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Melvin Ely
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Team: Dallas MavericksHeight: 6-10 Born: 5/2/1978
Position: F-CWeight: 250 Birthplace: Harvey, Illinois
College: Fresno StateDraft: 1st Round 12th pick by Clippers (2002)


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Jan. 30 7:40 PM PT8:40 PM MT9:40 PM CT10:40 PM ET3:40 AM GMT-Ely played four minutes in the first half Wednesday against Golden State before leaving the game.
Analysis: Team officials said he had an upper respiratory infection. His status for Friday's game against Sacramento is uncertain.
Dec. 17 8:48 PM PT9:48 PM MT10:48 PM CT11:48 PM ET4:48 AM GMT-Ely won't need surgery on his fractured left eye socket, but he won't return until mid-January.
Analysis: Ely was injured when he took an elbow from Kenyon Martin last week in Denver. He's averaging 4.2 points and 2.9 rebounds in 20 games off the bench this season - his first with the Hornets.
Dec. 13 2:42 PM PT3:42 PM MT4:42 PM CT5:42 PM ET10:42 PM GMT-Ely has a fractured left eye socket that will keep him out of the lineup when the Hornets play at Dallas on Friday night.
Analysis: Ely was hurt when he was elbowed by the Nuggets' Kenyon Martin during the second quarter of the Hornets' 105-99 loss in Denver on Wednesday night. A Hornets spokesman said Thursday that a timetable for Ely's return will be set following further examination.
Sep. 13 2:55 PM PT3:55 PM MT4:55 PM CT5:55 PM ET10:55 PM GMT-The Hornets announced Thursday that they had signed Ely to a two-year free-agent contract.
Analysis: Ely, the 12th overall pick out of Fresno State in the 2002 draft, hasn't lived up to early expectations. The 6-foot-10, 260-pound Ely brings career averages of 6.2 points and 3.6 rebounds into his sixth NBA season. He averaged 3.0 points and 1.8 boards while playing in Charlotte's crowded frontcourt last season. In New Orleans, he'll compete for playing time with younger lottery picks in Hilton Armstrong and Cedric Simmons.

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