With the trade of Ish Smith to the Sixers, the Pelicans roster stood at 14 players, one less than the maximum allowed. After Quincy Pondexter was ruled out for the rest of the season, New Orleans had an opportunity to fill one of their two vacancies with a disability exception since the team is over the 2015-16 cap. However, the deadline date of January 15th has already passed.
Following last night's game against the Timberwolves, the team announced Eric Gordon broke a finger on his shooting hand and will miss 4-6 weeks.