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Pelicans News Around the Web 10/11/23 – NBA.com
Check out our daily collection of Pelicans news and notes from local and national reporters around the Internet on October 11, 2023.
Preseason postgame wrap: Magic 122, Pelicans 105
It lasted just one half of basketball, but New Orleans’ starting five capitalized on a long-awaited opportunity to play in an NBA game together Tuesday, something that hadn’t happened since November of last season. The results was quite promising. The quintet of CJ McCollum, Herb Jones, Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson and Jonas Valanciunas delivered major production for the Pelicans, with four of the five starters contributing double-digit scoring – and Valanciunas amassed 11 rebounds to go with his seven points. The second string and deep reserves played the entire second half for New Orleans, as Orlando built a double-digit lead and prevailed.
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How Pelicans are ‘elevating’ their offense around Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram
NEW ORLEANS — Willie Green’s biggest acquisition of the 2023 offseason didn’t come from free agency or the NBA Draft.
Once the 2022-23 season ended, the New Orleans Pelicans head coach knew he needed more than good luck with the injury bug to help his team move up the ranks in the Western Conference. He needed to reach into his past to prepare the Pelicans for the future.
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Zion Williamson, new-look Pelicans offense show positive signs in preseason opener
The one season of good health Zion Williamson has experienced in the NBA came in 2020-21.
In his second season, Williamson appeared in 61 of the Pelicans’ 72 regular-season games. He logged 2,026 minutes — 402 more minutes than he played in his other three seasons combined.
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Kira Lewis Jr. putting injury behind him with New Orleans Pelicans
Guard Kira Lewis Jr.’s role with the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2023-24 season appears uncertain as the NBA team prepares for its Oct. 25 opener. But after a knee injury affected his past two seasons, Lewis will take being able to compete for playing time with healthy legs.
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Pelicans Look To Unlock Dynamic Offensive Potential Of Dereon Seabron
The Pelicans project to roster at least five guards vying for rotation minutes this season: CJ McCollum, Dyson Daniels, Kira Lewis, Jose Alvarado and Jordan Hawkins. That doesn’t leave much room for Dereon Seabron, one of New Orleans’ three two-way contract players. Though Seabron might not find a rotation spot with the Pelicans early, the 6’7 point arguably has the most offensive upside of the Pelicans’ slew of young guards.
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