Amid rumors that the Pelicans are having “serious” internal discussions about head coach Willie Green‘s future, team owner Gayle Benson tells Jeff Duncan of NOLA.com (subscription required) that any decision on Green’s job status will be made by executive VP of basketball operations Joe Dumars, not by her. There was speculation when Dumars replaced David Griffin as the … [Read more...] about Pelicans Owner: Decision On Green Is Dumars’ To Make
Injury Notes: Edey, Coward, Poole, Dort, Eason, Oubre
Second-year center Zach Edey could make his season debut on Saturday. He has been listed as questionable for the matchup in Cleveland, the Grizzlies announced (via Twitter). As Michael Wallace of Grind City Media writes, the Grizzlies are reeling, with seven losses in their past eight games and a 4-9 record on the season. The team is looking forward to having the former Purdue … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Edey, Coward, Poole, Dort, Eason, Oubre
Pelicans Dismiss Head Coach Willie Green
10:55 am: Borrego will remain the interim coach for the remainder of the season, Will Guillory of The Athletic tweets. 8:41 am: The Pelicans have fired head coach Willie Green, NBA insider Chris Haynes reports (via Twitter). James Borrego will take over as the team’s interim coach, per Marc J. Spears of ESPN (Twitter link). The change comes as no surprise. New Orleans has lost … [Read more...] about Pelicans Dismiss Head Coach Willie Green
Pelicans Notes: Ollie, Borrego, Head Coaching Job, Dumars
Former UConn head coach Kevin Ollie, who was interim coach of the Nets at the end of the 2023/24 season, is among the candidates for the Pelicans‘ head coaching job, according to Ian Begley of SNY.tv (Twitter link). A journeyman guard who played for 11 different teams in his 13 NBA seasons, Ollie began his coaching career after retiring as a player in 2010. He was the head … [Read more...] about Pelicans Notes: Ollie, Borrego, Head Coaching Job, Dumars
Pelicans Notes: Zion, Queen, Dumars, Front Office
Forward Zion Williamson returned to the court on Wednesday after missing the previous eight games due to a Grade 1 left hamstring strain, and the Pelicans played better than they had in the past week, writes Les East of NOLA.com. However, it wasn’t enough against the Nuggets. New Orleans lost its seventh consecutive game, and now has losing streaks of six and seven games … [Read more...] about Pelicans Notes: Zion, Queen, Dumars, Front Office