As Anthony Davis goes, so goes the Pelicans — and likely the fate of New Orleans two “Big Tymers.”
The New Orleans Pelicans have had many rebuilds and rearrangements over the course of the Dell Demps era, including many on the fly due to injury and in-season trades or signings. Since entering the league as the top pick in 2012, Davis has been the backbone through all of these mutations and facelifts, even with the latest additions of another superstar big man and a possibly misunderstood yet well respected floor general/leader basketball genius.
In the past, I felt that Anthony Davis was initially misdiagnosed as an incredible defender and an offensive player that needed time to blossom — hence the plan of surrounding Davis with high usage offensive guys like Tyreke Evans, Jrue Holiday, Eric Gordon and Ryan Anderson.