Yves Missi
Center · New Orleans Pelicans · #21
Yves Missi: season analysis
Yves Missi is a 22-year-old center for the New Orleans Pelicans, wearing number 21. Listed at 6-foot-11 and 235 pounds, Missi has 3 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Baylor.
In 2026-27, Missi is averaging 9.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 19.5 minutes per game, starting all 2 games. The shooting line reads 88.9% from the field and 75.0% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 (5.7 points in 19.7 minutes per game), scoring is up by 3.8 points per game and playing time down by 0.2 minutes.
Before this season, Missi played 2 NBA seasons and 139 games, averaging 7.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2024-25 at 9.1 points per game.
Injury report: Missi is listed as out.
Background
Nationality: Cameroon.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Yves Missi on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Out · reported 2026-11-12
Profile
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Jersey | #21 |
| Age | 22 |
| Born | May 14, 2004 · Yaounde, Cameroon |
| Height | 6' 11" (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 235 lbs (107 kg) |
| College | Baylor |
| NBA experience | 3 years |
| Salary | $3,512,760 (2026-27) |
Pelicans teammates
Saddiq BeyF · #41
Malik DiaF · #8
Jeremiah FearsG · #0
AJ JohnsonG · #14
Herbert JonesF · #2
DeAndre JordanC · #6
Bennedict MathurinG · #24
Karlo MatkovicF · #17
Bryce McGowensG · #11
Trey Murphy IIIF · #25
Dejounte MurrayG · #5
Jaron Pierre Jr.G · #10
Jordan PooleG · #3
Derik QueenC · #22
Julian ReeseF · #13
Trendon WatfordF · #9
Zion WilliamsonF · #1
Last 2 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | @ UTA | L 119-120 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| 2026-10-21 | vs IND | L 120-123 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -7 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | new orleans pelicans | 2 | 2 | 19.5 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 88.9 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0-4.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.5-2.0 |
| 2025-26 | new orleans pelicans | 66 | 14 | 19.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 54.4 | 0.0 | 55.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.4-4.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.9-1.5 |
| 2024-25 | new orleans pelicans | 73 | 67 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 54.7 | 0.0 | 62.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.7-6.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.7-2.8 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.