The New Orleans Pelicans have the best young core in the NBA, a couple of savvy veterans coming off the bench and a heap of unproven young talent, but at this time last year they were a completely different team.
Few teams have ever undergone a transformation as big as the one the New Orleans Pelicans did when they decided to change the course of the franchise after the 2018-19 season.
In 2018-19 the New Orleans Pelicans had an incredible 14 players who are no longer on the team, which is roster churn the likes of which the NBA rarely sees, especially for a team that was not trying to tank.