When I think Donatas Motiejunas, a number immediately springs to mind.
110.0.
To give you a brief glimpse into my thought process for a moment, that figure represents an elusive offensive rating for the New Orleans Pelicans, one the team has rarely sniffed through the majority of the completed portion of the schedule. In fact, Alvin Gentry’s squad surpassed it a mere six times in the team’s first 37 games.
Since acquiring the privileged benefit of Motiejunas’ services, however, New Orleans has exceeded the 110.0 ORtg barrier an astounding five times over the last 10 games, and the Pelicans 108.