If the New Orleans Pelicans hope to recover from a disastrous 2024-25 season, third-year swingman Jordan Hawkins will need to take a significant step forward. Hawkins represents an invaluable opportunity to create depth along the perimeter, but past inconsistency has tempered expectations.
With whispers of Hawkins being a bust growing louder by the season, he needs to prove in year three that he can be a key rotational piece for head coach Willie Green.
Hawkins, 23, was selected by the Pelicans at No. 14 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft. It was seemingly a high-value pick after he'd helped the Connecticut Huskies win the 2023 NCAA championship, earning first-team All-Big East honors along the way.