Despite being selected in the 2022 NBA Draft Class, the New Orleans Pelicans’ E.J. Liddell is set for his rookie campaign this season. Similarly to Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Liddell was forced out of action last season due to injury.
EJ Liddell is possibly the biggest mystery on the Pelicans’ roster heading into the 2022-23 season. The 41st pick in the 2022 NBA Draft suffered an ACL injury during his rookie Summer League, sidelining him for the entirety of his rookie year.
The New Orleans Pelicans’ entry in the NBA2K24 Summer League was unable to overcome 31 turnovers in falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves 102-88 in the opener for both teams.
The Pelicans have converted the two-way contract for forward E.J. Liddell to a standard deal, per the NBA transactions log. Liddell, 22, will receive a three-year, $6.2 million contract with a player option in year three, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans announced the signings of three players on Thursday afternoon, just as the team prepares to open play in the NBA2K24 Las Vegas Summer League on Friday.
After losing leading scorers Malaki Branham and EJ Liddell to the 2022 NBA Draft’s first round, Ohio State came into the season with some major question marks.
The New Orleans Pelicans start their regular season on Wednesday and made some final adjustments to the roster before the season gets underway. The Pels had a quiet and productive offseason that ended with a competitive training camp and strong performances in the preseason.
The Pelicans have signed rookie forward E.J. Liddell to a two-way contract, the team announced in a press release. Liddell, 21, is 6-foot-7 and was selected by the Pelicans with the No.
Liddell, who tore his ACL during Summer League this year after the Pelicans drafted him at No. 41 overall out of Ohio State, inked the deal Sunday morning.
The front office appears to be showing more creativity With last Monday’s announcement of the New Orleans Pelicans signing Izaiah Brockington to a two-way contract, the move left many fans perplexed as to what it might mean for E.J.
The remaining two-way contract slot gets filled The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to terms with Izaiah Brockington on a two-way contract, per Adrian Wojnarowski.
The New Orleans Pelicans have just experienced something that every NBA team dreads during Summer League. New Orleans has looked at the Summer League as a chance to test out new players, see what sort of talent they have, and figuring out how the upcoming season will look with new recruits and rookies.
Pelicans second-round pick E.J. Liddell suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during a Las Vegas Summer League game on Monday.
New Orleans Pelicans rookie EJ Liddell will have an MRI after injuring his right knee during a Summer League game Monday night. The 6-foot-7 forward was a second-round pick (41st overall) in last month's draft out of Ohio State, where he was a two-time All-Big Ten selection.
E.J. Liddell, who was selected with the No. 41 pick, was unable to put any weight on his right leg as he was helped off the floor.
Former Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the No. 41 overall pick in the first round of Thursday night's NBA Draft.
One of the biggest weakness of the the Milwaukee Bucks need to address is adding wing players who can create their own shot. This is something that E.J. Liddell was adept at doing while playing for Ohio State.
Here are five players, one at each position, the Bucks could draft this Thursday.
Ohio State’s E.J. Liddell will be hiring an agent and entering 2022 NBA Draft, the junior announced.
Some of the best of the Big Ten go at it this weekend.
This weekend, with the Super Bowl commanding so much attention, we have a solid schedule, but it lacks a true blockbuster college event.
Ohio State's mettle has really been tested these last few weeks. After a three week layoff that included a pair of canceled home games and on the heels of their first Big Ten loss of the season, Sunday's game felt like a must-win.
We start with 68 wide-eyed teams that have, in just a few days, whittled down to just 16. So much has happened over the past five days that we need a little time to recover before we start back up on Saturday.
Ohio State reached out to authorities after Buckeyes forward E.J. Liddell received threatening messages following the team's first-round NCAA Tournament loss on Friday.
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