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Dante Cunningham was the Beginning of the New Orleans Pelicans New Identity

Just under two years ago, the New Orleans Pelicans signed Dante Cunningham to the team, in order to shore up depth issues.

Since then, Cunningham’s signing began a new era of Pelicans basketball.

The New Orleans Pelicans gave Dante a second chance at a basketball life. Cunningham was charged with a felony domestic assault during the 2013-2014 season. Those charges were eventually dropped, however the aftermath of it could have ruined his career.

NBA teams became reluctant to give him a shot, due to the serious condition that kind of charge has. This incident was almost the end of Dante at the NBA level.