# 2022–23 New Orleans Pelicans season

The 2022–23 New Orleans Pelicans season was the 21st season of the New Orleans Pelicans franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They would make it to the Play-In Tournament in back to back seasons, but lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Play-In game.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
| 1 | 8 | Dyson Daniels | Guard / small forward | Australia | NBA G League Ignite |
| 2 | 41 | E. J. Liddell | Power forward | United States | Ohio State (Jr.) |
| 2 | 52 | Karlo Matković | Center | Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mega Mozzart (Serbia) |
The Pelicans held one first-round pick and two second-round picks entering the draft.

## Standings
### Division

| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Memphis Grizzlies | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 35‍–‍6 | 16‍–‍25 | 13–3 | 82 |
| pi – New Orleans Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 27‍–‍14 | 15‍–‍26 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 15‍–‍26 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Houston Rockets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 29.0 | 14‍–‍27 | 8‍–‍33 | 4–12 | 82 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 29.0 | 14‍–‍27 | 8‍–‍33 | 3–13 | 82 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Denver Nuggets * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Memphis Grizzlies * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Sacramento Kings * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Phoenix Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – New Orleans Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Oklahoma City Thunder | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Utah Jazz | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Houston Rockets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 15 | San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2022 preseason game log Total: 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1) :
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 4
@ Chicago
W 129–125
Devonte' Graham (21)
Jaxson Hayes (6)
Jose Alvarado (6)
United Center 16,322
1–0
2
October 7
Detroit
W 107–101
Jose Alvarado (28)
Willy Hernangómez (8)
Daniels, Valančiūnas (5)
Smoothie King Center 13,309
2–0
3
October 9
@ San Antonio
W 111–97
Trey Murphy III (27)
Willy Hernangómez (11)
Devonte' Graham (6)
AT&T Center 18,193
3–0
4
October 12
@ Miami
L 103–120
Willy Hernangómez (17)
Naji Marshall (8)
Williamson, McCollum, Marshall (4)
FTX Arena 19,600
3–1
5
October 14
Atlanta
W 120–111
Brandon Ingram (19)
Jonas Valančiūnas (11)
Jonas Valančiūnas (7)
Legacy Arena 12,787
4–1 :
2022–23 season schedule :

### Regular season

2022–23 game log Total: 42–39 (Home: 27–14; Road: 15–25) :
October: 4–2 (home: 1–1; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 19
@ Brooklyn
W 130–108
Brandon Ingram (28)
Jonas Valančiūnas (15)
CJ McCollum (6)
Barclays Center 18,003
1–0
2
October 21
@ Charlotte
W 124–112
Jonas Valančiūnas (30)
Jonas Valančiūnas (17)
Brandon Ingram (7)
Spectrum Center 19,287
2–0
3
October 23
Utah
L 121–122 (OT)
CJ McCollum (28)
Murphy III, Valančiūnas (9)
CJ McCollum (12)
Smoothie King Center 18,665
2–1
4
October 25
Dallas
W 113–111
Trey Murphy III (22)
Jonas Valančiūnas (7)
CJ McCollum (11)
Smoothie King Center 14,020
3–1
5
October 28
@ Phoenix
L 111–124
Jonas Valančiūnas (25)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
CJ McCollum (9)
Footprint Center 17,071
3–2
6
October 30
L.A. Clippers
W 112–91
CJ McCollum (22)
Zion Williamson (12)
Zion Williamson (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,142
4–2 :
November
: 9–6 (home: 7–2; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 2
@ L.A. Lakers
L 117–120 (OT)
Zion Williamson (27)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
CJ McCollum (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
4–3
8
November 4
Golden State
W 114–105
Brandon Ingram (26)
McCollum, Nance Jr. (8)
Ingram, McCollum (5)
Smoothie King Center 18,451
5–3
9
November 5
@ Atlanta
L 121–124 (OT)
McCollum, Williamson (29)
Jonas Valančiūnas (17)
Brandon Ingram (7)
State Farm Arena 17,654
5–4
10
November 7
@ Indiana
L 122–129
Brandon Ingram (29)
Valančiūnas, Williamson (7)
McCollum, Williamson (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,052
5–5
11
November 9
@ Chicago
W 115–111
Brandon Ingram (22)
Jonas Valančiuñas (13)
CJ McCollum (5)
United Center 19,621
6–5
12
November 10
Portland
L 95–106
Zion Williamson (29)
Jonas Valančiuñas (11)
CJ McCollum (7)
Smoothie King Center 14,289
6–6
13
November 12
Houston
W 119–106
Zion Williamson (26)
Larry Nance Jr. (9)
CJ McCollum (7)
Smoothie King Center 15,367
7–6
14
November 15
Memphis
W 113–102
CJ McCollum (30)
Dyson Daniels (9)
CJ McCollum (9)
Smoothie King Center 14,032
8–6
15
November 16
Chicago
W 124–110
CJ McCollum (23)
Trey Murphy III (10)
Brandon Ingram (9)
Smoothie King Center 14,658
9–6
16
November 18
Boston
L 109–117
Brandon Ingram (25)
Larry Nance Jr. (8)
Brandon Ingram (7)
Smoothie King Center 17,828
9–7
17
November 21
Golden State
W 128–83
Brandon Ingram (34)
Jonas Valančiuñas (13)
Naji Marshall (7)
Smoothie King Center 18,589
10–7
18
November 23
@ San Antonio
W 129–110
Zion Williamson (32)
Zion Williamson (11)
Brandon Ingram (10)
AT&T Center 14,947
11–7
19
November 25
@ Memphis
L 111–132
Trey Murphy III (21)
Daniels, Hernangómez, Jones, Williamson (5)
Dyson Daniels (6)
FedExForum 17,794
11–8
20
November 28
Oklahoma City
W 105–101
Zion Williamson (23)
Jonas Valančiuñas (10)
Zion Williamson (8)
Smoothie King Center 13,109
12–8
21
November 30
Toronto
W 126–108
Zion Williamson (33)
Jonas Valančiuñas (13)
Dyson Daniels (9)
Smoothie King Center 14,845
13–8 :
December: 9–5 (home: 7–1; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
December 2
@ San Antonio
W 117–99
Zion Williamson (30)
Zion Williamson (15)
Zion Williamson (8)
AT&T Center 17,202
14–8
23
December 4
Denver
W 121–106
Jose Alvarado (38)
Willy Hernangómez (8)
Marshall, McCollum (6)
Smoothie King Center 15,658
15–8
24
December 7
Detroit
W 104–98
Zion Williamson (29)
Jonas Valančiūnas (12)
Murphy III, Valančiūnas (5)
Smoothie King Center 14,073
16–8
25
December 9
Phoenix
W 128–117
Zion Williamson (35)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
McCollum, Nance Jr. (5)
Smoothie King Center 16,381
17–8
26
December 11
Phoenix
W 129–124 (OT)
Zion Williamson (35)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Dyson Daniels (8)
Smoothie King Center 18,681
18–8
27
December 13
@ Utah
L 100–121
Zion Williamson (26)
Zion Williamson (9)
Zion Williamson (5)
Vivint Arena 18,206
18–9
28
December 15
@ Utah
L 129–132 (OT)
Zion Williamson (31)
Nance Jr., Valančiūnas (9)
Zion Williamson (8)
Vivint Arena 18,206
18–10
29
December 17
@ Phoenix
L 114–118
Zion Williamson (30)
Jonas Valančiūnas (8)
Zion Williamson (9)
Footprint Center 17,071
18–11
30
December 19
Milwaukee
L 119–128
Jonas Valančiūnas (37)
Jonas Valančiūnas (18)
CJ McCollum (9)
Smoothie King Center 18,271
18–12
31
December 22
San Antonio
W 126–117
CJ McCollum (40)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
CJ McCollum (9)
Smoothie King Center 16,417
19–12
32
December 23
@ Oklahoma City
W 128–125 (OT)
Trey Murphy III (23)
Naji Marshall (8)
CJ McCollum (11)
Paycom Center 15,214
20–12
33
December 26
Indiana
W 113–93
Naji Marshall (22)
Jonas Valančiūnas (12)
CJ McCollum (6)
Smoothie King Center 18,636
21–12
34
December 28
Minnesota
W 119–118
Zion Williamson (43)
Jonas Valančiūnas (11)
CJ McCollum (6)
Smoothie King Center 18,669
22–12
35
December 30
Philadelphia
W 127–116
CJ McCollum (42)
Jonas Valančiūnas (9)
CJ McCollum (5)
Smoothie King Center 18,656
23–12
36
December 31
@ Memphis
L 101–116
Zion Williamson (20)
Herbert Jones (11)
Naji Marshall (4)
FedExForum 17,951
23–13 :
January
: 3–13 (home: 1–5; road: 2–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37
January 2
@ Philadelphia
L 111–120
McCollum, Williamson (26)
Jonas Valančiūnas (12)
Zion Williamson (7)
Wells Fargo Center 20,531
23–14
38
January 4
Houston
W 119–108
CJ McCollum (28)
Jonas Valančiūnas (17)
CJ McCollum (6)
Smoothie King Center 17,295
24–14
39
January 6
Brooklyn
L 102–108
CJ McCollum (28)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
CJ McCollum (6)
Smoothie King Center 18,636
24–15
40
January 7
@ Dallas
L 117–127
Jonas Valančiūnas (25)
Hernangómez, Valančiūnas (10)
Jose Alvarado (7)
American Airlines Center 20,300
24–16
41
January 9
@ Washington
W 132–112
CJ McCollum (34)
Jonas Valančiūnas (12)
Devonte' Graham (6)
Capital One Arena 16,223
25–16
42
January 11
@ Boston
L 114–125
CJ McCollum (38)
Naji Marshall (7)
CJ McCollum (4)
TD Garden 19,156
25–17
43
January 13
@ Detroit
W 116–110
Jonas Valančiūnas (33)
Jonas Valančiūnas (16)
CJ McCollum (9)
Little Caesars Arena 18,989
26–17
44
January 16
@ Cleveland
L 103–113
CJ McCollum (25)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
Jose Alvarado (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
26–18
45
January 18
Miami
L 98–124
CJ McCollum (21)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Larry Nance Jr. (6)
Smoothie King Center 17,736
26–19
46
January 20
@ Orlando
L 110–123
CJ McCollum (23)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Dyson Daniels (8)
Amway Center 19,025
26–20
47
January 22
@ Miami
L 96–100
Trey Murphy III (17)
Jonas Valančiūnas (16)
Dyson Daniels (6)
Miami-Dade Arena 19,600
26–21
48
January 24
Denver
L 98–99
CJ McCollum (20)
Jonas Valančiūnas (9)
CJ McCollum (4)
Smoothie King Center 14,699
26–22
49
January 25
Minnesota
L 102–111
CJ McCollum (25)
Jonas Valančiūnas (12)
CJ McCollum (8)
Smoothie King Center 14,887
26–23
50
January 28
Washington
L 103–113
CJ McCollum (24)
Larry Nance Jr. (8)
CJ McCollum (5)
Smoothie King Center 17,692
26–24
51
January 29
@ Milwaukee
L 110–135
Jose Alvarado (18)
Larry Nance Jr. (12)
Alvarado, Marshall (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
26–25
52
January 31
@ Denver
L 113–122
Jones, McCollum (21)
Larry Nance Jr. (11)
Brandon Ingram (9)
Ball Arena 18,868
26–26 :
February
: 4–6 (home: 3–2; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
53
February 2
@ Dallas
L 106–111
Brandon Ingram (26)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
CJ McCollum (8)
American Airlines Center 19,670
26–27
54
February 4
L.A. Lakers
W 131–126
Brandon Ingram (35)
Jonas Valančiūnas (14)
CJ McCollum (7)
Smoothie King Center 18,886
27–27
55
February 5
Sacramento
W 136–104
Trey Murphy III (30)
Willy Hernangómez (16)
Hernangómez, Lewis Jr., Marshall, McCollum (4)
Smoothie King Center 17,779
28–27
56
February 7
Atlanta
W 116–107
Brandon Ingram (30)
Jonas Valančiūnas (14)
Brandon Ingram (8)
Smoothie King Center 16,669
29–27
57
February 10
Cleveland
L 107–118
Brandon Ingram (25)
Jonas Valančiūnas (7)
Brandon Ingram (8)
Smoothie King Center 16,398
29–28
58
February 13
@ Oklahoma City
W 103–100
Brandon Ingram (34)
Jonas Valančiūnas (8)
Marshall, Nance Jr., Richardson (3)
Paycom Center 14,920
30–28
59
February 15
@ L.A. Lakers
L 102–120
Brandon Ingram (25)
Hernangómez, Valančiūnas (11)
CJ McCollum (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
30–29
60
February 23
@ Toronto
L 110–115
Brandon Ingram (36)
Jonas Valančiūnas (12)
CJ McCollum (5)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
30–30
61
February 25
@ New York
L 106–128
Brandon Ingram (19)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
McCollum, Richardson (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
30–31
62
February 27
Orlando
L 93–101
Brandon Ingram (25)
Ingram, Jones, Marshall (6)
CJ McCollum (6)
Smoothie King Center 16,038
30–32 :
March
: 9–6 (home: 4–2; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
63
March 1
@ Portland
W 121–110
Brandon Ingram (40)
Hernangómez, McCollum (7)
CJ McCollum (7)
Moda Center 18,566
31–32
64
March 2
@ Golden State
L 99–108
CJ McCollum (25)
Hernangómez, McCollum (6)
Jones, McCollum (5)
Chase Center 18,064
31–33
65
March 6
@ Sacramento
L 108–123
Brandon Ingram (24)
Jonas Valančiūnas (12)
Herbert Jones (8)
Golden 1 Center 17,708
31–34
66
March 8
Dallas
W 113–106
CJ McCollum (32)
Herbert Jones (9)
Daniels, Marshall (6)
Smoothie King Center 17,473
32–34
67
March 11
Oklahoma City
L 96–110
CJ McCollum (26)
Hayes, Marshall (8)
CJ McCollum (8)
Smoothie King Center 17,606
32–35
68
March 12
Portland
W 127–110
Trey Murphy III (41)
Jonas Valančiūnas (12)
CJ McCollum (11)
Smoothie King Center 16,676
33–35
69
March 14
L.A. Lakers
L 108–123
Brandon Ingram (22)
Herbert Jones (7)
CJ McCollum (9)
Smoothie King Center 18,625
33–36
70
March 17
@ Houston
L 112–114
Brandon Ingram (31)
Jonas Valančiūnas (17)
Ingram, McCollum (6)
Toyota Center 15,841
33–37
71
March 19
@ Houston
W 117–107
Ingram, McCollum (26)
Jonas Valančiūnas (12)
CJ McCollum (9)
Toyota Center 14,209
34–37
72
March 21
San Antonio
W 119–84
Brandon Ingram (32)
Jonas Valančiūnas (15)
Brandon Ingram (7)
Smoothie King Center 15,466
35–37
73
March 23
Charlotte
W 115–96
Brandon Ingram (30)
Jonas Valančiūnas (19)
Brandon Ingram (10)
Smoothie King Center 15,749
36–37
74
March 25
@ L.A. Clippers
W 131–110
Ingram, Murphy III (32)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
Brandon Ingram (13)
Crypto.com Arena 17,702
37–37
75
March 27
@ Portland
W 124–90
Brandon Ingram (29)
Jonas Valančiūnas (21)
CJ McCollum (8)
Moda Center 17,943
38–37
76
March 28
@ Golden State
L 109–120
Brandon Ingram (26)
Jonas Valančiūnas (9)
Brandon Ingram (7)
Chase Center 18,064
38–38
77
March 30
@ Denver
W 107–88
Brandon Ingram (31)
Jonas Valančiūnas (12)
Brandon Ingram (10)
Ball Arena 19,728
39–38 :
April
: 3–2 (home: 3–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 1
L.A. Clippers
W 122–114
Brandon Ingram (36)
Jonas Valančiūnas (12)
Brandon Ingram (8)
Smoothie King Center 18,399
40–38
79
April 4
Sacramento
L 103–121
Brandon Ingram (22)
Jonas Valančiūnas (8)
Brandon Ingram (6)
Smoothie King Center 15,799
40–39
80
April 5
Memphis
W 138–131 (OT)
Herbert Jones (35)
CJ McCollum (10)
Brandon Ingram (13)
Smoothie King Center 17,232
41–39
81
April 7
New York
W 113–105
Trey Murphy III (31)
Jonas Valančiūnas (12)
Brandon Ingram (7)
Smoothie King Center 18,656
42–39
82
April 9
@ Minnesota
L 108–113
Brandon Ingram (42)
Jonas Valančiūnas (18)
Brandon Ingram (7)
Target Center 18,978
42–40 :
2022–23 season schedule :

### Play-in

2023 play-in game log Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0) :
Play-In: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 12
Oklahoma City
L 118–123
Brandon Ingram (30)
Jonas Valančiūnas (18)
Brandon Ingram (7)
Smoothie King Center 18,715
0–1 :
2022–23 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

New Orleans Pelicans statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 79 | 79 | 24.9 | .547 | .349 | .826 | 10.2 | 1.8 | .3 | .7 | 14.1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 79 | 65 | 31.0 | .484 | .406 | .905 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .5 | 14.5 |
| Naji Marshall | 77 | 21 | 23.3 | .433 | .303 | .789 | 3.6 | 2.5 | .7 | .2 | 9.1 |
| CJ McCollum | 75 | 75 | 35.3 | .437 | .389 | .769 | 4.4 | 5.7 | .9 | .5 | 20.9 |
| Herbert Jones | 66 | 66 | 29.6 | .469 | .335 | .764 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | .6 | 9.8 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 65 | 1 | 21.2 | .610 | .333 | .696 | 5.4 | 1.8 | .9 | .6 | 6.8 |
| Jose Alvarado | 61 | 10 | 21.5 | .411 | .336 | .813 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .2 | 9.0 |
| Dyson Daniels | 59 | 11 | 17.7 | .418 | .314 | .650 | 3.2 | 2.3 | .7 | .2 | 3.8 |
| Devonte' Graham$^†$ | 53 | 0 | 15.3 | .368 | .347 | .746 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .6 | .2 | 5.3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 47 | 2 | 13.0 | .551 | .103 | .699 | 2.8 | .7 | .4 | .4 | 5.0 |
| Brandon Ingram | 45 | 45 | 34.2 | .484 | .390 | .882 | 5.5 | 5.8 | .7 | .4 | 24.7 |
| Willy Hernangómez | 38 | 2 | 12.1 | .527 | .273 | .779 | 4.7 | .9 | .4 | .3 | 6.9 |
| Zion Williamson | 29 | 29 | 33.0 | .608 | .368 | .714 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 1.1 | .6 | 26.0 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 25 | 0 | 9.4 | .455 | .441 | .864 | 1.3 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 4.6 |
| Garrett Temple | 25 | 0 | 6.5 | .400 | .423 | .750 | .7 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 2.0 |
| Josh Richardson$^†$ | 23 | 4 | 23.2 | .419 | .384 | .762 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .4 | 7.5 |
| Dereon Seabron | 5 | 0 | 2.4 | .400 | | | .2 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pelicans only.

## Transactions
### Free agents
#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
| Karlo Matković | Free agent | Cedevita Olimpija | |
| Jared Harper | Free agent | Valencia Basket | |