New Orleans Pelicans Seeing Zion Effect On Ticket Prices
The New Orleans Pelicans have opened up even more options for purchasing a ticket to a game this season. Ticket prices are rising along with the city’s excitement around Zion Williamson and the team.
The New Orleans Pelicans experienced a rush on the ticket sales team after winning the NBA Draft Lottery. The team welcomed another bump in season ticket sales once Zion Williamson was officially selected with the first overall pick.
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Some fans cannot afford season tickets while others live too far away to invest the time and money to attend all 41 home games. Pelicans single-game tickets will be sold in three phases. The first stage of single-game ticket sales began on August 14th. The second window to buy a ticket will start on September 12th, with the third beginning on October 3rd.
The New Orleans Pelicans single-game tickets available now are limited to their only home preseason game and first eight regular-season home games. The full slate of tickets to games against Southwest Division rivals will be available soon.
Season ticket packages are encouraged as they give the purchasing fan access to other team events besides the actual games. Season ticket holders can also lock in prices before any price jumps over the offseason. Pelicans tickets have been in higher demand lately, and Zion Williamson has only added fuel to the secondary ticket market.
California teams are attracting the highest prices on the secondary market. The most expensive game next season will likely be the March 1, 2020 meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers, which has tickets listed for over $420 already. The Thanksgiving Eve matchup is also drawing a $400 average asking price.
Jrue Holiday knows the return of Anthony Davis to the Smoothie King Center will be an important date to the fans and players remaining in the Pelicans locker room.
“Obviously I grew up a Lakers fan, so it’s cool to see (Davis) go there. But I still want to beat him – hands down,” Holiday told The Athletic. “It’s going to be different seeing him on the other side because we know each other so well. But he knows when we play (the Lakers), it’s going to be a battle. I’m going to want that win just as badly as he does.”
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It is a battle many are willing to pay more than face value to watch in person.