Brooks chipped in 15 points (5-10 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 4-5 FT), six rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in 39 minutes during Sunday's 115-100 loss to the Thunder.
Brooks posted his sixth consecutive contest with double-digit points during the club's regular-season finale. The 24-year-old began the season under a standard contract, though he was waived in October before signing back on with the Pelicans under a two-way contract in January. Brooks is set to be a restricted free agent during the offseason, and he finished the 2024-25 campaign with averages of 10.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.7 blocks while shooting 48.6 percent from the field across 23.7 minutes per game in 14 regular-season outings.
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Pelicans' Keion Brooks: Logs career-high 20 points in loss
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Brooks chipped in 20 points (7-13 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 2-4 FT) and six rebounds across 32 minutes during Thursday's 136-111 loss to Milwaukee.
The 24-year-old drew the start at small forward due to Bruce Brown (knee) being sidelined. Brooks set a career-high mark in points during the loss, and he delivered an efficient performance from the field. The two-way player has logged at least 20 minutes in nine of his last 10 outings, and he'll likely continue to see significant playing time with two regular-season games remaining.
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Pelicans' Keion Brooks: Starting sans Brown
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Brooks will start in Thursday's game against the Bucks.
The two-way player will receive the starting nod due to Bruce Brown (knee) being sidelined. Brooks has made three starts for the Pelicans this season, averaging 10.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 28.3 minutes per contest as a member of the starting five.
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Pelicans' Keion Brooks: Heads back to bench Tuesday
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Brooks is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nets.
Kelly Olynyk will play through an Achilles issue Tuesday, forcing Brooks back to the second unit. Over seven appearances as a reserve this year, Brooks has averaged 6.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.9 blocks in 16.5 minutes.
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Pelicans' Keion Brooks: Shines in start
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Brooks finished Sunday's 111-107 loss to the Bucks with 13 points (5-11 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist and one block in 32 minutes.
Making his third career start for the shorthanded Pelicans, Brooks made the most of his opportunity once again. He's certainly on the streaming radar for the final week of the regular season, as he's produced averages of 11.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.0 blocks and 0.5 three-pointers over his last four appearances.
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Pelicans' Keion Brooks: Promoted to starting role
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Brooks is in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Lakers, Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com reports.
The Pelicans are tweaking their lineup once again, and Brooks will start alongside Bruce Brown on the wing. This will be his second start of the season. In the previous one, he recorded 10 points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal across 28 minutes in a 112-99 win over the Sixers on March 24.
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Pelicans' Keion Brooks: Productive night from second unit
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Brooks closed Sunday's 98-94 victory over the Hornets with 17 points (7-12 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), eight rebounds, two assists, three blocks and two steals across 26 minutes off the bench.
The 24-year-old rookie put together the best performance of his brief NBA career, setting new personal bests in points, boards, blocks and steals. Brooks has played more than 20 minutes in four of the last five games as the injury-ravaged Pelicans limp to the finish line on the season, scoring in double digits in each of the last three. Over that stretch, Brooks has averaged 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.2 threes in 22.4 minutes a contest.
