← All teams
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Western Conference · Southwest Division
34-48
Projected record▼ 1.7 from off-season moves
7 in · 3 out · 6 terms pending
$185,080,043
Committed salary
Position vs. Cap ThresholdsOver the Cap
CapTaxApron 1Apron 2
Cap $170.1MTax $206.7MApron 1 $215.5MApron 2 $228.6M
Cap Breakdown
Committed Salary$185,080,043
Cap Space · before 6 pending($14,968,043)
Room to Tax Line+$21,604,957
Est. Luxury Tax—
Priced Contracts13 / 15
Signed · terms pending6
Open Spots0
Expiring / Free Agents1
Available Tools
Non-Taxpayer MLE$15.5M
Bi-Annual$5.6M
Draft Capital · future drafts
20271 × 1st·0 × 2nd
20281 × 1st·0 × 2nd
20291 × 1st·0 × 2nd
20301 × 1st·1 × 2nd
20311 × 1st·1 × 2nd
The 2026 draft is complete — those picks now appear as players on the roster. Future years reflect the known traded-pick ledger (swaps counted as held).
Roster · 14 priced contracts
| Contract | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Zion Williamson | — | Guaranteed | $42,166,510 |
| 72 | Jordan Poole | — | Guaranteed | $34,044,642 |
| 79 | Dejounte Murray | — | Guaranteed | $32,785,071 |
| 81 | Trey Murphy III | — | Guaranteed | $27,000,000 |
| 81 | Herbert Jones | — | Guaranteed | $14,898,786 |
| 70 | Jeremiah Fears | — | Guaranteed | $7,896,240 |
| 72 | Saddiq Bey | — | Guaranteed | $6,440,678 |
| 72 | Derik Queen | — | Guaranteed | $5,416,080 |
| 69 | Yves Missi | — | Team Option | $3,512,760 |
| — | AJ Johnson | ACQUIRED | Team Option | $3,237,120 |
| 70 | Trendon Watford | ACQUIRED | Team Option | $2,801,346 |
| 69 | Bryce McGowens | — | Guaranteed | $2,584,539 |
| 71 | Karlo Matković | — | Team Option | $2,296,271 |
| — | Josh Oduro | — | Expiring / FA | — |
Signed · terms pending · 6
On the official roster, but no contract figure has reached us yet — from a report that stated terms or the next salary scrape. They hold roster spots; the cap sheet above is a floor until they're priced.
| Contract | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeAndre Jordan | — | Terms pending | — |
| 68 | Bennedict Mathurin | ACQUIRED | Terms pending | — |
| — | Malik Dia | SIGNED | Terms pending | — |
| — | Caleb Houstan | SIGNED | Terms pending | — |
| — | Jaron Pierre Jr. | SIGNED | Terms pending | — |
| — | Kobe Bufkin | SIGNED | Terms pending | — |