Pelicans open the season at NBA champion Raptors highlights the 2019-20 schedule

By Garland Gillen | August 12, 2019 at 2:09 PM CDT - Updated August 12 at 9:00 PM

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - The Pelicans open the 2019-20 season on the road at Toronto. New Orleans will face the NBA champions on Tuesday, October 22nd.

Zion Williamson makes his NBA debut with the @PelicansNBA on Oct. 22 on TNT! 💪 pic.twitter.com/3Nu4yzi5gT
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 12, 2019

The first time fans will get to see Zion at home, Friday, October 25th against the Mavericks.

2019 #NBAXmas schedule!

12pm/et: @celtics/@Raptors (ESPN)
2:30pm/et: @Bucks/@sixers (ABC)
5pm/et: @HoustonRockets/@warriors (ABC)
8pm/et: @LAClippers/@Lakers (ESPN/ABC)
10:30pm/et: @PelicansNBA/@nuggets (ESPN) pic.twitter.com/of90px8iEV
— NBA (@NBA) August 12, 2019

The Pelicans will be featured on national television a franchise-record 30 times during the 2019-20 campaign. One of those 30 contest, Christmas night at the Nuggets.