269 games
202013Kira Lewis Jr.—
20191Zion WilliamsonDukeF276 games, 2 All-Stars
20166Buddy HieldOklahomaG765 games
20136Nerlens NoelKentuckyC467 games
20121Anthony DavisKentuckyF807 games, 10 All-Stars
201210Austin RiversDukeSG707 games
201011Cole AldrichKansasC339 games
200921Darren CollisonUCLAPG711 games
200827Darrell ArthurKansasF503 games
200713Julian WrightKansasSF231 games
200612Hilton ArmstrongUConnPF292 games
200615Cedric SimmonsNC StateSF75 games
20054Chris PaulWake ForestG1,370 games, 12 All-Stars
200418JR SmithG977 games
200318David WestXavierF1,034 games, 2 All-Stars

How each round turned out

New Orleans Pelicans picks by round since 2003
RoundPicksPlayed a gameMade a All-Star team
1st2120 (95%)4 (19%)
2nd2310 (43%)0 (0%)

Every Pelicans pick by year

Every New Orleans Pelicans draft pick since 2003, newest first
Round, pickOverallPlayerPosCareer
2026 draft · 1 pick
2-2858Jaron Pierre Jr.G—
2025 draft · 2 picks
1-77Jeremiah FearsG82 games
1-2323Asa NewellF44 games
2024 draft · 1 pick
1-2121Yves MissiC139 games
2023 draft · 1 pick
1-1414Jordan HawkinsG174 games
2022 draft · 3 picks
1-88Dyson DanielsG272 games
2-1141E.J. LiddellF46 games
2-2252Karlo MatkovićF104 games
2021 draft · 3 picks
1-1010Ziaire WilliamsF269 games
2-535Herbert JonesF296 games
2-1343Greg Brown III—
2020 draft · 4 picks
1-1313Kira Lewis Jr.—
2-939Elijah Hughes—
2-1242Nick RichardsC305 games
2-3060Sam MerrillG225 games
2019 draft · 3 picks
1-11Zion WilliamsonF276 games, 2 All-Stars
2-939Alen Smailagic—
2-2757Jordan Bone—
2018 draft · 1 pick
2-2151Tony Carr—
2017 draft · 2 picks
2-1040Dwayne Bacon—
2-2252Edmond SumnerPG161 games
2016 draft · 3 picks
1-66Buddy HieldG765 games
2-939David Michineau—
2-1040Diamond Stone—
2015 draft · 1 pick
2-2656Branden Dawson—
2013 draft · 1 pick
1-66Nerlens NoelC467 games
2012 draft · as the New Orleans Hornets · 3 picks
1-11Anthony DavisF807 games, 10 All-Stars
1-1010Austin RiversSG707 games
2-1646Darius MillerSF271 games
2011 draft · as the New Orleans Hornets · 1 pick
2-1545Josh HarrellsonC75 games
2010 draft · as the New Orleans Hornets · 1 pick
1-1111Cole AldrichC339 games
2009 draft · as the New Orleans Hornets · 1 pick
1-2121Darren CollisonPG711 games
2008 draft · as the New Orleans Hornets · 1 pick
1-2727Darrell ArthurF503 games
2007 draft · as the New Orleans Hornets · 2 picks
1-1313Julian WrightSF231 games
2-1343Adam Haluska—
2006 draft · as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets · 3 picks
1-1212Hilton ArmstrongPF292 games
1-1515Cedric SimmonsSF75 games
2-1343Marcus Vinicius—
2005 draft · as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets · 2 picks
1-44Chris PaulG1,370 games, 12 All-Stars
2-333Brandon BassPF758 games
2004 draft · as the New Orleans Hornets · 2 picks
1-1818JR SmithG977 games
2-1544Tim Pickett—
2003 draft · as the New Orleans Hornets · 2 picks
1-1818David WestF1,034 games, 2 All-Stars
2-1948James LangC11 games

Games are the player's career, for any club; All-Star selections and the Hall of Fame as the league records them.