The New Orleans Pelicans are poised to make a leap next season if they bring everyone back — Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy III, Herb Jones, Dejounte Murray — and draft well. The first people to get a look at that team will be in Australia.

Pelicans to play preseason games in Melbourne against NBL’s Melbourne United and South East Melbourne Phoenix on Oct. 3 and 5.

The New Orleans Pelicans will head to Melbourne this October for the NBA's first games in Australia. The league announced Monday that the Pelicans will face Melbourne United and the South East Melbourne Phoenix in a pair of preseason games on Oct.