Jimmer Fredette

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1)      For a second straight game, New Orleans (1-11) will play on national TV, hosting San Antonio at 7 p.m. Central on ESPN. Tickets are available. The status of Anthony Davis is to be determined, potentially after this morning's shootaround.

2)      Mark Kestecher and Jon Barry will have the call for ESPN, while Joel Meyers and David Wesley are broadcasting for Fox Sports New Orleans. Kestecher and Victor Howell were guests on Thursday’s Black and Blue Report.

3)      Listen to Alvin Gentry’s weekly radio show.

4)      Read more about the NBA career of Pelicans guard Norris Cole.

5)      New Orleans’ roster exemption for injured players expired, leading to the waiving of Jimmer Fredette.

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Five things to know about the Pelicans on Nov. 20

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NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has waived guard Jimmer Fredette.

Fredette, 6-2, 195, who was re-signed by New Orleans on November 10 after the team received a hardship exception from the NBA, appeared in 13 minutes over four games. Originally signed by New Orleans on July 24, 2014, the BYU product appeared in 50 games for the Pelicans in the 2014-15 season, averaging 3.6 points and 1.2 assists in 10.2 minutes per game.

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Pelicans Waive Jimmer Fredette

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Gallery: Jimmer Fredette returns to the Pelicans

1)      He becomes the 16th player on the Pelicans’ current roster. NBA rules allow a team only 15 roster players, but you can be granted an injury hardship exemption based on extenuating circumstances. New Orleans has had five-plus players miss recent games due to injury. On Saturday at Dallas, the Pelicans only had nine men in uniform.

2)      This is Fredette’s second tour of duty with New Orleans, after appearing in 50 games last season. He finished with career lows in shooting, but rarely played in more than a handful of consecutive games.

3)      The 6-foot-2 guard was signed by San Antonio during the offseason, but the Spurs waived him Oct. 21.

4)      Despite an 18.8 percentage from three-point range in 2014-15, Fredette’s career accuracy rate is 38.1 percent. That ranks 34th among active NBA players, according to Basketball-Reference.com.

5)      Fredette’s scoring exploits at BYU spawned “Jimmermania,” highlighted by a senior season in which he averaged 28.0 points per game. The Cougars reached the Sweet 16, coincidentally playing Fredette’s final college game in New Orleans.

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Five things to know about Pelicans guard Jimmer Fredette

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has re-signed guard Jimmer Fredette after receiving a hardship exception from the NBA. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Fredette, 6-2, 195, appeared in 50 games for New Orleans last season, averaging 3.6 points and 1.2 assists in 10.2 minutes per game. Fredette was drafted second overall by the Westchester Knicks in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft and becomes the second Gatorade Call-Up of the season from the D-League.

Selected 10th overall by Milwaukee in the 2011 NBA Draft out of Brigham Young, Fredette has appeared in 229 career regular season games with Sacramento, Chicago and New Orleans, averaging 6.1 points, 1.4 assists and 1.0 rebounds in 13.7 minutes per game.

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Pelicans Re-Sign Jimmer Fredette

Although Jimmer Fredette has only been in the NBA for a relatively brief amount of time (three-plus seasons), the 25-year-old has a bit more pro experience than many of his teammates. Born in 1989, Fredette is also older than numerous Pelicans roster members who were born in the 1990s. New Orleans is Fredette’s third NBA team, after playing previously for Sacramento and Chicago. The former first-round pick listed several of the top memories from his NBA career for Pelicans.com:

Most memorable moment in the NBA: “When I scored my career high in points at Madison Square Garden last season (24 points vs. the Knicks). It was in front of my hometown fans, so that was a lot of fun to be able to do that. New York City is about a 2 1/2-hour trip from where I grew up in Glens Falls.”

Most memorable dunk in the NBA: “I haven’t had a dunk in the NBA yet! I dunked in college and high school, but I need to get myself one this season.”

Most embarrassing moment in the NBA: “I had to wear one of those Hello Kitty backpacks to a game when I was rookie. The veterans on the team made me do that and bring candy to the airplane.”

Most surprising thing about the NBA as a rookie: “How much you travel and how hard the schedule is. You play 82 games, and you’re not used to that at all. You’re used to practicing, but the 82-game schedule is something you have to be mentally prepared for every single night, which is very tough.”

Toughest player to face at his position: “Russell Westbrook or Derrick Rose, because they’re so athletic and can shoot the ball. Their athleticism is tough to handle.”

Most underrated player in the NBA: “Paul Millsap of Atlanta. Back when I was in Utah for college, I watched him a lot when he played for the Jazz. He was an All-Star last season, but people don’t really know much about him. He can rebound, score and is a really great player.”

Best uniforms in the NBA (besides the Pelicans’): “I really like the Bulls’ uniforms. My high school colors were red and black, so I always liked them.”

Favorite road arena: “Salt Lake City in Utah, because I have so many great fans out there. They come out and support me. The fan base is awesome.”

Favorite road trip, based on the city: “New York City. It’s my favorite city in the country, not only because I’m from around there, but also there is so much to do. I love the buzz of the city and it has tons of great food spots.”

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NBA Superlatives: Pelicans guard Jimmer Fredette

During his recent college days at Brigham Young University, the long-range shooting exploits and scoring ability of Jimmer Fredette spawned “Jimmermania,” the term used to describe the guard’s rampant fan support. Fredette is still trying to gain a permanent foothold in the NBA, after playing for Sacramento and Chicago the previous three seasons. The Glens Falls, N.Y., native joined his third team, New Orleans, as a free agent in July. He discussed his background and some of his interests away from basketball recently with Pelicans.com:

Best moments as an athlete: “Getting to the Sweet 16 my senior year at BYU. The team was fun and we hadn’t gotten that far in a long time, so that was very memorable. We actually played our Sweet 16 game in New Orleans.”

How he chose his current uniform number of 32: “When I was younger, I was a little bit bigger of a kid, and the uniform numbers available were higher for the bigger players. So I picked 32 and just kept it ever since. There is no really special significance to 32.”

One thing fans might be surprised to know about him: “I can juggle.”

Favorite thing about New Orleans: “The people have been awesome, very nice people all around. And also the food is amazing. I’m excited to get to experience that.”

Pregame ritual: “I have a routine where I shoot at the same time and do the same drills and warmups, but nothing too unusual.”

First job: “I worked at a pizza shop. My brother’s best friend owned it. I did a little bit of everything there, whatever they needed.”

Favorite athletes as a kid: “John Stockton in basketball, Andre Agassi in tennis.”

What he’d be doing if he weren’t an NBA player: “I’d probably be a high school teacher and high school coach.”

Closest friends currently playing on other NBA teams: “My best friend in the pros is Brandon Davies, who I played with at BYU. He plays for the Philadelphia 76ers now.”

Favorite type of music: “I like a bunch of different stuff that my wife has gotten me into. I like Maroon 5 and Andy Grammer, but I also like hip-hop a lot. I listen to country now too, so I’m all over the place.”

Favorite movies of all time: “Shawshank Redemption, and Dumb & Dumber is my favorite funny movie.”

Favorite websites: “My wife’s blog, whitneyjean.net. Also Twitter and Facebook.”

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Off the Court: Pelicans guard Jimmer Fredette

Today's special guests include Pelicans guard Jimmer Fredette, Saints tackle Zach Strief and Bubba Watson.

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