E.J. Liddell

E.J. Liddell

23-Year-Old ForwardF
 Free Agent    
Free Agent
2023 Stats
PTS
0.5
REB
0.6
AST
0.1
STL
0.3
BLK
0.3
2024 Projections
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
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Overall
Height 6'6"
Weight 240
DOB 12/18/2000
College Ohio State
Drafted 2nd Rd, #11 in 2022
$Signed a two-year, $3.92 million contract with the Pelicans in July of 2023. Traded to the Hawks in July of 2024. Traded to the Suns in July of 2024. Contract includes $2.3 million team option for 2025-26. Waived by the Suns in August of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Liddell was born Dec. 18, 2000, in Belleville Illinois. He came on to the scene as a junior at Belleville High School West, where he won the 2018 Illinois Mr. Basketball award and the Illinois 4A class state championship, averaging 20.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. He finished off his senior season averaging 20.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game. His high school repeated as state champs, and he won Illinois Mr. Basketball again. Liddell was a consensus four-star recruit and ranked as the best player in the state of Illinois. On Oct. 1, 2018, Liddell committed to playing college basketball for Ohio State over scholarship offers from teams such as Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Liddell came off the bench during his freshman year, averaging 6.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. He played in all 31 games and was second on the team with 29 blocks. During his sophomore year, he averaged 16.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. On March 31, 2021, Liddell declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. He later withdrew from the draft and announced that would return to Ohio State for his junior season. He posted his best numbers as a player, averaging 19.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.6 blocks per game. On March 25, 2022, Liddell declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. He was selected in the second round with the 41st pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.

Waived by Phoenix
FFree Agent
August 21, 2024
The Suns waived Liddell on Wednesday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Liddell was traded twice this summer. First, the Hawks acquired him from the Pelicans in the return package for Dejounte Murray. Then, Liddell was traded to Phoenix in exchange for David Roddy. Now, Liddell finds himself as a free agent a month before training camp and will likely have to settle for a G League opportunity. The 2022 second-round pick has made just eight regular-season NBA appearances, which all came with New Orleans last season.
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How does E.J. Liddell 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 %
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  • Turnover %
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True Shooting %
29.1%
 
Effective Field Goal %
16.7%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
83.3%
 
Free Throw Rate
33.3%
 
Offensive Rebound %
0.0%
 
Defensive Rebound %
24.0%
 
Total Rebound %
12.1%
 
Assist %
5.2%
 
Steal %
3.8%
 
Block %
8.6%
 
Turnover %
20.1%
 
Usage %
0.0%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
2.7
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.9
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
After missing his entire rookie season due to a torn ACL, Liddell was able to suit up in the recent Summer League. Across four games, he averaged 12.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 21.3 minutes per contest. He signed a two-way deal with the Pelicans in October 2022, before being converted to a full-time contract in July of this year. Although the team obviously sees enough in him to keep him around for at least the next two years, he is unlikely to be a key piece of the rotation. He remains an intriguing dynasty prospect but won't hold any real value this season.
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Traded to Phoenix
FPhoenix Suns
July 26, 2024
The Suns acquired Liddell from the Hawks on Friday in exchange for forward David Roddy, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
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Traded to Atlanta
FAtlanta Hawks
June 28, 2024
The Hawks acquired Liddell along with Larry Nance, Dyson Daniels and two future first-round picks from the Pelicans on Friday in exchange for Dejounte Murray, Christian Clark of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
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Rare appearance in loss
FNew Orleans Pelicans
April 27, 2024
Liddell amassed one rebound in three minutes during Saturday's 106-85 loss to Oklahoma City in Game 3 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.
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Recalled to NBA
FNew Orleans Pelicans
April 1, 2024
New Orleans recalled Liddell from the G League's Birmingham Squadron on Monday.
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Recalled by New Orleans
FNew Orleans Pelicans
March 31, 2024
New Orleans recalled Liddell from the G League Birmingham Squadron on Saturday.
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Not likely to make roster
FPhoenix Suns
July 27, 2024
Liddell is not expected to make the regular-season roster for the Suns in 2024-25, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.
ANALYSIS
Essentially, this means the Suns' trade of David Roddy for Liddell was nothing more than a financially motivated deal. Roddy wasn't on track to be on the team's regular-season roster before leaving Phoenix, and Liddell likely won't make the cut either. Liddell is expected to play for the Suns' G League affiliate in 2024-25.
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