1) A large crowd attended Monday’s Pelicans Block Party, to celebrate opening week of the team’s regular season.
2) It’s finally here. The NBA campaign officially begins tonight with a TNT doubleheader featuring Boston at Cleveland (7 p.m. Central), then Houston at Golden State. New Orleans opens its 82-game slate Wednesday in Memphis; the Pelicans will practice today in Metairie and travel to Tennessee this afternoon. Check Pelicans.com later for a preview of the road trip to FedEx Forum.
3) Watch Monday post-practice media availability with Alvin Gentry, Jrue Holiday and Cheick Diallo.