After years of trying to get on the right track, the New Orleans Pelicans finally seem to be in a very positive place.
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Russ Isabella (USA Today) Brandon Ingram has won the 2019-20 NBA Most Improved Player award over Bam Adebayo and Luka Doncic, the league announced Monday. Rarely does a player make such across-the-board progress as what Ingram demonstrated in 2019-20, becoming a significantly better shooter from both three-point range (33.0 percent in … At just 22-years-old, Ingram earned his first All-Star appearance this season and has come on incredibly since arriving in New Orleans. Here’s a look at the Top 30 players in franchise history. That’s not all the Pelicans have to be happy about, though. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. Global; Teams. But Ingram was not only healthy, he thrived on the court in making his first All-Star Team and winning this award.
In the wake of striking gold in getting the number one pick in last year’s draft, the Pelicans now have the budding superstar they’ve been longing for in Zion Williamson.
While Ingram showed flashes of stardom in his final season in Los Angeles, his fit with LeBron James was never all that comfortable due to his off-ball limitations. More importantly, after shooting only 32.9 percent on two 3-point attempts per game in his first three seasons as a Laker, he jumped all the way to 39.1 percent on 6.2 attempts per game with the Pelicans. Veteran leadership, which you’ll get from the likes of Holiday, Derrick Favors and JJ Redick, will go a long way on a team as young as the Pelicans. Does Jrue Holiday fit this New Orleans Pelicans timeline.
Brandon Ingram has won the 2019-20 NBA Most Improved Player award over Bam Adebayo and Luka Doncic, the league announced Monday.
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He made it through the 2019-20 campaign without incident. A year ago, that future was very much in doubt.
He is currently in the third year of a five-year/$131.8 million deal.
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1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and the potential arrival of Zion Williamson, it’s worth taking a look at the top 30 players in Hornets/Pelicans franchise history. Includes full-season stats for all players who saw court time during the regular season or playoffs.