Yves Missi

Yves Missi

20-Year-Old CenterC
New Orleans Pelicans
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The No. 21 pick out of Baylor, Missi has a chance to start right out of the gate as a rookie. Jonas Valanciunas left for Washington in free agency, opening up a huge hole in New Orleans' frontcourt. While Zion Williamson and Herbert Jones may play some small-ball five at times, the Pelicans will need one of their centers to step up if they hope to make a postseason run. Trey Jemison was claimed off waivers this offseason and provided a spark to the injury-riddled Grizzlies late last season. Daniel Theis is another new addition, but it's unclear how many minutes the veteran will be able to play on a nightly basis. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl returns for a second season in New Orleans but averaged only 8.6 minutes across 39 appearances last season. Karlo Matkovic, a draft-and-stash pick from the 2022 NBA Draft, is also in the picture after joining the Pelicans' G League affiliate late in the 2023-24 season and participating in the 2024 Vegas Summer League. That's the extent of Missi's competition for playing time. Obviously, New Orleans will be in the market for frontcourt options as the season moves along, but it appears like Missi has a great opportunity to earn a substantial role. Missi's rim-protecting ability was on display during Summer League, but he's a very raw offensive player. Read Past Outlooks
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Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Missi a bouncy center with Belgian-Cameroonian origins who played his high school ball at Prolific Prep in California. Born in Belgium before moving to Cameroon for his childhood, Missi ultimately blossomed into a five-star recruit and graded as ESPN's 13th-best player in the 2023 class. He earned Big 12 All-Defensive and All-Freshman honors in 2024, finishing his one-and-done campaign with averages of 10.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in just 23.0 minutes per game while shooting 61.4% from the field and generating 4.1 free-throw attempts per game. A dangerous rim-runner, Missi ranked eighth in the nation with 76 dunk attempts this season. Deriving 32.2% of his offensive possessions from rolling in pick-and-roll plays marked the 17th-highest frequency in the nation, displaying a clear niche to translate to the pros. Another 34.4% of Missi's possessions came via offensive rebounding and cuts around the basket, so he profiles strictly as a play-finisher at this time. His 14.4% offensive rebounding rate was the 32nd-highest mark in the nation. In addition to his rim presence on offense, Missi's 7.1% block rate ranked 66th in the nation. The big man was also able to protect the rim at a high level without fouling out of a single game in 34 appearances. Missi compiled a 12/39 assist-to-turnover ratio, but his 12.0% turnover rate was a relatively clean number. Nonetheless, that figure indicates Missi will not be able to step in as a short-roll passer and decision-maker out of screening action. Getting downhill, generating extra possessions and making his presence felt in the paint on both ends - in the same vein as Dereck Lively II - will be Missi's role. Lively was a better offensive player last season at Duke, but he is a good physical comparison for Missi, so somewhere between Lively and Nick Richards profiles as a plausible expectation for the Baylor big.

Records three blocks
CNew Orleans Pelicans
January 6, 2025
Missi ended Sunday's 110-98 victory over Washington with 16 points (4-5 FG, 8-8 FT), seven rebounds, one assist, three blocks and one steal in 33 minutes.
ANALYSIS
Missi continues to be one of the most reliable rookies in fantasy basketball. Through 35 appearances, he's on pace to post 11th-round value in nine-category formats, averaging 9.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 blocks. With free-throw percentage ignored, however, he jumps into the eighth-round valuation.
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How does Yves Missi compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Assist %
    An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
  • Steal %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Block %
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  • Turnover %
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  • Usage %
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True Shooting %
59.1%
 
Effective Field Goal %
55.9%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
0.4%
 
Free Throw Rate
45.3%
 
Offensive Rebound %
14.0%
 
Defensive Rebound %
19.3%
 
Total Rebound %
16.5%
 
Assist %
7.8%
 
Steal %
0.9%
 
Block %
4.9%
 
Turnover %
11.5%
 
Usage %
13.7%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
25.9
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.0
 
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Double-double against Wizards
CNew Orleans Pelicans
January 4, 2025
Missi ended Friday's 132-120 victory over Washington with 12 points (5-7 FG, 2-4 FT), 11 rebounds, three assists and one block across 32 minutes.
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Owns paint in near double-double
CNew Orleans Pelicans
December 30, 2024
Missi closed with 12 points (4-7 FG, 4-6 FT), nine rebounds, four assists and five blocks in 35 minutes during Monday's 116-113 loss to the Clippers.
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Available to play
CNew Orleans Pelicans
December 30, 2024
Missi (back) is available for Monday's game against the Clippers.
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Iffy for Monday
CNew Orleans Pelicans
Back
December 29, 2024
Missi (back) is listed as questionable for Monday's matchup against the Clippers.
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Returns for second half
CNew Orleans Pelicans
December 27, 2024
Missi (back) has returned for the second half of Friday's game against Memphis, Jim Eichenhofer of the Pelicans' official site reports.
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Praised by teammates
CNew Orleans Pelicans
December 26, 2024
CJ McCollum praised Missi's development in his rookie year, according to Rod Walker of The New Orleans Times Picayune. "He's well ahead of the curve," McCollum said. "He's probably surprised himself. The development has been great for him. From the first day he got here to now has been night and day."
ANALYSIS
Injuries have forced Missi to play a prominent role at center for the Pelicans, and the rookie out of Baylor has been playing at a high level. Missi had 21 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and two steals against Denver on Dec. 22, and he's averaging 9.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game in his rookie year while logging 26.6 minutes per tilt.
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