Just five appearances on national TV and the NBA put the Pelicans in position to go 0-5 easily.
Going 30-52 during the season sure does make a difference in how the NBA tries to showcase a franchise. Last year, coming off a solid 45-37 campaign and entertaining first round series with the Golden State Warriors the NBA rewarded Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans with 13 national television appearances including showcases on opening night, Christmas Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Pelicans lost all three of those games on their way to racking up 52 total losses.