The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division and play their home games at the Smoothie King Center. Wikipedia
Former name: New Orleans Hornets
General manager: Trajan Langdon
Head coach: Willie Green
Arena/Stadium: Smoothie King Center
Mascot: Pierre the Pelican
Founded: 1988
Smoothie King Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the city's Central Business District, adjacent to Caesars Superdome. The arena opened in 1999 as New Orleans Arena and has been home to the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association since 2002. Wikipedia
Address: 1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: (504) 587-3663
Capacity: 17,791
Teams: New Orleans Pelicans, New Orleans VooDoo
Opened: October 29, 1999
Construction cost: US$114 million; ($185 million in 2021 dollars)
Owner: Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District (The State of Louisiana)
Function: Arena
Architect: Arthur Q. Davis and Partners; Billes-Manning Architects; Hewitt Washington and Associates
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