The Pelicans have fired coach Willie Green after a 2-10 start to the season in which New Orleans became the first team in NBA history to lose three of its first six games by at least 30 points.
The New Orleans Pelicans have fired coach Willie Green after a 2-10 start to the season, the team announced Saturday.
Green was doomed by a miserable 0-6 start and injuries to his best players. Zion Williamson has played just five games due to a hamstring injury, an ailment he has suffered in four straight seasons.
The Pelicans were the first team in NBA history to lose three of their first six games by at least 30 points, after allowing at least 120 points in five straight games to begin a season for the first time in franchise history, according to ESPN Research.
It had been mostly all struggles for the Pelicans and coach Willie Green since the start of the 2024-25 season, as New Orleans is tied for the third-worst record in the NBA over that span.
New Orleans is on a four-game losing streak, including a 118-104 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. The Pelicans are a bottom-five team in both offensive and defensive rating this season, according to ESPN Research.
«After careful evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to make a change at head coach», Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said in a statement.
