As a one-year player at Baylor who’d just picked up the sport of basketball a few years earlier, it was not reasonable to project that Missi would fill a large role as a rookie for a New Orleans team ...

Prior to the NBA draft last summer, prominent scouting websites featured descriptions of Yves Missi including “probably not ready to hit the court” and “a project,” indicating that the NBA team ...

New Orleans Pelicans center Yves Missi proved to be one of the steals of the 2024 NBA Draft. That was validated further when Missi was named to the NBA All-Rookie second team on Tuesday. Not bad for a ...

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Yves Missi has been a lone bright spot for a struggling and injured team this season. The former Baylor center was not expected to make such a quick impact, but the ...

Yves Missi pulled off an impressive highlight against Victor Wembanyama during the New Orleans Pelicans’ matchup against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night. Missi is halfway through the second ...

Yves Missi wasn’t expecting a rookie year quite like this. With the New Orleans Pelicans’ season ravaged by injuries, the rookie big man has played a larger role than anticipated. Throughout the ...