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Alexander-Walker May Be Emerging as X-Factor in Pelicans Backcourt

Bourbon Street Shots | January 17, 2021

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New Orleans added veterans like Steven Adams and Eric Bledsoe to complement the young core of Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram in hopes of a playoff berth, but the difference might actually lie with one of the Pelicans’ young, budding guards.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker, the No. 17 pick in the 2019 Draft, scored a career-high 37 points in a losing effort Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.

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