Pelicans.com continues its look back at the 2014-15 season with player-by-player analysis of the team:
2014-15 OVERVIEW
Due to the July trade acquisition of Omer Asik and the Pelicans being incrementally healthier this season compared to 2013-14, Ajinca’s minutes per game dipped slightly (from 17.0 to 14.1), but his production and efficiency still increased nearly across the board. One of New Orleans’ most improved players, Ajinca notched career highs in scoring (6.5 ppg) and field-goal percentage (55.0), while primarily coming off the bench behind Asik.
The native of France was called upon to start eight times when Asik was sidelined, and used his extensive experience from the previous season (30 starts out of 56 appearances) to often perform well.