Nicolo Melli

Nicolo Melli

33-Year-Old ForwardF
 Free Agent  Foreign  
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Pelicans in July of 2019. Traded to the Mavericks in March of 2021.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Nicolo Melli was born in 1991 in Reggio Emilia, a city in northern Italy. He is the son of Julie Vollertsen and Leopoldo Melli. His mom is a former volleyball player and a silver medalist with the United States at the 1984 Olympic Games. Nicolo has a younger brother, Enrico, who has also played professional basketball in Italy. In the fall of 2006, Melli participated in the Italian leg of the Jordan Classic Camp for promising under-16 players. Through the camp, Melli earned a spring 2007 trip to the USA. Later that year as a 16-year-old, he signed his first professional contract with Reggiana, the local professional team in Reggio Emilia. Melli also played on the senior Italian national team from 2011 to 2015. He is now a dual citizen of Italy and the United States. Fans can follow the forward on Twitter (@NikMelli). Prior to coming to the NBA, Melli spent more than 10 years in a variety of European leagues. The native of Italy signed his first professional contract at 16 years old with Pallacenestro Reggiana. He provided 3.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in 10.6 minutes. Melli's second season was cut short by a torn ACL. He returned in 2009-10 and became a starter. The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 10.7 points and 7.1 rebounds, but he missed the playoffs with a shoulder injury. The following season, Melli moved to AX Armani Exchange Milano. His three-point shooting improved while in the top Italian league. In 2013-14, he hit 40.8 percent of his three-pointers. He averaged 7.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in 30 games that season. After five seasons with Armani, Melli moved to Germany to play for Brose Bamberg. He averaged at least 7.5 points and was named EuroLeague Round 11 MVP for scoring 27 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. After two seasons with Brose, he then moved to Turkey to play two seasons for Fenerbahce. Melli has also represented Italy in FIBA and EuroBasket competitions. He went undrafted in the 2013 NBA Draft, but he eventually signed with the New Orleans Pelicans in July 2019.

Signs with Olimpia Milano
FDallas Mavericks
July 9, 2021
Melli inked a three-year deal with the Italian club team Olimpia Milano on Friday, Sam Amico of FortyEightMinutes.com reports.
ANALYSIS
After a disappointing second season in the NBA with the Pelicans and Mavericks, Melli has decided to play basketball overseas in Italy. The 30-year-old forward notched season averages of 3.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 12.6 minutes in 2020-21.
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How does Nicolo Melli 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 %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Turnover %
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  • Usage %
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True Shooting %
50.6%
 
Effective Field Goal %
47.6%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
58.5%
 
Free Throw Rate
22.0%
 
Offensive Rebound %
5.8%
 
Defensive Rebound %
16.0%
 
Total Rebound %
10.9%
 
Assist %
7.9%
 
Steal %
0.7%
 
Block %
0.6%
 
Turnover %
4.4%
 
Usage %
12.9%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
9.3
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.7
 
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Not keen on Europe return
FDallas Mavericks
June 29, 2021
Melli wants to stay in the NBA and doesn't want to return to Europe for the 2021-22 season, according to Aris Barkas of Eurohoops.
ANALYSIS
Melli made his NBA debut with the Pelicans during the 2019-20 season but was sent to the Mavericks this year and is now a free agent. Even though the Italian big man wants another shot in The Association, it wouldn't be a stretch to think he might have to return to Europe due to the lack of opportunities available for him stateside.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2020
2019
The Italian forward got his first taste of NBA action in 2019-20, where he enjoyed modest success with the Pelicans. The 28-year-old averaged 6.6 points, 3.0 boards, 1.4 assists and 1.2 triples across 17.4 minutes per contest. Melli started eight games, but his production in those contests wasn't much better than his games off the bench. Melli's playing time was likely inflated in his first season due to Zion Williamson's limitations and late start, but Williamson is expected to be fully healthy to start the 2020-21 season. Known as a three-point specialist, Melli didn't live up to the billing for the most part, as he shot just 33.5 percent from beyond the arc, though he did flash throughout the season. He's not a guy to target in most redraft formats, and he's likely a guy you'll want to consider as a value play in daily lineups if Williamson is forced to miss time and Melli gets a spot start.
A 28-year-old out of Italy, Melli signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Pelicans over the summer. He's been playing professionally overseas since 2010-11, and he most recently appeared in 78 games (68 starts) for Fenerbahce Ulker. In EuroLeague contests, he averaged 7.3 points on 5.9 shots, 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 25.9 minutes. He projects as a three-point threat at the NBA level, as he's cracked at least 40 percent from distance in each of the past four seasons. It's possible he earns reserve power forward minutes behind Zion Williamson, but he'll be competing against the likes of Darius Miller, Brandon Ingram, Derrick Favors and Kenrich Williams. Either way, it seems unlikely Melli will end up with standard league relevance, and he's even a risky deep league selection
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Contributes 13 points in rout
FDallas Mavericks
April 27, 2021
Melli totaled 13 points (5-8 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 2-3 FT), two rebounds and one assist across 12 minutes in a 133-103 victory over the Warriors on Tuesday.
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Back to bench
FDallas Mavericks
April 12, 2021
Melli will come off the bench for Monday's game against the 76ers.
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Back in starting five
FDallas Mavericks
April 11, 2021
Melli will start Sunday's game against the Spurs, Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News reports.
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Barley contributes in spot start
FDallas Mavericks
April 6, 2021
Melli totaled zero points (0-7 FG, 0-5 3Pt), seven rebounds, two blocks, one assist and one steal in 32 minutes during Monday's 111-103 victory over the Jazz.
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Starting again Monday
FDallas Mavericks
April 5, 2021
Melli will start Monday's game Utah, Mavericks radio play-by-play broadcaster Chuck Cooperstein reports.
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