{"id":505240,"date":"2025-11-15T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=505240"},"modified":"2025-11-15T15:11:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T19:11:32","slug":"pelicans-dismiss-head-coach-green-after-2-10-start-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/pelicans-dismiss-head-coach-green-after-2-10-start-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans dismiss head coach Green after 2-10 start of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New Orleans Pelicans have dismissed boss Willie Green after a 2-10 start to the campaign, the organization revealed today.<\/p>\n<p>Willie was doomed by an awful 0-6 start and problems with his best basketballers. Zion Williamson has been on the court just 5 matches due to a hamstring problem, as he has problems with that kind of injury for the 4<sup>th<\/sup> straight year.<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans was the 1<sup>st<\/sup> team in league history to lose 3 of their 1<sup>st<\/sup> 6 matches by at least 30 points, after conceding at least 120 points in 5 consecutive matches to start the campaign for the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time in organization history.<\/p>\n<p>The Pelicans lost their last 4 matches, including a 118-104 defeat against the Lakers at the end of the past week. New Orleans is a bottom-5 organization in both offensive and defensive rating in the current campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Green was in his 5<sup>th<\/sup> campaign as New Orleans head coach, and Willie finished with a 150-190 record, including playoffs twice during his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant James Borrego will be the head coach until the Pelicans find a new permanent boss.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pelicans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Pelicans<\/a> have relieved Willie Green of his duties as head coach, it was announced today by Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars.<\/p>\n<p>Associate Head Coach James Borrego has been named interim head coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter careful evaluation, we have made the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cpnAR70V3o\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/cpnAR70V3o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PelicansNBA\/status\/1989705226329158117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Orleans Pelicans have dismissed boss Willie Green after a 2-10 start to the campaign, the organization revealed today. 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