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New Orleans Pelicans 2024-2025
Register: 21-61 (14th, west)
Offensive rating: 109.7 (25)
Defense rating: 119.1 (29a)
Clean rating: -9.4 (29a)
Rhythm: 99.77 (15)
2025 NBA Draft SPECTS: 12.5 percent of chance of winning the lottery; There is no other selection project
The future looked bright for New Orleans before the season began. Zion Williamson was at the Mend, the new addition Deajouunte Murray offered elite production as a scorer, rebound and facilitator, and Brandon Ingram completed a promising “Big 3” in Bayou. CJ McCollum was prepared to provide veteran leadership and solid score, and Herb Jones Jones besieged the opposite crime.
The prospects of the ones took place quickly, as numerous key injuries ruled out what could have been a promising season. The New Orleans injury report could have caused the post-luka Mavs to be thickened, and the team ended the second record in the history of the franchise.
Can a healthier team of pelicans be kept at the western western western conference next season, or another season linked to the lottery on the horizon?
We claim the fantastic performances of last season and look forward until 2025-26.
Prominent fantasy and revelation: Trey Murphy
In a tumultuous season full of almost three times more victories, Murphy was one of the few shining points in New Orleans. Although he was not a prize finalist, he deserved a strong consideration for most of the improved player.
Murphy published the races of race on the entire table with 21.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.1 robberies, 0.7 blocks and three three -pointers for 35 minutes. Murphy’s shootout was not bad, as it fired 45.4% from the ground, 88.7% of the charity and 36.1% beyond the bow.
Murphy was a constant collaborator throughout the season, finishing the 27th place of fantasy per game. He had some punctual electrical performances, passing at least 30 points seven times after publishing eight games in his first three combined seasons. Murphy pointed out two 40-point games, including a 40-point performance against the Celtics and a 41-point sample in Denver. In each game, he demolished eight triples.
It appeared in 53 games after registering 57 games last season. Murphy was on the court more often than some of his teammates, but availability was still a concern. He missed the 13 final games of the regular season due to a tears of Labrum and partial rotator, but there are no serious concerns about his availability to start the season 2025-26.
Fantasy disappointment: Deajouunte Murray
Murray was solid for a game per game, ending as the first sixth round in fantasy hoops. Unfortunately for fantasy managers, he was on the court only 31 games.
He almost tripled his Pelicans, but Murray fractured his left hand at the opening of the season against the Bulls and sat for more than a month. He returned on November 27, but his season ended on January 31 with a torn Achil that threatens his availability for the 2025-26 training camp.
Despite playing only 31 games, Murray still recorded eight double doubles and a triple-double and showed his ability to fill the statistical card regularly.
Murray promised 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.7 triples. He recorded two robberies per game, good for the third best in the league. Murray is a huge collaborator, but availability is a concern for the first time in his career.
He promised just over 72 games during his first six seasons, but may fight to quickly return from the torn Achilles he suffered at the end of January. Their out -of -season recovery will be a situation that fantasy managers should control closely.
Fantasy/look recapitulations
Zion Williamson:
The availability was the subject underlying throughout the lost season of New Orleans, and Williamson has been the son of the poster for the missing matches since he arrived in the league.
Throughout his five -year career, Williamson has appeared in 214 games and lost in 196. He played in only six games between the opening of the season and January 7. Williamson recorded only 30 games, marking the third time in five seasons he played 30 or less.
Williamson has not been on the court, on the court, with race averages of 24.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists. This season ended out of the top 100 in fantasy hoops per game, but its advantage is much higher.
Fantasy managers who consider writing it by 2025-26 should be strongly considered their risk of losing games. Its average position of the project will surely reflect this risk after another season full of lost games.
Herb Jones:
The defensive specialist finished 110 in fantasy value for a game thanks in large part to his excellent work in the robbery department. He promised 10.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.9 robberies, 0.5 blocks and 1.1 triples while operating as a full -time headline.
Jones, like many of his teammates, wasted a significant time. Appeared in only 20 competitions after registering at least 76 games in two of his first three seasons. He suffered a torn on his shoulder in November, which took a long time and underwent a surgery in a dagger torn in February, which ended his season.
The defensive specialist is worth looking at as a late selection in the fantasy drafts of 2025-26 with the knowledge that its main value will come from a singular category.
CJ McCollum:
McCollum lost some time at the beginning of the season due to an adduction strain, and came out of the last ten games due to a foot injury, but was more often available. He recorded 57 games and promised 20.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and four assists. The assists have been their lowest brand since the 2018-19 campaign, and the rebounds were their few from 2016-17.
His shot gaps were less than desirable, as McCollum demolished only 44.4% of his field target attempts and 71.7% of his attempts from the charity.
Little efficiency caused a mixed bag in offense, but McCollum launched his tremendous upside down as a scorer with four 40 -point games and a 50 -point eruption against the magicians who coincided with his career in 2018.
McCollum will be 34 years old and will play in its 13th season by 2025-26, and fantasy managers should not expect improvements in the score and efficiency departments. It can improve as a facilitator, but McCollum’s fantasy roof is a late option that will publish its part of monster types and monster performances without a ton of coherence.
Yves Missi:
Baylor’s product was 21st in the first round of the NBA project of 2024 and was immediate contributor to the Pelicans in his opening campaign.
Missi finished with 9.1 points, 8.2 boards and 1.3 Swats for 26.8 minutes per game. Although New Orleans treated a multitude of key injuries to the list, Missi was not often in the injury report. The Rookie recorded 73 appearances, including 67 beginnings.
It ended with three games of 20 points, including a performance of 24 points in Phoenix on February 28. He took 15 rebounds against the Spurs on February 23, and kicked five shots against the clippers on December 30.
Missi should be set up as a starting center for the Pelicans to open his second season, and it is a threat to promise a double with two blocks per game. If you can reach these numbers, it will be a Top-100 Guy by 2025-26.
Jordan Hawkins:
The first professional year ended with his campaign with the races of career. Hawkins had an average of 10.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.9 “stocks” and two triples. His numbers were better in nine beginnings, as he published 17 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.7 triples.
Hawkins showed a promise and launched upside down on several occasions, but his fantasy roof will remain in case his efficiency does not improve. Hawkins published 37.2/81.6/33.1 Divisions and improvements as a shooter could make wonders for their fantasy value. His most likely prospects are a three-point specialist who can warm up in offense, but there is also room to improve as a rebound and facilitator.
Jose Alvarado:
The New Orleans injury opened more play time for Alvarado and made the most of its opportunities. He finished the season with 10.3 points, 2.4 boards, 4.6 dimensions, 1.3 robberies and two triples for 24.4 minutes per game. All these numbers were maximum career.
Through 23 beginnings, he published 13.6 points, 2.8 boards, 5.4 dimensions, 1.4 robberies and 2.4 triples for 28.7 minutes. Alvo published two double doubles and delivered a maximum of 11 assists against Grizzlies on March 9.
After registering only three 20-point games during his first three seasons, he published four only this season. Alvarado has shown the ability to significantly contribute to fantasy managers when they are given additional minutes, and more opportunities could be given next season if Dajaunte Murray was left out or limited to starting the 2025-26 campaign.
Kelly Olynyk:
Olynyk came from Toronto in Brandon Ingram trade, and immediately saw a game of 16 minutes per game at 25.4. The big man promised 10.7 points, 5.9 boards, 3.6 dimens, 0.9 robberies, 0.6 blocks and 0.7 triples. They are not a huge number, but Olynyk was a useful option in deeper leagues during the “silly season”.
If you stay in New Orleans next season, you could see minutes of rotation in high teenagers until the 1920’s and possibly more if Zion Williamson continues to waste regularly. Olynyk should not be in the
Restricted Free Agents: Antonio Reeves, Keion Brooks Jr., Jamal Cain
Free agents without restrictions: Bruce Brown Jr., Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
Club option: Brandon Boston Jr., Elfrid Payton
Player option: None
