Bryce McGowens played a total of 31 minutes all last season with the Portland Trail Blazers.

He spent more of that season with the Rip City Remix, the Blazers’ G-League affiliate.

So who can really blame you if you didn’t even notice when the Pelicans signed McGowens to a 2-way contract in late July.

The 6-foot-6 guard is starting to make people take notice. He's now contributing big minutes for the struggling Pelicans.

He tied a career-high with 23 points in Thursday’s victory over the Blazers, showing his old team what they are now missing out on.

“It was definitely huge beating my former team,” McGowens said. “Being with those group of guys for a year and coaching staff was definitely huge for me.”

McGowens went 5-for-5 on 3-pointers Thursday, also a career high for him in made 3-

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