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New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans restructured their medical team prior to last season hiring Dr. Amy Atmore as Director of Rehabilitation, shifting Aaron Nelson to an advisory role. The early returns were promising as the Pelicans dropped their injury total by 45 games and were able to keep franchise stalwart Zion Williamson on the court for a career-best 70 regular season games. Sadly, the turnaround was overshadowed by Williamson’s hamstring strain in the Play-In Tournament that prevented him from playing in their first-round matchup against the Thunder.

In addition to the Williamson injury, the team was plagued by knee issues, specifically meniscus tears. Two players, Trey Murphy and Dyson Daniels, missed prolonged stretches of the regular season after undergoing surgery to address meniscus tears. In the end, knee injuries accounted for over half of the team’s total games lost to injury including 27 percent attributed to Murphy and Daniels.

The medical unit remains intact this year and will look to build on last year’s success. Williamson reportedly continues to show a renewed commitment to his health and recovery which should help him replicate last season’s availability.  Sadly, Murphy once again lost out on preseason development after sustaining a moderate hamstring strain in the early days of training camp and is expected to miss the start of the season.

14 thoughts on “New Orleans Pelicans”
  1. Early Season Injury Woes Grounding the Pelicans - In Street Clothes November 7, 2015 on 10:50 am

    […] of the Western Conference. The problems are further frustrating as they come on the heels of a top-10 finish for fewest games missed to injury in head athletic trainer Duane Brooks’ first year on the job. For comparison’s sake, last […]
  2. As Pelicans look to the future, Ryan Anderson discusses past, present in New Orleans – Sport News Cafe March 6, 2016 on 9:02 pm

    […] That “pot” includes 183 games missed because of injuries this season. Anderson, who was sidelined for 60 games in 2013-14 after having surgery to address a herniated cervical disc and 21 games in 2014-15, has managed to stay out of it thus far, sitting out two games this season because of illness. But he lamented the losses the team has faced in his four season in New Orleans — including Tyreke Evans (right knee), whom Anderson described as a “catalyst” for last season’s playoff run — during which the team has ranked inside the top five in missed games twice, according to InStreetClothes.com. […]
  3. Total Sporty | Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and the lost season of Pelicans injuries April 12, 2016 on 10:22 am

    […] in games lost to injury more than they have finished above average in games won, according to InStreetClothes.com. This season, the number of DNPs on their injury list has become as prolific as the Warriors’ […]
  4. Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and the lost season of Pelicans injuries – Sport News Cafe April 12, 2016 on 1:02 pm

    […] in games lost to injury more than they have finished above average in games won, according to InStreetClothes.com. This season, the number of DNPs on their injury list has become as prolific as the Warriors’ […]
  5. Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and the lost season of Pelicans injuries – Sports News Ahead April 12, 2016 on 5:47 pm

    […] in games lost to injury more than they have finished above average in games won, according to InStreetClothes.com. This season, the number of DNPs on their injury list has become as prolific as the Warriors’ […]
  6. A Guide to NBA Lone Stars - THE SPORT HALL January 18, 2017 on 4:16 pm

    […] season, Pelicans players missed 351 games due to injury, per In Street Clothes. It was the highest mark in the association and more than twice the league average. Naturally, the […]
  7. Road To Recovery: Behind The Scenes Of Eric Gordon's Resurgence January 25, 2017 on 11:03 am

    […] his five seasons in New Orleans and the injuries didn’t stop with him. According to the site InStreetClothes.com, the Pelicans have had more players miss games due to injury than 66% of their NBA rivals […]
  8. Road To Recovery: Inside The Resurgence Of Eric Gordon And Ryan Anderson January 25, 2017 on 11:43 am

    […] his five seasons in New Orleans and the injuries didn’t stop with him. According to the site InStreetClothes.com, the Pelicans have had more players miss games due to injury than 66% of their NBA rivals […]
  9. Road To Recovery: Inside The Resurgence Of Eric Gordon And Ryan Anderson | 1 NEWS NET January 25, 2017 on 12:51 pm

    […] his five seasons in New Orleans and the injuries didn’t stop with him. According to the site InStreetClothes.com, the Pelicans have had more players miss games due to injury than 66% of their NBA rivals […]
  10. Saints fire 2 doctors who failed to diagnose a fractured leg – SB Nation | VietOut News Update August 16, 2017 on 3:05 pm

    […] both the 2011-12 and 2015-16 seasons, the Pelicans had the most games missed due to injury in the NBA. Their 351 games missed due to injury in 2015-16 were the most this […]
  11. Fatigue Doubtless Contributed to DeMarcus Cousins’ Achilles Harm – NewsTurkk January 28, 2018 on 8:29 am

    […] in recent years. In 2016-17, per Stotts’ account-maintaining, the Pelicans completed with the 1/Three-highest entire of video games misplaced on account of player damage. And that used to be a drastic […]
  12. Fatigue Likely Contributed to DeMarcus Cousins' Achilles Injury – News2K January 28, 2018 on 8:47 am

    […] in recent years. In 2016-17, according to Stotts’ record-keeping, the Pelicans finished with the third-highest total of games lost due to player injury. And that was a drastic improvement. In 2015-16, the […]
  13. Fatigue Likely Contributed to DeMarcus Cousins' Achilles Injury - Your True News Source January 28, 2018 on 8:50 am

    […] in recent years. In 2016-17, according to Stotts’ record-keeping, the Pelicans finished with the third-highest total of games lost due to player injury. And that was a drastic improvement. In 2015-16, the […]
  14. Fatigue Likely Contributed to DeMarcus Cousins’ Achilles Injury | Darnell's Notebook January 28, 2018 on 8:53 am

    […] recent years. In 2016-17, according to Stotts’ record-keeping, the Pelicans finished with the third-highest total of games lost due to player injury. And that was a drastic improvement. In 2015-16, the […]

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