Pelican Debrief

The start of the 2023-24 NBA regular season is upon us. Everyone has zero points, zero rebounds, and zero assists. Every team’s record is 0-0. No one has missed any game-winning shots yet. There are no boneheaded mistakes being broadcasted on Twitter timelines across the world. It’s like the first day of school. Everyone has […] 1 Goal for all 17 players on the New Orleans … [Read more...] about 1 Goal for all 17 players on the New Orleans Pelicans roster

On Sunday, the NBA world was hit with the unfortunate news that Memphis Grizzlies big man Steven Adams would be missing the entirety of the 2023-24 NBA season with a right knee injury. The @memgrizz today provided the following medical update: pic.twitter.com/dQnm8jUp9s — Grizzlies PR (@GrizzliesPR) October 22, 2023 This is the same injury that […] How the Adams news affects … [Read more...] about How the Adams news affects the New Orleans Pelicans season opener

On Sunday, three days prior to their first regular season game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the New Orleans Pelicans made a waiver wire move to help bolster their roster. According to NBA Insider Shams Charania, the Pelicans signed Matt Ryan to a two-way deal off of waivers. The New Orleans Pelicans are acquiring G/F Matt […] Pelicans add potential game changer right before … [Read more...] about Pelicans add potential game changer right before season opener

When healthy, New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is one of the top 15 players in the NBA, as evidenced by the fact that he was chosen to be an All-Star starter last season. But as one of the most-hyped prospects since LeBron James, there is another gear Williamson can hit. One player that we’ve […] 3 Areas that Zion Williamson can improve in 2023-24 - Pelican Debrief … [Read more...] about 3 Areas that Zion Williamson can improve in 2023-24

In my overly optimistic post about our preseason, I mentioned how part of the reason we looked so rough (posting a 1-3 record and a -9.1 Net Rating) was because of how many players we were missing. Trey Murphy III, Naji Marshall, Cody Zeller, Larry Nance Jr., and Jose Alvarado all missed some/all of the […] Pelicans News: Team should be getting reinforcements for season opener … [Read more...] about Pelicans News: Team should be getting reinforcements for season opener