T he New Orleans Pelicans came into this season with high expectations after a healthy offseason and the addition of All-Star guard Dejounte Murray to fill a hole at the point gua

Yves Missi returned from injury on Monday for the Pelicans and registered a career performance in a loss on the road to the Pacers.

Missi is averaging 7.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.8 blocks/steals per game while shooting 53.7% from the floor. He talked about lessons learned and quickly developing a reputation for being a rim-protecting force to be reckoned with before facing the Toronto Raptors.