New Orleans Pelicans Depth Chart
The New Orleans Pelicans starting five and bench at every position
Updated Oct 10, 2026
The New Orleans Pelicans starting five: Dejounte Murray (PG), Trey Murphy III (SG), Herbert Jones (SF), Zion Williamson (PF), and Yves Missi (C). First off the bench: Jeremiah Fears, Bennedict Mathurin, Saddiq Bey, Derik Queen, and Karlo Matkovic.
Starting five
- PGDejounte Murray
- SGTrey Murphy III
- SFHerbert Jones
- PFZion Williamson
- CYves Missi
Bench by position
PG
- 2Jeremiah Fears
- 3Jordan Poole
SG
- 2Bennedict Mathurin
- 3Jeremiah Fears
- 4Jaron Pierre Jr.
- 5Jordan Poole
- 6Bryce McGowens
- 7AJ Johnson
SF
- 2Saddiq Bey
- 3Bennedict Mathurin
- 4Jaron Pierre Jr.
- 5Bryce McGowens
PF
- 2Derik Queen
- 3Karlo Matkovic
- 4Saddiq Bey
- 5Trendon Watford
- 6Malik Dia
- 7Julian Reese
C
- 2Karlo Matkovic
- 3Derik Queen
- 4DeAndre Jordan
- 5Malik Dia
A bench player who plays more than one position is listed at each. Injury status from ESPN.
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