2021–22 New Orleans Pelicans season explained

Team:	New Orleans Pelicans
End Year:	2022
Wins:	36
Losses:	46
Division:	Southwest
Division Place:	3
Conf Place:	8
Coach:	Willie Green
Gm:	Trajan Langdon
Owners:	Gayle Benson
Arena:	Smoothie King Center
Playoffs:	First Round (lost to Suns 2–4)
Bbr Team:	NOP
Television:	Bally Sports New Orleans
Radio:	WWL-FM

The 2021–22 New Orleans Pelicans season was the 20th season of the New Orleans Pelicans franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 16, 2021, coach Stan Van Gundy agreed to part ways with the Pelicans after one season.^[1] The Pelicans soon hired Willie Green as the next head coach.^[2]

On December 15, Devonte' Graham, who was acquired from the Charlotte Hornets in the offseason, hit an improbable 61–foot shot to hoist the Pelicans to a 113–110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The shot set the NBA record for the longest buzzer–beating game–winner in league history, beating out Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf's 55–foot shot in 1992 for the Denver Nuggets, 109–106 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Despite finishing the season with a 36–46 record and being 10 games under .500, the Pelicans managed to qualify for the play-in tournament after a win over the Sacramento Kings, followed by a Lakers loss to the Suns on April 5, 2022.^[6] They defeated both the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers in the Play-In tournament to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2018, becoming the first team to qualify for the postseason with a 36–46 record since the Boston Celtics in 2004. They faced the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in the first round where they lost in six games.^[7]

Draft

See main article: 2021 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
1	10	Ziaire Williams	SF		Stanford (Fr.)
2	35	Herbert Jones	SF		Alabama (Sr.)
2	40	Jared Butler	SG		Baylor (Jr.)

The Pelicans currently hold one first-round pick and two second-round picks entering the draft.^[8]

Roster

Roster Notes

• Power forward Zion Williamson missed the entire season due to foot and knee injuries.

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 4| @ Minnesota| | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (22)| Hart, Marshall (7)| Tomáš Satoranský (4)| Target Center
5,715| 0–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 6| Orlando| | Trey Murphy III (20)| Jonas Valančiūnas (9)| Devonte' Graham (7)| Smoothie King Center
12,407| 1–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 8| @ Chicago| | Trey Murphy III (17)| Trey Murphy III (10)| Jonas Valančiūnas (3)| United Center
13,909| 1–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 11| @ Utah| | Devonte' Graham (14)| Jonas Valančiūnas (6)| Lewis Jr., Murphy III (4)| Vivint Arena
15,535| 1–3

Regular season

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 20| Philadelphia| | Brandon Ingram (25)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Brandon Ingram (6)| Smoothie King Center
12,845| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 22| @ Chicago| | Brandon Ingram (26)| Ingram, Valančiūnas (8)| Brandon Ingram (8)| United Center
20,996| 0–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 23| @ Minnesota| | Brandon Ingram (30)| Jonas Valančiūnas (17)| Brandon Ingram (4)| Target Center
15,343| 0–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 25| @ Minnesota| | Brandon Ingram (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (23)| Devonte' Graham (7)| Target Center
14,435| 1–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 5| October 27| Atlanta| | Devonte' Graham (21)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Ingram, Marshall (4)| Smoothie King Center
15,541| 1–4|-style="background:#fcc;"| 6| October 29| Sacramento| | Jonas Valančiūnas (24)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Brandon Ingram (6)| Smoothie King Center
17,507| 1–5|-style="background:#fcc;"| 7| October 30| New York| | Jonas Valančiūnas (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| Devonte' Graham (8)| Smoothie King Center
16,508| 1–6|-style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 2| @ Phoenix| | Jonas Valančiūnas (23)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| Devonte' Graham (6)| Footprint Center
14,323| 1–7|-style="background:#fcc;"| 9| November 3| @ Sacramento| | Alexander-Walker, Graham (16)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Devonte' Graham (7)| Golden 1 Center
12,480| 1–8|-style="background:#fcc;"| 10| November 5| @ Golden State| | Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Satoranský, Valančiūnas (4)| Chase Center
18,064| 1–9|-style="background:#fcc;"| 11| November 8| @ Dallas| | Hart, Valančiūnas (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Devonte' Graham (10)| American Airlines Center
19,231| 1–10|-style="background:#fcc;"| 12| November 10| Oklahoma City| | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (33)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Garrett Temple (5)| Smoothie King Center
15,355| 1–11|-style="background:#fcc;"| 13| November 12| Brooklyn| | Jonas Valančiūnas (20)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Graham, Satoransky (6)| Smoothie King Center
14,650| 1–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 14| November 13| Memphis| | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (21)| Jonas Valančiūnas (9)| Jonas Valančiūnas (9)| Smoothie King Center
14,358| 2–12|-style="background:#fcc;"| 15| November 15| @ Washington| | Brandon Ingram (31)| Josh Hart (12)| Josh Hart (5)| Capital One Arena
13,914| 2–13|-style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 17| @ Miami| | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (24)| Jonas Valančiūnas (8)| Brandon Ingram (5)| FTX Arena
19,600| 2–14|-style="background:#cfc;"| 17| November 19| L.A. Clippers| | Jonas Valančiūnas (26)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Brandon Ingram (5)| Smoothie King Center
15,274| 3–14|-style="background:#fcc;"| 18| November 20| @ Indiana| | Jonas Valančiūnas (19)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Alexander-Walker, Ingram (4)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,081| 3–15|-style="background:#fcc;"| 19| November 22| Minnesota| | Willy Hernangómez (19)| Willy Hernangómez (11)| Kira Lewis Jr. (6)| Smoothie King Center
15,689| 3–16|-style="background:#cfc;"| 20| November 24| Washington| | Brandon Ingram (26)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Alexander-Walker, Satoranský (5)| Smoothie King Center
14,659| 4–16|-style="background:#cfc;"| 21| November 26| @ Utah| | Brandon Ingram (21) | Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Hart, Hernangómez, Ingram (5)| Vivint Arena
18,306| 5–16|-style="background:#fcc;"| 22| November 27| @ Utah| | Jaxson Hayes (15)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Jose Alvarado (5)| Vivint Arena
18,306| 5–17|-style="background:#cfc;"| 23| November 29| @ L.A. Clippers| | Jonas Valančiūnas (39)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Josh Hart (12)| Staples Center
15,691| 6–17|-style="background:#fcc;"| 24| December 1| Dallas | | Brandon Ingram (29)| Hernangómez, Valančiūnas (5)| Devonte' Graham (6)| Smoothie King Center
15,558| 6–18|-style="background:#cfc;"| 25| December 3| @ Dallas| | Brandon Ingram (24)| Willy Hernangómez (14)| Brandon Ingram (12)| American Airlines Center
19,218| 7–18|-style="background:#fcc;"| 26| December 5| @ Houston | | Brandon Ingram (40)| Willy Hernangómez (14)| Nickeil Alexander-Walker (5)| Toyota Center
14,771| 7–19|-style="background:#fcc;"| 27| December 8| Denver | | Jonas Valančiūnas (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Josh Hart (8)| Smoothie King Center
15,035| 7–20|-style="background:#cfc;"| 28| December 10| Detroit | | Brandon Ingram (26)| Josh Hart (13)| Hart, Ingram (5)| Smoothie King Center
15,828| 8–20|-style="background:#fcc;"| 29| December 12| @ San Antonio | | Brandon Ingram (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Brandon Ingram (9)| AT&T Center
14,990| 8–21|-style="background:#cfc;"| 30| December 15| @ Oklahoma City | | Brandon Ingram (34)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Devonte' Graham (8)| Paycom Center
13,253| 9–21|-style="background:#cfc;"| 31| December 17| Milwaukee | | Devonte' Graham (26)| Josh Hart (15)| Josh Hart (8)| Smoothie King Center
15,504| 10–21|- style="background:#ccc;"| -| December 19| @ Philadelphia | colspan="6"|Postponed (Makeup date: January 25)|-style="background:#cfc;"| 32| December 21| Portland | | Brandon Ingram (28)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Brandon Ingram (8)| Smoothie King Center
15,272| 11–21|-style="background:#cfc;"| 33| December 23| @ Orlando | | Brandon Ingram (31)| Willy Hernangómez (16) | Devonte' Graham (6)| Amway Center
13,954| 12–21|-style="background:#fcc;"| 34| December 26| @ Oklahoma City| | Josh Hart (29)| Josh Hart (10)| Devonte' Graham (8)| Paycom Center
15,608| 12–22|-style="background:#cfc;"| 35| December 28| Cleveland | | Herbert Jones (26)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Graham, Satoranský (5)| Smoothie King Center
15,835| 13–22|-|-style="background:#fcc;"| 36| January 1| @ Milwaukee | | Jaxson Hayes (23)| Josh Hart (11)| Josh Hart (9)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 13–23|-style="background:#fcc;"| 37| January 3| Utah | | Jonas Valančiūnas (25)| Hart, Valančiūnas (9)| Brandon Ingram (7)| Smoothie King Center
15,057| 13–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 4| Phoenix | | Devonte' Graham (28) | Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Devonte' Graham (6)| Smoothie King Center
15,158 | 13–25|-style="background:#cfc;"| 39| January 6| Golden State | | Brandon Ingram (32)| Brandon Ingram (11)| Brandon Ingram (6)| Smoothie King Center
15,986| 14–25|-style="background:#fcc;"| 40| January 9| @ Toronto | | Brandon Ingram (22) | Jonas Valančiūnas (17)| Garrett Temple (6)| Scotiabank Arena
0| 14–26|-style="background:#cfc;"| 41| January 11| Minnesota | | Brandon Ingram (33)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Brandon Ingram (9) | Smoothie King Center
15,155| 15–26|-style="background:#cfc;"| 42| January 13| L.A. Clippers | | Brandon Ingram (24)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Devonte' Graham (7)| Smoothie King Center
15,406 | 16–26|-style="background:#fcc;"| 43| January 15| @ Brooklyn | | Brandon Ingram (22)| Josh Hart (11)| Brandon Ingram (8) | Barclays Center
17,034| 16–27 |-style="background:#fcc;"| 44| January 17| @ Boston | | Jonas Valančiūnas (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| Brandon Ingram (6)| TD Garden
19,156| 16–28 |-style="background:#cfc;"| 45| January 20| @ New York | | Jonas Valančiūnas (18)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Brandon Ingram (6) | Madison Square Garden
16,168 | 17–28|-style="background:#cfc;"| 46| January 24| Indiana | | Devonte' Graham (25)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Alexander-Walker, Graham, Valančiūnas (6)| Smoothie King Center
15,581| 18–28|-style="background:#fcc;"| 47| January 25| @ Philadelphia | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (31)| Willy Hernangómez (10)| Alexander-Walker, Alvarado, Satoranský (6) | Wells Fargo Center
20,121| 18–29 |-style="background:#fcc;"| 48| January 28| Denver | | Herbert Jones (19)| Willy Hernangómez (16)| Devonte' Graham (5)| Smoothie King Center
15,254 | 18–30|-style="background:#fcc;"| 49| January 29| Boston | | Jose Alvarado (19)| Josh Hart (13)| Nickeil Alexander-Walker (5)| Smoothie King Center
16,168| 18–31|-style="background:#fcc;"| 50| January 31| Cleveland | | Devonte' Graham (20)| Hart, Hernangómez (10)| Nickeil Alexander-Walker (5)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,637| 18–32 |-|-style="background:#cfc;"| 51| February 1| @ Detroit | | Brandon Ingram (26)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Jose Alvarado (6)| Little Caesars Arena
15,499| 19–32 |-style="background:#cfc;"| 52| February 4| @ Denver | | Herbert Jones (25)| Jaxson Hayes (11)| Brandon Ingram (12)| Ball Arena
16,152| 20–32|-style="background:#cfc;"| 53| February 6| @ Houston | | Brandon Ingram (33)| Hart, Hayes (7) | Brandon Ingram (12)| Toyota Center
15,702| 21–32|-style="background:#cfc;"| 54| February 8| Houston| | Brandon Ingram (26)| Herbert Jones (11)| Devonte' Graham (8)| Smoothie King Center
15,121| 22–32 |-style="background:#fcc;"| 55| February 10| Miami| | Jose Alvarado (17)| Valančiūnas, Clark (9)| CJ McCollum (5)| Smoothie King Center
16,672| 22–33|-style="background:#fcc;"| 56| February 12| San Antonio| | CJ McCollum (36)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Graham, McCollum (5)| Smoothie King Center
16,615| 22–34|-style="background:#cfc;"| 57| February 14| Toronto| | CJ McCollum (23)| Brandon Ingram (11)| Brandon Ingram (8)| Smoothie King Center
15,319| 23–34 |-style="background:#fcc;"| 58| February 15| Memphis| | CJ McCollum (30)| CJ McCollum (6)| CJ McCollum (7)| Smoothie King Center
15,901| 23–35|-style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 17| Dallas| | CJ McCollum (38)| Jonas Valančiūnas (18)| Brandon Ingram (8)| Smoothie King Center
15,906| 23–36|-style="background:#cfc;"| 60| February 25| @ Phoenix| | CJ McCollum (32) | Jonas Valančiūnas (17)| Brandon Ingram (7)| Footprint Center
17,071| 24–36 |-style="background:#cfc;"| 61| February 28| @ L.A. Lakers| | CJ McCollum (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Ingram, McCollum (10)| Crypto.com Arena
17,536| 25–36|-|-style="background:#cfc;"| 62| March 2| Sacramento| | Brandon Ingram (33)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| CJ McCollum (9)| Smoothie King Center
15,490| 26–36|-style="background:#cfc;"| 63| March 4| Utah| | Brandon Ingram (29)| Hernangómez, Ingram (8)| Brandon Ingram (6)| Smoothie King Center
16,178| 27–36|-style="background:#fcc;"| 64| March 6| @ Denver| | Brandon Ingram (38)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14) | Ingram, McCollum (9)| Ball Arena
14,962| 27–37|-style="background:#fcc;"| 65| March 8| @ Memphis| | CJ McCollum (32)| Willy Hernangómez (9) | CJ McCollum (11) | FedEx Forum
16,433| 27–38|-style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 9| Orlando| | CJ McCollum (32)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15) | CJ McCollum (8)| Smoothie King Center
15,633| 27–39|-style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 11| Charlotte| | Trey Murphy III (32)| Trey Murphy III (9) | Herbert Jones (8)| Smoothie King Center
16,838| 27–40|-style="background:#cfc;"| 68| March 13| Houston| | Jonas Valančiūnas (32)| Marshall, Valančiūnas (10)| Jose Alvarado (10)| Smoothie King Center
15,683| 28–40|-style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 15| Phoenix| | Herbert Jones (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| CJ McCollum (9) | Smoothie King Center
16,789| 28–41|-style="background:#cfc;"| 70| March 18| @ San Antonio| | CJ McCollum (20) | Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Jose Alvarado (5)| AT&T Center
18,354| 29–41|-style="background:#cfc;"| 71| March 20| @ Atlanta| | Jonas Valančiūnas (26)| Hayes, Valančiūnas (12)| CJ McCollum (8)| State Farm Arena
17,123| 30–41|-style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 21| @ Charlotte| | CJ McCollum (27) | Jonas Valančiūnas (18)| CJ McCollum (6)| Spectrum Center
13,351| 30–42|-style="background:#cfc;"| 73| March 24| Chicago| | Devonte' Graham (30)| Jonas Valančiūnas (19) | Jose Alvarado (7)| Smoothie King Center
13,973| 31–42|-style="background:#fcc;"| 74| March 26| San Antonio| | CJ McCollum (32)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11) | Jonas Valančiūnas (6) | Smoothie King Center
13,097| 31–43|-style="background:#cfc;"| 75| March 27| L.A. Lakers| | Brandon Ingram (26)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12) | CJ McCollum (6)| Smoothie King Center
18,516| 32–43|-style="background:#cfc;"| 76| March 30| @ Portland| | CJ McCollum (25)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11) | Brandon Ingram (6)| Moda Center
18,551| 33–43|-|-style="background:#cfc;"| 77| April 1| @ L.A. Lakers| | CJ McCollum (32)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12) | Brandon Ingram (7) | Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 34–43|-style="background:#fcc;"| 78| April 3| @ L.A. Clippers| | CJ McCollum (19)| Jaxson Hayes (10)| Ingram, McCollum (4)| Crypto.com Arena
19,068| 34–44|-style="background:#cfc;"| 79| April 5| @ Sacramento| | Hayes, McCollum (23)| Hayes, Hernangómez (12)| Brandon Ingram (8)| Golden 1 Center
16,047| 35–44|-style="background:#cfc;"| 80| April 7| Portland| | CJ McCollum (23)| Willy Hernangómez (14) | Jose Alvarado (7)| Smoothie King Center
12,432| 36–44|-style="background:#fcc;"| 81| April 9| @ Memphis| | CJ McCollum (16)| Willy Hernangómez (10) | Jose Alvarado (5)| FedEx Forum
17,207| 36–45|-style="background:#fcc;"| 82| April 10| Golden State| | Naji Marshall (19)| Willy Hernangómez (9) | Jared Harper (9)| Smoothie King Center
16,595| 36–46|-

Play-in

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| April 13| San Antonio| | CJ McCollum (32)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| CJ McCollum (7)| Smoothie King Center
18,610| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| April 15| @ L.A. Clippers| | Brandon Ingram (30)| Larry Nance Jr. (16)| Brandon Ingram (6)| Crypto.com Arena
19,068| 2–0

Playoffs

See also: 2022 NBA playoffs.

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| April 17| @ Phoenix| | CJ McCollum (25)| Jonas Valančiūnas (25)| CJ McCollum (6)| Footprint Center
17,071| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| April 19| @ Phoenix| | Brandon Ingram (37)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Ingram, McCollum (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| April 22| Phoenix| | Brandon Ingram (34)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Ingram, McCollum (7)| Smoothie King Center
18,962| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| April 24| Phoenix| | Brandon Ingram (30)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Brandon Ingram (5)| Smoothie King Center
18,962| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| April 26| @ Phoenix| | Brandon Ingram (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| Ingram, McCollum (5)| Footprint Center
17,071| 2–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| April 28| Phoenix| | Brandon Ingram (21)| Nance, Valančiūnas (8)| Brandon Ingram (11)| Smoothie King Center
18,710| 2–4

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 78 || 69 || 29.9 || .476 || .337 || .840 || 3.8 || 2.1 || 1.7 || .8 || 9.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 76 || 63 || 28.4 || .363 || .341 || .843 || 2.3 || 4.2 || .9 || .2 || 11.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 74 || 74 || 30.3 || .544 || .361 || .820 || 11.4 || 2.6 || .6 || .8 || 17.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 70 || 28 || 20.0 || .616 || .351 || .766 || 4.5 || .6 || .5 || .8 || 9.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 62 || 1 || 13.9 || .394 || .382 || .882 || 2.4 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 5.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 59 || 16 || 18.6 || .376 || .319 || .683 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .7 || .4 || 5.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 55 || 55 || 34.0 || .461 || .327 || .826 || 5.8 || 5.6 || .6 || .5 || 22.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 55 || 4 || 13.4 || .405 || .200 || .796 || 2.6 || 1.1 || .6 || .1 || 5.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 54 || 1 || 15.4 || .446 || .291 || .679 || 1.9 || 2.8 || 1.3 || .1 || 6.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 50 || 19 || 26.3 || .375 || .311 || .722 || 3.3 || 2.8 || .8 || .4 || 12.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 50 || 8 || 16.8 || .520 || .333 || .773 || 6.8 || 1.3 || .4 || .4 || 9.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 41 || 40 || 33.5 || .505 || .323 || .753 || 7.8 || 4.1 || 1.1 || .3 || 13.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 38 || 1 || 9.9 || .375 || .400 || .700 || 2.4 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 2.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 32 || 3 || 15.0 || .299 || .161 || .760 || 2.0 || 2.4 || .4 || .0 || 2.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 26 || 26 || 33.8 || .493 || .394 || .667 || 4.5 || 5.8 || 1.3 || .0 || 24.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 24 || 0 || 14.2 || .404 || .224 || .833 || 1.6 || 2.0 || .5 || .0 || 5.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 15 || 2 || 18.5 || .446 || .396 || 1.000 || 2.1 || .5 || .5 || .1 || 5.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 9 || 0 || 20.2 || .551 || .500 || 1.000 || 4.3 || .9 || .6 || .8 || 7.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 0 || 12.5 || .350 || .250 || .200 || 1.3 || .2 || .5 || .2 || 2.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 5 || 0 || 8.6 || .538 || .417 || 1.000 || .4 || 2.8 || .8 || .2 || 7.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 4 || 0 || 7.0 || .300 || || .750 || 3.3 || .3 || .5 || .0 || 2.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 2 || 0 || 3.5 || .000 || .000 || || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0|}

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 6 || 39.3 || .475 || .407 || .830 || 6.2 || 6.2 || .7 || .3 || 27.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 6 || 39.0 || .392 || .333 || .692 || 6.7 || 4.8 || .7 || .8 || 22.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 6 || 37.7 || .477 || .417 || .773 || 3.3 || 1.8 || 1.8 || .8 || 10.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 6 || 29.2 || .485 || .167 || .769 || 14.3 || 3.0 || .7 || .2 || 14.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 6 || 13.8 || .560 || .000 || .636 || 2.5 || .2 || .0 || .3 || 5.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 0 || 21.7 || .564 || .222 || .818 || 5.8 || 1.8 || .5 || .3 || 9.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 0 || 20.0 || .409 || .474 || .800 || 2.5 || .5 || .5 || .2 || 5.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 0 || 19.5 || .485 || .375 || .769 || 1.3 || 1.5 || 1.2 || .2 || 8.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 0 || 10.0 || .333 || .357 || .875 || 1.5 || .7 || .2 || .2 || 4.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 6 || 0 || 9.3 || .700 || || 1.000 || 1.0 || .8 || .2 || .2 || 3.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 1 || 0 || 2.0 || .250 || .000 || || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 1 || 0 || 2.0 || || || || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|}

Transactions

See main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions.

Trades

July 29, 2021^[9]

To New Orleans Pelicans Cash considerations

To Philadelphia 76ers 2021 No. 53 pick

Notes and References

1. Web site: June 16, 2021 . New Orleans Pelicans and Stan Van Gundy mutually agree to part ways . June 16, 2021 . NBA.com.
2. Web site: Willie Green named New Orleans Pelicans head coach. NBA.com. July 22, 2021. July 22, 2021.
3. Web site: Watch: Devonte’ Graham beats Thunder with NBA record buzzer-beater. live. December 15, 2021. Fansided. https://web.archive.org/web/20211216042950/https://fansided.com/2021/12/15/devonte-graham-pelicans-buzzer-beater-nba-record-video/ . December 16, 2021 .
4. Web site: Devonte’ Graham Hit A 70-Footer At The Buzzer To Stun The Thunder. live. December 15, 2021. Uproxx. https://web.archive.org/web/20211216035717/https://uproxx.com/dimemag/devonte-graham-pelicans-thunder-buzzer-beater-video/ . December 16, 2021 .
5. Web site: Pelicans' Devonte' Graham makes miraculous 3/4-court, game-winning buzzer-beater to stun Thunder. live. December 15, 2021. CBS Sports. https://web.archive.org/web/20211216041311/https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/pelicans-devonte-graham-makes-miraculous-34-court-game-winning-buzzer-beater-to-stun-thunder/ . December 16, 2021 .
6. Web site: Pelicans clinch spot in play-in; here's how it works . wwltv.com . 29 April 2022 . April 6, 2022.
7. Web site: Kosel . Oleh . Pelicans eliminated from playoffs by Suns after 115-109 loss, but this isn’t goodbye . The Bird Writes . 29 April 2022 . en . 29 April 2022.
8. Web site: 2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round. espn.com. June 22, 2021. July 5, 2021.
9. Web site: Pelicans complete trade with 76ers . NBA.com . July 29, 2021 . July 29, 2021.