Nance (knee) is expected to undergo knee surgery later this week, Christian Clark of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Nance hasn't played since Jan. 5 and the procedure will keep him off the court for at least the next six weeks, per Andrew Lopez of ESPN.com. The 29-year-old will have to wait for his Pelicans debut until the final stretch of the campaign or even next season if the surgery does indeed shut him down for the year.