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Yves Missi

Yves Missi

20-Year-Old CenterC
New Orleans Pelicans
2024 Stats
PTS
6.9
REB
6.3
AST
1.6
STL
0.5
BLK
1.3
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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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Current Season
#143
Overall Rank
#143
Last 30 Days
#131
Last 14 Days
From Preseason
#196
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Overall
Height 6'11"
Weight 229
DOB 5/14/2004
College Baylor
Drafted 1st Rd, #21 in 2024
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 double-double
CNew Orleans Pelicans
November 14, 2024
Missi supplied 10 points (5-5 FG), 10 rebounds and two assists over 26 minutes during Wednesday's 106-88 loss to Oklahoma City.
ANALYSIS
Missi seems to be adjusting quickly to the pace of the NBA game and posted his second straight double-double while also making each of his five shots from the field. There's no question the rookie big man is trending in the right direction, as he's scored in double digits in three of his last four outings. He's also averaging 9.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 76.2 percent from the field in that stretch. Small sample size applies here, but he's definitively showing enough to remain as the Pelicans' starting center once the roster gets healthier.
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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 %
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  • 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 %
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  • 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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True Shooting %
58.4%
 
Effective Field Goal %
55.7%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
0.0%
 
Free Throw Rate
37.7%
 
Offensive Rebound %
12.9%
 
Defensive Rebound %
18.6%
 
Total Rebound %
15.7%
 
Assist %
10.2%
 
Steal %
1.0%
 
Block %
5.4%
 
Turnover %
7.1%
 
Usage %
12.2%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
21.7
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.0
 
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Notches first career double-double
CNew Orleans Pelicans
November 11, 2024
Missi had 17 points (7-8 FG, 3-4 FT), 11 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in 30 minutes during Monday's 107-105 loss to the Nets.
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Grabs career-high 10 rebounds
CNew Orleans Pelicans
November 1, 2024
Missi finished Friday's 125-118 victory over Indiana with four points (2-5 FG), 10 rebounds and one block in 26 minutes.
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Making first career start
CNew Orleans Pelicans
November 1, 2024
Missi will start Friday's game against the Pacers, Christian Clark of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
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Good to go Friday
CNew Orleans Pelicans
November 1, 2024
Missi (hip) is available for Friday's game versus the Pacers.
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Expected to play against Indiana
CNew Orleans Pelicans
Abdomen
November 1, 2024
Coach Willie Green said he expects Missi (hip) to play in Friday's game versus the Pacers, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.
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Target for Lakers?
CFree Agent
June 19, 2024
The Lakers could target Missi with their first-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, according to Ian Begley of SNY.tv.
ANALYSIS
The Lakers are entertaining the idea of selecting a center with the 17th pick in the draft to give Anthony Davis more opportunities to play his natural power forward position in the 2024-25 season. Missi is one of the options they could be targeting, most notably due to his size and untapped defensive potential. In his lone season at Baylor, Missi put up 10.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in only 23 minutes per game while shooting 61.4 percent from the floor.
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