fans will see a familiar face in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas starting this week.
The New Orleans Pelicans added former Tigers big man Will Baker to their Summer League team. The 6-foot-11, 240-pound center played one season for coach in 2023-24.
Baker averaged 11 points and 4.8 rebounds in his senior year at LSU, which went 17-16 and 9-9 in the Southeastern Conference. He shot 50.2% from the field and 35.7% from the 3-point line.
This past season, Baker played 27 games for the Iowa Wolves in the NBA G League. He averaged 4.4 points and 2.3 rebounds in 9.3 minutes.Â
The Pelicans also added former McNeese State player Christian Shumate for Summer League. The 6-6 wing averaged 10.4 points and 6.5 rebounds last season. He shot a Southland Conference high 71.4% from two-point range.
The only LSU player from the 2024-25 season playing in the summer league is . After going undrafted after averaging 16.4 points for the Tigers, he was signed to the San Antonio Spurs summer league team.
