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Brooks Gets Second NBA Shot, Recalled from G League
Keion Brooks Jr. has been called up by the New Orleans Pelicans a second time this season. Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images

Brooks Gets Second NBA Shot, Recalled from G League

Originally posted on Washington Huskies on SI
By Dan Raley  |  Last updated Mar 19, 2025 6:51 PM ET

No one said the NBA was going to be easy.

Keion Brooks, a year removed from the University of Washington basketball team, has received a second call-up this season from the New Orleans Pelicans, leaving the G League as he tries to establish himself at the game's highest level.

In early February, the 6-foot-7 Brooks played in two games for the Pelicans while making his NBA debut and then returned to the Birmingham Squadron.

Brooks, a first-team All-Pac-12 selection and the Huskies' leading scorer at 21.1 points last year, is signed to a two-way contract with the Pelicans that enables him to move back and forth between the NBA and the G League.

Previously, he played in games against Denver and Oklahoma City on the road, making his NBA debut on Feb. 5 against the Nuggets, a 144-119 loss. Five days later, he appeared against the Thunder and scored his first career points with 4 in a 137-101 loss.

On the college level, Brooks played three seasons for Kentucky and two more for the UW before going undrafted and having to work his way to the NBA the hard way.

For Birmingham, he's played in 26 games and averaged 16 points and 6.4 rebounds an outing while shooting 43.8 percent from the floor.

He joins a New Orleans team that is 18-51 and currently well out of playoff contention.

This article first appeared on Washington Huskies on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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