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Pelicans' Griffin addresses Williamson's health challenges | |
METAIRIE, La. (AP) Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin expressed confidence Friday in team personnel responsible for managing player health after star forward Zion Williamson missed 48 or more games for the third time in his four NBA seasons. “We’ve got incredibly good people doing it,” Griffin asserted when asked how high his confidence remained in the team training and medical staff. “We’ve got to do a better job of translating those things to availability.” The Pelicans' season ended Wednesday night with a loss to Oklahoma City in a Western Conference play-in matchup that was also the 46th straight game missed by Williamson since he injured his right hamstring on Jan. 2. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | Zion Williamson | 26.0 | |||
| Rebounds: | Jonas Valanciunas | 10.2 | |||
| Assists: | Brandon Ingram | 5.8 | |||
| FG%: | Jonas Valanciunas | 54.7% | |||
| Steals: | Herbert Jones | 1.58 | |||
| Blocks: | Jonas Valanciunas | 0.66 | |||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 112.5 (10) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 41.8 (6) | ||||
| Assists: | 24.9 (9) | ||||
| FG%: | 47.2% (12) | ||||
| FT%: | 77.9% (14) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.9% (1) | ||||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 114.4 (15) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 43.7 (12) | ||||
| Assists: | 25.9 (11) | ||||
| FG%: | 48.0% (11) | ||||
| FT%: | 79.3% (10) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.4% (15) | ||||
| Standings | ||||||||||||
| Southwest Division | ||||||||||||
| W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||
| xy-Memphis | 51 | 31 | .622 | -- | ||||||||
| New Orleans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | ||||||||
| Dallas | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13.0 | ||||||||
| Houston | 22 | 60 | .268 | 29.0 | ||||||||
| San Antonio | 22 | 60 | .268 | 29.0 | ||||||||
| Full Standings | ||||||||||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 4/9/2023 | Dereon Seabron | Signed as Free Agent Two-Way contract | |||||||
| 4/6/2023 | Dereon Seabron | Waived | |||||||
| 2/9/2023 | Josh Richardson | Traded For Devonte' Graham | |||||||
| 10/16/2022 | E.J. Liddell | Signed as Free Agent Two-Way contract | |||||||
| 10/15/2022 | Zylan Cheatham | Waived | |||||||
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| Injuries | ||
| Date | Player | Status |
| No Recent Injuries for this team | ||
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