Sadiq Bey, a very good pick by the Pelicans
We bet the Rockets still remember his performance. On December 18, as the Texans headed toward a quiet victory on the floor of the Pelicansthe latter will turn the tide. With Saddiq Beyauthor of 21 of his 29 points after the break, as the main actor.
« Saddik is my boyfriend. He is my twin. People don’t necessarily know that. I really like the way he plays basketball. He has a huge impact on this team. Some nights the statistics show it, other times less, but it is necessary for us ” says Zion Williamson, who likes to see his teammate “ physically dominate » as he did that evening.
Thus, Kevin Durant was repeatedly pushed by the Pelicans’ muscular wing player, among the league’s most prolific players when it comes to scoring in the post.
« I love it the most when he posts someone and banishes them to the basket. But he has a very versatile game: he can shoot 3-pointers, step back, catch and shoot… Like I said, he’s a key element of this team », describes his teammate.
His 29-point outing — his best of the season — wasn’t much of a surprise to his teammates. After all, the former Pistons and Hawks player ” once scored 50 points in the NBA », as José Alvarado recalls. Exactly 51 points, one evening in March 2022 when he was still playing in Detroit.
Big transfer winner
« He was made for these moments, he doesn’t run away from them “, notes their coach James Borrego, describing his recruit ” unbelievable » since the beginning of the year. It must be said that the 26-year-old player, while Zion Williamson is currently coming off the bench, has established himself as the undisputed starter for the Pelicans with his 14.7 points (44.5% including 31.4% from distance), 5.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists on average.
Production to the career average of a player coming off a season with a torn cruciate ligament. And who, after a promising start in the Big League, was somewhat forgotten. His transfer at the beginning of last summer, with Jordan Poole – who is in a crisis of skill and production (16 points on 36.5%) – especially against CJ McCollum, changed everything.
« The fact that I was still in demand then, after not playing for a year and a half, touched me a lot. New Orleans showed they still believed in me, and that meant everything to me “, don’t forget Saddik Bey, now spared from injuries (he has missed only one match so far).
« I always believed in myself. I didn’t know what it would look like. I was just hoping and praying that I could get back into enough rhythm to show everyone what I could do. But I still have to go », the winger cautiously finishes.
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| Saddiq Bey | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | THE | 70 | 27:16 | 40.4 | 38.0 | 84.4 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 12.2 |
| 2021-22 | THE | 82 | 32:59 | 39.6 | 34.6 | 82.7 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 16.1 |
| 2022-23 | ATL | 25 | 25:10 | 47.0 | 40.0 | 86.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 11.6 |
| 2022-23 | THE | 52 | 28:51 | 40.4 | 34.5 | 86.1 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | ATL | 63 | 10:44 p.m | 41.6 | 31.6 | 83.7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 13.7 |
| 2025-26 | NO | 32 | 29:34 | 44.5 | 31.4 | 80.2 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 14.7 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
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