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Zion Williamson
Could be available Friday
Williamson suffered a finger injury in Wednesday's loss to the Magic, but he could be available to face the Spurs, head coach Willie Green told Christian Clark of NOLA.com. "Z is good," Green said at Thursday's practice. "X-rays were negative. Everything structurally was fine. Just some soreness in his finger."
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Zion Williamson
Meets criteria for yearly awards
Williamson logged his 65th appearance of the season during the Pelicans' loss to the Magic on Wednesday, making him eligible to receive any end-of-season awards, Bobby Marks of ESPN.com reports.
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Jose Alvarado
Absence hurting New Orleans
The Pelicans have posted a 10-4 record with Alvarado since the All-Star break, but the team has limped to a 2-4 record when he has been unavailable over that span. Alvarado is currently amid a three-game absence due to an oblique injury.
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Zion Williamson
Still creating advantages
Williamson is generating 4.8 blow-bys per 36 minutes, trailing only Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Williamson is blowing by his defender on 25.3 percent of his drives this season.
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Brandon Ingram
Pelicans hopeful about return
The Pelicans are hopeful Ingram will return from his knee injury before the end of the regular season, head coach Willie Green told Christian Clark of The New Orleans Times-Picayune.
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Larry Nance
Usage dwindling
Nance is averaging just 8.8 shots per 100 possessions since Feb. 1, representing the fourth-lowest figure in the league among qualifiers.
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Herbert Jones
Appears in 65th contest
Jones logged his 65th start of the season in Sunday's win over Detroit, making him eligible for regular-season awards and All-NBA nominations.
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CJ McCollum
Conducive to winning
New Orleans owns a 28-15 record this season when McCallum plays but a 6-9 record when he is inactive. McCollum is at risk of missing his second consecutive game Tuesday against the Knicks due to a left ankle sprain.
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Zion Williamson
Facilitating at new heights
Williamson is averaging career-high marks of 5.1 assists and a 26.1 percent assist rate on the season. He is currently questionable for Tuesday's game against the Knicks due to a foot contusion.
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Trey Murphy
Inconsistency continues
Murphy is averaging 15.2 points and 4.2 rebounds on 52.5/45.2/80.0 percent shooting across six games as a starter this season, but he has delivered just 10.4 points and 3.0 rebounds in his last five contests off the bench.
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Jordan Hawkins
Extremely volatile usage
Hawkins has logged 11 games with single-digit minutes, as well as nine games with at least 30 minutes this season. He was a healthy scratch in Monday's win over Memphis despite Dyson Daniels beginning a multi-week absence due to a torn meniscus.
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Herbert Jones
Finding an offensive niche
Jones ranks in the 95th percentile by spending 28.2 percent of his possessions in transition this season, and his 1.396 points per possession ranks in the 90th percentile for efficiency league-wide, per NBA.com.
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Dyson Daniels
Second-year Rising Star
Daniels has been selected among 10 second-year players to participate in the Rising Stars Game at NBA All-Star Weekend.
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Jordan Hawkins
Named Rising Star
Hawkins is one of 11 rookies set to participate in the Rising Stars Game during NBA All-Star Weekend.
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Brandon Ingram
Among Team USA roster candidates
Ingram is among Team USA's initial 41 roster candidates for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. He participated in the 2023 FIBA World Cup last summer.
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Zion Williamson
Contract no longer guaranteed
After playing just 29 games in 2022-23, the salary Williamson is owed from 2025-28 turned from guaranteed to non-guaranteed, Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic reports.
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Larry Nance
Nearing return
Pelicans coach Willie Green said Tuesday that Nance, who has missed the last nine games with a right rib fracture, is "on pace to be back pretty soon," Erin Summers of Bally Sports New Orleans reports.
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Dyson Daniels
Struggling offensively
Daniels is connecting on just 23.6 percent of his jump shots this season, while also shooting 50.0 percent at the rim -- which ranks in the bottom-15th percentile among all qualifiers.
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Trey Murphy
Looks strong early
Murphy is averaging 14.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 24.5 minutes through his first four games of the 2023-24 season.
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Brandon Ingram
Considered for All-Tournament Team
Ingram received votes for the IST All-Tournament Team, Tim Bontemps of ESPN.com reports.
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Zion Williamson
Conditioning remains issue
Williamson's conditioning continues to be an issue for the Pelicans, Christian Clark of NOLA.com reports.
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CJ McCollum
Not cleared to travel
McCollum has been cleared to play following a 12-game absence due to a small pneumothorax in his right lung, but he can't travel long distances until the four-week mark, which falls over the weekend, Erin Summers of Bally Sports New Orleans reports.
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Trey Murphy
Might debut next week
Murphy could make his season debut next week after undergoing knee surgery in September, Christian Clark of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
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CJ McCollum
Could return Wednesday
McCollum will take part in Wednesday's shootaround, and if he feels ready, he could return to the Pelicans' starting lineup against the 76ers, Marc J. Spears of ESPN.com reports.
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Brandon Ingram
No extension until next summer
Ingram indicated Monday he has no interest in signing an extension with the Pelicans until after this season is over, Christian Clark of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. "They handing a lot of people big money. I'm trying to get some big money," Ingram said.
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