New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans records begin in 2002–03. The earlier Charlotte Hornets records belong to Charlotte’s current franchise. Oklahoma City hosting seasons retain their period name.
| 2025–26 | New Orleans Pelicans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 9,473 | 9,842 | NBA | West · Southwest | 11 | 0–0 |
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| 2024–25 | New Orleans Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 9,006 | 9,779 | NBA | West · Southwest | 14 | 0–0 |
| 2023–24 | New Orleans Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 9,436 | 9,074 | NBA | West · Southwest | 8 | 0–4 |
| 2022–23 | New Orleans Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9,378 | 9,223 | NBA | West · Southwest | 10 | 0–0 |
| 2021–22 | New Orleans Pelicans | 36 | 46 | .439 | 8,962 | 9,043 | NBA | West · Southwest | 8 | 2–4 |
| 2020–21 | New Orleans Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 8,251 | 8,272 | NBA | West · Southwest | 11 | 0–0 |
| 2019–20 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 42 | .417 | 8,341 | 8,434 | NBA | West · Southwest | 13 | — |
| 2018–19 | New Orleans Pelicans | 33 | 49 | .402 | 9,466 | 9,575 | NBA | West · Southwest | 13 | 0–0 |
| 2017–18 | New Orleans Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9,161 | 9,054 | NBA | West · Southwest | 6 | 5–4 |
| 2016–17 | New Orleans Pelicans | 34 | 48 | .415 | 8,556 | 8,728 | NBA | West · Southwest | 10 | 0–0 |
| 2015–16 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 8,423 | 8,734 | NBA | West · Southwest | 12 | 0–0 |
| 2014–15 | New Orleans Pelicans | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8,147 | 8,082 | NBA | West · Southwest | 8 | 0–4 |
| 2013–14 | New Orleans Pelicans | 34 | 48 | .415 | 8,177 | 8,399 | NBA | West · Southwest | 12 | 0–0 |
| 2012–13 | New Orleans Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 7,714 | 8,031 | NBA | West · Southwest | 14 | 0–0 |
| 2011–12 | New Orleans Hornets | 21 | 45 | .318 | 5,916 | 6,164 | NBA | West · Southwest | 15 | 0–0 |
| 2010–11 | New Orleans Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7,784 | 7,711 | NBA | West · Southwest | 7 | 2–4 |
| 2009–10 | New Orleans Hornets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 8,220 | 8,422 | NBA | West · Southwest | 11 | 0–0 |
| 2008–09 | New Orleans Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7,857 | 7,730 | NBA | West · Southwest | 7 | 1–4 |
| 2007–08 | New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8,270 | 7,837 | NBA | West · Southwest | 2 | 7–5 |
| 2006–07 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 7,833 | 7,962 | NBA | West · Southwest | 10 | 0–0 |
| 2005–06 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 7,611 | 7,842 | NBA | West · Southwest | 10 | 0–0 |
| 2004–05 | New Orleans Hornets | 18 | 64 | .220 | 7,252 | 7,832 | NBA | West · Southwest | 15 | 0–0 |
| 2003–04 | New Orleans Hornets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 7,529 | 7,537 | NBA | East · Central | 5 | 3–4 |
| 2002–03 | New Orleans Hornets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7,699 | 7,526 | NBA | East · Central | 5 | 2–4 |
Sources & coverage
Season links open the original NBA/BAA year and team. ABA predecessor seasons are labeled separately and link to their source. Earlier NBL and ABL seasons are outside this NBA/BAA record series. Regular-season records and period club names are preserved. Conference seed is shown only when supplied. Playoff records exclude play-in games; an em dash means no accepted playoff record is supplied.
NBA official guide: historical NBA/BAA records
Historical NBA and ABA game data (FiveThirtyEight; Basketball-Reference source; CC BY4.0)
Historical data attribution and license
ESPN historical standings and phase-specific playoff records
Charlotte franchise-history assignment (Sports Reference)
Nets official ABA/NBA franchise history
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