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 Michigan State

Roster

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

Standing

By Division

By Conference

Pre-season

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 3 | @ Indiana | 110–105 | Anthony Davis (18) | Anderson, Davis (8) | Babbitt, Cole, Webster (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse13,725 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | October 9 | Atlanta | 93–103 | Anthony Davis (20) | Kendrick Perkins (6) | Norris Cole (3) | Veterans Memorial Arena7,628 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 12 | @ Chicago | 123–115 | Anthony Davis (26) | Ryan Anderson (10) | Luke Babbitt (4) | United Center21,407 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | October 17 | Sacramento | 98–107 | Ryan Anderson (20) | Adrien, Davis (8) | Holiday, Robinson (4) | Rupp Arena19,183 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 | October 19 | @ Houston | 100–120 | Ryan Anderson (23) | Ryan Anderson (11) | Holiday, Robinson (5) | Toyota Center16,678 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | October 21 | @ Orlando | 107–110 OT | Anthony Davis (33) | Anthony Davis (16) | Gee, Gordon, Jones (2) | Amway Center12,779 | 2–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | October 23 | Miami | 93–90 | Anthony Davis (25) | Anthony Davis (13) | Anthony Davis (5) | Smoothie King Center16,478 | 3–4

Regular season game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | October 27 | @ Golden State | | Anthony Davis (18) | Anderson, Davis (6) | Ish Smith (9) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | October 28 | @ Portland | | Anthony Davis (25) | Anthony Davis (10) | Ish Smith (8) | Moda Center19,393 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | October 31 | Golden State

| Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (15) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Smoothie King Center18,406 | 0–3

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | November 3 | Orlando | | Eric Gordon (24) | Anthony Davis (9) | Ish Smith (7) | Smoothie King Center16,876 | 0–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 | November 6 | Atlanta | | Anthony Davis (43) | Anthony Davis (10) | Ish Smith (11) | Smoothie King Center16,876 | 0–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | November 7 | @ Dallas | | Anthony Davis (25) | Ryan Anderson (9) | Ish Smith (7) | American Airlines Center20,454 | 0–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | November 10 | Dallas | | Ryan Anderson (25) | Ryan Anderson (7) | Ish Smith (12) | Smoothie King Center17,128 | 1–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 | November 11 | @ Atlanta | | Eric Gordon (26) | Ryan Anderson (11) | Ish Smith (10) | Philips Arena15,597 | 1–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 | November 13 | @ Toronto | | Eric Gordon (30) | Alexis Ajinça (9) | Ish Smith (4) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 1–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 | November 15 | @ New York | | Anthony Davis (36) | Anthony Davis (11) | Ish Smith (5) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 1–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 | November 17 | Denver | | Ryan Anderson (21) | Luke Babbitt (7) | Ish Smith (8) | Smoothie King Center17,269 | 1–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 | November 18 | @ Oklahoma City | | Ryan Anderson (30) | Alexis Ajinca (10) | Ish Smith (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 1–11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 | November 20 | San Antonio | | Ryan Anderson (30) | Anthony Davis (18) | Ish Smith (13) | Smoothie King Center16,698 | 2–11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 | November 22 | Phoenix | | Anthony Davis (32) | Anthony Davis (19) | Ish Smith (8) | Smoothie King Center16,698 | 3–11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 | November 25 | @ Phoenix | | Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (17) | Ish Smith (11) | Talking Stick Resort Arena16,338 | 4–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 | November 27 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Anthony Davis (17) | Ömer Aşık (10) | Ish Smith (10) | Talking Stick Resort Arena16,338 | 4–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 | November 28 | @ Utah | | Anthony Davis (36) | Anthony Davis (11) | Ish Smith (6) | Vivint Smart Home Arena19,911 | 4–13

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 | December 1 | Memphis | | Tyreke Evans (20) | Anthony Davis (14) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Smoothie King Center16,698 | 4–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 | December 2 | @ Houston | | Anthony Davis (29) | Anthony Davis (13) | Tyreke Evans (8) | Toyota Center17,339 | 4–15 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 | December 4 | Cleveland | | Anthony Davis (31) | Anthony Davis (12) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Smoothie King Center17,906 | 5–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 | December 7 | Boston | | Ryan Anderson (18) | Anderson, Ajinca (9) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Smoothie King Center15,715 | 5–16 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 | December 11 | Washington | | Tyreke Evans (27) | Anthony Davis (11) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Smoothie King Center16,875 | 6–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 | December 12 | @ Chicago | | Tyreke Evans (22) | Anthony Davis (13) | Tyreke Evans (6) | United Center21,605 | 6–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 | December 14 | @ Portland | | Anthony Davis (28) | Tyreke Evans (12) | Tyreke Evans (5) | Moda Center19,231 | 6–18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 | December 16 | @ Utah | | Ryan Anderson (24) | Anthony Davis (13) | Tyreke Evans (5) | Vivint Smart Home Arena17,899 | 7–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 | December 18 | @ Phoenix | | Anthony Davis (16) | Anthony Davis (12) | Jrue Holiday (4) | Talking Stick Resort Arena17,227 | 7–19 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 27 | December 20 | @ Denver | | Anthony Davis (27) | Tyreke Evans (8) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Pepsi Center13,857 | 8–19 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 | December 23 | Portland | | Anthony Davis (28) | Anthony Davis (12) | Tyreke Evans (9) | Smoothie King Center16,886 | 9–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 | December 25 | @ Miami | | Anthony Davis (29) | Anthony Davis (15) | Tyreke Evans (7) | AmericanAirlines19,845 | 9–20 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 | December 26 | Houston | | Anthony Davis (24) | Anthony Davis (13) | Tyreke Evans (13) | Smoothie King Center18,248 | 10–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 | December 28 | Orlando | | Anthony Davis (20) | Cole, Davis (8) | Tyreke Evans (8) | Amway Center17,606 | 10–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 | December 31 | L. A. Clippers | | Ryan Anderson (17) | Anthony Davis (15) | Tyreke Evans (9) | Smoothie King Center16,920 | 10–22

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 | January 2 | @ Dallas | | Anthony Davis (31) | Anthony Davis (14) | Jrue Holiday (5) | American Airlines Center20,152 | 11–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 | January 6 | Dallas | | Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (12) | Anthony Davis (7) | CenturyLink Center15,255 | 11–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 | January 8 | Indiana | | Tyreke Evans (27) | Alexis Ajinça (10) | Tyreke Evans (5) | CenturyLink Center16,895 | 11–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 | January 10 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Tyreke Evans (27) | Aşık, Holiday (11) | Tyreke Evans (7) | STAPLES Center19,060 | 11–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 | January 12 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Tyreke Evans (21) | Ömer Aşık (13) | Cole, Evans, Holiday (4) | Staples Center18,997 | 11–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 38 | January 13 | @ Sacramento | | Davis, Gordon (24) | Ömer Aşık (13) | Jrue Holiday (10) | Sleep Train Arena18,997 | 12–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 39 | January 15 | Charlotte | | Ryan Anderson (32) | Alonzo Gee (9) | Jrue Holiday (10) | Smoothie King Center16,876 | 13–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 | January 18 | @ Memphis | | Jrue Holiday (23) | Anthony Davis (8) | Jrue Holiday (9) | FedEx Forum18,119 | 13–27 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 41 | January 19 | Minnesota | | Anthony Davis (35) | Ömer Aşık (8) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Smoothie King Center14,255 | 14–27 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 | January 21 | Detroit | | Anthony Davis (32) | Alonzo Gee (9) | Tyreke Evans (10) | Smoothie King Center15,281 | 15–27 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 | January 23 | Milwaukee | | Ryan Anderson (23) | Ömer Aşık (8) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Smoothie King Center16,980 | 16–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 | January 25 | Houston | | Jrue Holiday (32) | Alonzo Gee (10) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Smoothie King Center15,688 | 16–28 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 | January 28 | Sacramento | | Ryan Anderson (36) | Ömer Aşık (13) | Norris Cole (10) | Smoothie King Center15,636 | 17–28 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 | January 30 | Brooklyn | | Jrue Holiday (26) | Anthony Davis (16) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Smoothie King Center18,037 | 18–28

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 | February 1 | Memphis

| Cole, Davis (23) | Anthony Davis (9) | Norris Cole (6) | Smoothie King Center15,210 | 18–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 | February 3 | @ San Antonio | | Anthony Davis (28) | Ömer Aşık (11) | Norris Cole (9) | AT&T Center18,418 | 18–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 | February 4 | L. A. Lakers | | Anthony Davis (39) | Anthony Davis (11) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Smoothie King Center18,420 | 18–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 | February 6 | @ Cleveland | | Norris Cole (26) | Ömer Aşık (12) | Norris Cole (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 18–32 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 | February 8 | @ Minnesota

| Anthony Davis (27) | Aşık, Davis (8) | Norris Cole (6) | Target Center11,926 | 19–32 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 | February 10 | Utah

| Jrue Holiday (21) | Alexis Ajinca (11) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Smoothie King Center15,256 | 20–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 | February 11 | @ Oklahoma City | | Davis, Holiday (23) | Anderson, Cole (5) | Norris Cole (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 20–33 |- style="text-align:center;" | colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#bfb;" | 54 | February 19 | Philadelphia | | Davis, Holiday (34) | Ömer Aşık (14) | Jrue Holiday (12) | Smoothie King Center16,953 | 21–33 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 | February 21 | @ Detroit | | Anthony Davis (59) | Anthony Davis (20) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills17,886 | 22–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 | February 23 | @ Washington | | Jrue Holiday (20) | Anthony Davis (20) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Verizon Center15,743 | 22–34 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 | February 25 | Oklahoma City | | Anthony Davis (30) | Alexis Ajinca (7) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Smoothie King Center16,974 | 23–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 | February 27 | Minnesota | | Anderson, Gordon (31) | Ryan Anderson (14) | Jrue Holiday (8) | Smoothie King Center17,338 | 23–35

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 | March 2 | @ Houston

| Norris Cole (21) | Ryan Anderson (10) | Cole, Holiday (8) | Toyota Center18,226 | 23–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 | March 3 | San Antonio | | Eric Gordon (23) | Anthony Davis (13) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Smoothie King Center17,781 | 23–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 | March 5 | Utah | | Anthony Davis (29) | Anthony Davis (11) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Smoothie King Center16,680 | 23–38 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 62 | March 7 | Sacramento | | Anthony Davis (31) | Anthony Davis (10) | Jrue Holiday (10) | Smoothie King Center16,403 | 24–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 | March 9 | @ Charlotte | | Anthony Davis (40) | Anthony Davis (13) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,335 | 24–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 | March 11 | @ Memphis | | Jrue Holiday (34) | Anthony Davis (13) | Jrue Holiday (10) | FedExForum18,119 | 24–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 | March 12 | @ Milwaukee