New Orleans Pelicans rookie guard Jordan Hawkins has been assigned to the Birmingham Squadron in the G League, the team announced on Thursday.
The move comes as Hawkins has mostly been out of the rotation in December. He has been a healthy scratch four times and has only appeared in mop-up minutes for most of his eight appearances this month.
Until this month, Hawkins had been a key player for head coach Willie Green while the Pelicans dealt with several injuries. He started nine games and was nominated for Western Conference Rookie of the Month in October and November.
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Hawkins is averaging 10.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists on 36.2% shooting from 3-point range in 27 games. He is seventh in rookie scoring and is one of five first-year players with a 30-point game this season. He leads the class in 3-pointers (59).
The 21-year-old has the sixth-most 3s by any player through the first 27 games of a career. He also tied teammate Trey Murphy III on Nov. 6 for the most 3s by a rookie in a single game in franchise history (7) en route to a career-high 31 points.
Hawkins looks to continue that success in the G League with minutes sparse with the Pelicans. He will have his first chance to play when the Squadron face the Indiana Mad Ants on Friday.
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