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Feeling ‘at my best,’ recuperated Zion Williamson says excitement level ahead of Pelicans return ‘through the roof’

That was New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance’s message to his star teammate as Williamson prepares to return to the court for the 2022-23 season after a long injury layoff. “You don’t put the cheapest gas in a Lambo, you know?” Nance said at Pelicans media day on Monday. “You go to the pump and […]

A comprehensive timeline of Zion Williamson’s three-year, 85-game career

THE LINE WAS wrapped around the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. It was July 5, 2019, and the debut of Zion Williamson was here. After waiting through the first three games, fans were eager to see the main event: Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans taking on the New York Knicks and his […]

CJ McCollum had some say in trade to New Orleans Pelicans, ‘excited’ for opportunity

Now 564 games later, he’s preparing to play his first for another team when he suits up for the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night against the Miami Heat. Because of the 8½ seasons McCollum spent with Portland, it gave him some say during the trade process that sent him, Tony Snell and Larry Nance […]

Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid pays New Orleans Pelicans rookie Jose Alvarado’s fine after spat

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is listed as 7 feet tall, 280 pounds, and might be even bigger than those measurements. Meanwhile, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado might be generously listed as 6 feet tall, 179 pounds. But that size difference didn’t stop the Pelicans’ two-way signee from going at the MVP candidate when […]

New Orleans Pelicans’ Devonte’ Graham hits 61-foot shot at buzzer to beat Thunder

“One of the guys from the Thunder walked in with the ball and said, ‘This is my Christmas present to you,’” a smiling Graham recalled. “I guessed they figured out which one it was. I appreciate them for that.” Graham hit a 61-foot shot as time expired to lift the Pelicans to a wild 113-110 […]

Will the return of ‘Point Zion’ stabilize the inconsistent New Orleans Pelicans?

The Pelicans added Devonte’ Graham and Jonas Valanciunas. The goal was to get players who were a better fit around the former No. 1 overall pick, who was now the de facto point guard. But recovery from offseason foot surgery has kept Williamson out of the lineup to start the season. And with a 6-foot-6, […]

Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat to lose next second-round draft pick after NBA investigation

Chicago and Miami will lose their next available second-round pick after the league concluded that the teams had impermissible discussions with representatives of the players ahead of the opening of free agency on Aug. 2. In a memo to teams obtained by ESPN, the league wrote, “Both teams fully cooperated with the investigations,” which was […]

The underrated NBA offseason moves that have made a big impact so far this season

Those were just two of the more than 300 transactions this summer, including 35 trades, and while they dominated the headlines in the early days of August, there have been several other moves — some big, some small — that are paying dividends so far this season. Here are the group of executives and players […]

Sources: NBA’s tampering probe into Lonzo Ball, Kyle Lowry acquisitions in advanced stages

The NBA’s probe into possible pre-free-agency tampering centered on the sign-and-trade acquisitions of Chicago’s Lonzo Ball and Miami’s Kyle Lowry appears to have reached the advanced stages, sources told ESPN on Friday. The NBA has conducted numerous interviews with team executives and player agents and has gathered electronic messaging of front-office executives of four teams […]

NBA preview 2021-22: Power Rankings, projections, breakout stars and storylines for all 30 teams

The 2021-22 NBA season is here! Less than three months ago, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks were hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy after winning Game 6 of the NBA Finals over the Phoenix Suns. After somehow squeezing in the NBA draft, free agency, summer league and preseason into another truncated offseason, the league is […]

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