The New Orleans Pelicans have two supremely talented NBA players on the roster in Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins. In the coming days much will be written on how teams with such talent should, or always have, made the playoffs. Our own Oleh Kosel has been teasing this work in recent podcasts.
Whoever you ask rates Davis and Cousins highly. Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 puts AD at 8th overall and Cousins at 23rd. ESPN’s NBA Rank is even more optimistic with Davis at 6th and Boogie at 17th. NBA 2K18 has Davis (7th) and Cousins (8th) both in their top 10.