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Pelicans, last in the Western Conference, fire coach Willie Green, ranking 4th in team history with 150 wins in four seasons

12:06pm, 16 November 2025【Basketball】

On November 15, according to a report by famous reporter Chris Haynes, multiple sources in the league revealed that the Pelicans, who are last in the Western Conference, fired head coach Willie Green. He has only 23 wins and 71 losses in the past two seasons. There are also conflicts with the team's core players such as Zion. His 150 wins in four seasons ranked fourth in team history.

So far in the new season, the Pelicans have only 2 wins and 10 losses, ranking last in the Western Conference. Last season, they only had a record of 21 wins and 61 losses, making them the absolute weakest team in the Western Conference.

It is not surprising that the Pelicans fired coach Willie Green. After all, his coaching performance in the past two seasons has been too poor, and it was previously reported that he had conflicts with the team's core players such as Zion, so his dismissal became an inevitable trend.

Willie Green has become the first coach to be dismissed from get out of class in the new NBA season. Trail Blazers coach Billups is temporarily unable to coach due to an off-court incident, but it is still unknown whether he can return to coaching.

In addition, another ESPN reporter Marc J. Spears reported that after the Pelicans fired Willie Green, assistant Borrego will serve as the team's interim coach.

It is worth mentioning that Willy Green led the Pelicans to a total of 150 wins and 190 losses in his four seasons coaching the Pelicans. Willie Green became the fourth head coach in Pelicans history with the most wins, behind Byron Scott, Elvin Gentry, and Monty Williams.

(Text/Drunk Wo Fu Sheng)