1) More than two months since we last saw a New Orleans team on the hardwood, the summer version of the Pelicans debuts today at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Tip-off is 5 p.m. Central (3 p.m. in Nevada) for the first game of the entire league, with New Orleans facing Milwaukee at Cox Pavilion. The day’s marquee matchup is at 7:30 p.m., with the Timberwolves and Lakers squaring off in a battle of top 2015 draft picks Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell.
2) All three of the Pelicans’ games in pool play, including Saturday vs. Dallas and Monday vs.