NEW ORLEANS PELICANS DRAFT PICKS OVER THE YEARS
No selections made
- 1st Round - David West (18) - Xavier
- 2nd Round - James Lang (48) - Central Park Christian School (HS)
- 1st Round - J.R. Smith (18) - St. Benedict’s Prep (HS)
- 2nd Round - Tim Pickett (44) - Florida State
- 1st Round - Chris Paul (4) - Wake Forest
- 2nd Round - Brandon Bass (33) - LSU
- 1st Round - Hilton Armstrong (12) - Connecticut
- 1st Round - Cedric Simmons (15) - North Carolina State
- 2nd Round - Marcus Vinicius (43) - Brazil
- 1st Round - Julian Wright (13)
- 2nd Round - Adam Haluska (43)
- 1st Round - Darrell Arthur (27) - Kansas *
* Traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for cash considerations.
- 1st Round - Darren Collison (21) - UCLA
- 2nd Round - Marcus Thornton (43) - LSU *
* Acquired from the Miami Heat for second round picks in the 2010 and 2012 NBA Drafts.
- 1st Round - Cole Aldrich (11) - Kansas *
* Traded to Oklahoma City along with Morris Peterson in exchange for draft rights to Craig Brackins and Quincy Pondexter.
- 2nd Round - Josh Harrellson (45) - Kentucky *
* Traded to New York for Cash considerations.
- 1st Round - Anthony Davis (1) - Kentucky
- 1st Round - Austin Rivers (10) - Duke
- 2nd Round - Darius Miller (46) - Kentucky
- 1st Round - Nerlens Noel (6) - Kentucky *
* Traded to Philadelphia in exchange for Jrue Holiday and draft rights to Pierre Jackson.
- No selection made
- 2nd Round - Branden Dawson (56) - Michigan State *
* Traded to Los Angeles Clippers for Cash considerations.
- 1st Round - Buddy Hield (6) - Oklahoma
- 2nd Round - David Michineau (39) - France *
- 2nd Round - Diamond Stone (40) - Maryland *
* Traded to Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for draft rights to Cheick Diallo.
- 2nd Round - Dwayne Bacon (40) - Florida State *
- 2nd Round - Edmond Sumner (52) - Xavier **
* Traded to Charlotte along with cash considerations in exchange for the draft rights to Frank Jackson.
** Traded to Indiana for cash considerations.
- 2nd Round - Tony Carr (51) - Penn State
- 1st Round - Zion Williamson (1) - Duke
- 2nd Round - Alen Smailagic (39) - Santa Cruz (G League) *
- 2nd Round - Jordan Bone (57) - Tennessee **
* Traded to Golden State in exchange for second round draft picks in the 2021 and 2023 NBA Drafts.
** Traded to Atlanta along with the draft rights to De’Andre Hunter, Solomon Hill and a future second round draft pick in exchange for the draft rights to Nickeil Alexander Walker, Jaxson Hayes and Marcos Louzada Silva.
- 1st Round - Kira Lewis Jr. (13) - Alabama
- 2nd Round - Elijah Hughes (39) - Syracuse *
- 2nd Round - Nick Richards (42) - Kentucky **
- 2nd Round - Sam Merrill (60) - Utah State ***
* Traded to Utah in exchange for second round pick in 2022 NBA Draft.
** Traded to Charlotte in exchange for 2024 second round pick in 2024 NBA Draft.
*** Traded to Milwaukee along with Jrue Holiday in exchange for Eric Bledsoe, George Hill, the draft
rights to R.J. Hampton, two future first round draft picks, and two pick swap options.
- 1st Round - Ziaire Williams (10) - Stanford *
- 2nd Round - Herbert Jones (35) - Alabama
- 2nd Round - Jared Butler (40) - Baylor *
- 2nd Round - Greg Brown III (43) - Texas **
* Traded to Memphis along with Steven Adams and Eric Bledsoe in exchange for Jonas Valančiūnas and the draft rights to Trey Murphy III and Brandon Boston.
** Traded to Portland in exchange for a 2026 second round draft pick and cash considerations.
- Round 1 - Dyson Daniels (8) - G League Ignite
- Round 2 - EJ Liddell (41) - Ohio State
- Round 2 - Karlo Matkovic (52) - Mega Mozzart (Serbia)
- Round 1 - Jordan Hawkins (14) - UConn
