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The NBA announced earlier this afternoon that Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played between Jan. 31-Feb. 6.

In three games played, Ingram averaged 27.3 points, 9.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 1.3 blocks while committing just five total turnovers and leading the Pelicans to a 3-0 record. Ingram finished the week one of just two players in the NBA to average at least 27 points and nine assists in three or more games. Ingram shot .475 from the field, .400 from three-point range, and .846 from the foul stripe. Ingram notched back-to-back games with double-digit assists for the first time in his career at Denver and Houston, tying his career high with 12 dimes in each.

Ingram’s Player of the Week honor is the third of his career, after earning the award in each of the last two seasons. Ingram is one of three players in team history to win the award multiple times, joining Chris Paul (eight) and Anthony Davis (five).

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Brandon Ingram named Western Conference Player of the Week

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NEW ORLEANS – The NBA announced today that Pelicans forward/center Anthony Davis has been named to the 2017-18 All-NBA First Team. The distinction is the third in Davis’ six years in the NBA, and second consecutive.

Davis, 6-10, 252, finished the season ranked second in the NBA points per game (28.1 – career-high), fifth in rebounds per game (11.1) and first in blocks per game (2.6), finishing the year as the only player in the NBA ranked among the top five of all three categories. Davis finished the regular season with 50 double-doubles (ranked 6th) and led the league with 24 30-point, 10-rebound performances, including eight games of at least 35 points and 15 rebounds. A starter in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, Davis was named the Kia NBA Western Conference Player of the Month for both February and March/April, as well as earning two Western Conference Player of the Week nods (games played Nov. 19-26, Feb. 26-Mar-4). On May 16, the NBA announced that Davis was named a top-three finalist for both the 2018 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year Awards, becoming just the 14th player in NBA history to finish top three in voting for both awards in the same season, as well as the only player this season to be nominated for multiple awards, which will be presented at the 2018 NBA Awards Presented by Kia on June 25.

Davis is joined on the first team with forwards LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors, and guards James Harden of the Houston Rockets and Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Named to the All-NBA First Team previously for the 2014-15 and 2016-17 seasons, Davis becomes the second player in franchise history to earn All-NBA recognition in three different seasons. Previous players to earn All-NBA recognition include Jamal Mashburn (Third Team 2002-03), Baron Davis (Third Team 2003-04) and Chris Paul (First Team 2007-08; Second Team 2008-09; Third Team 2010-11).

PositionPlayer, Team1st Team Votes (5PTs)2nd Team Votes (3PT)3rd Team Votes (1PT)TotalAll-NBA Selections

Guard
James Harden, Houston
100
-
-
500
5 (four 1st, one 3rd)

Forward
LeBron James, Cleveland
100
-
-
500
14 (12 1st, two 3rd)

Center/Forward
Anthony Davis, New Orleans
96
4
-
492
3 (three 1st)

Guard
Damian Lillard, Portland
71
24
5
432
3 (one 1st, 2nd and 3rd)

Forward
Kevin Durant, Golden State
63
37
-
426
8 (six 1st, two 2nd)

Forward
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee
28
71
1
354
2 (two 2nd)

Guard
Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City
24
63
13
322
7 (two 1st, five 2nd)

Center
Joel Embiid, Philadelphia
11
78
5
294
1

Forward/Center
LaMarcus Aldridge, San Antonio
2
68
22
236
5 (two 2nd, three 3rd)

Guard
DeMar DeRozan, Toronto
2
39
38
165
2 (one 2nd, one 3rd)

Guard
Stephen Curry, Golden State
2
39
37
164
5 (two 1st, two 2nd, one 3rd)

Guard
Victor Oladipo, Indiana
-
24
33
105
1

Center/Forward
Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota
-
18
45
99
1

Forward/Guard
Jimmy Butler, Minnesota
1
8
52
81
2 (two 3rd)

Forward
Paul George, Oklahoma City
-
4
42
54
4 (four 3rd)

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Anthony Davis Named to 2017-18 All-NBA First Team

NEW ORLEANS – The NBA announced today that Pelicans forward/center Anthony Davis and guard Jrue Holiday were named to the 2017-18 NBA All-Defensive First Team. The distinction is Davis’ first of his career, and third overall All-Defense recognition, having been named to the second team in 2015 and 2017, and Holiday’s first in his nine-year NBA career.

Davis, 6-10, 253, led the NBA in blocks per game (2.6), finished fifth in the NBA in rebounds per game (11.1), and ranked 15th in steals per game (1.5). Davis recorded four or more blocks 21 times, including 14 games of five or more blocks, and a career-high and Pelicans franchise record 10 blocks Mar. 11 vs. Utah; 50 games with double-digit rebounds, including 16 games with 15 or more rebounds; and 17 games with three or more steals, including a career-high-tying six Feb. 10 at Brooklyn. In 75 regular season games, Davis led the Pelicans in rebounds 41 times, steals 20 times and blocks 50 times. On May 16, Davis was named a finalist for the Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, with the winner being announced at the 2018 NBA Awards Presented by Kia on June 25.

Holiday, 6-4, 205, finished the regular season as one of 10 players in the NBA that recorded at least 50 blocks, 100 steals and 300 rebounds, and one of just four guards. Holiday racked up 64 blocks in the 2017-18 campaign, ranking him third among players that are shorter than 6-7. Holiday’s presence on the defensive end was valuable, as New Orleans boasted a 103.2 defensive rating with him on the floor (equivalent to the 5th best in the NBA), and a 112.3 rating without him (equivalent to 30th in the NBA). Among guards, Holiday finished the season tied for first in contested shots per game (8.8), sixth in deflections per game (3.1), and among point guards, ranked fourth in defensive real plus-minus (2.13). Holiday led the Pelicans in steals 33 times and blocks 13 times during the 2017-18 season.

Davis and Holiday are joined on the first team with Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers), Robert Covington (Philadelphia 76ers) and Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz).

This marks the first time in team history teammates have been named to either All-Defensive teams in the same season. Holiday is the third player from New Orleans to receive the distinction, joining Davis and Chris Paul, who was named to the second team in 2007-08, and the first team in 2008-09.

PositionPlayer, Team1st Team Votes (2PTs)2nd Team Votes (1PT)Total PointsAll-Defensive Selections

Center
Rudy Gobert, Utah
94
4
192
2 (two 1st)

Forward/Center
Anthony Davis, New Orleans
73
17
163
3 (one 1st, two 2nd)

Guard
Victor Oladipo, Indiana
58
20
136
1

Guard
Jrue Holiday, New Orleans
39
27
105
1

Forward
Robert Covington, Philadelphia
27
36
90
1

Center
Joel Embiid, Philadelphia
4
82
90
1

Forward
Draymond Green, Golden State
26
34
86
4 (three 1st, one 2nd)

Forward/Center
Al Horford, Boston
24
37
85
1

Guard
Dejounte Murray, San Antonio
32
16
80
1

Guard/Forward
Jimmy Butler, Minnesota
20
39
79
4 (four 2nd)

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Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday Earn All-Defensive First Team Honors

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New Orleans Pelicans second-year power forward Anthony Davis earned the greatest individual honor of his NBA career in February when he was named a 2014 Western Conference All-Star. However, so far Davis’ postseason has been filled with near-misses in the NBA’s award categories.

The 6-foot-10, 237-pounder received the 12th-most points among all NBA players in All-Defensive Team balloting, but only 10 players are named to the league’s pair of All-Defensive Teams. Meanwhile, in All-NBA voting, Davis finished 20th, but 15 players comprise the three All-NBA squads. Davis also garnered third place in Most Improved Player balloting, which was announced back on April 23.

A closer look at the results related to Davis:

Despite leading the NBA in blocked shots per game (2.82) by a fairly significant margin, Davis was not selected to either of the two All-Defensive units. He did pick up 18 first-team votes, however, which was more than any player outside the top 10 of overall voting.

The voting results indicated a somewhat unusual split in the evaluation of Davis. Although there were 18 voters who chose Davis as a first-teamer – and 26 that voted for him to be a second-teamer – 79 of the 123 panelists did not include him on either squad.

Davis’ positional designation seemed to add some confusion for voters. He received one first-team vote at center (from Denver Nuggets TV analyst Scott Hastings), as well as two second-team votes apiece at forward and center. Though Davis started almost exclusively at power forward, according to Basketball-Reference.com he played 42 percent of his minutes in 2013-14 as a center.

Chicago Bulls radio analyst Bill Wennington and Los Angeles Clippers TV analyst Michael Smith boosted Davis’ chances to make an All-NBA team by casting second-team center votes for him.

There were five first-time All-Stars at the Feb. 16 midseason showcase at Smoothie King Center, including Davis, Portland’s Damian Lillard, Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan, Washington’s John Wall and Atlanta’s Paul Millsap. Perhaps not surprisingly, two of those players wound up finishing in the top eight of MIP voting.

Davis took third place, behind Phoenix winner Goran Dragic and Indiana’s Lance Stephenson, while DeRozan finished eighth (Millsap and Wall each received the equivalent of honorable mention by picking up one point each in the voting). Like in the All-Defensive balloting, Davis’ chances to prevail were hurt by being left off a significant number of ballots. Despite 16 first-place votes, the majority of 126 voters didn’t list him in their top three. Dragic was mentioned on 98 of the 126 ballots.

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Anthony Davis a near-miss for All-NBA, All-Defensive teams

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