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NBA ComparatorThe best New Orleans Pelicans centers since 2002-03
Jonas Valančiūnas leads with 3,431 points in 235 games for the New Orleans Pelicans; Jamaal Magloire had 2,230.
Every center with 82 or more regular-season games for the New Orleans Pelicans since 2002-03, ranked by points. The lines are each player's total game by game, the top 8 of each drawn. The franchise's games as the New Orleans Hornets count. The New Orleans Hornets of 2002-03 to 2012-13 count here, the two seasons in Oklahoma City included; the Charlotte Hornets before them are on Charlotte’s page.
14 centers with 82+ gamespoints
| # | player | seasons | games | points | rebounds | blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Valančiūnas | 2021-22 – 2023-24 | 235 | 3,431 | 2,368 | 180 |
| 2 | Jamaal Magloire | 2002-03 – 2004-05 | 187 | 2,230 | 1,776 | 235 |
| 3 | Tyson Chandler | 2006-07 – 2008-09 | 197 | 2,016 | 2,225 | 269 |
| 4 | Emeka Okafor | 2009-10 – 2017-18 | 207 | 1,975 | 1,759 | 305 |
| 5 | Jaxson Hayes | 2019-20 – 2022-23 | 241 | 1,808 | 963 | 167 |
| 6 | Alexis Ajinca | 2013-14 – 2016-17 | 222 | 1,330 | 1,038 | 155 |
| 7 | Willy Hernangomez | 2020-21 – 2022-23 | 135 | 1,080 | 852 | 55 |
| 8 | Yves Missi | 2024-25 – 2025-26 | 139 | 1,042 | 986 | 199 |
| 9 | Omer Asik | 2014-15 – 2017-18 | 189 | 929 | 1,362 | 89 |
| 10 | Robin Lopez | 2012-13 | 82 | 929 | 462 | 128 |
| 11 | Hilton Armstrong | 2006-07 – 2009-10 | 209 | 743 | 568 | 113 |
| 12 | Jahlil Okafor | 2018-19 – 2019-20 | 89 | 727 | 405 | 62 |
| 13 | Melvin Ely | 2007-08 – 2013-14 | 85 | 305 | 210 | 28 |
| 14 | Jeff Withey | 2013-14 – 2014-15 | 95 | 288 | 214 | 68 |
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