New Orleans Pelicans Team Salary

Quick: Over the cap.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Projection for 2021-22 ($112,414,000 cap): Up to $15.4 million in cap space, none with Lonzo Ball’s cap hold.

Roster Count: 13 guaranteed, two two-ways, one 10-day contract

Depth Chart
PG: Lonzo Ball, Kira Lewis Jr, Isaiah Thomas (10-day)
SG: Eric Bledsoe, Nickeil Alexander-Walker
SF: Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, Wenyen Gabriel, Wesley Iwundu, Naji Marshall (two-way)
PF: Zion Williamson, James Johnson
C: Steven Adams, Willy Hernangomez, Jaxson Hayes, Will Magnay (two-way)

Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.

Exceptions

Trade Exception (Nicolo Melli, expiring 2/11/22*) — $3,897,436
Mid-Level Exception — $9,258,000
Bi-Annual Exception — $3,623,000

* Exact date TBD.

Waived Players: Justin Wright-Foreman, Jarrod Uthoff, Ike Anigbogu, Tony Carr, Rawle Alkins, Sindarius Thornwell

Traded Players: Jrue Holiday, Darius Miller, Zylan Cheatham (sign-and-trade), Josh Gray (sign-and-trade), Kenrich Williams (sign-and-trade), JJ Redick, Nicolo Melli

Expired 10-Day Contracts: Sindarius Thornwell

G-League Affiliate: Erie BayHawks (general manager Marc Chasanoff, coach Ryan Pannone)

Two-Way Contracts: Will Magnay, Naji Marshall

Note: Two-Way Contracts pay $449,115 for the full 2020-21 season, pro-rated based on in-season signing date. Once a player reaches 50 games played, his salary will jump to the minimum for his years of service.

Governor: Gayle Benson

Basketball Executives

David Griffin — executive vice president of basketball operations
Trajan Langdon — general manager
Swin Cash — vice president of basketball operations and team development
Bryson Graham — assistant general manager
Michael Blackstone — vice president of basketball administration
Todd Quinter — director of pro personnel
Marc Chasanoff — senior director of basketball operations
Shane Kupperman — senior director, salary cap & strategy
Adam Barnes — chief of staff

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Stan Van Gundy

Assistants: Bob Beyer, Casey Hill, Fred Vinson, Rex Walters, Teresa Weatherspoon, Corey Brewer, Darnell Lazare, Beno Udrih

Trainer: Aaron Nelson (vice president of player care and performance), Tom Maystadt (head athletic trainer), Daniel Bove (director of sports science and performance), Jason Sumerlin (head strength & conditioning coach)

Pick Swaps

2021 — Owed a first-rounder (only conveys 1-7, unprotected in 2022) from the Los Angeles Lakers (Anthony Davis).
2021 — Owed a second-rounder from the Washington Wizards (Trey Burke, Kyle Korver, George Hill, Nikola Mirotic).
2021 — Owed a second-rounder from the Cleveland Cavaliers (Kyle Korver, Jaxson Hayes).
2021 — Owed a second-rounder from the Dallas Mavericks (JJ Redick).
2021 — Chicago Bulls can swap second-rounders (Nikola Mirotic).
2022 — Owed a second-rounder from the Cleveland Cavaliers (Kyle Korver, Jaxson Hayes).
2022 — Owed a second-rounder from the Utah Jazz (Elijah Hughes).
2023 — Can swap first-rounders with the Los Angeles Lakers (Anthony Davis).
2023 — Owe a second-rounder (top-45 protected) to the Atlanta Hawks (Jaxson Hayes).
2024 — Owed a first-rounder from the Los Angeles Lakers (Anthony Davis). The Pelicans can delay the pick until 2025.
2024 — Can swap first-rounders with the Milwaukee Bucks (Jrue Holiday).
2024 — Owed a second-rounder from the Charlotte Hornets (Nick Richards).
2025 — Owed a first-rounder from the Milwaukee Bucks (Jrue Holiday).
2026 — Can swap first-rounders with the Milwaukee Bucks (Jrue Holiday).
2027 — Owed a first-rounder from the Milwaukee Bucks (Jrue Holiday).

Cash Paid ($5,617,000 max): $0

Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $1,100,000 from the Dallas Mavericks (JJ Redick) — $4,517,000 remaining

Deadlines:

4/13/21 — Isaiah Thomas’ 10-day contract expires.
6/22/21 — NBA Draft Lottery.
7/29/21 — NBA Draft.
Note: 2021-22 timing will still need revision with 2020-21 running late.
8/1/21 — Final Day of 2020-21 season.
8/2/21 — Start of 2021-22 season and moratorium.
8/6/21 — Final day of 2021-22 moratorium.
10/31/21 — Team options on Kira Lewis Jr, Zion Williamson, Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
1/7/22 — Wenyen Gabriel’s $1,762,796 guarantees for 2021-22.
2/11/22 — Nicolo Melli trade exception expires (exact date TBD).
Before first day of the 2022-23 season — Extension deadlines for Zion Williamson, Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
10/31/21 — Team option on Kira Lewis Jr.
6/29/23 — Qualifying offer deadline for Kira Lewis Jr.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates but no later than January 7 each year.

Transactions

8/15/20 — Fired coach Alvin Gentry.
10/22/20 — Hired coach Stan Van Gundy.
11/18/20 — Drafted Kira Lewis Jr (2020-13), Elijah Hughes (2020-39th), Nick Richards (2020-42nd) and Sam Merrill (2020-60th).
11/19/20 — Traded the rights to Nick Richards (2020-42nd) to the Charlotte Hornets for a 2024 second-rounder.
11/19/20 — Traded the rights to Elijah Hughes (2020-39th) to the Utah Jazz for a 2022 second-rounder and $3.5 million.
11/19/20 — Issued qualifying offers to Brandon Ingram and Zylan Cheatham.
11/19/20 — Declined to issue qualifying offers to Frank Jackson, Kenrich Williams and Josh Gray.
11/23/20 — Darius Miller’s $7 million guaranteed for 2020-21.
11/23/20 — Traded Jrue Holiday and the rights to Sam Merrill (2020-60th) to the Milwaukee Bucks, and Darius Miller, Zylan Cheatham (via sign-and-trade), Josh Gray (via sign-and-trade), Kenrich Williams (via sign-and-trade) and a Charlotte Hornets 2024 second-rounder to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Steven Adams from the Thunder (via extend-and-trade), and Eric Bledsoe, 2025 and 2027 first-rounders and 2024 and 2026 first-round swap rights from the Bucks. Cheatham signed a partially-guaranteed three-year $4,994,028 contract. Gray signed a partially-guaranteed three-year $5,294,220 contract. Williams signed a partially-guaranteed three-year $6 million contract. Adams signed a two-year $35 million extension.
11/24/20 — Signed Willy Hernangomez to a partially-guaranteed $1,737,145 minimum contract.
11/27/20 — Re-signed Brandon Ingram to a five-year $158,253,000 contract.
11/27/20 — Signed Kira Lewis Jr (2020-13th) to a $17,188,836 rookie-scale contract.
11/30/20 — Signed Wenyen Gabriel to a partially-guaranteed two-year $3,383,360 minimum contract.
11/30/20 — Re-signed Sindarius Thornwell to a partially-guaranteed $1,620,564 minimum contract.
11/30/20 — Signed Will Magnay to a two-way contract.
12/1/20 — Signed Ike Anigbogu to a non-guaranteed $1,620,564 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/1/20 — Signed Jarrod Uthoff to a non-guaranteed $1,620,564 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/1/20 — Signed Tony Carr (2018-51st) to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/4/20 — Signed Rawle Alkins to a non-guaranteed $1,445,697 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/7/20 — Signed Naji Marshall to a two-way contract.
12/18/20 — Picked up the third-year rookie-scale options on Zion Williamson, Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
12/19/20 — Signed Justin Wright-Foreman to a non-guaranteed $1,445,697 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/19/20 — Waived Justin Wright-Foreman, Jarrod Uthoff, Ike Anigbogu, Tony Carr and Rawle Alkins.
12/21/20 — Extension deadlines for Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart elapsed.
2/22/21 — Waived Sindarius Thornwell.
2/24/21 — Willy Hernangomez’s $1,737,145 guaranteed for 2020-21.
2/24/21 — Signed Sindarius Thornwell to a 10-day $110,998 contract.
3/5/21 — Sindarius Thornwell’s 10-day contract expired.
3/10/21 — Signed Sindarius Thornwell to a second 10-day $110,998 contract.
3/20/21 — Sindarius Thornwell’s 10-day contract expired.
3/25/21 — Traded JJ Redick and Nicolo Melli to the Dallas Mavericks for James Johnson, Wesley Iwundu, a 2021 second-rounder and $1,100,000.
4/3/21 — Signed Isaiah Thomas to a $159,698 10-day contract.