NEW ORLEANS – On paper, Baylor’s Yves Missi couldn’t be a better fit for the New Orleans Pelicans’ needs this offseason. With Jonas Valančiūnas entering unrestricted free agency this ...

Missi is the eighth player in franchise history to make an All-Rookie team. Chris Paul (2005-06), Darren Collison (2009-10), Anthony Davis (2012-13), Buddy Hield (2016-17) and Zion Williamson (2019-20 ...

1 / 26NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 25: Yves Missi #21 of the New Orleans Pelicans dunks against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at Smoothie King Center on February 25, 2025 in New ...

NEW ORLEANS — After the second game of his NBA career, Yves Missi’s teammates were giddy, exuding energy. The New Orleans Pelicans had just won their first game of the season after a last ...

T he New Orleans Pelicans have one pleasant surprise to celebrate this holiday season in rookie big man Yves Missi. Willie Green has needed the 20-year-old to wise up despite only being in an ...

The New Orleans Pelicans selected Baylor center Yves Missi with the 21st pick of the NBA Draft on Wednesday, adding depth at a position of need for the team entering the 2024-25 season.

Pelicans radio play-by-play broadcaster Todd Graffagnini joins Jim Eichenhofer and Gus Kattengell on the New Orleans Pelicans Podcast to recap Yves Missi's 2024-25 NBA season. “From the ...

The Pelicans’ season was over as soon as it ... one player they have named as untouchable is Yves Missi. Missi has been one of the best rookies in the NBA this season. New Orleans selected ...

Shocking. The well-documented "worst" rookie class in years has struggled out of the gate. This is par for the course with a bunch of teenagers and early 20-somethings cutting their teeth at the ...

Sitting at 4-14 in a loaded Western Conference, the Pelicans have not had much to be happy about thus far, but arguably the lone bright spot is the production of rookie Yves Missi. In a 114-110 ...

After losing longtime starter Jonas Valanciunas to free agency this offseason, the New Orleans Pelicans had plenty of questions surrounding their center position. Now, rookie Yves Missi seems to ...