The New Orleans Pelicans’ active trade deadline and roster reshaping has seen mainstays leave and core pieces brought in. The acquisitions signified a new challenge for Willie Green. The first-year head coach has worked wonders with the young Pelicans core after a dismal start to the season. Now, Green is tasked with rejigging a rotation for the home stretch that will land New Orleans a play-in seed.
New Orleans faces competition with Portland, San Antonio, and Sacramento for the coveted tenth seed, heading into the all-star break and the stretch run. The eighth and ninth seed are also not out of the equation, but it will make an extremely strong run home to catapult into that discussion.
The New Orleans Pelicans’ backcourt woes
Following the trade for CJ McCollum, New Orleans started with horrid defensive backcourt duo in McCollum and Devonte’ Graham. San Antonio scorched them for 124 points in a game with no resistance to guard penetration. While it may be too early to…
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