| 2016-17 NBA Regular Season |
 | vs | 
|
| 16-26 (10-11 Home) | - | 17-26 (10-13 Away) |
| January 18, 2017, 7:00 PM Central |
| Smoothie King Center - New Orleans, LA |
| FSNO, FSFL |
| WRNO 99.5 FM |
| Projected Starters |
| Jrue Holiday | PG | Elfrid Peyton |
| Buddy Hield | SG | Jodie Meeks |
| Solomon Hill | SF | Aaron Gordon |
| Dante Cunningham | PF | Serge Ibaka |
| Anthony Davis | C | Nikola Vucevic |
| Advanced Stats (2016-17 season) via NBA Stats |
| 99.85 (9th) | Pace | 98.06 (19th) |
| 101.1 (27th) | ORtg | 101.1 (26th) |
| 103.3 (7th) | DRtg | 106.2 (21st) |
| -2.2 (19th) | Net Rating | -5.1 (27th) |
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