Pelican Peek: Injuries further dampen brutal start for New Orleans

The New Orleans Pelicans picked up their second win of the season on the week but injuries highlight more struggles for the team.

Player of the Week: J.J. Redick
15.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 43.3 FG%, 50.0 3P%

In lieu of handing Brandon Ingram the award again (he certainly deserved it), we’ll instead focus on JJ Redick this week.

Redick had largely struggled through the opening weeks of the season. In fact, he struggled against Toronto in the first game of the week. But in the win over Charlotte and loss to Houston, Redick finally broke out, scoring 22 and 24 points, respectively. Redick went 12-of-24 from beyond the arc and was a combined +29 in those two games.

Once the team gets back to full strength, Redick playing at this level will be vital if the team has hopes of turning it around. He provides sorely needed outside shooting and, as a result, has some of the strongest gravity on the court in that regard of anyone in the league.