Team Name: New Orleans Pelicans Conference: Western Division: Southwest History: 03-04 New Orleans Hornets 05-07 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 07-12 New Orleans Hornets 13- New Orleans Pelicans Draft Picks RD Pick Overall YR Name Pos. School 1 18 18 2003 David West PF Xavier 2 19 48 2003 James Lang PF (High School) 2 15 44 2004 Tim Pickett SG/SF Florida State 1 18 18 2004 J.R. Smith SG (High School) 1 4 4 2005 Chris Paul PG Wake Forest 2 3 33 2005 Brandon Bass PF LSU 1 12 12 2006 Hilton Armstrong C Connecticut 1 15 15 2006 Cedric Simmons PF North Carolina State 2 13 43 2006 Marcus Vinicius SF (Brazil) 1 13 13 2007 Julian Wright SF Kansas 2 13 43 2007 Adam Haluska SG Iowa 1 27 27 2008 Darrell Arthur PF Kansas 1 21 21 2009 Daren Collison PG UCLA 1 11 11 2010 Cole Aldrich C Kansas 2 15 45 2011 Josh Harrellson C Kentucky 1 1 1 2012 Anthoyn Davis PF Kentucky 1 10 10 2012 Austin Rivers SG Duke 2 16 46 2012 Darius Miller SF Kentucky 1 6 6 2013 Nerlens Noel PF/C Kentucky 2 26 56 2015 Branden Dawson SF Michigan State 1 6 6 2016 Buddy Hield SG Oklahoma 2 9 39 2016 Davod Michineau PG (France) 2 10 40 2016 Diamond Stone C Maryland 2 10 40 2017 Dwayne Bacon SG Florida State 2 22 52 2017 Edmond Sumner PG Xavier 2 21 51 2018 Tony Carr PG Penn State 1 1 1 2019 Zion Williamson PF Duke 2 9 39 2019 Alen Smailagic PF G-League 2 27 57 2019 Jordan Boone PG Tennessee 1 13 13 2020 Kira Lewis Jr. PG Alabama 2 9 39 2020 Elijah Hughes SG Syracuse 2 12 42 2020 Nick Richards C Kentucky 2 30 60 2020 Sam Merrill SG Utah State