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The New Orleans Pelicans (44-28) are getting one lottery pick-level reinforcement back into the rotation while losing a pesky fan favorite. Dyson Daniels finished the last step of the team’s return to action plan with a splendid night leading the Birmingham Squadron. The Australian has been recalled to the NBA roster, but Jose Alvarado (right […]

Wille Green was right. Dyson Daniels is working hard to get ahead of the expected rehabilitation schedule set out following a successful meniscus surgery on February 15. Approximately six weeks after going under the knife, the 20-year-old has been assigned to the G-League’s Birmingham Squadron. The New Orleans Pelicans press release stated Daniels would be […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have not been this healthy, and in this as good of a position down the stretch, since the moment before Demarcus Cousins shot that fateful free throw. Sure, Willie Green’s rotations have been missing a few key contributors. However, it sounds like Herb Jones, Larry Nance Jr., and even Dyson Daniels […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have won four of their last five games, with three coming on the road. The team will wrap up a three-game road Eastern Conference road trip with a matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Willie Green got another, off-court win before tipping off against a sub-.500 team missing All-Star Trae […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have announced an update on Dyson Daniels. The 20-year-old Australian underwent a successful meniscectomy on his left knee. The procedure was performed by Dr. Brian Cole of Midwest Orthopedics at Rush University. Daniels is expected to make a full recovery from surgery and will be re-evaluated in four weeks to determine […]

Guard Dyson Daniels is out “indefinitely” with a knee injury, which is terrible news for the New Orleans Pelicans as they head for the All-Star break. “New Orleans Pelicans guard Dyson Daniels has suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee and is sidelined indefinitely, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium,” NBA insider Shams Charania reported on […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (17-13) are in the thick of the NBA Playoff race as 2023 winds to a close. With a little better game management to close out double-digit leads, head coach Willie Green’s squad would be fighting for first place. It’s a good spot to be considering Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram are […]

The first month of the NBA season is in the books and the New Orleans Pelicans are currently fourth in games missed (56) so far this season, coming off a 2022-23 year with 220 total. They are a quarter of a way towards a full season’s total just 18% of the way through the 2023-24 […]

Zion Williamson and New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green have both made public statements recently that left some of us in the press room wondering what exactly was meant by their replies. Well, CJ McCollum’s newest podcast provided some clarity on exactly how Williamson, Brandon Ingram and the team is diagnosing and addressing the […]

Digging beyond the surface-level stats it’s easy to understand how Dyson Daniels won the trust of New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green. The 20-year-old is near the top of practically every hustle stat that the league tracks. Daniels is doing a lot of dirty work and making a deceptive leap forward in his second […]

The New Orleans Pelicans fell to the Orlando Magic in their first matchup of the 2023-24 NBA preseason. Forward Brandon Ingram scored 14 points in the 122-105 loss to Orlando. Five other Pelicans players, including three other starters, scored in double figures for New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center. Center Jonas Valančiūnas led the Pelicans with […]

Remember the trade request Damian Lillard made to the Portland Trail Blazers roughly on July 1st? It’s bascically been crickets on the Lillard trade front ever since. Everyone knows the seven-time All-Star’s preferred destination is the Miami Heat. That’s fine and all, and it certainly is Lillard’s prerogative to try to basketball for the team […]

When an NBA team plays a second-year player at Summer League, you want to see them dominate. They should look like they’re literally and figuratively in a league beyond their competition. Dyson Daniels of the New Orleans Pelicans, unfortunately, fell somewhere in between. Jalen Williams proved too good for Summer League in the one game […]

It wasn’t that long ago when all was going well in the New Orleans Pelicans’ world. On January 2, the Pelicans were sitting comfortably within the Western Conference top three alongside the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies with a 23-14 record despite suffering two straight losses at that point. However, Zion Williamson suffered a hamstring […]

The New Orleans Pelicans entered the season with a bang as they had a seven-game winning streak and another five successive wins in December. After their December 30th win over the Philadelphia 76ers, they had a 23-12 record, but they now lost six games in a row as they have dropped to a 26-23 record. […]

With the halfway point of the 2022-23 NBA season here and the February 9th trade deadline just over a month away, the Charlotte Hornets find themselves near the very bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. At 11-29, the Detroit Pistons are the lone team in the East with a worse record (11-31). There have been […]

The New Orleans Pelicans picked up a huge win against the Dallas Mavericks despite being severely shorthanded. Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones watched as CJ McCollum led a balanced effort to take the win. One key player who stepped up was rookie Dyson Daniels. After getting just three minutes of action in the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will hold guards Jose Alvarado and Dyson Daniels out for the remainder of the NBA Summer League, according to Andrew Lopez. Couple notes ahead of Pelicans’ summer league game today: – Jose Alvarado will not play in SL. He played so much w Puerto Rico, team wants to be mindful of […]

The 2022 edition of the NBA Summer League has had a rather bizarre trend. Over the last few days, a few of the best rookies from this year’s draft class have been in some major injury scares. Unfortunately, the New Orleans Pelicans suffered the same fate as some of their fellow teams in the league. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans may have nabbed the best rookie playmaker in Dyson Daniels. Daniels played for Ignite in the previous G League season after growing up playing in Australia. The Boomer was projected to be the third-best shooting guard or the best point guard in the draft. Since he stands 6’7 with a 6’10 […]

Despite starting the 2021-22 season 1-12 and missing Zion Williamson for the whole season, the New Orleans Pelicans challenged the top-seeded Phoenix Suns to six games in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Some bright spots were rookies Trey Murphy III, who scored 14 points in the play-in game against the Los Angeles […]

The news of a Kevin Durant trade request has set the NBA world on fire in a significant way. The collapse of what was expected to be a Nets dynasty was rapid and is sure to leave a sour taste in fans everywhere. Teams all around the NBA are scouring together their best offers in […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are going to be a problem next season. After a rocky start last year, the Pels stormed their way to the playoffs, earning a lot of fans in the process. They eventually lost in the first-round, but the promise is still there for this squad. That’s doubly true when you realize […]

The 2022 NBA Draft has come and gone and 58 players have now lived out their dream of hearing their names called on draft night. All that remains now is anticipation for who will be crowned the 2023 NBA Rookie of the Year. Early Candidates for 2023 NBA Rookie of the Year 5. Dyson Daniels […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are likely excited about the results of the 2022 NBA Draft. They executed their plan and upgraded their team. However, how did they fare in comparison to other teams on draft night? Here is a look at the 2022 NBA Draft grades for the New Orleans Pelicans. Watch NBA Games LIVE […]

G League Ignite standout Dyson Daniels is heading to the New Orleans Pelicans. They chose him with the No. 8 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, adding a very intriguing prospect to their roster. The New Orleans Pelicans have selected Dyson Daniels with the eighth pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. 🎭 pic.twitter.com/4xeKqMIH7m — ClutchPoints […]

The Atlanta Hawks are aiming to snag a top 10 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft and surround Trae Young with more depth. NBA fans should keep their eyes on the Hawks, who are among the teams to monitor closely this week. Multiple sources say they have been actively looking to move into the Top […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves took a huge leap this past 2021-22 season. They made their first postseason appearance since 2018 and only their second stint since 2004. Unfortunately, the Timberwolves lost in the first round to the no. 2 seeded Memphis Grizzlies, despite the fact that Minnesota led in-game for the majority of the series. Nonetheless, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves played a notch higher in the 2021-22 NBA season after making it through the postseason as the seventh seed. Though they fell out of the first round against the Memphis Grizzlies, the development of the team has been evident and they can continue to progress from this point onwards. Chris Finch’s squad […]

The Chicago Bulls are at an interesting point as a franchise. They have been active over the past few seasons and created an impressive roster as a result, finally returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2017. Chicago finished with a record of 46-36, which placed them in sixth in the East. The […]