No. 7
DOUNOBALL Team History
New Orleans Pelicans
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
2002
Archive begins
0
Championships
1
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
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Bill Russell
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Anthony Davis
Franchise #1
11,059
REB
Rebounds
Anthony Davis
Franchise #1
4,906
AST
Assists
Chris Paul
Franchise #1
4,228
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Chris Paul
Franchise #1
1,010
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Anthony Davis
Franchise #1
1,121
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Trey Murphy III
Franchise #1
814
GP
Games played
David West
Franchise #1
530
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
2002
Franchise origin
New Orleans Hornets founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 2002.
2002
Team identity
New Orleans Hornets era begins
Team identity era begins in 2002-03. Runs through 2004-05. Abbreviation: NOH.
2005
Name change
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets era begins
Team identity era begins in 2005-06. Runs through 2006-07. Abbreviation: NOK.
2007
Name change
New Orleans Hornets era begins
Team identity era begins in 2007-08. Runs through 2012-13. Abbreviation: NOH.
2013
Name change
New Orleans Pelicans era begins
Team identity era begins in 2013-14. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: NOP.