Roughly half of New Orleans’ 15-player roster is taking advantage of Monday’s official reopening of the team’s practice facility, as the Pelicans try to remain in physical condition and gear up for a potential resumption of the 2019-20 season. Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin said in a conference call with local media that seven players are using the Ochsner Sports Performance Center’s courts this week for separate, socially-distanced individual workouts.
As many as 11 players remained in the Crescent City following the March 11 suspension of the NBA season, but four of those Pelicans recently returned to what would normally be their offseason home cities, in order to keep working out.