Last Updated on July 1, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake

Here’s a comprehensive table of the New Orleans Pelicans’ NBA Draft picks from 2002 to 2025.

Year Round Pick Player Position College/Club
2025 1 7 Jeremiah Fears PG/SG Oklahoma
2024 1 21 Yves Missi C Baylor
2023 1 14 Jordan Hawkins SG Connecticut
2022 1 8 Dyson Daniels SG –
2022 2 41 EJ Liddell PF Ohio State
2022 2 52 Karlo Matković PF –
2021 1 10 Ziaire Williams SF Stanford
2021 2 35 Herbert Jones SF Alabama
2021 2 40 Jared Butler PG Baylor
2021 2 43 Greg Brown III PF Texas
2020 1 13 Kira Lewis Jr. PG Alabama
2020 2 39 Elijah Hughes SF Syracuse
2019 1 1 Zion Williamson PF Duke
2019 1 17 Nickeil Alexander-Walker SG Virginia Tech
2019 2 35 Marcos Louzada Silva SG –
2018 2 51 Tony Carr PG Penn State
2017 2 40 Dwayne Bacon SF Florida State
2016 1 6 Buddy Hield SG Oklahoma
2016 2 39 David Michineau PG –
2016 2 40 Diamond Stone C Maryland
2015 2 56 Branden Dawson SF Michigan State
2014 1 10 Elfrid Payton PG Louisiana-Lafayette
2013 1 6 Nerlens Noel C Kentucky
2013 2 42 Pierre Jackson PG Baylor
2012 1 1 Anthony Davis PF Kentucky
2012 1 10 Austin Rivers SG Duke
2011 1 45 Josh Harrellson PF Kentucky
2010 1 11 Cole Aldrich C Kansas
2010 2 51 Magnum Rolle PF Louisiana Tech
2009 1 21 Darren Collison PG UCLA
2009 2 43 Marcus Thornton SG LSU
2008 1 27 Darrell Arthur PF Kansas
2007 1 13 Julian Wright SF Kansas
2006 1 12 Hilton Armstrong C Connecticut
2006 1 15 Cedric Simmons PF NC State
2006 2 43 Marcus Vinicius SF –
2005 1 4 Chris Paul PG Wake Forest
2005 2 33 Brandon Bass PF LSU
2004 1 18 J.R. Smith SG –
2004 2 46 Tim Pickett SG Florida State
2003 1 18 David West PF Xavier
2003 2 48 James Lang C –
2002 1 17 Courtney Alexander SG Fresno State
2002 2 47 Marcus Taylor PG Michigan State

Note: Some players were drafted by the Pelicans but were traded on draft night. Additionally, certain players were drafted from international clubs or high schools, hence the absence of a college affiliation.