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2020-21 PELICANS SCHEDULE

Preseason

12/14 at MIA W, 114-92

12/18 vs. MIL W, 127-113 Regular Season [G] 12/23 at TOR W, 113-99 3/11 vs. MIN L, 135-105 th #5 • Kentucky (11 Season) • 6-1 • 214 12/25 at MIA L, 111-98 3/12 vs. CLE W, 116-82 2020-21 Averages Notables Last Game 12/27 vs. SAS W, 98-95 3/14 vs. LAC W, 135-115 12/29 at PHX L, 111-86 3/16 at POR L, 125-124 • First season with NOP. 12.2 ppg 12/31 at OKC W, 113-80 3/18 at POR L, 101-93 • Shot .341 from three- range. 13 pts, 4 rebs, 2 asts 3.4 rpg 1/2 vs. TOR W, 120-116 3/21 at DEN W, 113-108 • Career-high-tying 7 3FG 1/29 vs. MIL. 1/4 vs. IND L, 118-116 (OT) 3/23 vs. LAL W, 128-111 3.8 apg (5/16 vs. LAL) 1/6 vs. OKC L, 111-110 3/26 vs. DEN L, 113-108 1/8 vs. CHA L, 118-110 3/27 vs. DAL W, 112-103 1/11 at DAL Postponed 3/29 at BOS W, 115-109 [G] NICKEIL ALEXANDER-WALKER 1/13 at LAC L, 111-106 4/1 vs. ORL L, 115-110 (OT) #6 • (2nd Season) • 6-5 • 205 1/15 at LAL L, 112-95 4/2 vs. ATL L, 126-103 2020-21 Averages Notables Last Game 1/17 at SAC W, 128-123 4/4 at HOU W, 122-105 • Career-high 37 points 1/13 at LAC. 1/19 at UTA L, 118-102 4/6 at ATL L, 123-107 1/21 at UTA L, 129-118 4/7 at BKN L, 139-111 • As a starter (13 games) averaged 19.0 ppg 1/23 at MIN L, 120-110 4/9 vs. PHI W, 101-94 11.0 ppg (.459 FG%, .412 3FG%), 5.0 rpg, and 3.0 apg. 14 pts, 4 rbs, 5 asts 1/25 vs. SAS Postponed 4/11 at CLE W, 116-109 3.1 rpg • Scored 13-plus points in 12 of his last 15 (5/16 vs. LAL) 1/27 vs. WAS W, 124-106 4/12 vs. SAC W, 117-110 2.2 apg games. 1/29 vs. MIL W, 131-126 4/14 vs. NYK L, 116-106 • Named to World Team for 2021 NBA Rising 1/30 vs. HOU L, 126-112 4/16 at WAS L, 117-115 (OT) Stars. 2/1 vs. SAC L, 118-109 4/18 at NYK L, 122-112 (OT) 2/3 vs. PHX W, 123-101 4/20 vs. BKN L, 134-129 [F] 2/5 at IND W, 114-113 4/22 at ORL W, 135-100 2/6 vs. MEM W, 118-109 4/24 vs. SAS L, 110-108 #8 • Xavier (OH) (Rookie) • 6-7 • 220 2/9 vs. HOU W, 130-101 4/26 vs. LAC W, 120-103 2020-21 Averages Notables Last Game 2/10 at CHI L, 129-116 4/28 at DEN L, 114-112 2/12 at DAL L, 143-130 4/29 at OKC W, 109-95 7.7 ppg • Made first career start 4/2 vs. ATL. 2/14 at DET L, 123-112 5/1 at MIN W, 140-136 (OT) 4.6 rpg • Averaged 9.7 points (.399 FG%, .358 3FG%) 18 pts, 6 rbs, 7 asts 2/16 at MEM W, 144-113 5/3 vs. GSW L, 123-108 2.8 apg 5.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists in 25 games since 4/2. (5/16 vs. LAL) 2/17 vs. POR L, 126-124 5/4 vs. GSW W, 108-103 • Signed multi-year contract on 5/7. 2/19 vs. PHX L, 132-114 5/7 at PHI L, 109-107 2/21 vs. BOS W, 120-115 (OT) 5/9 at CHA W, 112-110 2/24 vs. DET W, 128-118 5/10 at MEM L, 115-110 2/25 at MIL L, 129-125 5/12 at DAL L, 125-107 [F] JAMES JOHNSON 2/27 at SAS L, 117-114 5/14 at GSW L, 125-122 #14 • Wake Forest (12th Season) • 6-7 • 240 3/1 vs. UTA W, 129-124 5/16 vs. LAL L, 110-98 2020-21 Averages Notables Last Game 3/3 vs. CHI L, 128-124 • Acquired by NOP on 3/26/21 from DAL. 3/4 vs. MIA L, 103-93 Broadcast Key [All Times Central] 7.2 ppg • Averaged 9.2 points (.434 FG%, .267 3FG%), 8 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts * - Denotes Coverage by BSNO 3.5 rpg 4.1 rebounds, and 2.2 assists with NOP. # - Denotes Coverage by ESPN 1.9 apg • Season-high 18 points 4/4 at HOU. (5/16 vs. LAL) + - Denotes Coverage by ABC % - Denotes Coverage by TNT • 16 double-digit scoring performances in 20-21. ^ - Denotes Coverage by NBA TV ! – Denotes Coverage by ESPN Radio [C] WILLY HERNANGÓMEZ All-Star Break – March 5-10 #9 • Spain (5th Season) • 6-11 • 250 2020-21 Averages Notables Last Game ROSTER NOTES/INJURIES: • First season with NOP. 7.8 ppg • Shot .563 from the field. 7.1 rpg 19 pts, 13 rebs, 2 blks • 11 double-doubles in 20-21, including a 1.1 apg career-high 17 rebounds 2/17 vs. POR. (5/16 vs. LAL)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Nickeil (ni-KEEL) Alexander- Walker, Wenyen (WHEN-yin) Gabriel, Willy Hernangómez (Billy hair-NAHN-gomez), (ih-WON-doo), Kira 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS (KY-ruh) Lewis Jr., Naji (NAH-zjee) Marshall, Didi Louzada RECORD HOME ROAD (lou-ZADA) OVERALL 31-41 18-18 13-23 2-4 *Recent Transactions on page 12 SW DIVISION 6-6 4-2 2-4 WESTERN 18-24 11-10 7-14 1-0 EASTERN 13-17 7-8 6-9 1-4 PELICANS ON THE AIR All regular season games, the entire preseason and the Pelicans’ playoff contests will be heard on the team’s flagship station ESPN New Orleans, 100.3 FM, as the Pelicans enter their first of a multi-season agreement. Todd Graffagnini is in his second season as the radio voice of the Pelicans, while John DeShazier is in his ninth season as color analyst. Graffagnini, DeShazier and Daniel Sallerson will also host a weekly insiders show featuring interviews with Pelicans players, coaches, front office executives and other guests.

The and New Orleans will begin their ninth year of bringing a variety of both home and road games into the homes of the Greater New Orleans area and Gulf South region. Bally will broadcast 72 regular season games and is available statewide on cable and satellite providers. With the continuation of the affiliation comes a return to the broadcast team, with (Play-by- Play), former New Orleans Player (Color Analyst) and Jennifer Hale (Sideline Reporter). Included is a live 30-minute pre and post-game show as well as additional programming.

PELICANS 2020-21 HEAD-TO-HEAD WIN GRID: A B B C C C D D D G H I L L M M M M N O O P P P S S T U W T T K O H H L A E E S O N A A E I I I Y K R H H O A A O T A O L N S A I E L N T W U D C L M A L N K C L I X R C S R A S T W 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 31 L 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 41

RECENT GAMES New Orleans 98, L.A. Lakers 110 May 16, 2021 – Smoothie King , New Orleans, LA Pelicans High Scorer: Hernangómez, 19 Lakers High Scorer: James, 25 Pelicans High Rebounder: Hernangómez, 13 Lakers High Rebounder: Drummond, 13 Pelicans High Assists: Marshall, 7 Lakers High Assists: James/Caldwell-Pope, 6

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 FINAL Lakers 36 27 28 19 110 Pelicans 28 31 17 22 98

• The Pelicans got to the line more frequently and shot at a higher rate shooting 15-of-21 (.714) from the charity stripe while the Lakers shot 9-of-15 (.600) from the line. • Willy Hernangómez paced the team in scoring with 19 points and recorded his 11th double-double of the season with 13 rebounds. • New Orleans committed 21 turnovers resulting in 23 points for the Lakers, while the Lakers committed 10 turnovers resulting in nine points for the Pelicans. • New Orleans outshot the Lakers from behind the arc, knocking down 9-of-25 (.360), while the Lakers only shot 11-of-35 (.314) from deep range. • LeBron James recorded 25 points, his 34th game this season scoring 20+ points. James also recorded six assists and three steals. • Naji Marshall recorded 18 points, brought in six rebounds and matched his career-high with seven assists. Marshall also shot 4-of-6 (.666) from three point range with his four makes setting a new career-high. • The Lakers take the win in the season series 2-1 after splitting the season series last year 1-1. The Lakers now lead in the all-time record between the two teams 41-23.

New Orleans 122, Golden State 125 May 14, 2021 – Chase Center, San Francisco, CA Pelicans High Scorer: Alexander-Walker, 30 Warriors High Scorer: Poole, 38 Pelicans High Rebounder: Marshall, 13 Warriors High Rebounder: Toscano-Anderson, 9 Pelicans High Assists: Bledsoe/Alexander-Walker, 4 Warriors High Assists: Toscano-Anderson, 9

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 FINAL Pelicans 32 25 33 32 122 Warriors 41 34 24 26 125

• New Orleans outrebounded the Warriors 51-46, which led to the Pelicans outscoring Golden State 14-6 on second chance points. • Despite being without Steph Curry, Golden State shot 17-of-39 (.436) from behind the arc, while New Orleans only converted 11-of-27 (.407) from deep range. • posted a game-high 38 points to go along with six assists and four rebounds, while shooting 12-of-22 (.545) from the floor, 4-of-9 (.444) from three point range and 10-of-11 (.909) from the free throw line. Poole’s 38 points is the most points by a Warriors player age 21 or younger since on March 3, 2003 vs. Wizards (41). • Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Pelicans with 30 points, shooting 11-of-24 (.458) from the field and 4-of-8 (.500) from deep range. Alexander-Walker added five boards, four assists, three steals and a . • New Orleans outscored Golden State 68-42 on points in the paint. • Naji Marshall set career-highs with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Marshall becomes the sixth rookie in franchise history to record three double-doubles, joining (21), (20), (14), , and . • New Orleans only turned the ball over nine times leading to 12 points for the Warriors, while Golden State had 18 miscues that resulted in 18 points for the Pelicans. • Golden State won the season series 2-1 against New Orleans.

New Orleans 107, Dallas 125 May 12, 2021 – American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX Pelicans High Scorer: Bledsoe/Hayes, 15 Mavericks High Scorer: Dončić, 33 Pelicans High Rebounder: Hernangómez, 10 Mavericks High Rebounder: Dončić/Powell, 8 Pelicans High Assists: Bledsoe, 4 Mavericks High Assists: Dončić, 8

Score By Quarter 1 2 3 4 FINAL Pelicans 30 28 22 27 107 Mavericks 32 45 34 14 125

• Dallas posted a season-high for most points scored in a quarter with 45 points in the second period and tied a season-high for most points scored in a half with 77 points in the first half. • Dallas outshot the Pelicans from all areas of the floor, converting 47-of-96 (.490) from the field, 15-of-45 (.333) from three point range and 16-of-20 (.800) from the charity stripe, while New Orleans only shot 36-of-87 (.414) from the floor, 7-of-28 (.250) from behind the arc and 28-of-38 (.737) from the free throw line. • Off the bench, Jaxson Hayes led the Pelicans with 15 points, shooting 7-of-8 (.875) from the free throw line…Didi Louzada scored his first career NBA bucket and finished with two points and one . • Luka Dončić notched a game-high 33 points on 12-of-24 (.500) from the field and 7-of-15 (.467) from deep range. Dončić added eight boards and eight assists. • New Orleans had all five starters scoring in double-digits; Eric Bledsoe (15), Nickeil Alexander-Walker (13), Naji Marshall, (12), James Johnson (11), Willy Hernangómez (12). • Dallas won the season series 2-1 against New Orleans.

2020-21 PELICANS BY THE NUMBERS PELICANS LEADERS (leaders include ties) Player 10+ 20+ 30+ 10+ 10+ 10+ Double- Triple- High High High High High Pts Pts Pts Rbs Asts Blks Doubles Doubles Pts Rbs Asts Stls Blks Adams 20 24 1 13 1 23 2 13 15 Alexander-Walker 24 6 3 4 3 13 9 Ball 43 12 2 3 5 6 1 2 4 27 25 12 Bledsoe 45 7 1 3 4 3 1 10 12 9 Hart 21 2 12 7 13 4 6 Hayes 22 1 2 2 5 17 Hernangómez 19 15 11 1 15 1 5 7 Gabriel 3 1 4 Ingram 61 45 11 4 1 4 26 4 22 7 15 Iwundu (NOP) 2 2 Iwundu (TOT) 2 Lewis Jr. 16 1 1 2 11 5 Johnson (NOP) 10 2 4 6 Johnson (TOT) 16 Marshall 12 1 3 3 3 4 6 2 Melli 1 2 1 Redick 12 2 2 2 Thomas 2 Thornwell 3 1 Williamson 61 54 21 14 14 38 17 12 11 16 TOTALS 371 130 37 77 10 61 2

2020-21 DOUBLE-DOUBLE BREAKDOWN Double-Doubles* Triple-Doubles Player Point/ Point/Rebound 20/10 Point/Rebound/Assist Point/Rebound/Block (Career Total) (Career Total) (Career Total) Adams 1 (1) 12 (124) 1 (1) Ball 4 (26) 2 (16) 2 1 (7) Bledsoe 3 (34) 1 (18) 1 (5) Hart 7 (29) 1 Hayes (3) Hernangómez 11 (32) Ingram 1 (3) 3 (18) 4 Johnson (1) (15) Marshall 3 (3) 1 Williamson 14 (16) 11 * Includes triple-doubles

LEADERS OF THE POD – 2020-21 TEAM LEADERS CATEGORY PLAYER TOTAL Points 1647 Rebounds 514 Off. Rebounds Steven Adams 213 Assists 316 Steals Lonzo Ball 82 Blocks Zion Williamson 39 3PM Lonzo Ball 172 FTM Zion Williamson 369 FTA Zion Williamson 529

2020-21 GAMES MISSED PLAYER REASON GAMES MISSED W/L Left Calf; Tightness 1 (2/1) 0-1 Right Ankle; Sprain 2 (2/19-2/21) 1-1 Steven Adams Right Ankle; Soreness 1 (4/2) 0-1 Right First MTP; Sprain 9 (4/26, 4/29-5/3, 5/7-5/16) 4-6 Nickeil Alexander-Walker Left High Ankle; Sprain 18 (4/6-5/7) 8-10 Bilateral Knee; Tendinopathy 3 (1/13-1/17) 1-2 Right Hip Flexor; Strain 7 (3/21-4/2) 4-3 Lonzo Ball Left Hip Flexor; Soreness 4 (4/9-4/14) 3-1 Right Thumb; Strain 3 (5/12-5/16) 0-3 Eric Bledsoe Right Eye; Irritation 1 (1/13) 0-1 Right Knee/Quadriceps; Tendinosis 6 (12/23-1/2) 4-2 G League Assignment 2 (3/3-3/4) 0-2 Right Thumb; Sprain 25 (4/2-5/16) 10-15 Jaxson Hayes Right Wrist; Sprain 1 (3/27) 1-0 Right First MTP; Irritation 5 (4/1-4/7) 1-4 Left Ankle; Sprain 6 (5/7-5/16) 1-5 Inactive (NWT) 1 (3/26) 0-1 Wes Iwundu Left Shoulder; Sprain 2 (5/14-5/16) 0-2 Inactive (NWT) 1 (3/26) 0-1 James Johnson NWT (Health and Safety Protocols) 1 (3/27) 1-0 Right Adductor; Strain 4 (4/20-4/26) 2-2 Kira Lewis Jr. Right Calf; Strain 3 (4/4-4/7) 1-2 Didi Louzada Inactive (NWT) 5 (4/28-5/4) 3-2 Inactive (NWT) 2 (12/23, 12/25) 1-1 Will Magnay Inactive (CD) 13 (12/27-12/31, 1/8, 1/15-1/27, 3/11, 4/9-4/11) 6-7 Inactive (Two-Way Transfer) 17 (2/3-3/4) 8-9 Inactive (CD) 3 (1/29, 2/6, 2/9) 3-0 Naji Marshall Left Ankle Sprain 4 (1/30-2/5) 2-2 Inactive (Two-Way Transfer) 13 (2/10-3/4) 4-9 Nicolò Melli NWT (Personal) 1 (1/6) 0-1 Inactive 1 (4/12) 1-0 Right Hamstring; Tightness 1 (2/27) 0-1 JJ Redick Right Heel; Soreness 8 (3/4-3/23) 4-4 Isaiah Thomas Inactive (Health and Safety Protocols) 1 (4/4) 1-0 Inactive (Health and Safety Protocols) 3 (1/2-1/6) 1-2 Inactive (Health and Safety Protocols) 1 (1/13) 0-1 Right Fifth Toe; Irritation 1 (3/4) 0-1 Zion Williamson Right Thumb; Sprain 3 (4/1-4/4) 1-2 Left Hand; Fracture 6 (5/7-5/16) 1-5 TOTAL GAMES MISSED 189 --- TOTAL GAMES MISSED (INJURY/ILLNESS ONLY) 125 --- TOTAL GAMES MISSED (HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS) 6

GAMES GAMES DNP GAMES DND GAMES DND GAMES NWT GAMES NWT PLAYER GAMES DNP-CD INACTIVE Injury/Illness/Personal Injury/Illness Personal Injury/Illness Personal Adams 11 3 Alexander-Walker 16 8 1 Ball 10 1 6 Bledsoe 1 Gabriel 8 43 Hart 25 Hayes 1 11 Hernangómez 25 Ingram 10 1 Iwundu 1 8 1 1 Johnson 4 1 1 1 Lewis Jr. 3 15 Louzada 5 3 Magnay 32 17 Marshall 20 20 Melli 20 1 Nunnally 1 9 Redick 7 3 2 Thomas 1 2 Thornwell 3 24 Williamson 10 1

2020-21 STARTING LINEUPS (MOST RECENT IN BOLD) Games Total (Game #) GUARD (1) GUARD (2) FORWARD (3) FORWARD (4) CENTER (5) W-L PCT. 41 (1-9, 13-18, 20-28, 31-35, 37- 41, 56-60, 62, 66) Ball Bledsoe Ingram Williamson Adams 17-24 .415 1 (10) Alexander-Walker Thornwell Hart Ingram Adams 0-1 .000 1 (11) Alexander-Walker Hart Ingram Williamson Adams 0-1 .000 6 (12, 42-46) Bledsoe Alexander-Walker Ingram Williamson Adams 5-1 .833 1 (19) Ball Bledsoe Ingram Williamson Hayes 0-1 .000 6 (29-30, 61, 63-65) Ball Bledsoe Ingram Williamson Hernangómez 4-2 .667 1 (36) Ball Bledsoe Hart Ingram Adams 0-1 .000 1 (47) Alexander-Walker Bledsoe Hart Johnson Adams 0-1 .000 1 (48) Alexander-Walker Bledsoe Marshall Johnson Hayes 0-1 .000 1 (49) Ball Bledsoe Johnson Hayes Adams 1-0 1.000 2 (50-51) Ball Bledsoe Johnson Williamson Adams 0-2 .000 2 (52-53, 55) Bledsoe Marshall Ingram Williamson Adams 2-1 .667 1 (54) Bledsoe Iwundu Ingram Williamson Adams 1-0 1.000 3 (67-69) Ball Bledsoe Marshall Johnson Hernangómez 1-2 .333 3 (70-72) Bledsoe Alexander-Walker Marshall Johnson Hernangómez 0-3 .000

2020-21 PELICANS RECORD WHEN… CATEGORY H R O CATEGORY H R O CATEGORY H R O LEAD AFTER Q1 12-9 7-9 19-18 TRAIL AFTER Q1 6-8 5-14 11-22 TIED AFTER Q1 0-1 0-1 0-2 LEAD AFTER Q2 10-7 9-4 19-11 TRAIL AFTER Q2 6-11 2-19 8-30 TIED AFTER Q2 2-0 1-1 3-1 LEAD AFTER Q3 14-5 10-4 24-9 TRAIL AFTER Q3 3-13 2-18 5-31 TIED AFTER Q3 1-0 0-2 1-2 OUTSHOOT OPP. 15-8 11-7 26-15 OUTSHOT BY OPP. 3-10 1-17 4-27 TIED AFTER Q4 1-2 0-2 1-4 OUTREBOUND OPP. 15-12 12-17 27-29 OUTREBOUNDED BY OPP. 2-5 0-6 2-11 FG% TIED OUTSHOOT/OUTREBOUND OPP. 12-5 11-4 24-9 OUTSHOT/OUTREBOUNDED BY OPP. 1-2 0-3 1-5 REBOUNDS TIED 1-1 0-1 1-2 MORE ASSISTS 13-5 8-7 20-13 MORE ASSISTS BY OPP. 2-12 4-14 6-26 ASSISTS TIED 3-1 0-2 3-3 MORE FT ATT. 15-13 11-11 26-24 MORE FT ATT. BY OPP. 3-4 2-10 5-14 FT ATT. TIED 0-1 0-2 0-3 MORE 3FG MADE 7-2 3-3 10-5 MORE 3FG MADE BY OPP. 10-15 8-20 18-35 3FG MADE TIED 1-1 1-1 2-2 MORE TURNOVERS 8-13 7-12 15-25 MORE TURNOVERS BY OPP. 6-3 4-8 10-11 TURNOVERS TIED 4-2 1-4 5-6 MORE PTS IN PAINT 15-11 9-15 24-26 MORE PTS IN PAINT BY OPP. 3-5 2-7 5-12 PTS IN PAINT TIED 0-2 1-2 1-4 MORE 2ND CHANCE PTS 13-12 7-16 20-28 MORE 2ND CHANCE PTS BY OPP. 5-5 3-8 8-13 2ND CHANCE PTS TIED 0-1 2-0 2-1 MORE FB PTS 9-11 6-10 15-21 MORE FB PTS BY OPP. 9-5 4-13 13-18 FB PTS TIED 0-2 2-0 2-2 MORE PTS OFF TOs 10-4 4-6 14-10 MORE PTS OFF TOs BY OPP. 8-13 8-16 16-29 PTS OFF TOs TIED 0-1 0-2 0-3 MORE BENCH PTS 6-6 6-13 12-19 MORE BENCH PTS BY OPP. 12-12 6-11 18-23 BENCH PTS TIED 0-1 0-1 SHOOT UNDER 40% 1-2 0-2 1-4 OPP. SHOOTS UNDER 40% 2-0 3-1 5-1 1ST GAME OF B2B 3-5 3-3 6-8 SHOOT 40-49% 6-12 4-18 10-30 OPP. SHOOTS 40-49% 14-10 7-12 21-22 2ND GAME OF B2B 5-4 1-4 6-8 SHOOT 50-59% 9-4 7-4 16-8 OPP. SHOOTS 50-59% 1-8 2-11 3-19 1 DAY REST 9-11 9-17 18-28 SHOOT <60% 1-0 1-0 2-0 OPP. SHOOTS <60% 2 DAYS REST 2-2 1-1 3-3 GRAB 50+ RBS 11-5 7-7 18-12 OPP. GRAB 50+ RBS 0-1 2-4 2-5 3+ DAYS REST 1-1 1-1 2-2 GRAB 40+ RBS 17-9 12-21 29-30 OPP. GRAB 40+ RBS 7-12 6-13 13-25 ON NATL’ TV (ABC/ESPN/TNT) 6-4 1-11 7-15 GRAB <40 RBS 0-6 0-3 0-9 OPP. GRAB <40 RBS 11-7 6-9 17-16 10+ 3FG MADE 11-8 9-14 20-22 HAND OUT 25+ ASTS 13-13 8-12 21-25 OPP. HANDS OUT 25+ ASTS 7-14 6-14 13-28 OPP. 10+ 3FG MADE 15-16 12-21 27-37 SCORE BELOW 80 OPP. SCORE BELOW 80 OPP. <20 FGM IN PAINT 4-2 4-7 8-9 SCORE 80-89 0-1 0-1 OPP. SCORE 80-89 1-0 1-0 2-0 BEFORE ALL-STAR 10-9 5-12 15-21 SCORE 90-99 1-2 0-3 1-5 OPP. SCORE 90-99 2-0 2-0 4-0 AFTER ALL-STAR 7-9 6-11 13-20 SCORE 100+ 17-16 11-20 28-36 OPP. SCORE 100+ 15-18 9-24 24-42 AFTER DEADLINE 5-8 6-9 11-17 SCORE 110+ 15-9 11-15 26-24 OPP. SCORE 110+ 8-17 5-22 13-39 2 PLAYERS w/ 10+ RBS 5-6 3-2 8-8 SCORE 120+ 11-3 5-4 17-7 OPP. SCORE 120+ 2-8 2-12 4-20 2 PLAYERS w/ DBL-DBL 5-3 3-0 8-3 SCORE 130+ 3-0 3-1 6-1 OPP. SCORE 130+ 0-3 1-2 1-5 3 PLAYERS SCORE 20+ PTS 5-3 3-3 8-6 IN DECEMBER 1-0 2-2 3-2 ON SUNDAY 3-1 4-3 7-4 PLAYER SCORES 14+ BENCH PTS 6-6 7-8 13-14 IN JANUARY 3-4 1-5 4-9 ON MONDAY 3-3 1-1 4-4 GAMES DECIDED BY 3≤ PTS 1-4 1-7 2-11 IN FEBRUARY 5-3 2-5 7-8 ON TUESDAY 3-1 1-4 4-5 GAMES DECIDED BY 4-5 PTS 5-4 3-3 8-7 IN MARCH 5-4 2-2 7-6 ON WEDNESDAY 3-4 1-5 4-9 GAMES DECIDED BY 6-10 PTS 5-4 3-3 8-7 IN APRIL 3-5 4-5 7-10 ON THURSDAY 0-3 3-3 3-6 GAMES DECIDED BY 11-19 PTS 3-4 2-9 5-13 IN MAY 1-2 1-5 2-7 ON FRIDAY 4-4 1-6 5-10 GAMES DECIDED BY 20+ PTS 4-2 3-2 7-4 ZION HAS 5 ASSISTS 12-3 4-5 16-8 ON SATURDAY 2-2 1-2 3-4 IN ASSOC. ED. UNIFORMS (WHITE) 3-3 4-7 7-10 BALL HITS 5 THREE’S 3-3 3-1 6-4 WILLIAMSON SCORES 30+ PTS 5-5 5-6 10-11 IN ICON ED. UNIFORMS (BLUE) 5-5 4-1 9-6 ADAMS GRABS 10+ RBS 8-5 5-6 13-11 INGRAM SCORES 30+ PTS 5-1 2-4 7-5 IN STATEMENT ED. UNIFORMS (RED) 4-5 1-14 5-19 HART HAS A DBL-DBL 3-2 2-0 5-2 BLEDSOE SCORES 10+ PTS 12-12 7-14 19-26 IN CITY ED. UNIFORMS 6-5 3-2 9-7

2020-21 NEW ORLEANS PELICANS TEAM HIGHS & LOWS Highs Lows Total Points 144 at MEM 16-Feb 86 at PHX 29-Dec Field Goals Made 56 at MEM 16-Feb 31 at MIA 25-Dec Field Goals Att. 102 at MIL 25-Feb 76 at IND 5-Feb % .654 vs. LAC 14-Mar .389 vs. SAS 27-Dec 3-Pt. Field Goals Made 21# vs. MIL 29-Jan 3 at PHX 29-Dec 3-Pt. Field Goals Att. 48 vs. MIL 29-Jan 11 vs. UTA 1-Mar Free Throws Made 36 vs. TOR 2-Jan 4 at LAL 15-Jan Free Throws Att. 47 vs. TOR 2-Jan 8 at LAL 15-Jan Free Throw % .923 vs. LAL 23-Mar .455 at CHA 9-May Offensive Rebounds 20 at NYK 18-Apr 4 vs. LAC 14-Mar Defensive Rebounds 51 vs. CLE 12-Mar 23 at BKN 7-Apr Total Rebounds 70 vs. CLE 12-Mar 34 vs. ATL 2-Apr Assists 38 Twice 15 vs. SAS 27-Dec Steals 14 at MEM 16-Feb 2 3 Times Turnovers 27 at TOR 23-Dec 7 Twice Blocked Shots 9 3 Times 0 vs. OKC 6-Jan Bench Points 63 at MEM 16-Feb 17 Twice 1st Quarter Points 43 at UTA 21-Jan 15 vs. MIA 4-Mar 2nd Quarter Points 45 at ORL 22-Apr 15 Twice 3rd Quarter Points 43 Twice 14 Twice 4th Quarter Points 45 vs. CHI 3-Mar 12 vs. PHX 19-Feb 1st Half Points 74 Twice 43 at LAC 13-Jan 2nd Half Points 81 at MEM 16-Feb 37 at LAL 15-Jan 2nd Half w/ OT Points 75^ at MIN 1-May 54^ at WAS 16-Apr Overtime Period Points 17^ at MIN 1-May 9^ Twice *Franchise Record # Ties Franchise Record ^ Overtime Game 2020-21 OPPONENTS TEAM HIGHS & LOWS Highs Lows Total Points 143 at DAL 12-Feb 80 at OKC 31-Dec Field Goals Made 52 at MIL 25-Feb 30 Twice Field Goals Att. 106^ Twice 73 Twice Field Goal % .593 at CHI 10-Feb .341 vs. CLE 12-Mar 3-Pt. Field Goals Made 25 Twice 4^ at WAS 16-Apr 3-Pt. Field Goals Att. 53 vs. GSW 4-May 25^ vs. ORL 1-Apr Free Throws Made 31 at POR 16-Mar 5 3 Times Free Throws Att. 37 at MIN 23-Jan 7 Twice Free Throw % 1.000 3 Times .333 at OKC 31-Dec Offensive Rebounds 16 vs. CHA 8-Jan 3 3 Times Defensive Rebounds 43 4 Times 23 Twice Total Rebounds 54 at UTA 19-Jan 31 vs. POR 17-Feb Assists 38 vs. PHX 19-Feb 11 at POR 18-Mar Steals 17^ at MIN 1-May 2 vs. DAL 27-Mar Turnovers 22 at OKC 29-Apr 6 3 Times Blocked Shots 19 at MEM 10-May 0 at MEM 16-Feb Bench Points 72 vs. MIN 11-Mar 7 vs. DEN 26-Mar 1st Quarter Points 44 at CHI 10-Feb 18 Twice 2nd Quarter Points 48 vs. HOU 30-Jan 17 vs. LAL 23-Mar 3rd Quarter Points 46 at ATL 6-Apr 9 vs. CLE 12-Mar 4th Quarter Points 43 at POR 16-Mar 7# at OKC 31-Dec 1st Half Points 79* at BKN 7-Apr 43 at OKC 29-Apr 2nd Half Points 81 vs. MIL 29-Jan 33 at OKC 31-Dec 2nd Half w/ OT Points 71^ at MIN 1-May 52^ vs. BOS 21-Feb Overtime Period Points 19^ at NYK 18-Apr 7^ vs. BOS 21-Feb *Franchise Record # Ties Franchise Record ^ Overtime Game 2020-21 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS New Orleans Pelicans Total Points 39 Zion Williamson vs. DEN 26-Mar Points in a Half 26 Nickeil Alexander-Walker (2nd) at LAC 13-Jan Points in a Quarter 17 B. Ingram (3rd)/Z. Williamson (2nd) Twice Bench Points 27 Josh Hart at MEM 16-Feb Minutes 47^ Josh Hart vs. ORL 1-Apr Field Goals Made 16 Zion Williamson vs. DEN 26-Mar Field Goals Attempted 31^ Brandon Ingram vs. IND 4-Jan 3-Point Field Goals Made 8 Lonzo Ball (x2) Twice 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 17^* Lonzo Ball at MIN 1-May Free Throws Made 12 Zion Williamson vs. DAL 27-Mar Free Throws Attempted 18 Zion Williamson vs. DAL 27-Mar Offensive Rebounds 10 Steven Adams vs. MIL 29-Jan Defensive Rebounds 16^ Josh Hart vs. ORL 1-Apr Total Rebounds 20 Steven Adams vs. MIL 29-Jan Assists 17 Lonzo Ball at POR 16-Mar Steals 5 Lonzo Ball/Zion Williamson/Josh Hart 3 Times Turnovers 7 B. Ingram/Z. Williamson(2x)/N. Marshall 3 Times Blocked Shots 6 Jaxson Hayes at CHA 9-May

Opponents Total Points 50 at POR 16-Mar Points in a Half 31 (2nd)/Damian Lillard (2nd) Twice Points in a Quarter 24 Bradley Beal (3rd) vs. WAS 27-Jan Bench Points 30 Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. DAL 27-Mar Minutes 47^ at NYK 18-Apr Field Goals Made 17 Fox/Beal/LaVine/Dončić/Jokić 5 Times Field Goals Attempted 37 Bradley Beal vs. WAS 27-Jan 3-Point Field Goals Made 9 Zach LaVine at CHI 10-Feb 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 20 vs. GSW 4-May Free Throws Made 18 Damian Lillard at POR 16-Mar Free Throws Attempted 18 Damian Lillard at POR 16-Mar Offensive Rebounds 7 Wendell Carter Jr. vs. CHI 3-Mar Defensive Rebounds 14 / Twice Total Rebounds 18 /Moses Brown Twice Assists 19 Chris Paul vs. PHX 19-Feb Steals 6 at MIN 1-May Turnovers 8 Kevin Porter Jr. at HOU 4-Apr Blocked Shots 6 / Twice # Ties Franchise Record * Franchise Record ^Overtime Game

THE LAST TIME

AN INDIVIDUAL… A TEAM… Had 30+ points: Scored 120+ points: NOP: 30, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, at Golden State, 5/14/21 NOP: 122, at Golden State, (L, 125-122), 5/14/21 OPP: 38, Jordan Poole, at Golden State, 5/14/21 OPP: 125, at Golden State, (L, 125-122), 5/14/21

Had 40+ points: Scored 130+ points: NOP: 49, Brandon Ingram, vs. Utah, 1/16/20 (OT) NOP: 140, at Minnesota, (W, 140-136, OT), 5/1/21 OPP: 43, , at Charlotte, 5/9/21 OPP: 136, at Minnesota, (W, 140-136, OT), 5/1/21

Had 50+ points: Scored 140+ points: NOP: 53, Anthony Davis, vs. Phoenix, 2/26/18 NOP: 140, at Minnesota, (W, 140-136, OT), 5/1/21 OPP: 50, Damian Lillard, at Portland, 3/16/21 OPP: 143, at Dallas (L, 143-130), 2/12/21

Had 15+ rebounds: Scored 150+ points: NOP: 16, Willy Hernangómez, at Charlotte, 5/9/21 NOP: --- OPP: 18, Moses Brown, at City, 4/29/21 OPP: ---

Had 20+ rebounds: Shot .600+ from the field: NOP: 20, Steven Adams, vs. , 1/29/21 NOP: .654 (53-of-81), vs. LA Clippers, 3/14/21 OPP: 20, Clint Capela, vs. Houston, 11/11/19 OPP: .629 (56-of-89), at Denver, 11/17/17

Had 25+ rebounds: Won by 20+ points: NOP: 26, Anthony Davis, at , 1/2/19 NOP: 35, at Orlando (W, 135-100), 4/22/21 OPP: 27, Karl-Anthony Towns, at Minnesota, 1/12/19 OPP: 28, at Brooklyn (L, 139-111), 4/7/21

Had 15+ assists: Won by 30+ points: NOP: 17, Lonzo Ball, at Portland, 3/16/21 NOP: 35, at Orlando (W, 135-100), 4/22/21 OPP: 15, , vs. Golden State, 5/3/21 OPP: 30, vs. Minnesota (L, 135-105), 3/11/21

Had 20+ assists: Won by 40+ points: NOP: 25, , vs. Brooklyn, 12/27/17 NOP: 48, vs. Minnesota (139-91), 10/28/14 OPP: 20, Chris Paul, at L.A. Clippers, 12/10/16 OPP: 46, at Dallas (L, 130-84), 12/7/19

Had 10+ blocks: Failed to make a three-pointer: NOP: 10, Anthony Davis, vs. Utah, 3/11/18 NOP: (0-9) vs. Portland (L, 84-77), 1/16/12 OPP: 11, , at Indiana, 11/21/12 OPP: (0-3) vs. Charlotte (W, 73-71), 3/12/12

Had 5+ steals: Overtime win: NOP: 5, Josh Hart, vs. , 3/23/21 NOP: 140-136 (OT), at Minnesota, 5/1/21 OPP: 6, Ricky Rubio, at Minnesota, 5/1/21 OPP: 117-115 (OT), at Washington, 4/16/21

Made 15+ field goals: Double-Overtime win: NOP: 15, Zion Williamson, vs. Philadelphia, 4/9/21 NOP: 138-128 (2OT), at Brooklyn, 2/10/18 OPP: 17, Nikola Jokić, vs. Denver, 3/26/21 OPP: 110-108 (2OT), vs. Memphis, 12/5/16

Made 20+ field goals: Pelicans (single-season) … NOP: 20, Julius Randle, vs. Portland, 3/15/19 Won 5 straight: 4/4/18-4/11/18 (5) OPP: 20, , vs. Portland 1/14/05 Won 10 straight: 2/10/18-3/7/18 (10) Won 5 straight at home: 11/7/18-11/19/18 (5) Made 5+ three-pointers: Won 10 straight at home: 2/27/08-4/6/08 (11) NOP: 7, Lonzo Ball, vs. Golden State, 5/4/21 Won 15 straight at home: --- OPP: 7, , at Golden State, 5/14/21 Won 5 straight on the road: 2/10/18-3/7/18 (7) Won 10 straight on the road: --- Made 15+ free throws: Lost 5 straight: 1/4/21-1/15/21 (5) NOP: 16, Brandon Ingram, vs. Utah, 1/16/20 (OT) Lost 10 straight: 11/23/19-12/17/19 (12) OPP: 15, De’Aaron Fox, vs. Sacramento, 4/12/21 Lost 5 straight at home: 11/27/19-12/17/19 (7) Lost 5 straight on the road: 11/23/19-12/13/19 (6) Made 20+ free throws: NOP: 20, Anthony Davis, vs. Denver, 11/17/18 OPP: ---

Had a triple-double: NOP: Lonzo Ball, at Denver (16 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists), 4/28/21 OPP: Draymond Green, vs. Golden State (10 points, 13 rebounds, 15 assists), 5/3/21

Had a 20/20 game: NOP: , vs. LA Clippers (20 points, 20 rebounds), 11/14/19 OPP: Karl-Anthony Towns, at Minnesota (27 points, 27 rebounds), 1/12/19

INSIDE SCOOP PELICANS BRIEFS Minny Men (Z-UNIT): Trailing 109-119 with 3:31 to play, New Orleans came away with a 140-136 overtime win over the PELICANS CAREER MILESTONE on May 1. To this point, teams were 7-637 this season when trailing by 10+ in the final four WATCH minutes of regulation. The Pels were sparked by historic performances from Zo and Zion: Eric Bledsoe • Zion Williamson notched 37 points on 14-of-17 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and eight assists. 10,000 Points 186 to Milestone Williamson joined Nikola Jokić as the only players to tally 35/8/8 on 80% shooting in the last 20 Jaxson Hayes th seasons. This was Williamson’s 10 game this season with 30 points on at least 70% shooting, a feat 1,000 Points 79 to Milestone accomplished by only four other players since 1983: Shaquille O’Neal, , , and Kevin McHale. • Lonzo Ball set a new career-high with 33 points to go along with 11 boards and eight dimes. Ball knocked down eight three-pointers for the second time this season, joining Ryan Anderson (3) as the only players in New Orleans franchise history to have multiple games with eight made threes. • Ball and Williamson became the fifth teammates in NBA history to tally at least 30 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists apiece in the same game, joining and Russell Westbrook (7/31/20), Alex English and Fat Lever (4/8/88), and John Havlicek (2/7/73), and and (11/23/65).

Finding Naji Marshall: After appearing in just seven games through the team’s first 47 contests, guard Naji Marshall made the most of his opportunity upon entering the Pelicans’ rotation. From April 2nd through the end of the season, Marshall averaged 9.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.4 assists in 27.1 minutes per game.

What a Return: After being sidelined for seven games with a right hip flexor strain, Lonzo Ball made his return to the lineup known on 4/4 at HOU, scoring a team-high 27 points while connecting on a career-high eight three-pointers…Ball became just the fifth player in franchise history to connect on at least eight three-pointers in a game, joining Peja Stojakovic, Ryan Anderson (x3), and JJ Redick…Additionally, Ball added nine assists on the evening, becoming the first player in Pelicans history to record at least eight triples and hand out eight assists in the same game.

1 of 1: Zion Williamson averaged 28.5 points on .623 FG%, .705 FT%, 7.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists since playing the on Feb. 3…Over that span, Williamson was the only player in the NBA to be averaging numbers of that caliber.

‘Keil-in It: Pelicans sophomore guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker provided consistent production when healthy…In his last 19 games of the regular season, Alexander- Walker averaged 15.3 points while shooting .421 from the floor and .383 from deep range…Additionally, the Canadian scored 13-plus points in 12 of his final 15 contests.

20/20 Vision: Pelicans All-Star forward Zion Williamson recorded 20-plus points in 25 straight games (2/5-4/6), marking the longest streak in NBA history for a player under 21 years old…Williamson secured the record in the Pelicans’ win over the Lakers on 3/23.

Brand New Paint Job: New Orleans showcased their ability to score in the lane at will this season…The Pelicans finished the regular season ranked 2nd in the NBA in points in the paint per game at 54.4, up from their 49.8 they averaged a season ago.

It’s Groundhog Day, Again: In similar fashion to last season, Lonzo Ball saw a significant increase in his production mid-way through the season after a slower start…Below is a comparison: 2019-20 Season PPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG 11/22-12/25 10.1 .374 .333 .500 5.0 5.2 12/27-3/8 14.2 .436 .413 .615 7.2 8.4 2020-21 Season 12/23-2/1 12.6 .399 .325 .643 3.8 4.8 2/3-Present 15.4 .420 .396 .820 5.2 6.1

Mount Zion: Pelicans forward Zion Williamson averaged 27.0 points on .611 shooting from the floor, becoming the first player in NBA history to average 27 points on .600 shooting for an entire season. Williamson becomes the fourth player in NBA history to average at least 24 points on 60% shooting for a season, joining elite company: • Kevin McHale (BOS) 1986-87: 26.1 PPG; .604 FG% • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (LAL) 1979-80: 24.8 PPG; .604 FG% • (PHI) 1966-67: 24.1 PPG; .683 FG%

Can’t Miss: Zion Williamson finished the regular season ranked 8th in the NBA in shooting with a .611 …Among the NBA’s top-ranked 94 scorers in the league, Williamson finished with the highest shooting percentage…Additionally, Williamson is just one of two players in the NBA that averaged at least 26 points while shooting .560 from the field and .695 from the foul line during the regular season, joining Nikola Jokić.

Select Company: Brandon Ingram finished among the league’s elite scorers once again this season…Ingram is one of just five players in the NBA that averaged at least 23.8 while shooting at least .465 from the field, .375 from three-point range, and .875 from the free throw line, joining Stephen Curry, , , and .

Point-Forward: Pelicans big man Zion Williamson displayed his abilities as a playmaker…On the season, Williamson finished with an assist percentage of 18.9%, ranking him in the 89th percentile of all bigs in the league…From 2/3-5/16, Williamson averaged 4.3 assists per game…His increase in playmaking throughout the season helped increase his usage rate…Williamson finished with a 28.2% usage rate, putting him in the 95th percentile of bigs in the NBA.

Long Ball: Throughout the season, Lonzo Ball improved his production from beyond the arc…Below is a breakdown: Time Frame (Games) 3FG% Catch & Shoot 3FG% 2020-21 Season (55 Games) .378 .402 12/23-1/23 (12 Games) .291 .250 1/27-Present (43 Games) .398 .437

Major Accomplishment for a Minor: Zion Williamson recorded his fifth 30-point game while shooting over .750 from the field 3/26 vs. DEN, becoming the first player in NBA history to do so before turning 21 years old…Only Shaquille O’Neal (3) and (2) have also recorded multiple such games. X-Factor: When Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball was at his best this season, it helped generate wins…Below is a breakdown: Outcome PPG FG% 3FG% APG RPG Wins 16.9 .452 .442 5.8 6.0 Losses 12.9 .385 .332 5.7 3.9

Closely Defended, Still a Bucket: Pelicans forward Zion Williamson showed his ability to score at will, regardless of the defense that was being thrown at him: Defended FGM/game (NBA Rank) FG% Frequency Very Tight (0-2 Feet) 2.1 (1) .557 22.7% Tight (2-4 Feet) 6.8 (1) .615 64.7%

Restricted Zone Access: Throughout the entire regular season, Zion Williamson made opponents pay under the basket…Williamson finished first in the league in restricted zone field goals with 548 on the season, while shooting .672 from near the basket, and scoring a league-leading 20.3 points per game in the paint…Williamson is the first player to average at least 19 points in the paint for an entire campaign since Shaquille O’Neal (19.6) in the 2002-03 season.

Mr. Mid Range: Brandon Ingram was dependable from the mid-range all season…Ingram connected on 169-of-356 (.475) from the mid-range this season, ranking 3rd in the NBA in total FGM from this zone.

All Hart: Pelicans reserve guard Josh Hart picked up where he left off when it comes to rebounding the ball…Hart averaged 8.0 rebounds per game, which is tied for second among players that primarily play in the backcourt, trailing only Russell Westbrook (11.5)…At 6-5, Hart, James Harden (6-5), and Westbrook (6-3) have the highest rebounding averages in the NBA among players 6-5 or shorter…Additionally, Hart posted a league-leading three 15-rebound games off the bench this season, the most by a reserve guard since 1983.

Second Chances: The frontcourt tandem of Steven Adams and Zion Williamson cleaned up the offensive glass all season, helping to second-chance scoring opportunities for the Pelicans…Adams and Williamson grabbed a combined 6.4 offensive boards per game, the highest average for a duo in the NBA…As a team, New Orleans averaged a league-leading 11.7 offensive rebounds per game and 14.9 second-chance points, ranked 2nd in the NBA.

Most Improved and Still Improving: Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram showed even more growth after his Most Improved Player Award season in 2019-20: Season PPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG FPG 2018-19 (LAL) 18.3 .497 .330 .675 5.1 3.0 2.9 2019-20 (NOP)* 23.8 .463 .391 .851 6.1 4.2 2.9 2020-21 (NOP) 23.8 .466 .381 .878 4.9 4.9 2.0 *Named NBA Most Improved Player

Paint Thinner: The Pelicans made a concerted effort to keep opponents out of the paint, and it yielded results…On the season, New Orleans allowed 46.7 points per game in the paint, the 9th lowest in the NBA…During the 2019-20 season, New Orleans allowed 52.2 opponent points in the paint, the third highest average in the league.

Window Washers: The Pelicans finished the regular season as an elite team when it comes to not only rebounding the basketball, but also preventing opposing rebounds as well…below is a breakdown: Category RPG O-RPG D-RPG REB% D-REB% O-REB% OPP RPG OPP O-RPG OPP D-RPG 47.4 11.7 35.7 52.7 75.5 30.2 41.8 8.9 32.9 NBA Rank 3 1 T-3 2 T-3 1 3 3 6

High Usage: Brandon Ingram filled up the stat sheet early in the season, piling up a usage rate of 28.9-percent, falling in the 95th percentile of all forwards in the NBA…Ingram’s playmaking for teammates was especially on display, as the first-time All-Star last season averaged a career-best 4.9 assists per game…Ingram finished with an assist percentage of 21.9, ranking him in the 92nd percentile among forwards.

First 50: Zion Williamson had an impressive outing in his 50th career game 2/16 at MEM, recording 31 points on 13-of-16 (.812) shooting from the floor…Through his first 50 games, Williamson: • Posted 1,180 career points, ranking first among active players through their first 50 games ( ranks second with 1,144). • Posted his ninth career 30-point outing, tying Blake Griffin for the most by an active player in their first 50 games. • Posted a .600 shooting percentage, ranking 4th all-time in NBA history for the highest FG% in a player’s first 50 games (min. 250 FGA).

What a Bucking Night: New Orleans came away with a big win over the in a nationally televised matchup on ESPN 1/29, and several players had some historical performances, highlighted by Lonzo Ball and Eric Bledsoe each draining seven three-pointers each, trying their respective career-highs, as well as Steven Adams grabbing a season-high 20 rebounds…Below is a breakdown from the evening: • Ball and Bledsoe became the fifth starting in backcourt in NBA history to each make seven triples in a game, joining Stephen Curry and (x3), James Harden and , Damon Stoudamire and , and and . • The Pelicans became the first team in NBA history to have two players connect on seven three-pointers each, while having a third player grab at least 20 rebounds. • New Orleans tied its franchise record with 21 three-pointers. • Steven Adams became the eighth player in franchise history to grab 20 rebounds in a game, and became just the fourth player to have consecutive games with at least 18 rebounds, joining (x3), DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis (x2). • New Orleans’ lineup of Lonzo Ball, Eric Bledsoe, Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson and Steven Adams because the first starting unit to have four players score 20-plus points and the fifth starter grab 20-plus rebounds since the on 1/23/92. o 2021 Pelicans – 20-plus points: Ball (27), Bledsoe (25), Ingram (28), Williamson (21); 20-plus rebounds: Adams (20) o 1992 Pistons – 20-plus points: (28), (24), (22), (20); 20-plus rebounds: (27)

NEW LOOK SQUADRON A Recap of the Pelicans’ Recent Changes MAKING CHANGES: Since being named Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations in April of 2019, David Griffin has reshaped the Pelicans roster. With no player remaining from the end of the 2018-19 season, Zion Williamson, who was selected first overall in the 2019 NBA Draft, is the longest tenured member of the roster.. Below is a timeline of roster and personnel moves since Griffin’s hire: May 8, 2019 Name Aaron Nelson as Vice President of Player Care & Performance May 19, 2019 Name June 10, 2019 Name Vice President of Basketball Operations/Team Development June 17, 2019 Sign to contract extension June 20, 2019 Sign center to contract extension; select Zion Williamson (Duke) with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft; Select Alen Smailagic (Santa Cruz – G League) with 39th overall pick in 2019 NBA Draft; Select (Tennessee) with the 57th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft; Trade draft rights to Alen Smailagic to Golden State in exchange for 2021 and 2023 second-round draft picks July 1, 2019 Sign draft pick Zion Williamson July 6, 2019 Acquire guards Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart, forward Brandon Ingram, draft rights to De’Andre Hunter and two future first round picks from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for forward/center Anthony Davis as part of a three-team trade with the Lakers and Washington; Acquire the draft rights to Jaxson Hayes, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Marcos Louzada Silva in exchange for the draft rights to De’Andre Hunter, the draft rights to Jordan Bone, forward Solomon Hill and a future second-round draft pick. July 7, 2019 Sign draftees Jaxson Hayes and Nickeil Alexander-Walker; Acquire forward/center Derrick Favors from Utah in exchange for 2021 and 2023 second-round draft picks (via Golden State) July 15, 2019 Sign free agent guard JJ Redick July 21, 2019 Re-sign forward July 24, 2019 Sign free agent forward and free agent guard to two-way contracts July 25, 2019 Sign free agent forward Nicoló Melli September 13, 2019 Elevate to Associate Head Coach; Name Associate Head Coach; Name Jamelle McMillan Assistant Coach; Elevate Joe Boylan to Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development; Elevate to Assistant Coach/Player Development September 24, 2019 Sign free agent guards Jalen Adams and Javon Bess and center Kavell Bigby-Williams October 19, 2019 Waive guards Jalen Adams and Javon Bess and center Kavell Bigby-Williams October 25, 2019 Exercise fourth-year options on guards Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart July 6, 2020 Sign free agent guard Sindarius Thornwell as a replacement player August 15, 2020 Relieve Alvin Gentry of Head Coaching duties October 22, 2020 Name Head Coach November 16, 2020 Name , and assistant coaches...Promote to assistant coach...Name and as player development coaches November 18, 2020 Select Kira Lewis Jr. () with 13th overall pick, (Syracuse) with 39th overall pick, Nick Richards (Kentuky) with 42nd overall pick and (Utah State) with 60th overall pick in 2020 NBA Draft...Trade draft rights to Elijah Hughes to Utah in exchange for a 2022 second round draft pick...Trade draft rights to Nick Richards to Charlotte in exchange for a 2024 second round draft pick. November 24, 2020 Acquire center Steven Adams (via ) and guard Eric Bledsoe (via Milwaukee), as well as two future first round draft picks and the rights to swap two additional first round picks from Milwaukee in exchange for guard (to Milwaukee), guard Josh Gray and forwards Zylan Cheatham, Darius Miller and (to Oklahoma City), as well as two future second-round draft picks (2023 via Washington, 2024 vis Charlotte) as part of a four-team trade with Denver, Milwaukee and Oklahoma City...Sign center Steven Adams to contract extension. November 30, 2020 Re-sign forward Brandon Ingram...Sign Guard Kira Lewis Jr...Sign free agent forward Wenyen Gabriel...Sign free agent center Willy Hernangomez December 1, 2020 Re-sign guard Sindarius Thornwell December 2, 2020 Sign free agent center Will Magnay to two-way contract...Sign free agent center ...Sign free agent guard ...Sign free agent forward December 8, 2020 Sign free agent forward Naji Marshall to two-way contract December 19, 2020 Waive guards and Tony Carr, forward Jarrod Uthoff and center Ike Anigbogu February 23, 2021 Waive guard Sindarius Thornwell February 24, 2021 Sign guard Sindarius Thornwell to 10-day contract March 3, 2021 Assign forward Wenyen Gabriel to Erie BayHawks of NBA G League March 10, 2021 Recall forward Wenyen Gabriel from Erie BayHawks of NBA G League…Sign guard Sindarius Thornwell to second 10-day contract March 26, 2021 Acquire forward James Johnson, guard/forward Wes Iwundu and a 2021 second-round draft pick from Dallas in exchange for guard JJ Redick and forward Nicolò Melli April 3, 2021 Sign free agent guard Isaiah Thomas to 10-day contract April 12, 2021 Sign free agent James Nunnally to two-way contract…Waive Will Magnay April 27, 2021 Sign guard Didi Louzada May 7, 2021 Sign forward Naji Marshall to multi-year contract

David Griffin ▪ Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations ▪ On April 17, 2019, David Griffin was named the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, becoming the eighth individual in franchise history to lead the organization’s player and personnel decisions. ▪ Griffin was named the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the in September 2010 and was elevated to General Manager on February 6, 2014. ▪ During Griffin’s tenure in Cleveland, the Cavaliers reached the NBA Finals for three consecutive seasons from 2015-17, winning the NBA Championship in 2016, becoming the first team in NBA Finals history to overcome a 3-1 deficit. ▪ Prior to joining Cleveland, Griffin spent 17 seasons with the Phoenix Suns, moving to the basketball operations department in 1997 after beginning in media relations. Along the way, Griffin held titles of senior vice president of basketball operations, assistant general manager, director of player personnel, assistant director of player personnel and basketball operations assistant.

Griffin in the NBA Front Office Years Title 1997-00 Basketball Operations Assistant – Phoenix Suns 2000-02 Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Phoenix Suns 2002-03 Director of Player Personnel – Phoenix Suns 2003-07 Assistant General Manager – Phoenix Suns 2007-10 Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations – Phoenix Suns 2010-14 Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations – Cleveland Cavaliers 2014-17 General Manager – Cleveland Cavaliers 2019-Present Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations – New Orleans Pelicans

COACH’S BIO: STAN VAN GUNDY SUNY Brockport Stan Van Gundy as an NBA Head Coach Coaching Notes Year Team W L Pct. • Named seventh head coach in franchise history on October 22, 2003-04 Miami 42 40 .512 2020. 2004-05 Miami 59 23 .720 • Most recently served as a television analyst with ESPN and 2005-06 Miami 11 10 .524 . 2007-08 Orlando 52 30 .634 • In addition to his head coaching duties in Detroit, served as 2008-09 Orlando 59 23 .720 Pistons’ president of basketball operations. 2009-10 Orlando 59 23 .720 • Led Orlando to five consecutive postseason appearances, 2010-11 Orlando 52 30 .634 including trip to 2009 NBA Finals. 2011-12 Orlando 37 29 .561 • In Orlando, compiled a 259-135 (.657) regular season record. 2014-15 Detroit 32 50 .390 • Magic teams finished in the top five each season in plus/minus, 2015-16 Detroit 44 38 .537 and top 10 each season in three-point shooting, offensive rating 2016-17 Detroit 37 45 .451 and defensive rating from 2007-11. 2017-18 Detroit 39 43 .476 • Led Miami to 112-73 (.605) record in first three seasons as a 2020-21 New Orleans 31 41 .431 head coach. Totals 554 425 .566 • Selected to the serve as the Eastern Conference Head Coach for the NBA All-Star Game twice (2005, 2010). Playoffs • Served as assistant coach in Miami from 1995-03 before being Year Team W L Pct. named head coach. 2003-04 Miami 6 7 .462 • Served as head coach at Division-I University of Wisconsin 2004-05 Miami 11 4 .733 (1994-95), Division-II UMASS Lowell (1988-92) and Division-III 2007-08 Orlando 5 5 .500 2008-09 Orlando* 13 11 .542 Castleton (VT) (1983-86). 2009-10 Orlando 10 4 .714

2011-12 Orlando 1 4 .200

2015-16 Detroit 0 4 .000 Totals 48 43 .527 *Eastern Conference Champions ASSISTANT COACHING STAFF

Fred Vinson Bob Beyer Casey Hill th st st 11 season – Georgia Tech 1 Season – Alfred University 1 season – Trinity University • Assistant with the LA Clippers from 2007-10, while • 35 years of NBA and collegiate coaching • Previously served on LA Clippers coaching staff also serving as the Director of Player Programs. experience. under . • Played parts of the 1994-95 and 1999-00 seasons • Previous NBA coaching stints with Toronto, • Served as G League head coach for Agua Caliente with and Seattle. Orlando, Golden State, Charlotte, Detroit, Oklahoma Clippers (17-18) and (2013-17). • Served as head coach of Pelicans’ 2019 Summer City and Sacramento. • Led Santa Cruz Championship in 2015. League team, advancing to semifinals. • Served on Stan Van Gundy’s staffs in Orlando and • Son of longtime NBA coach, . Detroit.

Teresa Weatherspoon Rex Walters nd 2 season – Tech st 1 Season - Kansas • First season as assistant coach after serving as two-

• Served on Stan Van Gundy’s staff in Detroit during way player development coach in 2019-20.

2017-18 season. • 16-year pro career highlighted by 8-year WNBA career th • 16 overall pick in 1993 NBA Draft, playing 7 with New York and Los Angeles. seasons with New Jersey, Philadelphia and Miami. • A 2010 inductee into Women’s Basketball Hall of • Served as NCAA Head Coach at Florida Atlantic Fame, and 2019 inductee into Naismith Memorial and San Francisco. Basketball Hall of Fame. • Led Louisiana Tech to 1988 NCAA National Championship.

2020-21 NEW ORLEANS PELICANS ROSTER No. Player Pos Ht Wt DOB Prior to NBA/Country NBA Yrs. 12 Steven Adams C 6-11 265 7/20/1993 Pittsburgh/New Zealand 7 6 Nickeil Alexander-Walker G 6-5 205 9/2/1998 Virginia Tech/Canada 1 2 Lonzo Ball G 6-6 190 10/27/1997 UCLA/USA 3 5 Eric Bledsoe G 6-1 214 12/9/1989 Kentucky/USA 10 32 Wenyen Gabriel F 6-9 205 3/26/1997 Kentucky/Sudan 1 3 Josh Hart G 6-5 215 3/6/1995 Villanova/USA 3 10 Jaxson Hayes C 6-11 220 5/23/2000 Texas/USA 1 9 Willy Hernangómez C 6-11 250 5/27/1994 Real Madrid (Spain)/Spain 4 14 Brandon Ingram F 6-7 190 9/2/1997 Duke/USA 4 4 Wes Iwundu G/F 6-6 195 12/20/1994 Kansas State/USA 3 16 James Johnson F 6-7 240 2/20/1987 Wake Forest/USA 11 13 Kira Lewis Jr. G 6-3 170 4/6/2001 Alabama/USA R 0 Didi Louzada G 6-5 210 7/2/1999 (Australia)/Brazil R 8 Naji Marshall F 6-7 220 1/24/1998 Xavier(OH)/USA R 21 James Nunnally* F 6-7 208 7/14/1990 UC Santa Barbara/USA 2 1 Zion Williamson F 6-6 284 7/6/2000 Duke/USA 1 *Two-Way Player NUMERICAL ROSTER Head Coach: Stan Van Gundy (SUNY Brockport) 0 Didi Louzada 9 Willy Hernangómez Assistant Coaches: Bob Beyer (Alfred), Casey Hill (Trinity), (Georgia Tech), Rex Walters (Kansas), 1 Zion Williamson 10 Jaxson Hayes Teresa Weatherspoon (Louisiana Tech) 2 Lonzo Ball 12 Steven Adams VP of Player Care & Performance: Aaron Nelson (Iowa State) 3 Josh Hart 13 Kira Lewis Jr.

4 Wes Iwundu 14 Brandon Ingram

5 Eric Bledsoe 16 James Johnson

6 N. Alexander-Walker 21 James Nunnally

8 Naji Marshall 32 Wenyen Gabriel

HOW THE SQUADRON WAS BUILT

via Draft via Free Agency via Trade st Zion Williamson (1 pick, 2019 Draft) Wenyen Gabriel (11/30/20) Nickeil Alexander-Walker (from Atlanta, 7/6/19) th Kira Lewis Jr. (13 pick, 2020 Draft) Willy Hernangómez (11/30/20) Jaxson Hayes (from Atlanta, 7/6/19)

Naji Marshall (12/8/20) Didi Louzada (from Atlanta, 7/6/19)

James Nunnally (4/12/21) Lonzo Ball (from Los Angeles Lakers, 7/6/19)

Josh Hart (from Los Angeles Lakers, 7/6/19)

Brandon Ingram (from Los Angeles Lakers, 7/6/19)

Steven Adams (from Oklahoma City, 11/24/20)

Eric Bledsoe (from Milwaukee, 11/24/20)

James Johnson (from Dallas, 3/26/21)

Wes Iwundu (from Dallas, 3/26/21)

12 STEVEN ADAMS – C – HT: 6-11 WT: 265 – BORN: 7/20/93 – NEW ZEALAND – 8TH NBA SEASON 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% BPG 58-58 7.6 8.9 1.9 27.7 .614 0.7 LAST 5 GAMES: CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS PTS 27 MIN 12/1/17 15 MIA 3/4 at CHA (5/9) I N A C T I V E FGM 12 (Twice) 7 (Twice) at MEM (5/10) I N A C T I V E FGA 20 @DEN 12/14/18 13 @OKC 12/31 at DAL (5/12) I N A C T I V E 3FGM 1 @NOP 2/13/20 -- at GSW (5/14) I N A C T I V E 3FGA 1 (13 Times) 1 (3 Times) vs LAL (5/16) I N A C T I V E FTM 8 (3 Times) 6 @SAC 1/17

2020-21 Season Notes: FTA 12 (3 Times) 8 (Twice) • On 1/6 vs. Oklahoma City, recorded his first career triple-double with 10 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 10 OREB 12 CLE 2/13/18 10 MIL 1/29 assists. Adams’ previous career-high was 6 dimes at the LA Clippers (11/18/19). DREB 16 @WAS 1/21/15 14 CLE 3/12 TREB 23 @SAC 12/19/18 20 MIL 1/29 • Set a season-high with 20 rebounds vs. MIL (1/29), now the eighth player in franchise history to get 20+ rebounds in ASTS 10 OKC 1/6/21 10 OKC 1/6 a game. It followed an 18-rebound performance in his previous game, the fourth player in franchise history to have STLS 6 DEN 3/24/14 4 @TOR 12/23 consecutive games with 18 rebounds, joining Tyson Chandler (x3), DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis (x2). His BLKS 6 HOU 11/16/14 4 DAL 3/27 10 offensive rebounds were a new season-high. MINS 51 @PHI 12/15/17 41 DEN 3/26 • Scored a season-high 15 points vs. MIA (3/4). • On 3/27 vs. , recorded a season-high four blocks and added seven rebounds. • Posted 13 double-doubles on the season and one triple-double against his former team, the (1/6).

ABOUT STEVEN: First lottery pick and first-round pick to come out of New Zealand in NBA Draft history…The self-proclaimed unicorn is one of 18 siblings, six of whom played basketball for New Zealand…All of his brothers stand around 6-10 to 6-11 and his sisters 6-5 to 6-6…His half-sister, Dame Valerie, is a 2008 and 2016 Olympic champion and four-time world champion in the shot put…Favorite movie is “Nacho Libre” and favorite song is “Bohemian Rhapsody”…Plays guitar in his free time…Lists Meatloaf as his favorite music artist and Wesley Snipes as his celebrity look-alike.

6 NICKEIL ALEXANDER-WALKER – G – HT: 6-5 WT: 205 – BORN: 9/2/98 –VIRGINIA TECH – 2ND NBA SEASON 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 3PT% 46-13 11.0 3.1 2.2 21.9 .419 .347 LAST 5 GAMES:

OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS at CHA (5/9) 21 5-11 2-4 1-2 1-3-4 3 2 1 2 0 13 PTS 37 @LAC 1/13/21 37 @LAC 1/13 at MEM (5/10) 24 8-16 2-7 0-0 0-3-3 6 4 1 2 0 18 FGM 15 @LAC 1/13/21 15 @LAC 1/13 at DAL (5/12) 35 5-14 1-5 2-3 0-2-2 3 2 1 2 0 13 FGA 24 (Twice) 24 (Twice) at GSW (5/14) 40 11-24 4-8 4-7 1-4-5 4 3 3 2 1 30 3FGM 6 (3 Times) 6 (Twice) vs LAL (5/16) 37 5-15 2-8 2-2 1-3-4 5 0 1 4 0 14 3FGA 13 GSW 11/17/19 10 (Twice) 2020-21 Season Notes: FTM 5 (Twice) 5 @UTA 1/21 • On 5/14 at GSW, played a career-high 40 minutes, notching 30 points, five rebounds four assists and matching a FTA 7 (Twice) 7 (Twice) career-high three steals. OREB 2 @DEN 3/21/21 2 @DEN 3/21 • On 5/10 at MEM, notched a season-high six assists to go along with 18 points, three rebounds and a . DREB 8 (3 Times) 8 (3 Times) • Returned to the lineup 5/9 at CHA, notched 13 points, four rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes played. TREB 8 (3 Times) 8 (3 Times) • Scored a career-high 37 points in just his second career start 11/13 at LAC, becoming just the 9th player since 1970 ASTS 9 GSW 10/28/19 6 @MEM 5/10 to score at least 35 points in one of his first two career starts. STLS 3 (3 Times) 3 (3 Times) BLKS 3 HOU 1/30/21 3 HOU 1/30 • Notched 31 points, on 13-of-24 (.542) and 4-of-7 (.571) from three-point range, while adding eight rebounds and three MINS 40 @GSW 5/14/21 40 @GSW 5/14 assists vs. ORL (4/1). • On 1/30 vs. HOU, posted a career-high three blocks in 32 minutes played. • In two games this season, tied a career-high with six three-pointers made, which resulted in two 20-point games (3/16 at POR and 3/37 vs. DAL). • In a career-tying 39 minutes played vs. DEN (3/26), tallied 14 points, five assists, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks. • On 3/23 vs. LAL, scored 18 points to go along with seven rebounds and three assists.

ABOUT NICKEIL: Son of Nicole Alexander and Nicholas Walker...Has three sisters, Madison, Angel and Angelique and three brothers, Nicholas, Michael and Nicholi…Cousin of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander…Earned First Team honors at MGM Resorts 2019 NBA Summer League after appearing in four games for the Pelicans in , averaging 24.3 points, 6.0 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 steals.

2 LONZO BALL – G – HT: 6-6 WT: 190 – BORN: 10/27/97 – UCLA – 4TH NBA SEASON 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 3PT% 55-55 14.6 4.8 5.7 31.8 .414 .378 LAST 5 GAMES: CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS PTS 33 (Twice) 33 (Twice) at CHA (5/9) 30 4-14 4-11 0-0 0-3-3 6 1 0 2 0 12 FGM 12 @PHX 10/20/17 11 GSW 5/4 at MEM (5/10) 34 5-7 2-2 0-0 2-6-8 3 2 1 1 2 12 FGA 27 @PHX 10/20/17 23 GSW 5/4 at DAL (5/12) * D N D - Thumb * 3FGM 8 (Twice) 8 (Twice) at GSW (5/14) * D N D - Thumb * 3FGA 17 @MIN 5/1/21 17 @MIN 5/1 vs LAL (5/16) * D N D - Thumb * FTM 5 (Twice) 5 (Twice)

2020-21 Season Notes: FTA 7 (Twice) 6 (Twice) OREB 5 POR 11/14/18 2 (10 Times) • On 5/4 vs. GSW, matched a career-high 33 points, shooting 11-of-23 (.478) from the floor and 7-of-13 (.538) from DREB 13 (Twice) 11 (Twice) behind the arc. TREB 16 DEN 11/19/17 12 @DEN 4/28 • On 5/1 at MIN, notched a career-high 33 points, matching a career-best with eight three-pointers made. He added ASTS 17 @POR 3/16/21 17 @POR 3/16 11 rebounds eight assists and three steals. STLS 6 @MIA 3/1/18 5 SAS 12/27 • On 4/28 at DEN, recorded his first triple-double of the season, posting 16 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, while BLKS 4 (Twice) 2 (8 Times) shooting 4-of-9 (.444) from behind the arc. He added four steals and matched a season high with two blocks. MINS 46 @DET 1/13/20 40 @MIN 5/1 • On 4/26 vs. LAC, recorded nine rebounds to go along with 18 points, seven assists and two steals in 38 minutes played. • On 4/4 at HOU, he connected on a career-high eight three pointers, scoring 27 points. • Notched a career-high 17 assists against the Trail Blazers on 3/16. • Posted five double-doubles on the season. • Tallied a season-high five steals, eight rebounds, five assists and 16 points vs. SAS (12/27). • On 2/10 at CHI, posted a career-high five free throws made, while adding 21 points and seven rebounds. • On 3/14 vs. LAC, shot a season-high .700 (7-of-10) from the floor and .625 (5-of-8) from deep, notching 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

ABOUT LONZO: Son of LaVar and Tina Ball...Has two younger brothers, LiAngelo and LaMelo...Has one daughter, Zoey Ball...Lists rapping as his off-the-court talent...Passionate about giving back to his roots, and he is an avid volunteer in the Chino Hills community.

5 ERIC BLEDSOE – G – HT: 6-1 WT: 214 – BORN: 12/9/89 – KENTUCKY – 10TH NBA SEASON 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 3PT% 71-70 12.2 3.4 3.8 29.7 .421 .341 LAST 5 GAMES: CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS PTS 41 (Twice) 28 @MIN 1/23 at CHA (5/9) 33 8-17 3-9 5-10 0-4-4 11 0 2 1 0 24 FGM 15 @LAL 3/30/18 11 @MIN 1/23 at MEM (5/10) 29 4-12 0-2 3-5 0-5-5 5 3 1 4 1 11 FGA 27 (Twice) 23 @MIN 1/23 at DAL (5/12) 26 5-11 1-5 4-7 0-2-2 4 3 1 3 0 15 3FGM 7 (Twice) 7 MIL 1/29 at GSW (5/14) 16 5-9 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 4 4 0 1 1 11 3FGA 14 MIL 1/29/21 14 MIL 1/29 vs LAL (5/16) 22 5-9 2-4 1-2 0-4-4 2 0 0 0 2 13 FTM 14 (Twice) 7 @HOU 4/4

2020-21 Season Notes: FTA 15 (3 Times) 10 @CHA 5/9 • On 5/9 at CHA, posted a season-high 11 assists to go along with 24 points, four boards and two steals. OREB 4 (6 Times) 2 (4 Times) • Notched a season-high four steals to go along with 18 points, four rebounds and two assists against LAC (4/26). DREB 11 NOP 3/19/15 9 IND 1/4 TREB • On 1/29 vs. MIL, drained seven of his fourteen three-point attempts. His seven makes matched a career-high while 14 13 OKC 2/26/15 11 IND 1/4 ASTS attempts set a new career-high. Bledsoe finished with 25 points. 16 @LAC 12/8/14 11 @CHA 5/9 STLS 7 DEN 3/5/11 4 LAC 4/26 • In a career-tying 46 minutes played, notched 14 points, six assists and two blocks against the (4/1). BLKS 4 (Twice) 2 (Twice) • On 1/23 at MIN, posted a season-high 28 points on 11-of-23 (.478) shooting from the floor and 3-of-5 (.600) from MINS 46 (Twice) 46 ORL 4/1 behind the arc. • Tallied four double-doubles on the season. • On 1/4 vs. IND, posted a 12 point, 11 rebound double-double, his first point-rebound double-double on the season and second overall. • On 3/3 vs. CHI, recorded 12 points and 10 assists, his third double-double on the season and his second point-assist double-double of the year…His first point-assist double-double of the year came 1/2 vs. TOR. • In 11 separate occasions, posted two steals in a single game.

ABOUT ERIC: Son of Maureen Reddick…Has one brother, Curtis Slaughter, and one sister, Ashley Bledsoe…He and wife Morgan have three children, Eriauna, Ethan, and Emory…Participated with Basketball Without Borders, traveling to the first BWB Africa Camp in Angola in Sept. 2016, providing instruction with a group of players, legends and coaches…Hosts the Eric Bledsoe Community Weekend in his hometown of Birmingham every year, featuring a celebrity basketball game and a backpack and school supplies giveaway for local children…Favorite vacation destination is Alabama to visit family…Favorite movie is Friday…Favorite video game is Goldeneye on Nintendo 64…First job was as a camp counselor.

32 WENYEN GABRIEL – F – HT: 6-9 WT: 205 – BORN: 3/26/97 – KENTUCKY – 2ND NBA SEASON 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 3PT% 21-0 3.4 2.6 0.5 11.5 .400 .406 LAST 5 GAMES:

OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS at CHA (5/9) 17 1-3 0-2 0-0 3-3-6 0 5 1 2 2 2 PTS 14 @GSW 5/14/21 14 @GSW 5/14 at MEM (5/10) 20 3-6 2-2 0-0 1-4-5 0 0 0 0 0 8 FGM 5 (Twice) 5 @GSW 5/14 at DAL (5/12) 26 3-5 1-3 0-0 1-4-5 1 1 0 1 1 7 FGA 11 @GSW 5/14/21 11 @GSW 5/14 at GSW (5/14) 31 5-11 3-7 1-2 4-2-6 2 2 1 1 1 14 3FGM 3 (Twice) 3 (Twice) vs LAL (5/16) 20 1-4 0-2 2-2 0-4-4 0 6 0 0 1 4 3FGA 7 @GSW 5/14/21 7 @GSW 5/14 2020-21 Season Notes: FTM 3 @PHI 5/7/21 3 @PHI 5/7 • On 5/14 at GSW, posted a career-high 14 points to go along with a career-high four offensive boards in 31 minutes FTA 4 @PHI 5/7/21 4 @PHI 5/7 played. OREB 4 @GSW 5/14/21 4 @GSW 5/14 • In 26 minutes played, notched seven points five rebounds and one assist at DAL 5/12. DREB 5 @ATL 2/29/20 4 (3 Times) • On 5/9 at CHA, posted a career-high two blocks and a season-high six boards. TREB 7 @ATL 2/29/20 6 (Twice) • In 21 minutes played, posted 12 points, shooting 3-of-5 (.600) from behind the arc. He added five boards and two ASTS 3 (Twice) 3 ATL 4/2 steals. STLS 2 (4 Times) 2 (Twice) • On 4/28 at DEN, matched a career-high with two steals in 18 minutes played. BLKS 2 @CHA 5/9/21 2 @CHA 5/9 MINS 31 @GSW 5/14/21 31 @GSW 5/14 • On 4/26 vs. LAC, posted a 10 points, on 4-of-7 (.571) from the floor and 2-of-3 (.667) from deep range. • In a 19 minutes played, notched seven points, four rebounds and one block vs. ORL (4/22). • In 12 minutes played vs. ATL (4/2), grabbed three boards and posted three dimes. • On 4/6 at ATL, shot 1-of-2 from deep, posting three points and one rebound • On 4/7 at BKN, grabbed two offensive rebounds and scored three points. • G League: Assigned to the BayHawks on March 3, appeared in Erie’s lone postseason game against Lakeland, registering four points, four rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes off the bench.

ABOUT WENYEN: Son of Rebecca Gak and Makuar Gob...Has a sister Karima who played basketball at College from 2013-15...His sister Piath plays basketball at UConn...Chose jersey no. 32 in college in honor of a cousin who passed away when he was younger...During his time in Sacramento, helped with the Kings and Queens Rise Co-Ed Youth Basketball League by going to games and visiting with players; the league was created by the and Build. Black. Coalition to offer under-served youth in the Greater Sacramento Region opportunities to be active and attend educational workshops while playing basketball...Enjoys watching anime as a hobby outside of basketball.

3 JOSH HART – G – HT: 6-5 WT: 215 – BORN: 3/6/95 – VILLANOVA – 4TH NBA SEASON 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 3PT% 47-4 9.2 8.0 2.3 28.7 .439 .326 LAST 5 GAMES: CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS PTS 30 @LAC 4/11/18 27 @MEM 2/16 at CHA (5/9) I N A C T I V E FGM 10 (Twice) 10 @MEM 2/16 at MEM (5/10) I N A C T I V E FGA 18 UTA 4/8/18 16 (Twice) at DAL (5/12) I N A C T I V E 3FGM 7 @LAC 4/11/18 6 @MEM 2/16 at GSW (5/14) I N A C T I V E 3FGA 12 @HOU 10/26/19 11 @MEM 2/16 vs LAL (5/16) I N A C T I V E FTM 6 (Twice) 5 (5 Times)

2020-21 Season Notes: FTA 8 (3 Times) 7 BOS 2/21 • On 2/9 vs. HOU, recorded 20 points and 17 rebounds. Hart’s 17 rebounds set a new career-high…His rebound total OREB 6 SAC 2/1/21 6 SAC 2/1 set a new franchise mark for rebounds in a game by a guard, surpassing the mark of 15, also by Hart, and Elfrid DREB 16 ORL 4/1/21 16 ORL 4/1 Payton…The 12th guard in NBA history to post 20 points and 17 rebounds in a game. TREB 17 (Twice) 17 (Twice) ASTS 6 (5 Times) 6 (Twice) • On 2/16 at MEM, scored a season-high 27 points on 10-of-16 (.625) shooting from the floor and 6-of-11 (.545) from STLS 5 (Twice) 5 LAL 3/23 deep range…Added nine rebounds and two assists. BLKS 3 (Twice) 3 BOS 2/21 • In a career-high 47 minutes played, notched 14 points, five assists and tying a career-high 17 boards vs. Orlando MINS 47 ORL 4/1/21 47 ORL 4/1 (4/1). • Throughout the season, tallied seven point-rebound double-doubles. • Notched 15 points, a career-high six offensive rebounds and added four assists vs. SAC (2/1) • On 3/23 vs. LAL, matched his career-high snatching five steals to go along with 15 boards and five dimes. Hart becomes the first player in NBA history to come off of the bench and record at least 15 rebounds, five steals, and five assists since steals were first recorded in 1973-74.

ABOUT JOSH: Son of Moses and Pat Hart...Has two older siblings: brother Moses and sister Aimee…Is a fan of the television show The Office…Hosts his own Podcast, entitled the Light Harted Podcast, which features interview with top performers in sports, entertainment, business and tech…Is an avid video game player, and streams his gaming on his own Twitch channel (JHartShow)…Graduated with a degree from Villanova in Communications.

10 JAXSON HAYES – C – HT: 6-11 WT: 220 – BORN: 5/23/00 –TEXAS – 2ND NBA SEASON 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% BPG 60-3 7.5 4.3 0.6 16.1 .625 0.6 LAST 5 GAMES: OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS at CHA (5/9) 26 8-11 0-0 2-4 3-5-8 0 0 1 0 6 18 PTS 20 @BOS 1/11/20 19 (Twice) at MEM (5/10) 24 5-10 3-3 0-0 0-2-2 2 1 0 2 0 13 FGM 9 (Twice) 8 (Twice) at DAL (5/12) 22 4-10 0-1 7-8 3-3-6 0 1 1 0 1 15 FGA 16 @PHI 5/7/21 16 @PHI 5/7 at GSW (5/14) 24 7-14 0-2 5-8 5-3-8 0 1 0 0 0 19 3FGM 3 @MEM 5/10/21 3 @MEM 5/10 vs LAL (5/16) 20 4-7 0-0 2-2 2-5-7 3 2 1 0 0 10 3FGA 3 @MEM 5/10/21 3 @MEM 5/10 FTM 8 LAC 1/18/20 7 (Twice) 2020-21 Season Notes: FTA 12 LAC 1/18/20 8 (Twice) • On 5/10 at MEM, drained a career-high 3-of-3 from behind the arc to finish with 13 points and two rebounds. OREB 6 @PHI 5/7/21 6 @PHI 5/7 • Posted a career-high six blocks to go along with eight rebounds and 18 points on 8-of-11 (.727) from the field. DREB 8 (Twice) 7 (Twice) • On 5/7 at PHI, notched a season-high 19 points on 8-of-16 (.500) from the floor. He added a season-high three assists TREB 12 CHI 1/8/20 10 @LAC 1/13 and matched a season-high with three blocks. ASTS 4 LAC 1/18/20 3 (Twice) • On 3/23 vs. LAL, shot a perfect 7-of-7 (1.000) from the floor, scoring 15 points and grabbing five rebounds. STLS 3 SAC 4/12/21 3 SAC 4/12 BLKS 6 @CHA 5/9/21 6 @CHA 5/9 • In a season-high 29 minutes against the Rockets (4/4), notched 11 points on 4-of-12 (.333) from the field and knocked MINS 33 PHX 12/5/19 29 @HOU 4/4 down one three-pointer. He added seven boards and two assists. • In three starts this season, averages 10.0 points, 5 rebounds and 0.6 blocks, while shooting a perfect 7-of-7 (1.000) from the charity stripe. • On 3/3 vs. CHI, recorded three blocks and added 10 points. • Tallied 17 points on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 from the free throw line vs. LAC (3/14). • Grabbed season-high 10 rebounds against the Clippers on 1/13. • On 4/12 vs. SAC, posted a career-high three steals, while adding eight points and seven boards.

ABOUT JAXSON: Full name is Jaxson Reed Hayes… Born in Norman, Oklahoma, but family moved to Cincinnati when Jaxson was 3 years old…Father, Jonathan, is the head coach/general manager of the new XFL St. Louis team…Jonathan spent 15 seasons as the tight ends coach for the Cincinnati Bengals (2003-18) and four years as an assistant coach (tight ends/special teams) at the (1999-2002)…Jonathan was an All-American tight end at the (1982-85) who went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs (1985-93) and (1994-96)…Mother, Kristi (Kinne) played basketball at University (1991-95) and earned honorable mention Kodak All-American accolades and Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior (1994-95)…Kristi previously served as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Oklahoma, Iowa and Southern -Carbondale…Has one younger sister, Jillian, and two younger brothers, Jewett and Jonah…Earned Second-Team honors at 2019 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas after averaging 16.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in four games for the Pelicans.

9 WILLY HERNANGÓMEZ – C – HT: 6-11 WT: 250 – Born: 5/27/94 – SPAIN – 5TH NBA Season 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 3PT% 47-12 7.8 7.1 1.1 18.0 .563 .100 LAST 5 GAMES: CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS PTS 24 (Twice) 19 LAL 5/16 at CHA (5/9) 22 4-8 0-0 1-2 5-11-16 1 1 2 4 1 9 FGM 11 @SAS 3/25/17 8 LAL 5/16 at MEM (5/10) 24 6-14 0-0 3-6 4-4-8 4 3 0 2 0 15 FGA 16 @SAS 3/25/17 14 @MEM 5/10 at DAL (5/12) 26 3-5 0-0 6-8 4-6-10 3 2 1 1 0 12 3FGM 3 @PHI 11/9/18 1 POR 2/17 at GSW (5/14) 24 5-9 0-0 0-0 0-9-9 1 1 0 0 0 10 3FGA 4 BOS 11/19/18 1 (10 Times) vs LAL (5/16) 30 8-11 0-0 3-5 4-9-13 1 4 0 2 2 19 FTM 14 @GSW 3/31/19 6 @DAL 5/12

2020-21 Season Notes: FTA 15 @GSW 3/31/19 8 @DAL 5/12 • On 5/16 vs. LAL, posted a season-high 19 points on 8-of-11 (.727) from the floor, while adding 13 boards, two blocks OREB 7 (Twice) 7 POR 2/17 and one assist. DREB 12 SAC 1/17/19 11 @CHA 5/9 TREB 17 POR 2/17/21 17 POR 2/17 • On 5/7 at PHI, matched a career-high with five assists to go along with 11 points, nine rebounds and two steals. ASTS 5 (4 Times) 5 @PHI 5/7 • In a season-high 31 minutes played, notched a double-double with 12 points, 10 boards and three steals against LAC STLS 3 (5 Times) 3 LAC 4/26 (4/26). BLKS 3 (Twice) 3 DET 2/24 • On 4/22 vs. ORL, scored 18 points on 7-of-9 (.778) from the floor, while adding 12 boards and a block. MINS 36 (Twice) 31 LAC 4/26 • On 4/9 vs. PHI, recorded his fifth double-double on the year, recording 10 points and 10 rebounds. • Scored 15 points on a perfect 7-of-7 (1.000) shooting from the floor, while adding 12 boards and one assist at HOU (4/4). • On 2/17 vs. POR, notched a career-high 17 rebounds and scored 11 points, while also draining his first three-pointer of the season. • Tallied 13 points, 11 rebounds and two assists vs. SAC (2/1). • Notched 14 points, 10 boards and a season-high four assists at HOU (2/9). • Posted 11 double-doubles on the season.

ABOUT WILLY: Full name is Guillermo Gustavo Hernangómez…Helped Spanish National Team to a bronze medal at 2016 Rio Olympics…Younger brother Juan plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves...The son of Margarita Geuer and Guillermo Hernandez…His mother played for the Spanish National Team and in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics…Has a sister Andrea, who plays for Spain’s national junior women’s team.

14 BRANDON INGRAM – F – HT: 6-7 WT: 190 – BORN: 9/2/97 – DUKE – 5TH NBA SEASON 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 3PT% 61-61 23.8 4.9 4.9 34.3 .466 .381 LAST 5 GAMES: CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS PTS 49 UTA 1/16/20 36 LAL 3/23 at CHA (5/9) I N A C T I V E FGM 17 @BKN 11/4/19 14 LAL 3/23 at MEM (5/10) I N A C T I V E FGA 31 IND 1/4/21 31 IND 1/4 at DAL (5/12) I N A C T I V E 3FGM 7 (Twice) 7 WAS 1/27 at GSW (5/14) I N A C T I V E 3FGA 12 (Twice) 12 (Twice) vs LAL (5/16) I N A C T I V E FTM 16 UTA 1/16/20 11 (Twice)

2020-21 Season Notes: FTA 20 UTA 1/16/20 14 TOR 1/2 • Named the Western Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 22-27)…Ingram was second in the West in total points OREB 4 (3 Times) 3 CHA 1/8 scored (80), posted seven rebounds and six assists, and one of four players to average at least 26 points while DREB 14 @HOU 10/26/19 11 MEM 2/6 shooting at least .440 from the field, .470 from three-point range and .820 from the free throw line. TREB 15 @HOU 10/26/19 12 MEM 2/6 ASTS 11 (3 Times) 11 @TOR 12/23 • The third player in team history to earn the Player of the Week honor multiple times, joining Chris Paul (eight) and STLS 4 (3 Times) 4 @WAS 4/16 Anthony Davis (five). BLKS 4 MEM 2/6/21 4 MEM 2/6 • Became the first player in franchise history to notch 80 points, 20 rebounds and 20 assists through the first three MINS 44 (4 Times) 43 BOS 2/21 games of the season…Last season, only Dallas’ Luka Doncic posted similar numbers for Dallas. • Recorded four double-doubles throughout the season, one being a point-assist double-double on 12/23 at TOR, where he finished 24 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. • Notched a season-high 36 points on 14-of-21 (.667) from the floor, 4-of-6 from behind the arc and a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line vs. LAL (3/23). • On 2/6 vs. MEM, posted a career-high four blocks to go along with 27 points, three assists and a season-high 12 boards. • In a season-high 43 minutes, recorded 33 points, six rebounds and three assists vs. BOS (2/21). • Racked up 31 points, eight assists, four rebounds and two blocks in the Pelicans’ victory over the Pacers (1/4). • Matched a career-high 11 assists to go along with 24 points, nine rebounds, three steals and one block on 12/23 at TOR. • On 3/12 vs. CLE, shot 11-of-14 (.786) from the field and 3-of-6 (.500) from deep, scoring 28 points and grabbing seven boards. • Tied a career-high with seven three-pointers against the (1/27). • On 4/12 vs. SAC, notched 34 points on 11-of-18 (.611) from the floor and 9-of-10 (.900) from the free throw line to go along with seven assists, one steal and two blocks. • On 4/16 at WAS, matched a career-high four steals to go along with 34 points, five assists and seven rebounds.

ABOUT BRANDON: Son of Donald and Joann Ingram...Has an older brother, Donovan (who goes by ‘Bo’), and an older sister, Brittany...Hosts school supply giveaways in his home town of Kinston, NC.

4 WES IWUNDU – F – HT: 6-6 WT: 195 – BORN: 12/20/94 – KANSAS STATE – 4TH NBA SEASON 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% FT% 41-4 2.4 2.2 0.4 13.2 .333 .839 WITH NEW ORLEANS 18-1 2.8 2.6 0.4 14.0 .340 .824 LAST 5 GAMES: CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS PTS 19 @LAL 1/15/20 11 SAC 4/12 at CHA (5/9) 18 1-4 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 1 2 1 2 0 2 FGM 7 @TOR 4/1/19 4 (Twice) at MEM (5/10) 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 FGA 11 (Twice) 7 (4 Times) at DAL (5/12) 13 2-5 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 0 1 0 0 0 4 3FGM 2 (16 Times) 1 (5 Times) at GSW (5/14) * D N D - Shoulder * 3FGA 6 @LAC 1/16/20 4 (Twice) vs LAL (5/16) * D N D - Shoulder * FTM 8 @LAL 1/15/20 4 SAC 4/12 FTA 10 @LAL 1/15/20 5 SAC 4/12 2020-21 Season Notes: OREB 4 ATL 3/17/19 2 @DAL 5/12 • In his first start as a Pelican, recorded a season-high 11 points on 3-of-4 (.750) shooting from the floor and 4-of-5 DREB 7 (Twice) 6 SAC 4/12 (.800) from the charity stripe vs. SAC (4/12). TREB 8 @NYK 11/11/18 7 SAC 4/12 • On 4/2 vs. ATL, shot 4-of-7 (.571) from the field, scoring 10 points to go along with two assists and a steal. ASTS 6 NOP 8/13/20 2 (Twice) • Traded by Dallas to New Orleans along with James Johnson and a 2021 second round pick in exchange for Nicolò STLS 3 (Twice) 2 (Twice) Melli and JJ Redick. BLKS 2 (7 Times) 1 (4 Times) MINS • Appeared in 23 games (three starts) for Dallas, averaging 2.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.0 assist in 12.5 minutes per 37 CHA 4/6/18 32 ORL 1/9 contest before being traded to New Orleans.

ABOUT WES: Wesley Deshawn Iwundu is the son of Larry and Marilyn Williams…Has two older siblings, Chris and Kim…Earned a bachelor’s degree in family studies and human services from Kansas State…Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll three times, earning a 4.0 GPA during the spring of 2017 and named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team as a senior (2016-17).

16 JAMES JOHNSON – F – HT: 6-7 WT: 240 – BORN: 02/20/87 – WAKE FOREST – 12TH NBA SEASON 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 3PT% 51-12 7.2 3.5 1.9 20.5 .446 .258 WITH NEW ORLEANS 22-11 9.2 4.1 2.2 24.5 .434 .267 LAST 5 GAMES: CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS PTS 31 DEN 3/19/18 18 @HOU 4/4 at CHA (5/9) 31 7-13 2-4 1-4 3-5-8 0 2 3 2 0 17 FGM 13 DEN 3/19/18 8 @HOU 4/4 at MEM (5/10) 28 4-10 0-2 5-6 1-6-7 5 1 1 0 0 13 FGA 21 @MIL 4/23/17 16 @HOU 4/4 at DAL (5/12) 22 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-3-3 2 2 0 0 0 11 3FGM 6 @CHA 4/5/17 3 (Twice) at GSW (5/14) 17 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-3-3 3 1 0 2 0 5 3FGA 7 (7 Times) 6 (Twice) vs LAL (5/16) 26 4-11 0-2 0-3 1-3-4 3 4 0 2 0 8 FTM 9 @PHI 2/11/17 5 @MEM 5/10

FTA 13 @PHI 2/11/17 6 @MEM 5/10 2020-21 Season Notes: OREB 4 (7 Times) 4 @BKN 4/7 • On 5/9 at CHA, matched a season-high with eight boards and three steals to go along with 17 points. DREB 11 DEN 3/19/18 7 @UTA 1/27 • On 4/4 at HOU, notched a season-high 18 points on 8-of-16 (.500) shooting from the floor…He added seven rebounds, TREB 13 @MIL 4/23/12 8 (Twice) three assists, two steals and four blocks in the contest. ASTS 12 @MIL 1/13/17 6 @BKN 4/7 • Traded by Dallas to New Orleans along with Wes Iwundu and a 2021 second round pick in exchange for Nicolò Melli STLS 6 IND 12/28/11 3 (Twice) and JJ Redick. BLKS 6 (Twice) 4 (Twice) • Appeared in 29 games (one start) and averaged 5.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 17.4 minutes per game MINS 47 @CHA 3/24/12 33 (Twice) before being traded to New Orleans.

ABOUT JAMES: Full name is James Patrick Johnson…born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Willie and Vi Johnson…Is the middle child of nine children (six brothers and two sisters)…Father is a seven-time world kickboxing champion and a former Marine and his mother is a five-time nationals winner in kickboxing…In addition to his parents, each of his eight siblings are all black belts of varying degrees…Married his wife Diana in October 2017…Has three sons (Harlem, Naymin and Golden)…Holds a second-degree black belt…Fought in his first mixed martial arts bout at the age of 18 and was declared the winner after 97 seconds…Has an undefeated record in seven MMA matches, having fought in Utah, Colorado and Las Vegas…Has used martial arts to train and went 21-0 in kickboxing competition…Is the second person of Samoan heritage to play in the NBA, following Wally Rank who played for the L.A. Clippers in 1980-81…The first Wyoming native since the merger (1976-77) to play in the NBA…As a junior in high school, led Cheyenne East to the 2006 Class 4A state championship…As a senior, averaged 28 points and 9 rebounds…Enjoys playing golf and is a fan of the New York Giants.

13 KIRA LEWIS, JR. – G – HT: 6-3 WT: 170 – BORN: 4/6/01 – ALABAMA – ROOKIE 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 3PT% 54-0 6.4 1.3 2.3 16.8 .386 .333 LAST 5 GAMES: 2020-21 HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS PTS 21 ATL 4/2 at CHA (5/9) 15 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 3 0 1 0 2 FGM 9 ATL 4/2 at MEM (5/10) 19 3-7 0-2 2-2 0-0-0 2 1 2 0 0 8 FGA 16 ATL 4/2 at DAL (5/12) 22 3-10 2-4 5-6 1-3-4 2 1 0 1 0 13 3FGM 3 (3 Times) at GSW (5/14) 29 2-9 0-1 3-3 0-5-5 2 6 0 1 0 7 3FGA 6 BKN 4/20 vs LAL (5/16) 26 4-6 1-2 3-3 0-3-3 4 0 1 2 0 12 FTM 5 @DAL 5/12 2020-21 Season Notes: FTA 6 @DAL 5/12 • On 4/2 vs. ATL, set his career-high with 21 points, pacing the team in scoring. He is the fourth player to lead the team in scoring this OREB 3 ORL 4/1 DREB season (Williamson, Ingram, and Alexander-Walker)…He shot 9-of-16 (.563) from the field and 2-of-4 (.500) from distance. 5 @GSW 5/14 TREB 5 (Twice) • Tallied a career-high six assists and two blocks to go along with 16 points and one board vs. LAL (3/23). ASTS 6 LAL 3/23 • In a career-high 33 minutes played vs. ORL (4/1), posted nine points, five rebounds, one steal and one block. STLS 4 @DET 2/14 • On 2/9 vs. HOU, nailed a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe, leading him to 10 points and two rebounds. BLKS 2 LAL 3/23 MINS 33 ORL 4/1 ABOUT KIRA: Son of Kira Lewis Sr. and Natasha Lewis…Has two sisters, Nakerra and Nesha…Majored in consumer science while at Alabama…Helped USA Basketball win the medal at the 2019 FIBA U-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece.

0 DIDI LOUZADA – G – HT: 6-5 WT: 210 – BORN: 7/2/99 – BRAZIL – ROOKIE 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 3PT% 3-0 2.7 1.0 1.0 18.8 .231 .250 LAST 5 GAMES:

OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS 2020-21 HIGHS PTS 6 @GSW 5/14 at CHA (5/9) * D N P - C D * FGM 2 @GSW 5/14 at MEM (5/10) * D N P - C D * FGA 6 @GSW 5/14 at DAL (5/12) 15 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 0 2 3FGM 2 @GSW 5/14 at GSW (5/14) 23 2-6 2-5 0-0 1-0-1 2 2 2 0 0 6 3FGA 5 @GSW 5/14 vs LAL (5/16) 19 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 0 3 0 0 FTM -- 2020-21 Season Notes: FTA -- • On 5/12 at DAL, notched his first career NBA basket at the 2:55 mark in the fourth quarter on a driving layup. OREB 1 @GSW 5/14 • Signed an NBA contract with New Orleans Pelicans on April 27, 2021, after having his draft rights traded to New Orleans on July 6, DREB 1 (Twice) 2019. TREB 1 (3 Times) ASTS 2 @GSW 5/14 International: STLS 2 @GSW 5/14 BLKS • Appeared in 45 games for the Sydney Kings of Australia’s NBL from 2019-21, averaging 10.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists. -- MINS 23 @GSW 5/14

ABOUT DIDI: Born on July 2, 1999 in Brazil…Played for the Brazilian National Team in 2014 at the FIBA South America Under-15 Championship in Venezuela, averaged 4.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists, helping Brazil to winning the gold medal over Argentina.

8 NAJI MARSHALL – F – HT: 6-7 WT: 220 – BORN: 1/24/98 – XAVIER (OH) – ROOKIE 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 3PT% 32-10 7.7 4.6 2.8 21.9 .392 .349 LAST 5 GAMES: 2020-21 HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS PTS 20 @GSW 5/14 at CHA (5/9) 27 6-12 1-5 0-0 0-1-1 2 4 0 0 0 13 FGM 7 @GSW 5/14 at MEM (5/10) 31 5-13 1-2 1-2 6-5-11 2 3 3 1 1 12 FGA 15 (Twice) at DAL (5/12) 30 5-11 0-3 2-3 0-6-6 2 3 1 4 0 12 3FGM 4 LAL 5/16 at GSW (5/14) 36 7-15 1-3 5-6 1-12-13 3 3 0 2 0 20 3FGA 8 BKN 4/20 vs LAL (5/16) 35 6-13 4-6 2-2 0-6-6 7 1 1 7 0 18 FTM 6 @WAS 4/16 2020-21 Season Notes: FTA 7 @HOU 4/4 • On 5/14 at GSW, posted a career-high 20 points on 7-of-15 (.467) from the floor to go along with a career-high 13 rebounds and three OREB 6 @MEM 5/10 assists. DREB 12 @GSW 5/14 TREB 13 @GSW 5/14 • In 35 minutes played, posted 15 points, six rebounds and a career-high seven assists vs. BKN on 4/20. ASTS 7 (Twice) • On 4/2 vs. ATL, recorded nine points, five rebounds and three steals in his first NBA start. STLS 3 (3 Times) • In his third career start, finished with 15 points, shooting 6-of-9 (.667) from the floor and 2-of-4 (.500) from deep…Added seven rebounds, BLKS 1 (10 Times) four assists and one block on 31 minutes played against Cleveland (4/11). MINS 36 @GSW 5/14 • Tallied five assists, while knocking down 5-of-7 (.714) from the free throw line at HOU (4/4). • In 33 minutes played vs. NYK (4/14), knocked down 3-of-5 (.600) from deep range, which led him to 14 points and four assists. • On 4/16 at WAS, posted 16 points, six assists and 11 rebounds. • (G League): Appeared in 12 regular season games for Erie, averaging 15.5 points on .490 shooting from the field, including .349 from three-point range, to go with 5.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 steals in 26.9 minutes. • In Erie’s one postseason game, Marshall registered 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and one block.

ABOUT NAJI: Majored in Liberal Arts at Xavier...Parents are Rayna Whitted and Maurice Marshall...Siblings are Maurice, Martia, Craig, Tai, Austin and Myles.

21 JAMES NUNNALLY – F – HT: 6-7 WT: 208 – BORN: 7/14/90 – UCSB – 3rd NBA SEASON 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% 3PT% 9-0 1.7 1.0 0.3 5.3 .385 .333 LAST 5 GAMES: CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS PTS 9 (Twice) 6 @ORL 4/22 at CHA (5/9) * D N P - C D * FGM 3 (Twice) 2 @ORL 4/22 at MEM (5/10) * D N P - C D * FGA 8 (Twice) 3 (3 Times) at DAL (5/12) 4 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3FGM 3 BKN 1/16/19 2 @ORL 4/22 at GSW (5/14) 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3FGA 7 BKN 1/16/19 3 (3 Times) vs LAL (5/16) 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 FTM 3 MIL 10/26/18 1 GSW 5/3

2020-21 Season Notes: FTA 3 MIL 10/26/18 2 GSW 5/3 • On 4/22 vs. ORL, scored a season-high six points, while adding two boards in only nine minutes played. OREB 1 @MIL 1/25/14 1 @ORL 4/22 DREB • On 4/18 at NYK, scored his first bucket with the Pelicans. 3 (4 Times) 2 (Twice) TREB 3 (5 Times) 2 (3 Times) • Signed a two-way contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on April 12, 2021. ASTS 3 UTA 10/31/18 2 GSW 5/4 • Most recently played for the February 2021 USA Basketball Men’s AmeriCup Qualifying Team…Played in both games STLS 2 (Twice) -- during the AmeriCup Qualifying February 2021 window, averaging 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 23.0 BLKS 1 (Twice) -- minutes per game. MINS 25 BKN 1/16/19 9 (3 Times)

ABOUT JAMES: Born on July 14, 1990 in San Jose, Calif…Son of Deanna Johnson-Hales and Terry Hales…Also competed in football and track as a high school athlete…Hobbies include bowling… is Nunnally’s favorite athlete…Favorite movies include Above the Rim, Love and Basketball, Dumb and Dumber, Menace to Society and Wedding Crashers…On television, he watches Fresh Prince, Amerca’s Next Best Dance Crew, and ESPN.

1 ZION WILLIAMSON – F – HT: 6-6 WT: 284 – BORN: 7/6/00 – DUKE – 2ND NBA SEASON 2020-21 TOTALS G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% FT% 61-61 27.0 7.2 3.7 33.2 .611 .698 LAST 5 GAMES:

OPP MIN FG 3FG FT REB (O-D-T) AST PF STL TO BS PTS CAREER HIGHS 2020-21 HIGHS at CHA (5/9) I N A C T I V E PTS 39 DEN 3/26/21 39 DEN 3/26 at MEM (5/10) I N A C T I V E FGM 16 (Twice) 16 (Twice) at DAL (5/12) I N A C T I V E FGA 28 PHI 4/9/21 28 PHI 4/9 at GSW (5/14) I N A C T I V E 3FGM 4 SAS 1/22/20 1 (10 Times) vs LAL (5/16) I N A C T I V E 3FGA 4 SAS 1/22/20 3 @NYK 4/18 2020-21 Season Notes: FTM 13 @LAL 2/25/20 12 DAL 3/27 • Averaged 27.3 points on .647 shooting from the floor in February, becoming the first player to average at least 25 FTA 19 @LAL 2/25/20 18 DAL 3/27 points while shooting .600 shooting from the floor in a month since Shaquille O’Neal in January of 2005 (min. 15 OREB 8 @SAS 2/27/21 8 @SAS 2/27 games). DREB 12 PHI 4/9/21 12 PHI 4/9 • In the Pelicans’ win at SAC on 1/17, finished with 31 points on 13-of-15 shooting from the field, including a perfect TREB 15 PHI 4/9/21 15 PHI 4/9 5-of-5 from the free throw line… Williamson’s FG% (.866) is the highest shooting percentage in a 30-point game in ASTS 8 (3 Times) 8 (3 Times) Pelicans franchise history and also became the youngest player in the last 35 seasons with at least 30 points while STLS 5 SAS 12/27/20 5 SAS 12/27 shooting 85-percent of better from the field, while going perfect at the charity stripe. BLKS 3 (Twice) 3 (Twice) • Recorded his 1,000th career point 2/5 at IND, his 44th career regular season game as a pro…becomes first player MINS 42 (Twice) 42 (Twice) since Blake Griffin to get to 1,000 by their 44th career game, and the two players are tied for the shortest amount of games to get there by active players. • Named to the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, becoming the 10th player in NBA history to earn All-Star recognition prior to turning 21, and the fourth youngest player in NBA history behind Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and . • Through first 60 career games, scored 1,457 points, trailing only (1,664) for the most in the last 40 seasons, and posted 20-plus points 49 times, trailing only Jordan (52) for the most 20-point performances. • On 4/7 at BKN, scored 16 points, which ended his streak of scoring 20-plus points in 25 straight games, marking the longest streak in NBA history for a player under 21 years old…Williamson secured the record in the Pelicans’ win over the Lakers on 3/23. • On 4/9 vs. PHI, finished with his third-best scoring performance of his career, tallying 37 points on 15-of-28 (.536) field goals. To go along with his scoring, Williamson set a new career-high in rebounds with 15, tallying his 12th double-double on the season. Williamson also matched his career-high with eight assists…He is the second player in franchise history to record a stat line of at least 37 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, joining DeMarcus Cousins. • On 3/23 vs. DEN, scored a career-high 39 points, his 11th game scoring 30+ points this season. His previous career high was 36. Williamson also brought in 10 rebounds, his 11th double-double on the season and his second game of 30+ points and 10+ rebounds. Williamson also recorded five assists, two blocks and one steal. • In a career-high 40 minutes played vs. BOS (2/21), notched 28 points, 10 boards, four assists and one block. • Shot a career-best 14-of-15 (.933) from the floor and 8-of-11 (.727) from the free throw line, scoring 36 points to go along with four assists and two steals at DAL (2/12). • Zion Williamson scored his 2,000th career point at the 8:42 mark of the 2nd quarter…It only took Williamson 79 games to reach 2,000 career points, which is the quickest to score 2,000 points in Pelicans franchise history…Chris Paul (111 games) and Anthony Davis (119 games) are the next quickest players to score 2,000 career-points in franchise history...This also marks the fewest number of games needed to reach 2,000 points since Michael Jordan (73 games) in 1985.

ABOUT ZION: Full name is Zion Lateef Williamson…In his lone season at Duke, was named the NCAA Player of the Year by Naismith, Wooden, NABC, USBWA, AP and The …Didn’t play football in high school but was offered a scholarship by LSU…Enjoys writing poetry, listening to Jay-Z, and watching Naruto…Has a brother, Noah…His mother Sharonda ran track at Livingstone College, and his stepfather Lee Anderson played basketball at Clemson.

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