New Orleans Pelicans Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Point Guard	D. Murray Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Out again Friday Toe: Game Time Decision Dejounte Murray Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Out again Friday Toe: Game Time Decision	J. Fears Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears: Solid effort in preseason win Jeremiah Fears Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears: Solid effort in preseason win	J. PooleJordan Poole T. Murphy IIITrey Murphy III
Shooting Guard	T. Murphy IIITrey Murphy III	B. Mathurin Pelicans' Bennedict Mathurin: Not starting Friday Bennedict Mathurin Pelicans' Bennedict Mathurin: Not starting Friday	J. Fears Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears: Solid effort in preseason win Jeremiah Fears Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears: Solid effort in preseason win J. Pierre Jr. Pelicans' Jaron Pierre: Adds 10 points in preseason win Jaron Pierre Jr. Pelicans' Jaron Pierre: Adds 10 points in preseason win J. PooleJordan Poole H. Jones Pelicans' Herbert Jones: Battling for starting role Herbert Jones Pelicans' Herbert Jones: Battling for starting role B. McGowensBryce McGowens A. JohnsonAJ Johnson
Small Forward	H. Jones Pelicans' Herbert Jones: Battling for starting role Herbert Jones Pelicans' Herbert Jones: Battling for starting role	S. Bey Pelicans' Saddiq Bey: Back to bench Friday Saddiq Bey Pelicans' Saddiq Bey: Back to bench Friday	B. Mathurin Pelicans' Bennedict Mathurin: Not starting Friday Bennedict Mathurin Pelicans' Bennedict Mathurin: Not starting Friday J. Pierre Jr. Pelicans' Jaron Pierre: Adds 10 points in preseason win Jaron Pierre Jr. Pelicans' Jaron Pierre: Adds 10 points in preseason win B. McGowensBryce McGowens
Power Forward	Z. WilliamsonZion Williamson	D. Queen Pelicans' Derik Queen: Grabs 11 rebounds in preseason win Derik Queen Pelicans' Derik Queen: Grabs 11 rebounds in preseason win	K. Matkovic Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Won't start Friday Karlo Matkovic Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Won't start Friday S. Bey Pelicans' Saddiq Bey: Back to bench Friday Saddiq Bey Pelicans' Saddiq Bey: Back to bench Friday T. WatfordTrendon Watford M. DiaMalik Dia J. ReeseJulian Reese
Center	Y. MissiYves Missi	K. Matkovic Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Won't start Friday Karlo Matkovic Pelicans' Karlo Matkovic: Won't start Friday	D. Queen Pelicans' Derik Queen: Grabs 11 rebounds in preseason win Derik Queen Pelicans' Derik Queen: Grabs 11 rebounds in preseason win D. JordanDeAndre Jordan Z. WilliamsonZion Williamson M. DiaMalik Dia