Pelicans' Hunter Dickinson: Plays season-high 21 minutes
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Dickinson closed Sunday's 132-126 loss to Minnesota with six points (3-8 FG, 0-2 3Pt), four rebounds, two assists and one steal over 21 minutes.
Dickinson spent the vast majority of his time with the G League's Birmingham Squadron in 2025-26, and he's next set for unrestricted free agency this offseason. The Kansas product averaged 2.4 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 8.4 minutes per tilt through five NBA games this season, and it remains to be seen if the Pelicans will be interested in bringing him back ahead of training camp in the fall.
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Pelicans' Hunter Dickinson: Removed from injury report
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Dickinson (personal) isn't listed on the injury report for Thursday's game against the Trail Blazers.
Dickinson sat out the G League Birmingham Squadron's season finale last Friday due to a personal matter, but he's rejoined the Pelicans ahead of Thursday's contest. The rookie big man hasn't made an appearance at the NBA level since the Pelicans' Oct. 22 season opener and isn't guaranteed to be active Thursday.
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Pelicans' Hunter Dickinson: Notches 12 points
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Dickinson logged 12 points (6-9 FG), five rebounds, three assists and two steals across 23 minutes of Thursday's 132-125 preseason loss to Orlando.
Kevon Looney is expected to miss two to three weeks due to a proximal tibiofibular ligament, potentially opening some minutes up in the frontcourt. Derik Queen is still rehabbing from wrist surgery, so Dickinson has a chance to enter the rotation behind Yves Missi. Dickinson would likely need to outplay Karlo Matkovic for that to happen, however.
