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Jonas Valanciunas
Option for Thunder
Valanciunas might be targeted by Oklahoma City in free agency, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.
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Naji Marshall
Could end up elsewhere
It's unclear if the Pelicans are planning to bring Marshall back for the 2024-25 season or if they're open to letting him test the open market as a free agent, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac.
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Jonas Valanciunas
Future uncertain for him
It's unclear if the Pelicans are planning to bring Valanciunas back for the 2024-25 season or if they're open to letting him test the open market as a free agent, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac.
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Matt Ryan
Expected to stay in New Orleans
The Pelicans could pick up Ryan's $2.4 million team option in order to keep him around for the 2024-25 season, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac.
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Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
Might stay in New Orleans
The Pelicans are likely to pick up Robinson-Earl's $2.2 million team option in order to keep him around for the 2024-25 season, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac.
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Jose Alvarado
Could stay in New Orleans
The Pelicans are widely expected to pick up Alvarado's $1.99 million team option in order to keep him around for the 2024-25 season, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac.
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Trey Murphy
Priority for New Orleans
Signing Murphy to a contract extension in the summer should be among the Pelicans' priorities for the offseason, according to Christian Clark of NOLA.com.
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Trey Murphy
Keen on staying with Pelicans
Murphy is keen on staying with the Pelicans instead of hitting the open market once his current contract expires, Christian Clark of NOLA.com reports. "Obviously, we are going to try to do what's best for me and the Pelicans," Murphy said. "I hope we can get something done. At the end of the day, it's not about money. I just want to play basketball. Hopefully, we can get something done."
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Jonas Valanciunas
Philly showing interest?
Valanciunas is not expected to play for the Pelicans in the 2024-25 season, and the Sixers are showing interest in acquiring him, according to Kyle Neubeck of AllPHLY.com.
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Brandon Ingram
Pelicans could trade him
The Pelicans could trade Ingram during the offseason, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. "Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram is considered the most likely player to be traded by rival executives who spoke with HoopsHype," Scotto said on his podcast.
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Herbert Jones
Receives DPOY votes
Jones finished in fifth place in the voting for the 2023-24 Defensive Player of the Year Award. He finished in fifth place with 14 points despite not receiving a single first-place vote.
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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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