Pelicans general manager Trajan Langdon said Monday that the hope is Nance (ankle) will be healthy for the team's regular-season opener in Memphis on Oct. 25, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Nance was given a timetable of 2-3 weeks back in late September, and Opening Night is still a few weeks away. With the Pelicans likely to deploy a lot of smaller lineups, Nance could see a lot of run at center this season behind Jonas Valanciunas.