New Orleans Pelicans Team Salary

Quick: Spent over the cap.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Projection for 2020-21 ($115 million cap): Up to $31.8 million in cap space, none with Brandon Ingram’s cap hold.

Roster Count: 15 guaranteed, two two-ways, one substitute

Depth Chart
PG: Lonzo Ball, Frank Jackson, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Josh Gray (two-way)
SG: Jrue Holiday, JJ Redick, Josh Hart, Sindarius Thornwell (substitute)
SF: Brandon Ingram, E’Twaun Moore, Zylan Cheatham (two-way), Darius Miller (out, injured)
PF: Zion Williamson. Kenrich Williams, Nicolo Melli
C: Derrick Favors, Jaxson Hayes, Jahlil Okafor

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

[Who Thornwell is substituting for remains unclear.]

Exceptions

Room Exception — $4,767,000

Unsigned Draft Picks

First-rounders: None.
Second-rounders: Marcos Louzada Silva (2019-35th), Tony Carr (2018-51st), Latavious Williams (2010-48th)

Waived Players: Dairis Bertans, Christian Wood (claimed by the Detroit Pistons), Jalen Adams, Javon Bess, Kavell Bigby-Williams

Traded Players: Anthony Davis, Solomon Hill

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

Two-Way Contracts: Zylan Cheatham, Josh Gray

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Alvin Gentry

Assistants: Chris Finch (associate head coach), Jeff Bzdelik (associate head coach, defense), Jamelle McMillan, Fred Vinson, Jim Boylan (assistant coach/director of player development), Michael Ruffin (assistant coach/player development), AJ Diggs (two-way development coach), Teresa Weatherspoon (two-way development coach)

Trainer: Duane Brooks

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
Shane Kupperman — senior director, salary cap & strategy
Marc Chasanoff — senior director of basketball operations
Adam Barnes — chief of staff

Pick Swaps

2020 — Owed a first-rounder (top-10 protected, otherwise converts to 2021 and 2022 second-rounders) from the Cleveland Cavaliers (Kyle Korver, Jaxson Hayes).
2020 — Owed a second-rounder from the Milwaukee Bucks (Nikola Mirotic).
2020 — Owed second-rounder from the Washington Wizards (Jared Dudley, Jodie Meeks, Jason Smith, Nikola Mirotic).
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 — Chicago Bulls can swap second-rounders (Nikola Mirotic).
2023 — Owed second-rounder from the Washington Wizard (Markieff Morris).
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.

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

Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $1 million from the Los Angeles Lakers (Anthony Davis)

Deadlines:

10/16/20 — NBA Draft.
10/17/20 — Qualifying offer deadlines on Brandon Ingram, Frank Jackson and Kenrich Williams.
10/19/20-10/23/20 — NBA Moratorium.
7/8/20 — Darius Miller’s $7 million guarantees for 2020-21 (revised date TBD).
Before first day of 2020-21 season — Extension deadlines for Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart.
10/31/20 — Team options on Zion Williamson, Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (revised date TBD).
6/29/21 — Qualifying offer deadline on Nicolo Melli.
10/31/21 — Team options on Zion Williamson, Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
Before first day of the 2022-23 season — Extension deadlines for Zion Williamson, Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
6/29/23 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Zion Williamson, Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates. The NBA’s general cut-down date is January 10, although players need to clear 48 hours of waivers.

Transactions

4/17/19 — Hired David Griffin as executive vice president of basketball operations.
5/14/19 — Received the 1st and 39th picks in the draft lottery.
6/20/19 — Drafted Zion Williamson (1st), Alen Smailagic (39th) and Jordan Bone (57th)
6/20/19 — Julius Randle opted out of the final year of his contract.
6/20/19 — Exercised team option on Jahlil Okafor.
6/20/19 — Traded the rights to Alen Smailagic (39th) to the Golden State Warriors for 2021 and 2023 second-rounders and $1 million.
6/29/19 — Declined to extend qualifying offers to Cheick Diallo and Stanley Johnson.
6/30/19– Frank Jackson’s $1,618,520 guaranteed for 2019-20.
7/1/19 — Signed Zion Williamson (2019-1st) to a $44,271,137 rookie-scale contract.
7/6/19 — Renounced the rights to Julius Randle, Elfrid Payton and Jordan Crawford.
7/6/19 — Traded Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, the rights to De’Andre Hunter (4th), a protected 2021 first-rounder, 2023 swap rights, a 2024 first-rounder (the Pelicans can defer to 2025) and $1 million. The trade includes Isaac Bonga, Mo Wagner, Jemerrio Jones and a 2022 second-rounder to the Washington Wizards, with Washington sending $1.1 million to the Pelicans.
7/6/19 — Derrick Favors’ $17,650,000 guarantees for 2019-20.
7/7/19 — Waived Dairis Bertans.
7/7/19 — Renounced the rights to Stanley Johnson.
7/7/19 — Traded Solomon Hill, the rights to De’Andre Hunter (4th) and Jordan Bone (57th), and a protected 2023 second-rounder to the Atlanta Hawks for the rights to Jaxson Hayes (8th), Nickeil Alexander-Walker (17th) and Marcos Louzada Silva (35th), and a protected 2020 Cleveland Cavaliers first-rounder.
7/7/19 — Traded 2021 and 2023 second-rounders (both from the Golden State Warriors) to the Utah Jazz for Derrick Favors.
7/7/19 — Signed Jaxson Hayes (2019-8th) to a $22,118,492 rookie-scale contract.
7/7/19 — Signed Nickeil Alexander-Walker (2019-17th) to a $14,349,113 rookie-scale contract.
7/15/19 — Renounced the rights to Ian Clark, Trevon Bluiett and Cheick Diallo.
7/15/19 — Waived Christian Wood (claimed by the Detroit Pistons).
7/15/19 — Signed JJ Redick to a two-year $26,500,000 contract.
7/20/19 — Kenrich Williams’ salary guaranteed at $200,000.
7/21/19 — Re-signed Darius Miller to a partially-guaranteed two-year $14,250,000 contract.
7/23/19 — Signed Zylan Cheatham to a two-way contract.
7/23/19 — Signed Josh Gray to a two-way contract.
7/26/19 — Signed Nicolo Melli to a two-year $8 million contract.
8/2/19 — Signed Kavell Bigby-Williams to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
9/23/19 — Signed Jalen Adams to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
9/23/19 — Signed Javon Bess to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
10/19/19 — Waived Jalen Adams, Javon Bess and Kavell Bigby-Williams.
10/22/19 — Kenrich Williams’ $1,416,852 guaranteed for 2019-20.
10/22/19 — Picked up Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart’s fourth-year rookie-scale options.
1/10/20 — Jahlil Okafor’s $1,702,486 guaranteed for 2019-20.
7/6/20 — Signed Sindarius Thornwell to a $183,115 substitute contract.