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

The New Orleans Pelicans’ season has gone anyway but as planned. However, center Yves Missi has been one of the few bright spots. The 20-year-old center has ...

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.

The Pelicans took center Yves Missi with the 21st overall pick in last summer’s draft, thinking that the Baylor freshman would be a development project with a potentially high ceiling in the ...

Missi finished with 18 points (6-14 FG, 6-7 FT), 14 rebounds, two blocks and one steal over 32 minutes during Sunday's 121-116 loss to the Spurs. Missi's standout rookie season continued Sunday as ...

Among them, 21st overall pick Yves Missi has stood out for much of the ... the entire NBA with 35 offensive rebounds. The former Baylor Bear is introducing his imposing physical capabilities ...

The former Baylor center was not expected ... I understood that next time I'd dunk the ball I had to be more assertive driving to the basket" -- Yves Missi on playing Victor Wembanyama ...

While virtually everything that could go wrong has so far for the Pelicans, one thing that definitely went right for them this season was selecting Yves ... on Nov. 1: Missi has 34 dunks ...

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Yves ... Missi has likely seen a more significant role than expected to begin the season due to the number of injuries the team has dealt with. However, the former ...

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Yves Missi has emerged as one of the top ... was the second this season to reach that mark. The former Baylor standout has seen a more significant role than likely ...

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

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