Queen hasn't played much early in the season, but helped lead the Pelicans to their first win Tuesday without Zion Williamson

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Derik Queen gained a lot of confidence during his viral moment at Maryland last season. Queen hit the game-winning shot for the Terrapins in the Round of 32 vs.

Jose Alvarado made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds left and the New Orleans Pelicans won for the first time this season by beating the Charlotte Hornets 116-112 on Tuesday night.

There are 22 teams in action in the NBA on Wednesday night, and several squads are favored by nine or more points, including the Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cava

The New Orleans Pelicans will host the Charlotte Hornets for an NBA game on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The Pelicans have lost all six matches this sea

The Pelicans breaking a historically negative record gives further reason for the front office to part ways with Willie Green.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak as NBA World Grows Skeptical of Willie Green's Future With Pelicans. Willie Green was the talk of the NBA world on Sunday evening.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are still two winless teams remaining, one in each conference: the New Orleans Pelicans and Brooklyn Nets. At 0-6, both teams have a long way to go before they get into historic territory -- the 2010 Nets and 2016 76ers share the record for worst starts at 0-18 -- but their campaigns are effectively already over.

If the NBA Draft Lottery were today, the New Orleans Pelicans and Indiana Pacers would have the second and fourth-best odds to land the top pick. Just a few months ago, the Pelicans owned both of those selections.