Even in a new environment with the New Orleans Pelicans, E.J. Liddell remains acutely aware of where his second home is always located: right at the rim. Unguardable in the paint during his collegiate run, the 2022 second-round forward earns his first-ever NBA bucket in style, using a pump-fake to get the opposition guessing before burrowing into the paint with physicality, hop-stepping his way into a two-handed jam. A feel-good injury comeback story, Liddell worked efficiently in the loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 8, 2023, logging four points and a block in just four minutes of play. · Nov 9, 2023