I n the NBA Rookie Ladder rankings, two players have emerged as the top options for Rookie of the Year, both big men taken in ...

If the Pelicans can hang their hats on any aspect of the 2024-25 campaign, it's how ready Missi has proven to handle a ...

Missi held his own vs. the likes of Karl-Anthony Towns, Nikola Jokic and Alperen Sengun, finishing December with averages of 11.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks.

It’ll be one Rookie of the Month vs. another Friday night at Smoothie King Center when the New Orleans Pelicans host the ...

Pelicans center Yves Missi, who has steadily risen weekly, has been named Western Conference Rookie of the Year for December.

It's the eighth double-double of the season for the rookie center, with half of them coming since the beginning of December. Missi is averaging 11.0 points, 9.7 boards, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks in ...

CJ McCollum scored 25 points and Dejounte Murray had a triple-double to help the New Orleans Pelicans to a second straight ...

Many NBA draft experts thought Pelicans' center Yves Missi was going to need a little time to develop. Just 30 games into his ...

After a strong finish to 2024, rookie big men Yves Missi and Alexandre Sarr rise to No. 1 and 2, respectively. Yves Missi’s ...

A pair of big men have been named the NBA’s Rookies of the Month for games played in December, the league announced on ...

The game also provided an intriguing matchup of big men, with the Wizards’ Alex Sarr and Pelicans’ Yves Missi winning rookie ...

CJ McCollum scored a team-high 25 points to help lead the visiting New Orleans Pelicans to a 110-98 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.