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Re-signed Alexis Ajinca looks to build on career-best 2014-15 season

Official Site of the Pelicans | September 23, 2015

Related Topics: Alexis Ajinça, National Basketball Association, Work ethic, France, Season (sports)

Alexis Ajinca has spent the bulk of his five NBA seasons trying to prove he belongs, something he was initially unsuccessful at doing during a 2008-11 stint split between Charlotte, Toronto and Dallas. But when the 7-foot-2 center signed a four-year contract with New Orleans in July, it served as a resounding, final piece of evidence that the native of France is deserving of a place in the world’s No. 1 league. Now that Ajinca’s future is secure, he wants to show the same work ethic that has helped make him one of the Pelicans’ most improved players – and led the franchise to re-sign him.

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