Alexis Ajinca

Man, the New Orleans Pelicans cannot catch a break. Well, I guess that’s not entirely true. They’re just catching the wrong breaks. Tyreke Evans, the team’s second-leading scorer last season, will miss some time after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, per Brett Dawson of the New Orleans Advocate: Source: Pelicans Tyreke Evans had [...]

Some NBA players, many of them highly regarded defenders, would view leading the league in blocks as a luxury, an added bonus that, in the end, doesn’t mean too much. Anthony Davis is not one of those players. The New Orleans Pelicans wunderkind sent away 200 shots last season, which led the entire Association. That’s [...]

The NBA’s preseason has not been kind to the New Orleans Pelicans’ big men. First Alexis Ajinca went down with a right hamstring strain, which, per a team announcement, is expected to sideline him for the next four to six weeks. Now, to make matters worse, starting center/$60 million man Omer Asik is projected to [...]

June 19th, 2008 – Dr. Dime For more Mock Drafts from all sorts of Blogs and Analysts check out our NBA Mock Drafts Database! The NBA Draft 2008 is only 1 week away (June 26th). After having personally attended 3 NBA pre-draft workouts over the past couple weeks, and after many changes being announced regarding [...]

Draft Order Team Projection Position Stat Line 1. Chicago Bulls Derrick Rose PG 14.9ppg, 4.7apg, 4.5rpg At 6’4”, Derrick’s above average size and quickness for a point guard will make a tough cover for any opposing point guard. Given Rose is a Chicago Native, Paxson better get this one right or Bulls fans will lose [...]