The Pelicans announced Monday that Boston recently underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle. Boston missed the final 30 games of the regular season with his nagging ankle issue. He's now looking at a timetable of 3-4 months, though he has plenty of time to recover in time for Opening Night of 2025-26. During his first season with New Orleans, Boston averaged 10.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals in 23.6 minutes per game across 42 outings (10 starts).
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Date Opp Result Record 4/13 L 115-100 21-61 4/11 L 153-104 21-60 4/10 L 136-111 21-59 4/8 L 119-114 21-58 4/6 L 111-107 21-57 4/4 L 124-108 21-56 4/2 L 114-98 21-55 3/30 W 98-94 21-54 3/28 L 111-95 20-54 3/24 W 112-99 20-53 3/23 L 136-130 19-53 3/21 L 134-93 19-52 3/19 W 119-115 19-51 3/17 L 127-81 18-51 3/15 L 119-115 18-50 3/13 L 113-93 18-49 3/11 W 127-120 18-48 3/9 L 107-104 17-48 3/8 L 146-117 17-47 3/6 L 109-97 17-46 3/4 L 136-115 17-45 3/2 W 128-121 17-44 2/28 L 125-108 16-44 2/27 W 124-116 16-43 2/25 W 109-103 15-43 2/23 W 114-96 14-43 2/21 L 111-103 13-43 2/13 W 140-133 13-42 2/12 L 119-111 12-42 2/10 L 137-101 12-41 2/8 L 123-118 12-40 2/5 L 144-119 12-39 2/3 L 125-113 12-38 1/31 L 118-116 12-37 1/29 L 137-136 12-36 1/27 L 113-104 12-35 1/25 L 123-92 12-34 1/24 L 139-126 12-33 1/22 Postponed 12-32 1/20 W 123-119 12-32 1/17 W 136-123 11-32 1/15 W 119-116 10-32 1/14 W 119-113 9-32 1/12 L 120-119 8-32 1/10 W 123-115 8-31 1/8 L 119-100 7-31 1/7 L 104-97 7-30 1/5 W 110-98 7-29 1/3 W 132-120 6-29 1/1 L 119-108 5-29 12/30 L 116-113 5-28 12/27 L 132-124 5-27 12/26 L 128-111 5-26 12/22 L 132-129 5-25 12/21 L 104-93 5-24 12/19 L 133-113 5-23 12/15 L 119-104 5-22 12/12 L 111-109 5-21 12/8 L 121-116 5-20 12/7 L 119-109 5-19 12/5 W 126-124 5-18 12/2 L 124-112 4-18 12/1 L 118-85 4-17 11/29 L 120-109 4-16 11/27 L 119-93 4-15 11/25 L 114-110 4-14 11/22 L 112-108 4-13 11/20 L 128-100 4-12 11/19 L 132-91 4-11 11/16 L 104-99 4-10 11/15 W 101-94 4-9 11/13 L 106-88 3-9 11/11 L 107-105 3-8 11/8 L 115-88 3-7 11/6 L 131-122 3-6 11/4 L 118-100 3-5 11/3 L 126-111 3-4 11/1 W 125-118 3-3 10/30 L 104-89 2-3 10/29 L 124-106 2-2 10/27 L 125-103 2-1 10/25 W 105-103 2-0 10/23 W 123-111 1-0

Pelicans stat leaders
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points per game
24.6rebounds per game
8.2assists per game
7.4blocks per game
1.3steals per game
2.0Player GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 A/TO +/- 3PA 3PM 3P% 2PA 2PM 2P% FGA FGM FG% FTA FTM FT% PF DREB OREB TS% 3119.73.36.01.00.30.31.0001.0-390.00.00.0%3.01.344.4%3.01.344.4%1.30.750.0%2.314446.5%L. Quinones SG9018.48.61.72.60.20.31.1002.3-224.61.431.7%3.21.648.3%7.83.038.6%1.31.183.3%2.014151.1%J. Hawkins SG56923.610.82.81.20.40.51.0001.1-3155.92.033.1%4.01.743.3%9.93.737.2%1.81.481.6%0.91332550.4%J. Green SG501821.85.83.60.90.61.10.6001.6-2602.20.835.2%2.31.253.4%4.52.044.6%1.31.075.8%1.51294956.9%B. Boston SG421023.610.73.22.20.21.31.2001.8-1403.31.235.0%5.72.848.5%9.14.043.6%2.01.678.8%1.71062853.5%T. Murphy SF535135.021.25.13.50.71.11.9201.8-3848.33.036.1%7.64.255.6%15.87.245.4%4.33.988.7%2.12214759.8%303028.624.67.25.30.91.23.0821.8-420.40.123.1%16.59.557.6%16.99.656.7%8.05.365.6%2.71407660.0%H. Jones SF202032.410.33.93.30.51.91.8001.9-203.61.130.6%5.02.753.0%8.63.843.6%2.01.782.5%3.3562254.1%J. Nowell SG8021.08.42.52.30.50.11.0002.3-423.41.029.6%5.82.339.1%9.13.335.6%1.40.963.6%1.114643.0%66918.86.34.81.30.10.60.8401.7-3312.50.934.1%2.81.655.7%5.32.445.5%0.80.783.6%1.220511056.3%D. Murray PG313132.617.56.57.40.42.03.4812.2-2075.61.729.9%10.34.644.4%15.96.339.3%4.03.382.3%2.01831749.4%Y. Missi C736726.89.18.21.41.30.51.11401.2-5140.00.00.0%6.73.754.8%6.73.754.7%2.81.762.3%2.034625557.2%B. Ingram SF181833.122.25.65.20.60.93.8001.4-1286.42.437.4%12.16.251.4%18.58.646.5%3.12.685.5%2.5831756.0%J. Alvarado PG562324.410.32.44.60.31.31.5203.0-2325.52.035.9%3.81.743.9%9.33.639.2%1.31.181.1%1.61092752.3%202025.410.75.93.60.60.92.1201.8-181.80.738.9%5.73.153.5%7.53.850.0%3.32.575.4%3.2803759.6%J. Cain SF37013.65.32.30.60.20.60.6001.0-1322.20.732.5%2.11.153.8%4.31.843.0%1.40.968.0%1.2582754.4%M. Bamba C4015.32.56.30.50.80.00.3002.0-221.00.00.0%1.31.080.0%2.31.044.4%0.50.5100.0%1.819650.6%C. McCollum PG565632.721.13.84.10.40.81.9002.1-2798.23.137.3%9.74.950.5%17.97.944.4%3.12.271.7%2.21704255.0%16010.42.42.80.60.40.40.6001.0-180.00.00.0%2.00.946.9%2.00.946.9%1.30.538.1%1.7222246.1%A. Reeves SG44615.06.91.40.90.10.50.7001.3-1502.91.239.5%2.71.452.1%5.62.645.6%0.80.680.0%0.9451857.9%D. Theis C38916.34.34.31.60.50.50.7102.4-611.00.224.3%2.41.456.5%3.41.647.3%1.00.883.8%1.81204455.8%K. Matkovic PF42718.87.75.01.11.00.51.0401.1-911.60.531.8%4.02.767.5%5.63.257.4%1.10.877.3%2.51456463.9%K. Brooks SF14623.710.14.10.90.70.70.9101.1-1453.11.032.6%4.72.859.1%7.83.848.6%2.11.673.3%2.1461258.1%B. Brown PG231224.78.24.22.40.30.70.9002.8-1782.00.735.6%5.82.542.9%7.73.241.0%1.61.275.0%2.0732348.8%

Pelicans Roster
Full Pelicans Active Roster
Player | GP | MPG | PPG | Sta |
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Jose Alvarado | 0 | 0 | 0 | ACT |
Brandon Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | OUT |
Keion Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | ACT |
Bruce Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | OUT |
Jamal Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | ACT |
Jordan Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | OUT |
Herbert Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | OUT |
Kylor Kelley | 0 | 0 | 0 | ACT |
Karlo Matkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | OUT |
CJ McCollum | 0 | 0 | 0 | OUT |
Yves Missi | 0 | 0 | 0 | OUT |
Trey Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | OUT |
Dejounte Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | OUT |
Kelly Olynyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | OUT |
Lester Quinones | 0 | 0 | 0 | ACT |
Antonio Reeves | 0 | 0 | 0 | ACT |
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 0 | 0 | 0 | ACT |
Zion Williamson | 0 | 0 | 0 | OUT |

Pelicans Injury Report
Updated 9:55pm Thursday, May 8
Player |
Pos |
Injury Status |
Injury |
Estimated Return |
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SG
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OUT
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Ankle - Fracture
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10/01/25
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PG
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OUT
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Knee - Soreness
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10/01/25
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SG
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OUT
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Back - Sprain
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10/01/25
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SF
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OUT
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Shoulder - Surgery
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10/01/25
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PF
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OUT
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Hamstring - Soreness
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10/01/25
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PG
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OUT
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Foot - Bruise
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10/01/25
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C
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OUT
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Ankle - Soreness
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10/01/25
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SF
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OUT
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Shoulder - Surgery
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10/01/25
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PG
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OUT
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Achilles - Surgery
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10/01/25
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C
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OUT
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Achilles - Tendinitis
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10/01/25
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PF
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OUT
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Back - Bruise
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10/01/25
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Latest Pelicans News
Brandon Boston : Undergoes ankle surgery
The Pelicans announced Monday that Boston recently underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle. Boston missed the final 30 games of the regular season with his nagging ankle issue. He's now looking at a timetable of 3-4 months, though he has plenty of time to recover in time for Opening Night of 2025-26. During his first season with New Orleans, Boston averaged 10.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals in 23.6 minutes per game across 42 outings (10 starts).
Kelly Olynyk : Undergoes heel surgery
The Pelicans announced Monday that Olynyk recently underwent a minimally invasive surgery on his left heel and ultrasound-guided tendon debridement. Olynyk missed the final three games of the regular season with what was described as left Achilles tendinitis, so this surgery was likely to address that. Olynyk faces a recovery timetable of 3-4 months, so his status for Opening Night in 2025-26 shouldn't be in doubt. Olynyk, who is entering the final year of his contract, averaged 10.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 0.9 steals per game in his 20 appearances with the Pelicans after he was acquired via trade with Toronto.
Kylor Kelley : Grabs five boards in finale
Kelley ended Sunday's 115-100 loss to the Thunder with three points (1-1 FG, 1-2 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one block in 15 minutes. Kelley received limited playing time during his third appearance with the Pelicans, averaging 3.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists across 19.7 minutes per contest in that three-game span. The big man ended the campaign by signing two 10-day deals with New Orleans, though he also spent time with Dallas on a two-way contract before being waived in March. Kelley began the season with the G League's South Bay Lakers and will likely seek a two-way deal ahead of the 2025-26 season. The undrafted rookie finished the 2024-25 campaign with averages of 3.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists across 11.5 minutes per game in 11 regular-season appearances with New Orleans and Dallas.
Jamal Cain : Pours in 18 points in finale
Cain posted 18 points (6-14 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 5-8 FT), four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 28 minutes during Sunday's 115-100 loss to Oklahoma City. Cain finished as New Orleans' second-leading scorer during Sunday's regular-season finale. The 26-year-old two-way player will be a restricted free agent during the offseason, and he finished the 2024-25 campaign with averages of 5.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocks across 13.6 minutes per game in 37 regular-season appearances.
Keion Brooks : Solid outing in finale
Brooks chipped in 15 points (5-10 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 4-5 FT), six rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in 39 minutes during Sunday's 115-100 loss to the Thunder. Brooks posted his sixth consecutive contest with double-digit points during the club's regular-season finale. The 24-year-old began the season under a standard contract, though he was waived in October before signing back on with the Pelicans under a two-way contract in January. Brooks is set to be a restricted free agent during the offseason, and he finished the 2024-25 campaign with averages of 10.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.7 blocks while shooting 48.6 percent from the field across 23.7 minutes per game in 14 regular-season outings.
Jose Alvarado : Poor efficiency in expanded role
Alvarado ended Sunday's 115-100 loss to the Thunder with 14 points (5-16 FG, 1-9 3Pt, 3-3 FT), three rebounds, four assists and two steals across 34 minutes. After both Dejounte Murray (Achilles) and Trey Murphy (shoulder) went down, Alvarado handled an expanded role for the Pelicans down the stretch of the year. Alvarado averaged 14.3 points, 5.0 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.9 three-pointers in 27.6 minutes through his last nine games of the regular season, but he logged 3.6 turnovers per contest and shot just 36.5 percent from the field during this stretch. Alvarado figures to begin the 2025-26 campaign in a reserve capacity, assuming the Pelicans are healthier.
Lester Quinones : Strong performance against Thunder
Quinones registered 17 points (5-15 FG, 2-9 3Pt, 5-5 FT), six assists and five rebounds in 33 minutes during Sunday's 115-100 loss to the Thunder. Quinones paced the second unit in scoring during Sunday's loss, while also leading the team in assists. Quinones finished the season strong, logging at least 20 minutes in each of the last five games and averaging 13.4 points, 4.2 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 27.8 minutes per contest over that stretch.
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl : Grabs 16 boards in loss
Robinson-Earl totaled 10 points (4-16 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 16 rebounds, five assists and a steal in 33 minutes during Sunday's 115-100 loss to the Thunder. Robinson-Earl was dominant on the glass Sunday, registering a career-high 16 rebounds. Aside from his performance on the boards, Robinson-Earl struggled, connecting on just 25 percent of his shots from the floor and 14.3 percent of his three-point attempts. Despite his inefficiency, Robinson-Earl extended his streak of double-digit scoring performances to three to close out the season.