Last season, the New Orleans Pelicans were dead-last in opponent rim accuracy (per Cleaning the Glass). And after they used the draft to address some of their outside shooting woes, they should now look to use free agency/off-season trades to fortify their interior defense.
As fans of the team, it is always fun to follow along in the process and identify some players that could potentially be strong candidates to fit the roster’s needs. But good rim protectors are a little bit trickier to identify than good shooters, so how can a layperson go about evaluating that specific skill?