Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 7 h ago.
Saddiq Bey Returns to New Orleans Healthy for 2026-27
newsroom · 3 h agoSaddiq Bey is back with the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2026-27 season, and he is not on the injury report. He enters the year off a full 72-game season in which he averaged 17.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists. No opener details or transactions are in yet, but the health status is clean.
Health check ahead of the season
Saddiq Bey is not on the injury report heading into 2026-27. There is no injury history on file for him with New Orleans, and no recent game log yet since the season has not been detailed here. For a wing who logged 31.2 minutes a night last season, a clean bill of health matters. The Pelicans get Bey as a full participant from the jump, with no missed-time storyline to track as the calendar turns toward the opener. Barring news outside this report, he is expected to be available and ready to play his role in the rotation once games begin.
Last season by the numbers
Bey played all 72 games he suited up for with New Orleans in 2025-26, averaging 17.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocks in 31.2 minutes per game. He also averaged just 0.9 turnovers, a low number for a player logging that much usage. Those are full-season, full-role numbers, not a partial sample. He was a rotation fixture for the Pelicans last year, and the counting stats reflect a player trusted with real minutes on a nightly basis. That workload sets the baseline for what New Orleans can expect from him again in 2026-27.
Shooting profile
Bey shot 45.1 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from three and 84.1 percent from the free-throw line last season, with a true shooting mark of 57.9 percent. That is an efficient, well-rounded shooting line: an above-average three-point clip paired with a strong free-throw percentage. For a wing whose role leans on floor spacing, hitting 36.7 percent from deep on that volume of playing time is a solid mark. The 84.1 percent from the line also means he is a low-risk option late in games when fouled, and the 57.9 true shooting percentage points to overall scoring efficiency across all three levels.
Role and impact
Bey posted a 21.3 usage rate last season, meaning New Orleans ran a meaningful share of its offense through him when he was on the floor. His plus-minus was minus-2.6 for the year, a team-and-lineup-dependent number worth noting rather than reading as an individual grade on its own. Combined with his 31.2 minutes per game, the usage rate shows Bey was not a fringe rotation piece but an established option in the Pelicans' offense. Those figures, taken together with his counting stats, describe a player who was heavily involved in New Orleans' game plan through a full 72-game season.
Background
Bey is 27 years old, wears No. 41, and stands 6-foot-8, 215 pounds. He is a guard-forward with six seasons of NBA experience, and he played college basketball at Villanova. He enters 2026-27 with the New Orleans Pelicans, the same team he played for in 2025-26. There is no reported change in team, no departure, and no trade or transaction listed for him. He heads into the new season as a known quantity for New Orleans: an experienced wing with a full, productive season on his 2025-26 resume.
Questions fans ask
Is Saddiq Bey injured?
No. He is not on the injury report heading into the 2026-27 season.
What team does Saddiq Bey play for?
The New Orleans Pelicans, the same team he played for last season.
What number does Saddiq Bey wear?
No. 41.
What were Saddiq Bey's stats last season (2025-26)?
In 72 games, he averaged 17.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 31.2 minutes, shooting 45.1% from the field, 36.7% from three and 84.1% from the line.
What position does Saddiq Bey play?
Guard-forward (G-F).
Where did Saddiq Bey play college basketball?
Villanova.
Game log
last 0| Date | Opp | Result | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3P | +/- |
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| No games logged yet this season. | |||||||||