# 2015–16 New Orleans Pelicans season

The 2015–16 New Orleans Pelicans season was the 14th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team failed to post a second consecutive winning season and missed the playoffs. Following the season, tragedy struck as Bryce Dejean-Jones was shot dead while shouting for his girlfriend for his daughter's first birthday at the Dallas apartment. Dejean-Jones death was the first for an active NBA player since Eddie Griffin, who died in a car accident in 2007.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
| 2 | 56 | Branden Dawson | SF / PF | United States | Michigan State |

## Roster
### Roster Notes

* Bryce Dejean-Jones died due to a gunshot wound on May 28.

## Standing
### By Division

| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – San Antonio Spurs | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 40‍–‍1 | 27‍–‍14 | 15–1 | 82 |
| x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 19‍–‍22 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | 26‍–‍15 | 16‍–‍25 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 26.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 18‍–‍23 | 8–8 | 82 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 21‍–‍20 | 9‍–‍32 | 4–12 | 82 |

### By Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 67 | 15 | .817 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 55 | 27 | .671 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 82 |

## Pre-season

2015 pre-season game log Total: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2) :
Pre-season: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 3
@ Indiana
110–105
Anthony Davis (18)
Anderson, Davis (8)
Babbitt, Cole, Webster (3)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,725
1–0
2
October 9
Atlanta
93–103
Anthony Davis (20)
Kendrick Perkins (6)
Norris Cole (3)
Veterans Memorial Arena 7,628
1–1
3
October 12
@ Chicago
123–115
Anthony Davis (26)
Ryan Anderson (10)
Luke Babbitt (4)
United Center 21,407
2–1
4
October 17
Sacramento
98–107
Ryan Anderson (20)
Adrien, Davis (8)
Holiday, Robinson (4)
Rupp Arena 19,183
2–2
5
October 19
@ Houston
100–120
Ryan Anderson (23)
Ryan Anderson (11)
Holiday, Robinson (5)
Toyota Center 16,678
2–3
6
October 21
@ Orlando
107–110 OT
Anthony Davis (33)
Anthony Davis (16)
Gee, Gordon, Jones (2)
Amway Center 12,779
2–4
7
October 23
Miami
93–90
Anthony Davis (25)
Anthony Davis (13)
Anthony Davis (5)
Smoothie King Center 16,478
3–4 :
2015–16 season schedule :

## Regular season game log

2015–16 game log Total: 30–52 (Home: 21–20; Road: 9–32) :
October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 27
@ Golden State
L 95–111
Anthony Davis (18)
Anderson, Davis (6)
Ish Smith (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
0–1
2
October 28
@ Portland
L 94–112
Anthony Davis (25)
Anthony Davis (10)
Ish Smith (8)
Moda Center 19,393
0–2
3
October 31
Golden State
L 120–134
Anthony Davis (26)
Anthony Davis (15)
Jrue Holiday (6)
Smoothie King Center 18,406
0–3 :
November
: 4–10 (home: 3–3; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 3
Orlando
L 94–103
Eric Gordon (24)
Anthony Davis (9)
Ish Smith (7)
Smoothie King Center 16,876
0–4
5
November 6
Atlanta
L 115–121
Anthony Davis (43)
Anthony Davis (10)
Ish Smith (11)
Smoothie King Center 16,876
0–5
6
November 7
@ Dallas
L 98–107
Anthony Davis (25)
Ryan Anderson (9)
Ish Smith (7)
American Airlines Center 20,454
0–6
7
November 10
Dallas
W 120–105
Ryan Anderson (25)
Ryan Anderson (7)
Ish Smith (12)
Smoothie King Center 17,128
1–6
8
November 11
@ Atlanta
L 98–106
Eric Gordon (26)
Ryan Anderson (11)
Ish Smith (10)
Philips Arena 15,597
1–7
9
November 13
@ Toronto
L 81–100
Eric Gordon (30)
Alexis Ajinça (9)
Ish Smith (4)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
1–8
10
November 15
@ New York
L 87–95
Anthony Davis (36)
Anthony Davis (11)
Ish Smith (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–9
11
November 17
Denver
L 98–115
Ryan Anderson (21)
Luke Babbitt (7)
Ish Smith (8)
Smoothie King Center 17,269
1–10
12
November 18
@ Oklahoma City
L 103–110
Ryan Anderson (30)
Alexis Ajinca (10)
Ish Smith (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–11
13
November 20
San Antonio
W 104–90
Ryan Anderson (30)
Anthony Davis (18)
Ish Smith (13)
Smoothie King Center 16,698
2–11
14
November 22
Phoenix
W 122–116
Anthony Davis (32)
Anthony Davis (19)
Ish Smith (8)
Smoothie King Center 16,698
3–11
15
November 25
@ Phoenix
W 120–114
Anthony Davis (26)
Anthony Davis (17)
Ish Smith (11)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,338
4–11
16
November 27
@ L. A. Clippers
L 90–111
Anthony Davis (17)
Ömer Aşık (10)
Ish Smith (10)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,338
4–12
17
November 28
@ Utah
L 87–101
Anthony Davis (36)
Anthony Davis (11)
Ish Smith (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
4–13 :
December
: 6–9 (home: 4–3; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 1
Memphis
L 104–113
Tyreke Evans (20)
Anthony Davis (14)
Tyreke Evans (10)
Smoothie King Center 16,698
4–14
19
December 2
@ Houston
L 101–108
Anthony Davis (29)
Anthony Davis (13)
Tyreke Evans (8)
Toyota Center 17,339
4–15
20
December 4
Cleveland
W 114–108 (OT)
Anthony Davis (31)
Anthony Davis (12)
Tyreke Evans (10)
Smoothie King Center 17,906
5–15
21
December 7
Boston
L 93–111
Ryan Anderson (18)
Anderson, Ajinca (9)
Jrue Holiday (6)
Smoothie King Center 15,715
5–16
22
December 11
Washington
W 107–105
Tyreke Evans (27)
Anthony Davis (11)
Jrue Holiday (6)
Smoothie King Center 16,875
6–16
23
December 12
@ Chicago
L 94–98
Tyreke Evans (22)
Anthony Davis (13)
Tyreke Evans (6)
United Center 21,605
6–17
24
December 14
@ Portland
L 101–105
Anthony Davis (28)
Tyreke Evans (12)
Tyreke Evans (5)
Moda Center 19,231
6–18
25
December 16
@ Utah
W 104–94
Ryan Anderson (24)
Anthony Davis (13)
Tyreke Evans (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,899
7–18
26
December 18
@ Phoenix
L 88–104
Anthony Davis (16)
Anthony Davis (12)
Jrue Holiday (4)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,227
7–19
27
December 20
@ Denver
W 130–125
Anthony Davis (27)
Tyreke Evans (8)
Tyreke Evans (10)
Pepsi Center 13,857
8–19
28
December 23
Portland
W 115–89
Anthony Davis (28)
Anthony Davis (12)
Tyreke Evans (9)
Smoothie King Center 16,886
9–19
29
December 25
@ Miami
L 88–94 (OT)
Anthony Davis (29)
Anthony Davis (15)
Tyreke Evans (7)
AmericanAirlines 19,845
9–20
30
December 26
Houston
W 110–108
Anthony Davis (24)
Anthony Davis (13)
Tyreke Evans (13)
Smoothie King Center 18,248
10–20
31
December 28
Orlando
L 89–104
Anthony Davis (20)
Cole, Davis (8)
Tyreke Evans (8)
Amway Center 17,606
10–21
32
December 31
L. A. Clippers
L 89–95
Ryan Anderson (17)
Anthony Davis (15)
Tyreke Evans (9)
Smoothie King Center 16,920
10–22 :
January
: 8–6 (home: 6–3; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 2
@ Dallas
W 105–98
Anthony Davis (31)
Anthony Davis (14)
Jrue Holiday (5)
American Airlines Center 20,152
11–22
34
January 6
Dallas
L 91–100
Anthony Davis (26)
Anthony Davis (12)
Anthony Davis (7)
CenturyLink Center 15,255
11–23
35
January 8
Indiana
L 86–91
Tyreke Evans (27)
Alexis Ajinça (10)
Tyreke Evans (5)
CenturyLink Center 16,895
11–24
36
January 10
@ L. A. Clippers
L 111–114 (OT)
Tyreke Evans (27)
Aşık, Holiday (11)
Tyreke Evans (7)
STAPLES Center 19,060
11–25
37
January 12
@ L. A. Lakers
L 91–95
Tyreke Evans (21)
Ömer Aşık (13)
Cole, Evans, Holiday (4)
Staples Center 18,997
11–26
38
January 13
@ Sacramento
W 109–97
Davis, Gordon (24)
Ömer Aşık (13)
Jrue Holiday (10)
Sleep Train Arena 18,997
12–26
39
January 15
Charlotte
W 109–107
Ryan Anderson (32)
Alonzo Gee (9)
Jrue Holiday (10)
Smoothie King Center 16,876
13–26
40
January 18
@ Memphis
L 99–101
Jrue Holiday (23)
Anthony Davis (8)
Jrue Holiday (9)
FedEx Forum 18,119
13–27
41
January 19
Minnesota
W 114–99
Anthony Davis (35)
Ömer Aşık (8)
Jrue Holiday (9)
Smoothie King Center 14,255
14–27
42
January 21
Detroit
W 115–99
Anthony Davis (32)
Alonzo Gee (9)
Tyreke Evans (10)
Smoothie King Center 15,281
15–27
43
January 23
Milwaukee
W 116–99
Ryan Anderson (23)
Ömer Aşık (8)
Jrue Holiday (9)
Smoothie King Center 16,980
16–27
44
January 25
Houston
L 111–112
Jrue Holiday (32)
Alonzo Gee (10)
Jrue Holiday (9)
Smoothie King Center 15,688
16–28
45
January 28
Sacramento
W 114–105
Ryan Anderson (36)
Ömer Aşık (13)
Norris Cole (10)
Smoothie King Center 15,636
17–28
46
January 30
Brooklyn
W 105–103
Jrue Holiday (26)
Anthony Davis (16)
Jrue Holiday (7)
Smoothie King Center 18,037
18–28 :
February
: 5–7 (home: 3–3; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 1
Memphis
L 95–110
Cole, Davis (23)
Anthony Davis (9)
Norris Cole (6)
Smoothie King Center 15,210
18–29
48
February 3
@ San Antonio
L 97–110
Anthony Davis (28)
Ömer Aşık (11)
Norris Cole (9)
AT&T Center 18,418
18–30
49
February 4
L. A. Lakers
L 96–99
Anthony Davis (39)
Anthony Davis (11)
Jrue Holiday (9)
Smoothie King Center 18,420
18–31
50
February 6
@ Cleveland
L 84–99
Norris Cole (26)
Ömer Aşık (12)
Norris Cole (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
18–32
51
February 8
@ Minnesota
W 116–102
Anthony Davis (27)
Aşık, Davis (8)
Norris Cole (6)
Target Center 11,926
19–32
52
February 10
Utah
W 100–96
Jrue Holiday (21)
Alexis Ajinca (11)
Jrue Holiday (9)
Smoothie King Center 15,256
20–32
53
February 11
@ Oklahoma City
L 95–121
Davis, Holiday (23)
Anderson, Cole (5)
Norris Cole (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
20–33
All-Star Break
54
February 19
Philadelphia
W 121–114
Davis, Holiday (34)
Ömer Aşık (14)
Jrue Holiday (12)
Smoothie King Center 16,953
21–33
55
February 21
@ Detroit
W 111–106
Anthony Davis (59)
Anthony Davis (20)
Jrue Holiday (9)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,886
22–33
56
February 23
@ Washington
L 89–109
Jrue Holiday (20)
Anthony Davis (20)
Jrue Holiday (7)
Verizon Center 15,743
22–34
57
February 25
Oklahoma City
W 123–119
Anthony Davis (30)
Alexis Ajinca (7)
Jrue Holiday (9)
Smoothie King Center 16,974
23–34
58
February 27
Minnesota
L 110–112
Anderson, Gordon (31)
Ryan Anderson (14)
Jrue Holiday (8)
Smoothie King Center 17,338
23–35 :
March
: 5–12 (home: 4–5; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 2
@ Houston
L 95–100
Norris Cole (21)
Ryan Anderson (10)
Cole, Holiday (8)
Toyota Center 18,226
23–36
60
March 3
San Antonio
L 86–94
Eric Gordon (23)
Anthony Davis (13)
Jrue Holiday (7)
Smoothie King Center 17,781
23–37
61
March 5
Utah
L 94–106
Anthony Davis (29)
Anthony Davis (11)
Jrue Holiday (7)
Smoothie King Center 16,680
23–38
62
March 7
Sacramento
W 115–112
Anthony Davis (31)
Anthony Davis (10)
Jrue Holiday (10)
Smoothie King Center 16,403
24–38
63
March 9
@ Charlotte
L 113–122
Anthony Davis (40)
Anthony Davis (13)
Jrue Holiday (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,335
24–39
64
March 11
@ Memphis
L 114–121 (OT)
Jrue Holiday (34)
Anthony Davis (13)
Jrue Holiday (10)
FedExForum 18,119
24–40
65
March 12
@ Milwaukee
L 92–103
Anthony Davis (29)
Anthony Davis (11)
Douglas, Gee, Holiday (4)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,518
24–41
66
March 14
@ Golden State
L 107–125
Davis, Douglas (22)
Anthony Davis (11)
Toney Douglas (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
24–42
67
March 16
@ Sacramento
W 123–108
Ryan Anderson (29)
Anthony Davis (14)
Tim Frazier (9)
Sleep Train Arena 17,086
25–42
68
March 18
Portland
L 112–117
Anderson, Holiday (30)
Dante Cunningham (7)
Douglas, Holiday (6)
Smoothie King Center 17,263
25–43
69
March 20
L. A. Clippers
W 109–105
Jrue Holiday (22)
Ömer Aşık (10)
Jrue Holiday (8)
Smoothie King Center 17,407
26–43
70
March 22
Miami
L 99–113
Jrue Holiday (24)
Aşık, Douglas (9)
Jrue Holiday (7)
Smoothie King Center 16,867
26–44
71
March 24
@ Indiana
L 84–92
Alexis Ajinca (22)
Ömer Aşık (15)
Tim Frazier (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,517
26–45
72
March 26
Toronto
L 91–115
Alonzo Gee (18)
Alonzo Gee (8)
Tim Frazier (6)
Smoothie King Center 17,009
26–46
73
March 28
New York
W 99–91
Jrue Holiday (22)
Kendrick Perkins (8)
Jrue Holiday (6)
Smoothie King Center 17,000
27–46
74
March 30
@ San Antonio
L 92–100
Alexis Ajinca (18)
Alexis Ajinca (9)
Tim Frazier (7)
AT&T Center 18,418
27–47
75
March 31
Denver
W 101–95
Luke Babbitt (22)
Luke Babbitt (10)
Toney Douglas (10)
Smoothie King Center 16,269
28–47 :
April
: 2–5 (home: 1–2; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 3
@ Brooklyn
W 106–87
Luke Babbitt (21)
Jordan Hamilton (11)
Toney Douglas (13)
Barclays Center 16,329
29–47
77
April 5
@ Philadelphia
L 93–107
Dante Cunningham (19)
Alexis Ajinca (10)
Tim Frazier (9)
Wells Fargo Center 10,978
29–48
78
April 6
@ Boston
L 97–104
Toney Douglas (19)
Alexis Ajinca (8)
Tim Frazier (6)
TD Garden 18,624
29–49
79
April 8
L. A. Lakers
W 110–102
Alexis Ajinca (28)
Alexis Ajinca (15)
Tim Frazier (12)
Smoothie King Center 18,607
30–49
80
April 9
Phoenix
L 100–121
Toney Douglas (19)
Luke Babbitt (9)
Tim Frazier (7)
Smoothie King Center 16,932
30–50
81
April 11
Chicago
L 116–121
James Ennis (29)
Ömer Aşık (7)
Tim Frazier (11)
Smoothie King Center 16,867
30–51
82
April 13
@ Minnesota
L 109–144
James Ennis (28)
Ömer Aşık (11)
Tim Frazier (15)
Target Center 14,889
30–52 :
2015–16 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

New Orleans Pelicans statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Dante Cunningham | 80 | 46 | 24.6 | .451 | .316 | .695 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .4 | 6.1 |
| Alonzo Gee | 73 | 38 | 22.4 | .518 | .283 | .667 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .9 | .2 | 4.5 |
| Ömer Aşık | 68 | 64 | 17.3 | .533 | | .545 | 6.1 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 4.0 |
| Ryan Anderson | 66 | 7 | 30.4 | .427 | .366 | .873 | 6.0 | 1.1 | .6 | .4 | 17.0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 65 | 23 | 28.2 | .439 | .336 | .843 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.4 | .3 | 16.8 |
| Anthony Davis | 61 | 61 | 35.5 | .493 | .324 | .758 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 24.3 |
| Toney Douglas | 61 | 18 | 20.7 | .411 | .399 | .848 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .1 | 8.7 |
| Alexis Ajinça | 59 | 17 | 14.6 | .476 | .000 | .839 | 4.6 | .5 | .3 | .6 | 6.0 |
| Luke Babbitt | 47 | 13 | 18.0 | .422 | .404 | .780 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .2 | .1 | 7.0 |
| Eric Gordon | 45 | 44 | 32.9 | .418 | .384 | .888 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .3 | 15.2 |
| Norris Cole | 45 | 23 | 26.6 | .405 | .324 | .800 | 3.4 | 3.7 | .8 | .1 | 10.6 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 37 | 5 | 14.6 | .533 | | .440 | 3.5 | .8 | .3 | .3 | 2.5 |
| Ish Smith$^†$ | 27 | 3 | 22.9 | .430 | .303 | .767 | 3.4 | 5.7 | .9 | .2 | 8.9 |
| Tyreke Evans | 25 | 25 | 30.6 | .433 | .388 | .796 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 1.3 | .3 | 15.2 |
| Tim Frazier$^†$ | 16 | 1 | 29.3 | .450 | .419 | .763 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 1.4 | .1 | 13.1 |
| Bryce Dejean-Jones | 14 | 11 | 19.9 | .406 | .375 | .524 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .7 | .1 | 5.6 |
| Jordan Hamilton | 11 | 4 | 27.6 | .422 | .289 | .667 | 5.6 | 2.3 | .7 | .3 | 11.4 |
| James Ennis III$^†$ | 9 | 5 | 31.3 | .500 | .480 | .792 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .3 | 15.9 |
| Orlando Johnson$^†$ | 5 | 1 | 10.8 | .235 | .200 | .500 | 1.2 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Jimmer Fredette$^†$ | 4 | 0 | 3.3 | .250 | .000 | | .0 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .5 |
| Nate Robinson | 2 | 1 | 11.5 | .000 | .000 | | .0 | 2.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pelicans only.