Alexis Ajinca is not fully recovered from an Achilles' tendon injury and still experiencing pain as training camp begins, NOLA.com reports.

Ajinca is not fully recovered from an Achilles' tendon injury and is still experiencing pain as training camp begins, John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Analysis:

As expected, Ajinca was cleared to participate in the first day of the Pelicans' training camp on Tuesday, but the backup center remains less than 100 percent. "I'll have to work through it a little bit; it's still painful," Ajinca said Monday regarding the Achilles injury. Although he's cleared as a full participant, it's unclear to what extent the team will limit his workload during training camp and the preseason in an effort to ease him back to full health. This injury likely won't linger into the regular season, but even if it does, Ajinca is willing to play through the soreness.