The New Orleans Pelicans will tip off their 2024 NBA preseason on Monday night at home against the Orlando Magic. It is the first of four exhibitions the team will be playing in preparation for the 2024-25 regular season.

According to sportsbooks, the New Orleans Pelicans have +5000 odds to win the 2024-25 NBA championship. They begin the season with a matchup on Wednesday, October 23 at home against the Chicago

Last season, Zion Williamson played roughly 14% of his minutes at center, according to Cleaning the Glass. The Pelicans outscored their opponents by 10 points per 100 possessions during those stretches.

The New Orleans Pelicans were looking at the quickly approaching opening tip of game one with everything seemingly set in place. That all came to a screeching halt this week when forward Trey Murphy III injured his right hamstring in practice,