Tag: Pelicans
Trey Murphy III believes the New Orleans Pelicans have the best home-court advantage in the NBA. Twenty-nine games into the 2022-23 season, the Western Conference contender is 12-3 at home and 18-11 overall. “I feel like we have the best homecourt advantage in the entire league, because our fans are just rambunctious,” says Murphy. “It […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most games (20) with at least 30 points and a 60% field goal shooting percentage through a player’s first 105 career appearances. With the Milwaukee Bucks, Abdul-Jabbar amassed 26 games with 30-plus points while shooting 60% from the field through his first 105 […]
Watch as Zion Williamson performs a 360 dunk with 1.9 seconds remaining in the game, leading to the benches clearing in the New Orleans Pelicans’ 128-117 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. After Larry Nance Jr. rebounded the ball in what should have ended the game, Williamson decided to go for a spectacular […]
New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum believes he can improve his shooting this season. Through 13 games, the 31-year-old is averaging 17.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists, and 1.4 steals. He’s also shooting career lows of 39.1% from the field and 27.9% from 3-point range. For more in-depth statistics, McCollum is shooting 93-of-238 from the […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson let it be known that he has feelings, just like any other player on the court. In an interview with Melissa Rohlin of FOX Sports, the 22-year-old talked about his weight critics. “What people don’t understand is, even the writers and stuff, if they have children of their own, […]
The New Orleans Pelicans have exercised the 2023-24 team options on forward Trey Murphy III and guard Kira Lewis Jr. Last August, Murphy signed a four-year, $14.78 million rookie scale contract with the team. Murphy will earn $3,206,520 this season and $3,359,280 in the 2023-24 season. Of course, the wing has another team option worth […]
New Orleans Pelicans stars Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram both got injured on Sunday, came off and never came back on. Ingram suffered a concussion in the first quarter, after a collision with teammate Naji Marshall, and since has been placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol. Ingram has started the season well averaging 28 points […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram received compliments from Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant during the teams’ pregame shoot around. Following the Pelicans’ 130-108 win over the Nets, reporters asked Ingram about his conversation with the two-time Finals MVP. “I think he was trying to butter me up a little bit so I would come […]
Week 1 of the NBA season continues and we are putting the Brooklyn Nets’ clash with the New Orleans Pelicans under the microscope by taking a look at the latest odds, as well as offering up some of our expert picks for the game. Brooklyn Nets vs New Orleans Pelicans Betting Picks CJ Mccollum Over […]
New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum described teammate Zion Williamson the best way he could. McCollum believes the All-Star forward compares to the legendary supervillain of Marvel Comics. “Zion, we call him Thanos,” explained McCollum during an interview with Marc J. Spears of Andscape. “He’s special. Explosive, hungry, a competitor, gamer. It’s like him and […]
