Hunter Dickinson Grades & Analysis — C | New Orleans Pelicans

Height

7'1"

Weight

255 lbs

Age

College

Kansas

Experience

0 yrs

Top 29%

CVI

D-

Bottom 12%

Sentiment

C-

Below averagePerformance

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Career StatsC-

Year	Team	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3PT%	FT%
Career		1	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2025-26		1	2.0	0.0	0.0

Recent Games

Date	OPP	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	+/-
Mon, 4/13	@ MIN	L 126-132	21	6	4	2	1	0	3-8	0-2	+2
Fri, 4/10	@ BOS	L 118-144	5	2

Performance Analysis

C-

#65 of 97 Centers

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Hunter Dickinson earns a C- Performance grade, indicating below-average production relative to other NBA centers this season. Through 1 games, Hunter is contributing 2.0 points, 0.0 rebounds, and 0.0 assists per game in his role. Hunter's strongest area is FG% at 50.0, which compares favorably to the center median of 46.0. The biggest area for growth is PPG at 2.0 (center median: 15.0). Among 97 NBA centers graded this season, Hunter ranks 65th.

Current Sentiment

D-

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Hunter Dickinson's public perception has hit a low point, landing at a D- sentiment grade that reflects just how little buzz surrounds a two-way signee on a 26-56 Pelicans squad with nothing left to play for this season. The narrative driving that cold reception is straightforward: media coverage has been measured and analytical at best, framing Dickinson as a developmental prospect whose Kansas pedigree provides name recognition but whose NBA viability remains entirely unproven — a fringe roster addition rather than a meaningful piece of the organizational picture. That framing aligns with a C- performance grade, and the 2025-26 season numbers tell a similarly thin story — just 2.0 points per game across one appearance, which is about as minimal a footprint as a player can leave. The Pelicans' recent roster activity doesn't help his standing either; New Orleans signed center Josh Oduro in early March, a direct positional competitor, while also cycling through trades and cuts involving other fringe players, signaling a front office more focused on roster sorting than on elevating any particular developmental piece. With the team bottomed out in the West at the 11 seed and no meaningful stakes left on the calendar, Dickinson is essentially invisible in the broader conversation — and until training camp gives him a legitimate stage to prove himself, the narrative has nowhere to go but sideways.

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