New Orleans Pelicans fantasy basketball season recap

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At a glance:

Record: 49-33 (7th, West) 

Offensive Rating: 116.5 (11th)

Defensive Rating: 111.9 (6th) 

Net Rating: 4.6 (6th) 

Pace: 98.70 (16th) 

2024 Draft Picks: 21

Fantasy Standout: C.J. McCollum

After a down year during the 2022-23 season, McCollum had a better year shooting the ball, which led to his best fantasy season as a Pelican. In 66 regular season appearances, he averaged 20.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.6 triples per game. That allowed him to provide third round value after two straight seasons ranked outside the top-50. He was the best overall fantasy asset on the team, which can mostly be attributed to his shooting efficiency. He improved his field goal percentage from 43.7% to 45.9%, and his free throw percentage was 82.7% after he shot 76.9% from the line last year and 68.2% the year before that.

McCollum still has two seasons left on his contract with the Pelicans, and he will be 35 years old when this current deal expires. He is coming off one of the best fantasy seasons of his career, which was his ninth straight averaging at least 20 points per game. He should continue to be a strong fantasy asset next season, though he likely doesn’t have many years of production at this level left.

Fantasy Revelation: Herb Jones

Jones has been an elite defender since entering the league, but he made an offensive leap in year three, which led to the best statistical season of his career. He averaged 11.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.8 blocks and 1.5 triples per game, with the points, assists and 3-pointers all ending up as new career-highs. He ended up finishing in the top-75 for the first time in his career, which is a result of his improved shooting efficiency. He shot 49.8% from the field, 86.7% from the free throw line and 41.8% from beyond the arc, all of which were career-highs.

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Publish date : 2024-06-11 10:00:00

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