Earlier in the 2021-22 season, Pelicans.com detailed how players on the New Orleans roster chose their uniform numbers, but it was not a complete list. After the recent multi-player trade with Portland, here are the members of the Pelicans not covered in the previous edition:
Pelicans.com: How did you choose your current New Orleans uniform number?
CJ McCollum (3): “I’ve had it since I was a kid. My brother wore 3, Allen Iverson wore 3, and I was very small (as a young basketball player), so it was one of the smaller numbers that fit me better.