Saddiq Bey New Orleans Pelicans · #41
Saddiq Bey is a veteran 3-and-D forward for the New Orleans Pelicans — a 6-foot-8 high-volume shooter and wing defender. Drafted 19th in 2020 out of Villanova (by Brooklyn, traded to Detroit), he was an All-Rookie First Team pick who later played for Atlanta. After a 2024 ACL tear cost him a season, he returned to post a career-high scoring year with the Pelicans.
Saddiq Bey — the report card
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Where Saddiq Bey stands
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Saddiq Bey — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Saddiq Bey
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Saddiq Bey career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 70 | 27.3 | 12.2 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .404 | .380 |
| 2021-22 | 82 | 33.0 | 16.1 | 5.4 | 2.8 | .396 | .346 |
| 2022-23 (Detroit) | 52 | 28.8 | 14.8 | 4.7 | 1.6 | .404 | .345 |
| 2022-23 (Atlanta) | 25 | 25.2 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 | .470 | .400 |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 32.7 | 13.7 | 6.5 | 1.5 | .416 | .316 |
| 2025-26 | 72 | 31.2 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | .451 | .367 |
| Career | 364 | 30.4 | 14.8 | 5.3 | 2.0 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the New Orleans Pelicans built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Saddiq Bey
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A veteran 3-and-D forward — high-volume shooting and wing defense for the Pelicans.
Turning pro
Drafted 19th overall, 2020 as a Guard.
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A veteran 3-and-D forward — high-volume shooting and wing defense for the Pelicans.
Chapter
The nation's top small forward at Villanova, Bey was drafted 19th in 2020 and made the All-Rookie First Team.
Chapter
He dropped a 51-point game and played for Detroit and Atlanta.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- College
- Villanova
- Experience
- 6th Season
- NBA debut
- 2020
- Draft
- 19th overall, 2020
- Born
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Age
- 27
- Jersey
- #41
Bey comes from a basketball family — his mother, a former high-school principal, played college basketball at Charlotte — and rose through the D.C.-area prep circuit (DeMatha and Sidwell Friends) before starring at Villanova. His resilience showed in a strong comeback from a serious ACL injury.
His on-court identity is 3-and-D forward play — a 6-foot-8 wing with high-volume perimeter shooting and positional defense, capable of scoring in bunches (a 51-point game) and spacing the floor. His efficiency has varied, but his shooting, size, and durability-tested comeback make him a valuable veteran wing around the Pelicans' young core.
A 3-and-D forward — high-volume shooting, wing defense, and scoring bursts.
Saddiq Bey — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Saddiq Bey, answered.
