As Zion Williamson is brilliant and the Pelicans are leaders in the Western Conference, we tend to forget that the New Orleans franchise is deprived of Brandon Ingram since more than a month.
The winger’s last game dates back to November 25 and since then he has been dragging an injury (a bruise) to his left big toe. Here he is already 15 missed matches in a row and this figure will further swell…
“I postponed my return for reasons of confidence”, he says. “I want to come back and be myself. It is the most important. If not, then it’s not the right time to come back. »
The All-Star has experienced relapses for a few weeks and his rehabilitation is taking longer than expected. When will he finally be able to play again?
” Hard to say “, responds the former Lakers. “There are days when I feel really good, but my recovery is bad, then other days when it’s good. As soon as I’m going to feel 100%, I’m going to give it a shot. But it’s hard to say right now. »
As the Pelicans shine, there is no reason to hurry but Willie Green still hopes to quickly see Brandon Ingram again, who is running at 20.8 points at 47% success at 3-pts, 5.1 rebounds and 4.7 average assists .
“It’s long for him”, notes the coach. “He will continue to work, but it’s hard for him. We are trying to be a competitive team right now in the regular season, but also in the playoffs. So we want him in good health, that’s the main thing. »
| Brandon Ingram | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | ALL | 79 | 29 | 40.2 | 29.4 | 62.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9.4 |
| 2017-18 | ALL | 59 | 34 | 47.0 | 39.0 | 68.1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 16.1 |
| 2018-19 | ALL | 52 | 34 | 49.7 | 33.0 | 67.5 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 18.3 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 62 | 34 | 46.3 | 39.1 | 85.1 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 23.8 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 61 | 34 | 46.6 | 38.1 | 87.8 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 23.8 |
| 2021-22 | NOP | 55 | 34 | 46.1 | 32.7 | 82.6 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 22.7 |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 15 | 32 | 47.2 | 46.7 | 86.8 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 20.8 |
| Total | 383 | 33 | 46.1 | 36.5 | 77.3 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 18.6 | |
