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Alvarado provided 16 points (6-13 FG, 4-8 3Pt), five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal across 35 minutes during Wednesday's 104-89 loss to Golden State. The Pelicans have experimented with a mix of CJ McCollum (leg) and Brandon Ingram as their primary ballhandlers to make up for the absence Dejounte Murray (hand), but the team was forced to take another approach with McCollum sidelined Wednesday. Alvarado had a solid line in his first start, and though the Pelicans fell behind early, he was able to complete a diverse line with contributions in every major category. The Pelicans will await news on McCollum after his MRI, and how much further time McCollum misses -- or doesn't miss -- will likely be a significant factor in whether Alvarado sees major minutes moving forward.
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Alvarado (knee) has been upgraded to probable for Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Bulls. Alvarado is now on track to play despite dealing with a right knee contusion. With Zion Williamson (illness) and Trey Murphy (hamstring) out, there should be plenty of minutes available for Alvarado.
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Alvarado is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game versus the Bulls due to a right knee contusion. It's unclear when Alvarado suffered his injury, but it could cause him to miss New Orleans' regular-season opener. If Alvarado is forced to sit out, Antonio Reeves and Jordan Hawkins are candidates to receive increased playing time.
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The Pelicans signed Alvarado to a two-year, $9 million contract extension with a player option for 2026-27 on Saturday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Alvarado has played the first three years of his career in New Orleans and is now set to remain with the team for at least two more seasons. In 2023-24, he averaged 7.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 18.4 minutes across 56 regular-season appearances. Alvarado is slated to be the Pelicans' backup point guard to Dejounte Murray this season.
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Alvarado ended with 18 points (7-13 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 1-2 FT), three assists, one rebound and one steal across 22 minutes in Puerto Rico's 104-83 loss to Team USA in the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Puerto Rico's Olympic campaign has officially ended with an 0-3 record in Group C. Alvarado led Puerto Rico to an early lead; however, once Team USA got going in the second quarter the game quickly got out of hand. The 26-year-old scored a team-high 18 points in the loss, and he served as the squad's top option throughout the group stage. In three group-phase appearances, Alvarado averaged 15.3 points, 3.0 assists and 1.7 rebounds across 23.7 minutes per game.
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Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | Result | Min | PTS | TRB | AST | BK | ST | TO | FPTS |
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| 11/01 | vs  |
W 125-118 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| 10/30 | @  |
L 104-89 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| 10/29 | @ |
L 124-106 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 10/27 | @  |
L 125-103 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 10/25 | @ |
W 105-103 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10/23 | vs  |
W 123-111 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
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Career Stats
| Season | G | FG | FGP | 3PT | 3PTP | FT | FTP | PTS | PPG | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 39.5 | 8 | 36.4 | 2 | 100.0 | 40 | 6.67 | 110 |
| 2023 | 56 | 142 | 41.2 | 78 | 37.7 | 35 | 67.3 | 397 | 7.09 | 793 |
| 2022 | 61 | 201 | 41.1 | 83 | 33.6 | 65 | 81.2 | 550 | 9.02 | 1059 |
| 2021 | 54 | 131 | 44.6 | 32 | 29.1 | 36 | 67.9 | 330 | 6.11 | 772 |
| 3 Year Avg | 57 | 158 | 42.0 | 64 | 34.0 | 45 | 72.6 | 426 | 7.47 | 876 |
| Career | 177 | 489 | 41.9 | 201 | 34.3 | 138 | 73.8 | 1317 | 7.44 |