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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNew Orleans Pelicans salaries and payroll
$185.96M in listed salary figures across 15 contracts. Sum of listed figures: the provider's single salary figure per player (its season is not stated; it can be a contract's average annual value). Not an official cap sheet: cap holds, dead money and unlisted contracts are not included.
Statistics edition assembled (US Eastern). Source observations for dated values: to UTC.
Quick answers
- What is the New Orleans Pelicans payroll?
- Licensed contract data lists $185.96M in salary figures across 15 contracts for a 30-man camp roster; contracts not listed are not included, so treat it as a minimum. The total adds the data provider's single figure per player, whose season is not stated.
- Who is the highest-paid player on the New Orleans Pelicans?
- Among listed contracts, Zion Williamson has the highest figure: a listed salary figure of $39.45M (the data provider does not state its season), under contract through June 2028.
- How much New Orleans Pelicans salary comes off the books in 2027?
- 3 listed contracts worth $9.37M in listed figures end in 2027.
| # | Player | Salary | What the amount is | Share of payroll | Contract through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion Williamson | $39.45M | listed figure; season not stated | 21.2% | Jun 2028 |
| 2 | Jordan Poole | $31.85M | listed figure; season not stated | 17.1% | Oct 2026 |
| 3 | Dejounte Murray | $30.80M | listed figure; season not stated | 16.6% | Jun 2028 |
| 4 | Trey Murphy III | $25.00M | listed figure; season not stated | 13.4% | Jun 2029 |
| 5 | Herbert Jones | $13.94M | listed figure; season not stated | 7.5% | Jun 2030 |
| 6 | Jeremiah Fears | $7.52M | listed figure; season not stated | 4.0% | Jun 2029 |
| 7 | Bennedict Mathurin | $7.48M | listed figure; season not stated | 4.0% | Jun 2028 |
| 8 | Saddiq Bey | $6.12M | listed figure; season not stated | 3.3% | Jun 2030 |
| 9 | Derik Queen | $5.16M | listed figure; season not stated | 2.8% | Jun 2029 |
| 10 | Kobe Bufkin | $4.95M | listed figure; season not stated | 2.7% | Jun 2027 |
| 11 | AJ Johnson | $3.65M | listed figure; season not stated | 2.0% | Oct 2026 |
| 12 | Yves Missi | $3.35M | listed figure; season not stated | 1.8% | Jun 2028 |
| 13 | Trendon Watford | $2.46M | listed figure; season not stated | 1.3% | Jun 2027 |
| 14 | DeAndre Jordan | $2.27M | listed figure; season not stated | 1.2% | Jun 2028 |
| 15 | Karlo Matkovic | $1.96M | listed figure; season not stated | 1.1% | Jun 2027 |
Salary figures and contract end dates, refreshed with the daily roster import; reviewed 2026-27 amounts and terms replace the provider's figure where checked against salary sources. Compare all teams on NBA salaries, or see the New Orleans Pelicans roster and schedule.