Missi leads the Class of 2024 in rebounds, offensive rebounds (3.9 per game) and double-doubles (7), and ranks third in blocks (1.4). He’s not impacting winning but he has folks in New Orleans ...

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 ...

Overall, Missi shot an elite 11-for-14 — the only mar on his game being his four turnovers. Through 21 games in his debut season, Missi is now averaging 9.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks ...

Feb 27, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; New Orleans Pelicans center Yves Missi (21) dunks against the Phoenix Suns in the first quarter at Footprint Center.

Because of this, Missi has found himself near the top of the Rookie of the Year race and in this week’s NBA Rookie Ladder, the 20-year-old has officially taken over the top spot. Missi jumped to ...

On-the-rise Yves Missi showed promise on both sides of ball at Baylor New Orleans first-round pick closed freshman campaign in excellent fashion Jim Eichenhofer July 2, 2024 10:06 AM CDT ...

At 20, Missi has already shown he has the traits to become a reliable starting center who can impact the game on both ends. He moves with agility and explosive athleticism for a player his size ...

In a 114-110 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Monday night, Missi had his best performance of the season yet. The 21st overall pick put up 16 points, 13 rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 31 ...

Chances are, Missi's rookie year won't be anything like Lively's, and he shouldn't be held to that standard. The Dallas Mavericks center proved to be far more advanced than advertised as a ...

Missi, a 6-11 center out of Cameroon, averaged 9.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game while shooting 54.7% from the field. He started 67 of the Pelicans’ 73 games and led the ...

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.