Yves Missi Rumors

Teams have also continued to call on Pelicans center Yves Missi, and sources say the Golden State Warriors have recently made inquiry. The Pelicans, like with Jones, continue to rebuff offers, which have mostly been based around second round picks. Mosley is a big advocate of Missi and wants the young center to be the focal point of the Pelicans defense.

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Shamit Dua: Pelicans announce a bone bruise for Yves Missi as result of a hyperextension

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Michael Scotto: The New Orleans Pelicans exercised team options on Jeremiah Fears ($8.27M), Derik Queen ($5.67M) and Yves Missi ($5.60M) for the 2027-28 season. New Orleans will decline their team option on AJ Johnson ($5.49M) for the 2027-28 season. He’ll be an unrestricted free agent in 2027

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Will Guillory: Zion Williamson, Jordan Poole, Yves Missi, Herb Jones, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen and DeAndre Jordan are among the Pelican players in attendance for today's game

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Ian Begley: Around the NBA Draft, Pelicans signaled that Yves Missi would not be available via trade and will in New Orleans under new head coach Jamahl Mosely

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Chris Haynes: Sources: New York Knicks have tried feverishly to trade for New Orleans Pelicans center Yves Missi after losing Mitchell Robinson, but offers have been rejected multiple times. Pelicans view Missi as a vital core figure and the message is that he’s unavailable.

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Multiple teams, including the Lakers, have reached out to the Pelicans about Yves Missi, but the Pelicans have resisted those offers. Also worth noting on New Orleans: the club had been exploring its options to move up in the first round of the draft. Some members of the organization are fans of Nate Ament.

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Will Guillory: Derik Queen, Yves Missi and Micah Peavy are among the players here for Jamahl Mosley's intro press conference

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Even more impressive is Missi is only 21, making him the youngest player in this exclusive club to hit the 10-5-5 benchmark in a game. “I thought he was fantastic,” said interim coach James Borrego. “Really all of our bigs were. But Yves specifically in impacting the rim. The way he’s rebounding out there. He affects our defense in so many ways. I love his energy, his spirit. He’s becoming that rim protector for us.”

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Ian Begley: With trade deadline roughly 16 hours away, NOP’s Jose Alvarado remains trade target for Knicks. Yves Missi, another player they have had interest in, has drawn strong interest from Pacers & other teams. It may require significant draft capital to get New Orleans to move Missi

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Ian Begley: I still think they're going to be in on Jose Alvarado. I think Yves Missi is on their radar. That's been the case for a little bit a while now. Still think they're outside looking in on Giannis Antetokounmpo and I think that they're going to continue to make calls and see what's available. The interesting thing to me is in Memphis, the Ja Morant situation unsettled, Jaren Jackson Jr. even being mentioned as a guy who could be moved if they decide to go completely opposite direction. So, there are still things out there even outside of Giannis where everybody's kind of waiting and watching for that deadline.

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There was a school of thought that Boston would look to shed salary at the deadline. But the Celtics have been taking the opposite approach recently, looking for ways to improve their roster. As others have noted, the Celtics have talked to teams about deals that would improve their front line. Also worth watching: what happens in Orlando. Goga Bitadze has been a DNP-CD in the past three games. New York had strong interest in Bitadze last offseason. The Knicks have had interest in New Orleans’ Yves Missi. If Orlando makes Bitadze available ahead of the deadline, logic tells you the Knicks would at least check in with the Magic.

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New Orleans Pelicans center Yves Missi has drawn significant trade interest, including the Pacers, Hawks, Celtics, Knicks, Bulls, Lakers, and Raptors as suitors, league sources told HoopsHype. Amid trade talks, the Pelicans have signaled that they’d want a first-round pick to consider parting with Missi, league sources said.

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The Pelicans, sources say, would specifically like to move Missi if the deal brings back a first-round pick for New Orleans in the upcoming June draft in hopes of selecting another top prospect alongside rookies Queen and Jeremiah Fears. Sources say that the Pelicans have already turned down at least one offer of multiple second-rounders for Missi. We'll be intently tracking whether New Orleans is ultimately offered a first-rounder for Missi in the next eight days. If not now, New Orleans would have the option of waiting until draft night in June, when more teams figure to be willing to part with a selection in the late teens or early twenties when they're on the clock and have a better sense of their options

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