Jordan Hawkins

Jordan Hawkins is a movement shooter whose NBA value is tied to an elite outside stroke he honed at UConn, where he starred on the 2023 national championship team. The 14th overall pick in 2023 by the New Orleans Pelicans, the 6-foot-5 guard flashed scoring bursts early in his career, but a difficult 2025-26 season — 5.1 points a game as he fell down the rotation — left him fighting to hold a roster spot. When his shot is falling, Hawkins can catch fire off screens in a way few young guards can; the challenge has been rounding out the rest of his game enough to stay on the floor.