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Naji Marshall

Naji Marshall

25-Year-Old ForwardF
New Orleans Pelicans
2022 Stats
PTS
9.1
REB
3.6
AST
2.5
STL
0.7
BLK
0.2
2023 Projections
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Despite playing a limited role, Marshall will return to New Orleans, likely playing as a somewhat key piece in their rotation. During the 2022-23 season, he averaged a career-high 9.1 points per game, adding 3.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 0.7 steals in 23.3 minutes. As a result of injuries to other players, Marshall even started a handful of games and didn't look out of place when doing so. In 21 starts, he compiled 14.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.4 three-pointers in 33.3 minutes per game. He has been able to establish himself as a regular, although he would likely need others to go down for him to have any chance at playing more than about 20 minutes per night. While he isn't worth drafting in standard leagues, he is worth keeping an eye on as a potential streaming consideration. Read Past Outlooks
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Overall
Height 6'7"
Weight 220
DOB 1/24/1998
College Xavier
Debut 2020
$Signed a three-year, $3.42 million contract with the Pelicans in May of 2021. Pelicans exercised $1.93 million team option for 2023-24 in June of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Naji Marshall was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey in January of 1998. He is the son of and Maurice Marshall and former professional boxer, Rayna Whitted. He is named after his father's nickname meaning "strong warrior". In middle school, he began his organized basketball career in Atlantic City's Triple-B summer youth league. He played high school basketball for one season with Takoma Academy before transferring to Eleanor Roosevelt High School. As a senior, he averaged 17 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals. The forward led the team to a 23-3 record that season. After high school, he attended Hargrave Military Academy where he averaged 20.7 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. He also competed with DC Premier on the Amateur Athletic Union. In 2018, he committed to Xavier. As a freshman, he started 18 games and averaged 7.7 points and 4.4 rebounds. That season he would earn Big East All-Freshman Team honors. His sophomore season he averaged 14.7 points and 7.2 rebounds on his way to being named to the Second Team All-Big East. As a junior, Marshall led the team in points, assists and steals. He averaged 16.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and four assists earning him recognition to the First Team All-Big East. That same year he was named as one of five finalists for the 2020 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. He finished his career at Xavier with 1,277 points recorded. Following his junior season, Marshall declared for the NBA 2020 draft. He would go undrafted but sign a two-way contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. Fans can follow Marshall on Instagram @najimarshall or on Twitter @MarshallNaji.

Staying in New Orleans
FNew Orleans Pelicans
June 29, 2023
The Pelicans picked up Marshall's $1.9 million team option for the 2023-24 season Thursday, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Marshall is set to stay in New Orleans for his fourth straight season to start his career. In 2022-23, the 25-year-old forward averaged 9.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 23.3 minutes across 77 appearances, including 21 starts. Marshall has improved his field-goal percentage every season of his tenure, landing at 43.3 percent last year.
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How does Naji Marshall compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Assist %
    An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
  • Steal %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Block %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Turnover %
    An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
  • Usage %
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True Shooting %
53.9%
 
Effective Field Goal %
49.0%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
38.2%
 
Free Throw Rate
30.6%
 
Offensive Rebound %
3.0%
 
Defensive Rebound %
14.6%
 
Total Rebound %
8.8%
 
Assist %
14.4%
 
Steal %
1.3%
 
Block %
0.7%
 
Turnover %
10.3%
 
Usage %
17.8%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
18.5
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
 
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On his way out of NOLA?
FNew Orleans Pelicans
February 5, 2023
Marshall could be one of the players that might be involved in a potential deal for OG Anunoby, Christian Clark of NOLA speculates.
ANALYSIS
Knowing the Raptors would be looking for young talent rather than draft assets if they decide to part ways with Anunoby, then Marshall could be an intriguing option for a rebuilding Toronto organization. He's had some big games here and there, and the former Xavier standout is having a career-best season in his third year in The Association. He's averaging career-high marks in points and minutes per game, averaging 9.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.8 steals across 25.1 minutes per tilt while also starting in 18 of his 49 appearances.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Despite a few noteworthy performances over the final two months of the 2021-22 season, Marshall is yet to realize his potential, and moving forward, he could be used sparingly off the bench. The Pelicans are building toward being a contender, which will certainly not work in Marshall's favor. Given what we have seen from him in the past, he would need at least 25 minutes per night to even move into the standard league discussion. At this point, that seems like a pipedream, making him a name to gloss over outside of very deep leagues.
After going undrafted in 2020, Marshall latched on with the Pelicans on a two-way deal in December, and his contract was eventually converted to a standard deal in May. The forward appeared in 32 games (10 starts) and averaged 7.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 21.9 minutes. He struggled with his efficiency, with shooting splits of 39/35/71, but Marshall was able to show off his diverse skill set. Ultimately, that allowed him to rank 263rd in per-game fantasy production. While Marshall was able to show interesting potential, he might struggle to find 20-plus minutes regularly again this season, especially if the Pelicans are healthier. It's possible he'll end up the primary backup power forward behind Zion Williamson, but New Orleans could often opt to go small and give minutes to Tomas Satoransky, Garrett Temple and Josh Hart. At this time, Marshall is more of an intriguing dynasty-league option rather than a player worth targeting in redraft formats.
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Maintains solid production
FNew Orleans Pelicans
March 28, 2023
Marshall finished with eight points (3-7 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds and four assists over 19 minutes during Monday's 124-90 win over the Trail Blazers.
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Scores 13 points in 19 minutes
FNew Orleans Pelicans
March 17, 2023
Marshall amassed 13 points (4-8 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 5-5 FT), one rebound, one assist and one steal over 19 minutes during Friday's 114-112 loss to the Rockets.
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Rejoins second unit
FNew Orleans Pelicans
March 14, 2023
Marshall will return to the bench Tuesday against the Lakers.
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Solid showing as starter
FNew Orleans Pelicans
March 12, 2023
Marshall supplied 15 points (6-12 FG, 3-6 3Pt), eight rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes during Saturday's 110-96 loss to the Thunder.
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Enters starting lineup
FNew Orleans Pelicans
March 11, 2023
Marshall will move into the starting lineup Saturday against the Thunder, Christian Clark of NOLA News reports.
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