New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard JJ Redick appeared on ESPN's “Get Up” on Wednesday morning and revealed that all the players he has spoken to in the NBA want to finish the 2019-20 season, even if there are no fans in attendance.
The NBA suspended the season after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.
Redick, who has never missed the playoffs in his pro career, is hoping his Pelicans at least get a chance to fight for that eighth spot out West.
“As a player, I just want to finish the season, whatever form or shape that is,” JJ Redick said. “We don't expect to play in front of fans or anything like that, but we do want to finish this season and play as many games as possible.
“Everybody that I've talked to, everybody wants to finish the season. For us, I've talked to a bunch of my teammates from the Pelicans, we want to have some sort of regular season that gives us a chance to get the No. 8 seed and make the playoffs. Our worst-case scenario for an NBA season is that we jump right into the playoffs and we don't get a chance to get that No. 8 seed.”
Before the season got suspended, the Pelicans were in 10th place in the Western Conference standings. Redick and New Orleans went 28-36 prior to play being suspended.
In 54 games for the Pelicans this season, Redick was averaging 14.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting 45.0 percent from the field, 45.2 percent from beyond the arc and 90.2 percent from the free-throw line.
The Pelicans went 10-9 with rookie Zion Williamson in the lineup. Zion missed the beginning of his NBA career after undergoing left knee surgery.
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