New Orleans Pelicans year by year

25 seasons since 2002-03 · 879-1054 all time

How have the Pelicans ranked, year by year?

The New Orleans Pelicans have played 24 seasons since 2002-03: 878-1054 in the regular season. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2023-24's (8th in points allowed), the best offense 2018-19's (3rd in points scored). In 2026-27 they are 1-0, 11th in points scored and 9th in points allowed after 1 games.

New Orleans Pelicans by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L	Offense	Defense	Coach	Postseason
2026-27	1-0	116.011th	110.09th	Jamahl Mosley	—
2025-26	26-56	115.516th	120.024th	James Borrego	—
2024-25	21-61	109.825th	119.326th	Willie Green	—
2023-24	49-33	115.113th	110.78th	Willie Green	Playoffs, 0-4
2022-23	42-40	114.415th	112.59th	Willie Green	—
2021-22	36-46	109.321st	110.313th	Willie Green	Playoffs, 2-4
2020-21	31-41	114.69th	114.924th	Stan Van Gundy	—
2019-20	30-42	115.85th	117.127th	Alvin Gentry	—
2018-19	33-49	115.43rd	116.827th	Alvin Gentry	—
2017-18	48-34	111.73rd	110.429th	Alvin Gentry	Playoffs, 5-4
2016-17	34-48	104.318th	106.417th	Alvin Gentry	—
2015-16	30-52	102.713th	106.526th	Alvin Gentry	—
2014-15	45-37	99.416th	98.611th	Monty Williams	Playoffs, 0-4
2013-14	34-48	99.718th	102.419th	Monty Williams	—
2012-13New Orleans Hornets	27-55	94.125th	97.914th	Monty Williams	—
2011-12New Orleans Hornets	21-45	89.629th	93.48th	Monty Williams	—
2010-11New Orleans Hornets	46-36	94.927th	94.05th	Monty Williams	Playoffs, 2-4
2009-10New Orleans Hornets	37-45	100.217th	102.721st	Jeff Bower	—
2008-09New Orleans Hornets	49-33	95.826th	94.35th	Byron Scott	Playoffs, 1-4
2007-08New Orleans Hornets	56-26	100.99th	95.65th	Byron Scott	Playoffs, 7-5
2006-07New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	39-43	95.525th	97.110th	Byron Scott	—
2005-06New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	38-44	92.825th	95.612th	Byron Scott	—
2004-05New Orleans Hornets	18-64	88.430th	95.510th	Byron Scott	—
2003-04New Orleans Hornets	41-41	91.817th	91.911th	Tim Floyd	Playoffs, 3-4
2002-03New Orleans Hornets	47-35	93.919th	91.85th	Paul Silas	Playoffs, 2-4

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1976-77, the first season after the ABA merger.

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